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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Page Mill bike-safety fixes speed aheadA highly dangerous section of Page Mill Road near Interstate 280 for bicyclists will hopefully become safer under a plan...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2016Last comment by Pete, on Dec 9, 2016 at 9:56 am | 16 comments | 11797 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Critical Mandarin Immersion Presentation 12/120...
Original post made by Jamie Maltz on Dec. 8, 2006Last comment by 897, 898, 899, 9000!, on Dec 18, 2006 at 2:21 pm | 69 comments | 11795 Views
AROUND TOWN
Locals aren't buying Palo Alto's newest green-energy programPalo Alto may be land of the green and home of the tech-savvy, but the city's latest renewable-energy program has so far...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2012Last comment by BP Observer, on Aug 22, 2012 at 1:50 pm | 24 comments | 11794 Views
AROUND TOWN
Neurosurgeon remembered as 'hero' to his children0...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2008Last comment by MKL, on Dec 28, 2015 at 3:03 am | 26 comments | 11793 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto prepares to launch construction on bike bridgeIt took far more time and money than anyone had expected, but construction is finally ready to launch on Palo Alto's long-awaited...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2019Last comment by Hurry, on Dec 5, 2019 at 10:55 pm | 19 comments | 11787 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Disappeared without a trace: Alice Ku never returned from her 2019 trip to Taiwan. Was she murdered?Taiwan authorities want to arrest the husband of Mountain View woman Alice Ku for her alleged killing. Her body has not been...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2023Last comment by maryakatiff, on Feb 10, 2023 at 8:55 pm | 1 comment | 11787 Views
AROUND TOWN
Plan for 'car-light' development on El Camino draws mixed reviewsFew projects epitomize the hopes of Palo Alto's housing advocates and the anxieties of the city's land-use watchdogs as clearly...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2017Last comment by Ahem, on Jun 21, 2017 at 12:17 pm | 56 comments | 11782 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto group awards 25 college scholarshipsFour recent graduates of Gunn and Palo Alto high schools are among this year's recipients in a scholarship program begun...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2014Last comment by Janeen Phillips, on Sep 5, 2014 at 9:00 am | 5 comments | 11779 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
JP Blanchard's mother: 'Empower our students'The mother of a Gunn High School student who died at the Caltrain tracks in May pleaded with the school board Tuesday night...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2009Last comment by YSK, on Sep 1, 2009 at 2:21 pm | 61 comments | 11779 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford's No. 3 football ranking is one for the agesThe ugly loss to Northwestern to start the season is all but forgotten by the Stanford football team, which climbed to No....
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2016Last comment by macbaldy, on Jan 19, 2016 at 1:09 pm | 9 comments | 11778 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto mulls opposing high-speed rail projectPalo Alto may soon take a formal stance against California's proposed high-speed-rail line and begin lobbying state legislators...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2010Last comment by The vote, on Sep 2, 2010 at 5:13 pm | 153 comments | 11776 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk0...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2008Last comment by yves, on Feb 17, 2012 at 8:44 pm | 31 comments | 11774 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Ideological starvation0...
Original post made by Gary on Nov. 3, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Nov 10, 2008 at 10:38 pm | 49 comments | 11772 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Alleged thief made hotel his home baseA man and woman from Daly City were arrested in Palo Alto on theft-related charges Thursday (Jan. 19) after an alert Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2012Last comment by Marla, on Apr 10, 2013 at 2:34 pm | 8 comments | 11769 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
California Avenue salon owner found deadThe owner of a hair salon in Palo Alto's California Avenue business district was found deceased in her shop Tuesday morning,...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2014Last comment by Her Dear Friend, on Apr 8, 2014 at 3:27 am | 12 comments | 11767 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto rises to the 'Cool Cities Challenge'Palo Alto's next green program won't rely on tough energy standards or strict building codes but on hundreds of volunteer...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2012Last comment by anecdote Annie, on Oct 25, 2012 at 12:41 pm | 23 comments | 11763 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Social, environmental advocate Mary Davey diesMary Davey, who divided her energies between supporting environmental and social causes, died Saturday evening at Stanford...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2010Last comment by Joel, on Oct 8, 2010 at 1:16 pm | 22 comments | 11759 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Internet Pharmacy -- Trust or not?0...
Original post made by Anonymous on Apr. 9, 2007Last comment by Mike Joseph, on May 15, 2008 at 7:38 am | 9 comments | 11758 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A joyful 'Noise'From handmade acoustic instruments to powerful distorted electronics, from teenage phenoms to music-world veterans, KZSU's...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2016Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 30, 2016 at 11:23 am | 3 comments | 11758 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
In the shadow of deportationThe rumors of ICE deportations - and how quickly they spread - point to a population of immigrants who are not only afraid...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2017Last comment by resident, on Apr 23, 2017 at 9:36 pm | 57 comments | 11754 Views
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