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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents claim financial abuse at Vi at Palo AltoA class action suit filed by residents of Vi at Palo Alto alleges its parent company, CC-Palo Alto, transferred millions...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2014Last comment by Go Stanford, on Feb 24, 2014 at 11:57 pm | 26 comments | 33568 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school district leaders: No schools will closePalo Alto Unified School District leaders are not electing to close schools in the face of the coronavirus but instead offering...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Historian, on Mar 13, 2020 at 12:15 pm | 234 comments | 33499 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district considers 'civility' policyThe president of the Palo Alto teachers' union hopes that a new civility policy she has proposed will help minimize inappropriate...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by BP, on Dec 21, 2017 at 10:18 pm | 52 comments | 33495 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Congressmen: NASA Ames gave secrets to ChinaThe director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center is embroiled in what is either a scandal or a witch-hunt over accusations...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2013Last comment by American Values, on Apr 6, 2013 at 11:03 am | 21 comments | 33357 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Committee backs new penalties for stalled constructionResidents who take too long to remodel their Palo Alto homes, leaving sections of their blocks fenced off and mired in construction...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by Wonderer, on Nov 20, 2013 at 2:36 pm | 3 comments | 33324 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rare sighting of Oriental turtle-dove wows birdersA bird sighted last week only for the third time in California has hundreds of birders flocking to the neighborhood with...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2022Last comment by execsongs, on Feb 10, 2022 at 2:28 pm | 3 comments | 33254 Views
AROUND TOWN
Student thefts prompt CVS to start five-at-time policyThe CVS at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto is limiting the number of students who can enter the store during the Palo...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Carol Scheufele , on Dec 8, 2019 at 11:12 am | 118 comments | 33226 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
NASA scientist cites 'global-warming emergency'Time is running out to prevent catastrophic consequences from global warming, a leading climate scientist warned a packed...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2008Last comment by laugh or cry..you choose, on Jun 14, 2010 at 7:32 am | 36 comments | 33208 Views
AROUND TOWN
Times changed, Mervyns didn't, founder says0...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2008Last comment by Eleni, on Jan 26, 2010 at 9:52 am | 25 comments | 33195 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dress Code for High School0...
Original post made by Paly Parent on May. 30, 2007Last comment by resident 1, on May 27, 2014 at 12:39 pm | 72 comments | 33143 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ohlone teacher charged with child abuseAn Ohlone Elementary School teacher has been placed on unpaid compulsory leave after the district discovered he is facing...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2016Last comment by CoachFromAnotherTown, on Jan 17, 2016 at 3:49 pm | 30 comments | 33138 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area extends — and loosens — stay-at-home ordersThe Bay Area's stay-at-home orders will stretch on until at least the end of May, though construction workers, gardeners...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2020Last comment by Your Numbers Don't Count, on May 3, 2020 at 9:36 pm | 83 comments | 33129 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford program takes aim at eating disordersEating disorders are serious mental illnesses involving abnormal, unhealthy eating behaviors, including anorexia nervosa...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2011Last comment by Whatamess, on Jul 14, 2014 at 9:43 am | 9 comments | 33102 Views
AROUND TOWN
The high cost of sheltering in placeThough the shelter-in-place order, first implemented by six Bay Area counties and quickly followed by the statewide mandate,...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2020Last comment by Sarah, on Apr 16, 2020 at 6:21 pm | 118 comments | 33054 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
ABAG vs. Palo Alto's "infrastructure-housing imbalance"0...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2007Last comment by small is beautiful, on Sep 14, 2007 at 5:08 pm | 189 comments | 33014 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto suspends 'planned community' projectsFew phrases stoke rage and cynicism in Palo Alto as effectively as "planned community," a process that allows developers...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2014Last comment by resident, on Feb 6, 2014 at 10:38 am | 34 comments | 33011 Views
AROUND TOWN
Court overturns ruling in $18M home disputeA Woodside couple will be stripped of $125,000 in attorney fees stemming from a 7-year feud with a Palo Alto contractor,...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2012Last comment by contractor, on May 20, 2013 at 2:46 pm | 19 comments | 32982 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Illegal-housing crackdown leads to dozens of evictionsNearly 40 East Palo Alto families in recent months have been turned out of their rental homes with as little as 10 days notice...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2016Last comment by resident, on Dec 8, 2016 at 8:57 pm | 75 comments | 32979 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Newsom recall basics: How to vote in California's electionA FAQ on the California election on whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. There's some confusion and mixed messages on voting,...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2021Last comment by Diane Reklis, on Aug 23, 2021 at 11:27 am | 5 comments | 32920 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford Cat Network co-founder's home burns, 100 cats perishThe president of Stanford Cat Network narrowly escaped a house fire that gutted her home and killed nearly 100 cats in the...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2013Last comment by businessdecision, on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:04 am | 42 comments | 32866 Views
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