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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local mom launches app to help kids lose weightJoanna Strober's 11-year-old son had a weight problem. Looking for advice and specific weight-loss tools, she took her son...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2014Last comment by mathewmurdock, on Mar 11, 2015 at 1:01 am | 11 comments | 11865 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Learning empathy through EverytownGunn High School sophomore Xander Burch has one word to describe Camp Everytown: emotional. Read the full story here http://paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/12/05/learning-empat...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2014Last comment by parent, on Dec 6, 2014 at 7:44 pm | 4 comments | 11865 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 | 11861 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents disturbed by short-cutting tech busesA seeming invasion of rumbling commuter buses and large shuttles on Downtown North streets has some neighborhood residents...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2015Last comment by Be Kind PA, on Aug 15, 2015 at 9:49 pm | 41 comments | 11860 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 | 11857 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Water flowing freely again in San Francisquito CreekA century-old concrete barrier in the San Francisquito Creek has been removed, a triumph for the steelhead trout, conservationists...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2013Last comment by Interested Citizen, on Oct 21, 2013 at 4:55 pm | 13 comments | 11855 Views
AROUND TOWN
Kiki's Candy Bar, anyone?0...
Original post made by Puzzled on Aug. 13, 2006Last comment by Yes!, on Jun 23, 2009 at 8:11 pm | 10 comments | 11851 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
A different kind of justice0...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2008Last comment by Melinda Letterman Circuit, on Feb 5, 2017 at 11:20 pm | 10 comments | 11850 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 | 11850 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 | 11848 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 | 11845 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk0...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2008Last comment by yves, on Feb 17, 2012 at 8:44 pm | 31 comments | 11834 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain new parking system out of control0...
Original post made by Philippe Bossut on Mar. 7, 2007Last comment by Resident, on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:09 am | 11 comments | 11832 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 | 11832 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 | 11829 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 | 11827 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent Kevin Skelly wins contract extensionDespite recent strains over communication style, Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday won a one-year contract extension through...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2012Last comment by Former teacher, on May 10, 2013 at 8:04 pm | 41 comments | 11826 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'We're doing crisis learning': Superintendent addresses hot-button closure issues during live webinarOn Monday, Superintendent Don Austin addressed the realities facing a district that has moved instruction for 12,000 students...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by Silver lining, on Apr 28, 2020 at 9:57 am | 52 comments | 11822 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why is Ground Water Pumping Still Allowed in Palo Alto?Last night I was walking my dog and saw a new house being built in the 2100 block of Cowper in OId Palo Alto. The site was...
Original post made by Bill Glazier on Apr. 9, 2015Last comment by Paly Grad, on Aug 1, 2015 at 3:37 pm | 146 comments | 11821 Views
SPORTS
Coronavirus delays start of high school sports seasonsLocal high school sports teams won't be competing until at least December or January, the California Interscholastic Federation...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by TimR, on Jul 21, 2020 at 2:51 pm | 6 comments | 11821 Views
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