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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Connections Program at JLS0...
Original post made by CKL on Apr. 16, 2007Last comment by Connections...Getting There, on Jan 4, 2010 at 9:35 am | 28 comments | 11674 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Structure fire erupts at former Compadres Restaurant sitePalo Alto firefighters responded to a structure fire that erupted at 3877 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, a vacant building...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2018Last comment by musical, on Nov 16, 2018 at 10:17 pm | 29 comments | 11674 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What makes a good coach good?What makes a good coach good? It's all about teaching and motivating, which require clear and direct communication, empathy...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by Tyler Hanley, on May 14, 2010 at 8:53 am | 1 comment | 11670 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford students, faculty, alumni call for new sexual-assault surveyA growing chorus of students, faculty and now alumni are calling on Stanford University to issue a new climate survey to...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2016Last comment by Wassup, Doc?, on May 9, 2016 at 5:50 pm | 10 comments | 11670 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Painful bullying stories told to school boardAmid tearful recountings by parents of painful school bullying situations, Palo Alto school board members and Superintendent...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2013Last comment by Misha, on Feb 18, 2013 at 7:35 pm | 124 comments | 11667 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High goes back to schoolPaly Alto High School's campus was hectic with a mix of excitement, nerves and some dread about the year ahead on the first...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2016Last comment by Sally Kadifa, on Aug 18, 2016 at 9:43 pm | 16 comments | 11664 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Missing a housing opportunityThe single greatest obstacle to creating additional housing in Palo Alto for anyone other than highly paid professionals...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Feb 21, 2018 at 1:53 pm | 26 comments | 11662 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Con man Simon Gann loose in Bay Area, police sayGood Samaritans beware: A traveling con man has returned to the Bay Area, and may be only too eager to help relieve you of...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2012Last comment by hmmm, on Mar 14, 2012 at 10:19 pm | 7 comments | 11659 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
After resounding defeat, the lessons of MaybellHousing advocates clashed with neighborhood preservationists in Palo Alto on Election Night. When the dust settled, it wasn't...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2013Last comment by PA Dweller, on Nov 8, 2013 at 6:21 pm | 25 comments | 11656 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents, developer spar over plan for office complexAt a meeting that pitted the latest concepts in land-use against the grim reality of an already congested area of Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2013Last comment by Rainer ingeborg eejit, on Dec 7, 2013 at 7:23 am | 24 comments | 11656 Views
SPORTS
Jeremy Lin among 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy AwardComing out of Palo Alto High in 2006, Jeremy Lin did not receive a single scholarship offer from a Division I basketball...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2010Last comment by JLFAN, on Feb 10, 2010 at 10:01 pm | 1 comment | 11656 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford resident physicians vote to join unionDoctors who are resident and fellow physicians at Stanford Health Care have voted to join a union by a wide margin, the Committee...
Original post made on May. 4, 2022Last comment by Milton, on May 5, 2022 at 9:24 am | 5 comments | 11656 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest OpinionThe best for our best friends Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/02/14/guest-opinion...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2014Last comment by Palo Alto Homeless Dogs, on Feb 26, 2014 at 12:35 pm | 4 comments | 11655 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tasers in Palo Alto?0...
Original post made by Nat on Dec. 4, 2006Last comment by David E Zuskin, on Feb 3, 2008 at 9:06 pm | 37 comments | 11654 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cordell: A different solution for Buena Vista"In recognition of the unique situation and vulnerability of mobile home owners, the State Legislature adopted the Mobilehome...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Apr 29, 2015 at 10:01 am | 109 comments | 11653 Views
MOVIES
'Wild' woman blues<B> (Guild) Read the full story here http://paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/12/05/wild-woman-blues posted Friday, December...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2014Last comment by musical, on Dec 5, 2014 at 6:13 pm | 2 comments | 11653 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stanford pediatrician arrested for allegedly meeting a minor for sexA Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford physician has been arrested for allegedly attempting to lure a girl to a location...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2021Last comment by Paly Alum, on Feb 10, 2021 at 11:34 pm | 6 comments | 11649 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man shot by Menlo Park police during pursuit identifiedJerry Lee Matheny, 52, has been identified by the county coroner's office as the man who was shot and killed by Menlo Park...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2014Last comment by Hmmm, on Nov 13, 2014 at 7:43 pm | 8 comments | 11648 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Former Paly student, horse fan dies from fall exercising polo horseAriel Shaker, 21, a 2005 graduate of Palo Alto High School and a horse enthusiast since she was 8, was pronounced dead Wednesday...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2009Last comment by Roxanne Pinto, on Oct 26, 2013 at 2:19 am | 16 comments | 11648 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mobile-home residents pack school board meetingAbout 375 Palo Alto residents -- including more than 100 children in local public schools -- would be displaced by the closure...
Original post made on May. 8, 2013Last comment by palo alto parent, on May 11, 2013 at 2:17 pm | 31 comments | 11647 Views
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