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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Status of Brock Turner (ex-Stanford Swimmer) Case?I thought Brock Turner's latest court hearing was suppose to be March 30. I have not seen anything in the press about the...
Original post made by curious on Mar. 31, 2015Last comment by Craig Laughton, on Apr 17, 2015 at 2:43 pm | 39 comments | 12175 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fire at Glass Slipper Inn in Palo Alto causes evacuationThe Glass Slipper Inn was evacuated Tuesday night after a fire broke out in a motel room, prompting a response from Palo...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2016Last comment by inn, on Sep 9, 2016 at 12:24 am | 5 comments | 12175 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: The perils of state actionState legislators who are pushing for new laws forcing cities to allow dense, multi-family housing developments in single-family...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Apr 4, 2019 at 2:40 pm | 52 comments | 12175 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Sister of Stanford grad's alleged killer faces him after 45 yearsThe sister of Stanford University homicide victim Leslie Perlov, whose body was found in Palo Alto in 1973, described the...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Nov 29, 2018 at 8:52 am | 3 comments | 12170 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police unveil social-media campaign against crimeThe Palo Alto Police Department has launched a social-media campaign aimed at informing the public and fighting a recent...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2012Last comment by Bill, on Apr 6, 2012 at 10:51 am | 18 comments | 12167 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Eshoo opens inquiry into Silicon Valley toxic cleanupU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, has opened an inquiry with the Environmental Protection Agency into shortfalls in the...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2014Last comment by lmftfy, on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:41 pm | 14 comments | 12167 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: A necessary investigationState and federal campaign laws have long been rooted in the principle that the transparency of campaign contributions is...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by Bogus claims once again, on Mar 23, 2017 at 8:21 am | 34 comments | 12166 Views
AROUND TOWN
California Avenue work now set to stretch until MarchPalo Alto's reconstruction of California Avenue, which officials had expected to complete by the end of this year, is now...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2014Last comment by Mr.Recycle, on Jan 23, 2015 at 1:12 am | 43 comments | 12163 Views
AROUND TOWN
Changed economic landscape complicates Palo Alto's plans to redevelop VenturaPalo Alto's plan to craft a new vision for the Ventura neighborhood confronted a stark political reality Wednesday, when...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by Anon, on May 6, 2020 at 11:11 am | 22 comments | 12158 Views
AROUND TOWN
New Palo Alto homes give snapshot of sellers' marketThe average number of days that a Palo Alto house stayed on the market during the first half of 2013 was 20 days. A condo...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2013Last comment by Longtime Paly resident, on Jul 27, 2013 at 5:50 pm | 27 comments | 12157 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Maybell housing proposal scores victoryThree years after a proposed housing development on Maybell Avenue stoked a revolt in Palo Alto's Barron Park neighborhood,...
Original post made on May. 28, 2016Last comment by I Speak fot the Trees, on May 31, 2016 at 4:29 pm | 56 comments | 12156 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
For Ingrid Campos, 'traditional family values' spur bid for Palo Alto school board seatParent Ingrid Campos is running for a seat on the school board this fall, saying she would work to build bridges between...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 16, 2022 at 1:09 pm | 34 comments | 12150 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mental health clinic for youth coming to Menlo ParkBy the end of next summer, if all goes according to plan, Menlo Park will have a mental health clinic just for young people....
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2016Last comment by Sarah1000, on Oct 16, 2016 at 11:11 am | 12 comments | 12149 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford to launch new youth mental health servicesStanford Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’'s Hospital will be addressing in 2017 what they describe as "immediate...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2016Last comment by Mama Bear, on Dec 29, 2016 at 12:20 pm | 13 comments | 12146 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Mercifully, election day comethIn a community that prides itself on both its intelligence and the ability to debate issues at a high level, the campaign...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2013Last comment by Vote AGAINST D, on Nov 3, 2013 at 10:26 pm | 96 comments | 12143 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 | 12143 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 | 12141 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hogan gets his shot at Notre Dame after watching 2012 lossMost of Kevin Hogan's relatives attended Notre Dame and Stanford's quarterback thought he might be going to South Bend too....
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2013Last comment by Rad Chad , on Nov 27, 2013 at 9:07 pm | 1 comment | 12141 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Smoke from fires coming down peninsulaSmoke from the massive wildfires in In Northern California is now reaching the Bay Area, prompting an alert from public officials...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2015Last comment by Teacher, on Aug 16, 2015 at 8:12 am | 13 comments | 12138 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rebounding from loss, refocusing on the students2015 in the Palo Alto Unified School District was, indelibly, a year of immense loss but also one of significant change and...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2015Last comment by parent, on Jan 5, 2016 at 4:44 pm | 41 comments | 12137 Views
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