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PALO ALTO ISSUES
City moves toward compromise on growth visionResponding to an uproar of criticism from residents and community volunteers, members of the Palo Alto City Council swiftly...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2017Last comment by Abitarian, on Mar 24, 2017 at 1:56 pm | 53 comments | 11298 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Free Palo Alto COVID-19 test site draws in 500 people on first dayPalo Alto's first-ever pop-up COVID-19 testing site inside City Hall received a constant influx of patients on Tuesday. A...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by parent, on Jun 30, 2020 at 4:33 pm | 10 comments | 11298 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Earthquake-warning system nearly ready to rollA long-desired system for warning of imminent earthquakes on the West Coast is working and can accurately predict temblors,...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2014Last comment by neighbor, on Oct 3, 2014 at 8:00 am | 11 comments | 11298 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
County raises property taxes on some Stanford homesAbout 50 Stanford University faculty members who purchased their homes through ground leases in the past three years are...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by musical, on Oct 22, 2019 at 11:10 pm | 22 comments | 11297 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Closing the achievement gap, one student at a timeCan one-on-one, targeted tutoring provided to disadvantaged students in their very first years of school help reduce the...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2015Last comment by dennis, on Nov 4, 2015 at 7:07 pm | 30 comments | 11295 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Contractors cited for fraud in East Palo Alto stingA two-day sting operation in East Palo Alto resulted in 15 people being cited for alleged contractor fraud, the California...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2017Last comment by Ivan Sanchez Victim, on Oct 28, 2017 at 1:36 pm | 17 comments | 11295 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Richard Curtis to challenge theater firing0...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2008Last comment by OPar, on May 7, 2013 at 7:24 pm | 97 comments | 11294 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto cautious about encouraging second-dwelling unitsFor some in Palo Alto, "second-dwelling units" represent one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways for addressing the...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2016Last comment by Gale Johnson, on Aug 9, 2016 at 3:44 pm | 40 comments | 11293 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Google wins Hangar One leasePreservationists can rejoice -- Hangar One will be restored. Google has won a lease deal for the massive hangar and operation...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2014Last comment by anonymous, on Feb 12, 2014 at 10:29 am | 14 comments | 11292 Views
AROUND TOWN
Vi at Palo Alto files motion to dismiss lawsuitThe Vi at Palo Alto has filed a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed by residents of the retirement community,...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Sep 6, 2014 at 3:23 am | 15 comments | 11291 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Transportation management pilot planned for California Avenue areaTo broaden its work to control Palo Alto's traffic and parking woes, the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2018Last comment by the_punnisher, on Sep 26, 2018 at 11:28 pm | 36 comments | 11288 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Girl Scouts were first in the WestWhen the Girl Scouts of America celebrates its 100th anniversary Monday evening, March 12, Palo Alto's Girl Scouts will have...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2012Last comment by No quota, on Jan 11, 2015 at 8:31 pm | 13 comments | 11286 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford professor named adviser to Obama0...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2008Last comment by perspective, on Mar 15, 2008 at 7:44 am | 13 comments | 11286 Views
AROUND TOWN
World-renowned physicist Stanley Wojcicki dies at 86Stanley George Wojcicki, a preeminent physicist, Stanford University professor emeritus and inspirational father to three...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2023Last comment by JB, on Jun 8, 2023 at 10:11 pm | 1 comment | 11286 Views
MOVIES
Feature story: Festival 2.0A wealth of stories will be told during this year's Palo Alto International Film Festival, Sept. 27 through Sept. 30. Documentaries...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2012Last comment by HaysMom, on Sep 27, 2012 at 12:01 pm | 1 comment | 11286 Views
BOOKS
Kombucha with a bite: Paly grad's startup Jiant taps into craze with alcoholic brewsTrue to his Palo Alto roots, Aaron Telch says that Jiant, the beverage company he co-founded, has "a garage story, except...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2021There are no comments yet. 11281 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Arrest made in case of abducted Gunn student0...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2007Last comment by Dissapointed By Stander, on Nov 5, 2007 at 5:17 pm | 61 comments | 11280 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is Mandarin losing its status as flavor of the month language?0...
Original post made by Parent on Aug. 16, 2007Last comment by OhlonePar, on Sep 1, 2007 at 12:53 pm | 134 comments | 11279 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police, FBI 'dismantle' EPA-based 'Taliban' gangIn a massive operation involving almost 500 FBI agents and local police in 14 cities, simultaneous raids at 7 a.m. Saturday...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2009Last comment by Mayfield Child, on Mar 14, 2009 at 6:59 pm | 74 comments | 11279 Views
AROUND TOWN
Thirsty timesAt its inception, Palo Alto was named after a 110-foot tall, over 1,000-years-old coast redwood tree called "El Palo Alto,"...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2015Last comment by Rickey, on Oct 30, 2015 at 1:15 am | 10 comments | 11277 Views
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