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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Serial identity thief pleads guilty, gets 10 yearsA 28-year-old man who went on an identity-theft crime spree in Santa Clara County, including in Palo Alto, pleaded guilty...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2012Last comment by Nayeli, on Mar 30, 2012 at 8:53 pm | 11 comments | 9917 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: False hopes of FAA noise legislationA group of 14 House Democrats and one Republican introduced legislation in Congress last week that would require the Federal...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2015Last comment by Open question, on Dec 1, 2015 at 9:49 pm | 56 comments | 9916 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board settles on search firmPalo Alto school board members Monday agreed to hire a Southern California-based partnership of former California school...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2014Last comment by Teachers, too, on Mar 16, 2014 at 8:21 am | 18 comments | 9915 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly Choirs Sweep Anaheim Heritage Festival Awards0...
Original post made by Theresa on Apr. 3, 2007Last comment by Shannon, on Jan 7, 2009 at 9:52 pm | 10 comments | 9912 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A new parking mess?The debate over who should be entitled to park in residential neighborhoods adjacent to business districts will be renewed...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2017Last comment by Ahem, on Jan 23, 2017 at 9:32 pm | 26 comments | 9911 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto residents join train-tunnel debatePalo Alto’s debate over the future of the rail corridor began to rev up Tuesday night, when a crowd of residents joined...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2018Last comment by Maurice, on Mar 14, 2018 at 5:55 am | 108 comments | 9911 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Meet the 'new' grandparents0...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2008Last comment by Terry, on Feb 2, 2008 at 10:44 am | 7 comments | 9911 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
With Stanford offer on hold, school board members voice disappointment — and one goes on the offensiveThree Palo Alto school board members voted on Tuesday night to suspend consideration of a tentative agreement with Stanford...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Tessa, on May 22, 2019 at 9:51 am | 81 comments | 9911 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The other Palo Alto0...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2007Last comment by ANTHONY, on Oct 27, 2007 at 11:57 am | 20 comments | 9909 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Housing agency eyes new affordable housing sitesAfter a bruising 2013 defeat of its proposal to build affordable senior apartments in south Palo Alto, the nonprofit Palo...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2016Last comment by Dan Gold, on Feb 8, 2017 at 4:29 pm | 39 comments | 9909 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school board approves full-day kindergarten for allAll kindergartners entering the Palo Alto Unified School District this fall and in future years will attend school for a...
Original post made on May. 25, 2016Last comment by hard to swallow, on May 27, 2016 at 10:11 am | 18 comments | 9909 Views
BOOKS
One dies in collision between box truck and fire truck, blocking southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo AltoAll lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto are closed and one man died after a box truck rear-ended a Palo Alto...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Aug 5, 2019 at 8:13 pm | 24 comments | 9909 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
College Terrace petition: 'End vehicle dwelling'Two years ago Palo Alto city officials said they planned to craft a new ordinance to prohibit sleeping in cars overnight....
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2010Last comment by Annoyed, on Oct 1, 2012 at 9:27 pm | 114 comments | 9908 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Six school board candidates vie for three spots0...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2007Last comment by extreme measures, on Aug 23, 2007 at 8:29 am | 105 comments | 9907 Views
AROUND TOWN
WW II vet recalls writing condolence letters to Gold Star familiesOld war movies often show the stereotype: The knock on the door by a War Department representative bearing news of the death...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2016Last comment by jet pilot, on Nov 13, 2016 at 10:18 pm | 4 comments | 9904 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As Palo Alto's fiber hopes grow, so do costsAs Palo Alto forges ahead with a plan to bring high-speed Internet access to every local home and business, city staff is...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2015Last comment by Slow Down, on Dec 13, 2015 at 9:19 pm | 41 comments | 9903 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tragic Cutbacks at Hidden Villa0...
Original post made by Shana Barchas on Jun. 8, 2006Last comment by Polly Clare-Rothe, on Jun 16, 2006 at 2:51 pm | 8 comments | 9903 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Power outages hit Palo Alto through the morningA power outage that put 1,800 customers in the dark and turned off many traffic signals has been fully repaired as of 11:15...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Feb 13, 2017 at 7:21 pm | 1 comment | 9903 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parisian nail salon to replace Fresh MarketA chain of organic nail salons that has taken Paris by storm will be moving into the space recently vacated by Fresh Market...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2015Last comment by Zoe Barnes, on Apr 2, 2015 at 9:00 pm | 34 comments | 9902 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foreign language in schools needs translation0...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2007Last comment by Lions, and Tiger and Reds, Oh My!, on Oct 1, 2007 at 8:35 am | 92 comments | 9901 Views
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