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Stanford studies explore potency of flu vaccinesWhere flu vaccines for men are concerned, with virility comes virulence, according to a new report released by Stanford. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2014Last comment by Jake, on Jan 23, 2014 at 11:59 am | 7 comments | 10623 Views
RESTAURANTS
Anyone eaten at0...
Original post made by Toni Deser on Jul. 10, 2006Last comment by Karen, on Mar 22, 2007 at 9:08 pm | 17 comments | 10622 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 | 10621 Views
AROUND TOWN
College Terrace association faces uncertain futureThe College Terrace Residents Association, one of the most visible and effective neighborhood groups in Palo Alto, is facing...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2015Last comment by Resident, on Apr 5, 2015 at 7:40 pm | 39 comments | 10621 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Living smallThe average size of a Palo Alto home has gotten bigger over the years, with large new houses replacing modest old ones and...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2016Last comment by Commentator, on Mar 12, 2016 at 9:05 pm | 10 comments | 10619 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Store owner: Missing woman seemed incapacitatedThe last person believed to have seen Palo Alto resident Wamaitha Kaboga-Miller before she vanished on Aug. 17 said the 66-year-old...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2018Last comment by eileen , on Aug 31, 2018 at 9:55 pm | 3 comments | 10619 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto Oaks headed to the World SeriesSteve Espinoza wanted to make a special phone call on Sunday evening to Alice Makjavich, widow of former Palo Alto Oaks'...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2010Last comment by Oaks fan, on Aug 3, 2010 at 12:13 pm | 1 comment | 10619 Views
AROUND TOWN
Uber launches low-cost car service in Palo AltoUber, the San Francisco-based car service mobile app company, started offering its lowest-cost transportation option in Palo...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2014Last comment by Pat, on Apr 6, 2014 at 3:20 pm | 2 comments | 10616 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Allan and Mary SeidIn reflecting on their life's work — a veritable mountain of social and political projects — Mary and Allan Seid credited...
Original post made on May. 1, 2015Last comment by Paly, on Jan 24, 2016 at 9:58 am | 3 comments | 10613 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proposed school calendars released0...
Original post made by Paly parent on Sep. 18, 2006Last comment by Paly Student Journalist, on Jan 17, 2007 at 11:10 am | 27 comments | 10613 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Cold case cracked: three arrested in 2004 gang murderA new investigation into the 2004 shooting death of 17-year-old Alejandro "Alex" Fernandez of Mountain View has lead to the...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2011Last comment by SF Peninsula resident, on Feb 24, 2013 at 1:48 pm | 12 comments | 10612 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Man attacked with a bat in downtown Palo AltoA man who had been out drinking in downtown Palo Alto bars was attacked and beaten with a bat or stick near Pizza My Heart...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Dec 16, 2011 at 12:02 pm | 30 comments | 10611 Views
AROUND TOWN
Key agreements pave way for Palo Alto's new bike bridgePalo Alto's plan for a bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101 sped ahead on Monday, when city officials formally signed agreements...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2018Last comment by Thank you!, on Jan 1, 2019 at 12:34 pm | 24 comments | 10611 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Children's Theatre criminal probe to be dropped?0...
Original post made on May. 8, 2008Last comment by Hero, on May 19, 2008 at 8:38 am | 65 comments | 10608 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford graduate wins Pulitzer for photographyJosh Haner, a staff photographer for The New York Times who graduated from Stanford University, has won the 2014 Pulitzer...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2014Last comment by moi, on Apr 16, 2014 at 7:04 am | 3 comments | 10606 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto man charged in tech-theft conspiracy caseFour executives, including one from Palo Alto, have been charged in an alleged conspiracy to steal technology from Applied...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2017Last comment by AP, on Dec 12, 2017 at 9:47 pm | 13 comments | 10601 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Menlo Church leadership acknowledges abuse from decades agoA megachurch is apologizing for instances of abuse from decades earlier that "had not been addressed in a way that honored...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023Last comment by Novelera, on Mar 30, 2023 at 4:09 pm | 2 comments | 10601 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Managers worry Palo Alto parking program could harm businessAt more than a dozen businesses along California Avenue the Weekly visited to talk about the pending Residential Parking...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Jan 24, 2017 at 7:51 am | 24 comments | 10600 Views
AROUND TOWN
Feds sued over Stanford's Searsville DamEnvironmental groups who have an ongoing lawsuit against Stanford University for its diversion of water from endangered species...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2014Last comment by Daniel, on Sep 11, 2015 at 12:16 am | 12 comments | 10597 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Caffe Riace reinvents itselfThis week's Shop Talk column features information on the revamp of established, authentic Italian restaurant Caffe Riace. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2016Last comment by Rebecca Sanders, on Oct 19, 2016 at 9:33 am | 15 comments | 10594 Views
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