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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Here's how this year's Palo Alto school board candidates want to serve you if electedIn their own words, the four candidates seeking two open seats on the Palo Alto Board of Education share their topmost concerns...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2022Last comment by Observer, on Sep 25, 2022 at 9:59 am | 26 comments | 10745 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 | 10745 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 | 10743 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 | 10743 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two Sunday quakes were 'relatively shallow'The two Sunday earthquakes that jolted parts of the Midpeninsula and were centered in Los Altos occurred at a depth considered...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2010Last comment by yabadoo, on Dec 21, 2010 at 2:38 pm | 27 comments | 10743 Views
AROUND TOWN
First Person: a conversation with Jim FruchtermanJim Fruchterman, rocket scientist-turned-social entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of Benetech, a Palo Alto-based nonprofit, develops...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2013Last comment by musical, on Jul 16, 2013 at 4:16 am | 7 comments | 10743 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Sexual-assault case against Joe Lonsdale droppedA civil case filed earlier this year against Joe Lonsdale, founder of Palo Alto software company Palantir, by a former girlfriend...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2015Last comment by icky, on Nov 5, 2015 at 8:58 pm | 11 comments | 10742 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police conduct manhunt in downtown Palo AltoPolice in Palo Alto are searching the Downtown North neighborhood for a man who is suspected of fraud and also has a warrant...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2014Last comment by Resident, on Sep 30, 2014 at 3:04 pm | 12 comments | 10741 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two volunteers, one dog and the story of the Palo Alto couple's unlikely rescueOn the eighth day of Palo Alto residents Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin’s disappearance, Rich Cassens and his search dog...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Feb 26, 2020 at 11:28 pm | 8 comments | 10741 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
County prepares for major housing boomSanta Clara County is moving quickly on a strategy to build thousands of new homes for the county's low-income and homeless...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2017Last comment by resident, on Mar 2, 2017 at 9:30 am | 60 comments | 10741 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto finds flaws in new analysis of Stanford expansionDespite acknowledging the area's need for more housing, Palo Alto has come out swinging against a new county analysis that...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Aug 14, 2018 at 11:56 pm | 43 comments | 10740 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Jay Paul withdraws Park Boulevard projectAfter more than a year of commission reviews and design revisions, Jay Paul Company has withdrawn the application for one...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2016Last comment by Counterclockwise, on Feb 10, 2016 at 10:39 pm | 18 comments | 10739 Views
AROUND TOWN
When experience really pays offPassion, purpose and a paycheck. Read the full story here http://paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/02/07/when-experience-really-pays-off...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2014There are no comments yet. 10739 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Woodland Park residents forced to show ID to pay rentTenants of East Palo Alto's largest affordable apartment complex are being made to show identification if they want to pay...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2018Last comment by RickMoen, on Oct 11, 2018 at 5:15 am | 8 comments | 10738 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ruling brings closure to Palo Alto's Buena VistaThe owner of Palo Alto's sole mobile-home park on Thursday scored a victory in his controversial quest to shutter the park...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2014Last comment by Sea-Seelam Reddy, on Oct 6, 2014 at 7:05 pm | 30 comments | 10738 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto mulls new fees for emergency medical servicesPalo Alto may soon create fees for emergency services that involve medical treatment but do not include a trip to the emergency...
Original post made on May. 8, 2014Last comment by Senior citizen, on May 12, 2014 at 9:29 pm | 24 comments | 10735 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cities, organizations put a new spin on Halloween traditionsWe've compiled a list of entertaining alternatives Menlo Park, Mountain View and Palo Alto to celebrate the ghoulish Halloween...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2020Last comment by May Day?, on Oct 24, 2020 at 6:07 pm | 1 comment | 10735 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
More Stanford housing, but worse traffic?If the Palo Alto City Council was gung-ho months ago about requesting that Stanford University build more housing on campus...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2018Last comment by Old Person, on Jul 29, 2018 at 12:33 pm | 58 comments | 10734 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bicyclist dies in collision with car on University Avenue in East Palo AltoA 61-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed by a driver early Friday morning on University Avenue in East Palo Alto, police...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2020Last comment by Fr0hickey, on Aug 19, 2020 at 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 10733 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford commencement emphasizes history, actionStanford University's 125th commencement on Sunday morning was typically joyous, celebratory and momentous, while also historical...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2016Last comment by Get Informed, on Jun 14, 2016 at 4:46 pm | 27 comments | 10731 Views
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Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund
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