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Palo Alto man, 21, dies in 'freak accident' while on hike in San DiegoMax Lenail, a 21-year-old man from Palo Alto died over the weekend while hiking in San Diego, according to his family, friends...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2021Last comment by GaryB, on Feb 1, 2021 at 7:05 pm | 8 comments | 41075 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Small plane crashes in East Palo AltoA small plane crash in East Palo Alto caused a major power outage this morning. Power is out in parts of Menlo Park, East...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2010Last comment by Anna, on Feb 22, 2010 at 9:23 am | 176 comments | 41000 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fry's Electronics to shutter Palo Alto store in JanuaryFry's Electronics, which has been a fixture at the 340 Portage Ave. for more than a quarter century, will close its store...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by Hinrich, on Sep 4, 2019 at 7:16 pm | 33 comments | 40890 Views
AROUND TOWN
Coronavirus weekend update: Ten new cases reported in San Mateo CountyA roundup of news about the coronavirus in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. As of March 21, the number of cases in San...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2020Last comment by RT, on Mar 23, 2020 at 11:55 am | 17 comments | 40859 Views
AROUND TOWN
Voters shoot down Maybell developmentA grassroots campaign in Palo Alto to overturn an approved housing development on Maybell Avenue scored a sweeping Election...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2013Last comment by BabyBoomerGuru, on Dec 16, 2013 at 11:46 am | 262 comments | 40832 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Saving the ShelterThey arrived en masse, wielding signs, wearing buttons and clutching letters and petitions. By the time the four members...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2012Last comment by businessdecision, on Jun 8, 2012 at 6:31 pm | 54 comments | 40776 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Alleged victim testifies in Brock Turner trialThe 23-year-old woman whom former Stanford University student Brock Turner allegedly sexually assaulted on campus in the...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2016Last comment by Terrace Antelope, on Mar 21, 2016 at 6:22 pm | 15 comments | 40700 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'It is not safe to return to the classroom.' Teachers union lobbies for full distance learningAfter two months of negotiations, the Palo Alto Unified teachers union is urging the district against reopening schools this...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2020Last comment by Thank you, Sherry.., on Jul 22, 2020 at 9:04 pm | 213 comments | 40618 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
More than $150K worth of handbags stolen from Neiman Marcus storeMore than $150,000 worth of handbags were stolen from the Neiman Marcus department store at Stanford Shopping Center by at...
Original post made on May. 20, 2021Last comment by We Are The People, on May 20, 2021 at 3:29 pm | 18 comments | 40589 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto's COVID-19 numbers are growingNearly five months into the coronavirus shutdown and the number of new COVID-19 cases in Palo Alto is rising sharply after...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2020Last comment by Jim, on Aug 12, 2020 at 10:53 pm | 60 comments | 40412 Views
HISTORIC PHOTOS
Hate symbol or Buddhist emblem? Hidden Villa cancels summer camps for 1,000 kids after staffers resign over swastika tilesHidden Villa canceled all of its summer camp sessions due to the "abrupt departure" of camp staff members upset over the...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2022Last comment by RA, on Jul 1, 2022 at 9:17 am | 60 comments | 40395 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Edgewood Plaza fine to pay for historical restorationThose who destroy history are bound to restore it. So decreed the Palo Alto City Council on Monday night as it voted to use...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2013Last comment by Silly, on Nov 20, 2013 at 1:07 pm | 13 comments | 40332 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Bloomingdale's building a smaller Palo Alto storeLongstanding Stanford Shopping Center tenant Bloomingdale's will build a smaller store at the mall, its parent company, Macy's,...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2012Last comment by Dave, on Jan 11, 2012 at 3:10 pm | 11 comments | 40254 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford nurse disappears after abruptly leaving shiftA search effort is underway for a Stanford Hospital nurse who disappeared on Tuesday after abruptly leaving his shift. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2022Last comment by Fritzie Blue, on Jan 21, 2022 at 11:19 pm | 8 comments | 40075 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why do the libraries carry DVDs?0...
Original post made by David on Oct. 24, 2006Last comment by Suggest_It_To_Me, on Dec 28, 2006 at 1:59 pm | 51 comments | 39992 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County reports first death due to new coronavirus at El Camino HospitalA woman in her 60s died Monday morning, March 9, from COVID-19 at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, the first fatality...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Jill Ledet, on Mar 13, 2020 at 11:34 pm | 36 comments | 39947 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: In city that loves to plan, Palo Alto's creates cynicismPalo Alto's official and legally mandated Comprehensive Plan bills itself as "the primary tool for guiding future development...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2013Last comment by Margaret Fruth, on Jul 20, 2013 at 4:15 pm | 12 comments | 39864 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
David Boesch resigns as San Mateo County managerDavid Boesch, the current San Mateo County manager and former Menlo Park city manager, will resign the county post Dec. 31,...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2011Last comment by A Concerned Citizen, on Nov 21, 2011 at 12:14 am | 3 comments | 39846 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Power to hurt: how social media impacts our kidsSocial media is an integral and growing force in young lives, everyone agrees. Yet it carries significant risks. In cyberspace,...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2013Last comment by weekly reader, on Aug 20, 2013 at 11:08 am | 13 comments | 39713 Views
AROUND TOWN
Firefighters knock out College Terrace fireFirefighters quickly extinguished a fire that began in a back room of a house on the 2100 block of Princeton Street after...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2013Last comment by Margit, on Nov 19, 2013 at 12:42 pm | 7 comments | 39703 Views
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