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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 | 39631 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto takes aim at narrow sidewalksThere are few places in Palo Alto where dreams and reality clash as starkly as on El Camino Real. Envisioned as a "Grand...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2013Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Aug 3, 2013 at 6:11 pm | 53 comments | 39515 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What does preschool look like during a pandemic? Socially distant play, temperature checks and virtual storytime.HeadsUp is among the local preschools that have been allowed to stay open to provide child care to parents who are essential...
Original post made on May. 6, 2020Last comment by Fact Checker, on May 6, 2020 at 3:01 pm | 1 comment | 39449 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto woman seriously injured in crashA 57-year-old resident of Palo Alto is in critical condition following a head-on collision on University Avenue at Bayfront...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by musical, on Nov 23, 2013 at 6:48 pm | 10 comments | 39243 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn student, former teacher call for more balanced academic cultureA Gunn High School student and former teacher brought to the school board Tuesday night a rallying cry to create a healthier,...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2014Last comment by lets stay on topic, on Jan 2, 2015 at 3:09 pm | 142 comments | 39242 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto moves ahead with citywide fiber planThe good news for Palo Alto's technophiles is that if all goes as planned, construction of a long-sought, citywide ultra-high-speed...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2013Last comment by Silly Me, on Oct 11, 2014 at 11:05 am | 58 comments | 39203 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Jordan, Terman middle schools to be renamedBy the start of the 2018-19 school year, Palo Alto's David Starr Jordan and Terman middle schools will be no more. The school...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by Nayeli, on Mar 18, 2017 at 11:05 pm | 31 comments | 38955 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
At shuttered swim center, community seeks answers, actionClients of the Betty Wright Aquatic Center pool in south Palo Alto expressed their sense of loss -- and anxiety -- Thursday...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2013Last comment by Katharine Untch, on Apr 15, 2014 at 4:21 pm | 28 comments | 38885 Views
AROUND TOWN
Historic Palo Alto Bowl gets a reprieve to 2014The lease for the historic Palo Alto Bowl in south Palo Alto -- Palo Alto's only bowling alley and one of the few remaining...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2010Last comment by mom of teens, on May 7, 2010 at 6:27 pm | 26 comments | 38861 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Union rebukes Gunn principal over homework 'directive'Within three months of taking over as principal of Gunn High School last August, Denise Herrmann found herself confronted...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2015Last comment by Legal eagle, on Apr 25, 2015 at 10:37 pm | 265 comments | 38817 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rats!Professorville resident Dexter Girton is an avid gardener who began noticing something was eating his crops. When he was...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2016Last comment by neighbors, on Oct 16, 2016 at 10:14 pm | 5 comments | 38751 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Amazon Web Services set to exit East Palo AltoAmazon Web Services, one of the larger tenants in East Palo Alto's University Circle office complex, is moving out of the...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm | 8 comments | 38551 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fire department defends pancake-breakfast alertWhen 27,000 Palo Alto residents received an emergency alert telling them about an upcoming fire department pancake breakfast,...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2013Last comment by Bruce Li, on Oct 18, 2013 at 5:45 pm | 47 comments | 38533 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
OpEd: Don't sacrifice August by forcing early school startThe August summer break for Palo Alto schoolchildren and their families is on the chopping block, and little will be gained...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by Paly Grad 09, on May 10, 2011 at 6:21 pm | 111 comments | 38530 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Deception -- or alternate business model?Local residents have been caught in a five-year debate over the activities of one man, a real-estate investor named Jason...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2012Last comment by David B, on Jun 9, 2014 at 11:02 am | 19 comments | 38506 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board endorses plan for new academic yearIn Palo Alto, the school board unanimously OK'd the district's plan Friday for reopening schools with some tweaks, including...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2020Last comment by Jim H, on Oct 1, 2020 at 9:28 am | 184 comments | 38436 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New push for music program in East Palo Alto schoolsA desire to give kids a "sense of belonging" in high school is fueling a new push to restore music education in public schools...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2014Last comment by JM, on May 29, 2014 at 1:48 pm | 8 comments | 38212 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'Stanford Dish' parking plan is better but still has problems, residents sayA plan to add trails that would connect to the famed "Stanford Dish" hill is much improved since last spring, but there are...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2013Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Dec 3, 2013 at 7:11 pm | 40 comments | 38208 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Why Can't I Return Prescription Medication or a Refund?This is a serious question intended to look at the legalities and benefits of allowing patients to return prescription drugs...
Original post made by Sense on Aug. 15, 2016Last comment by Sense, on Aug 23, 2016 at 1:42 am | 13 comments | 38186 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto hires new chief information officerCity Manager James Keene has selected Jonathan Reichental to be Palo Alto's chief information officer, the city announced...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2011Last comment by Deep Throat, on Oct 29, 2011 at 1:03 pm | 10 comments | 38152 Views
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