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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Civil-rights officials present harassment guidelinesMore than 100 people showed up Thursday night to a parent-education event in which representatives from the U.S. Department...
Original post made on May. 17, 2013Last comment by spectator at large, on Mar 31, 2015 at 1:20 am | 37 comments | 11180 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stay updated on recent Palo Alto burglaries0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Jun. 27, 2006Last comment by JUST A NEIHBOR, on Jul 16, 2006 at 9:57 am | 32 comments | 11180 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Design contest set to kick off for Palo Alto's new bike bridgePalo Alto officials agree that the city's new bike bridge over Highway 101 should be a "landmark" structure that showcases...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2014Last comment by resident, on Dec 11, 2014 at 5:19 pm | 59 comments | 11179 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Off Deadline: Is 'Restore Hetch Hetchy' a pipe dream or a living vision?A century ago the great conservationist John Muir fought his last great battle: a doomed effort to prevent San Francisco...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Observer, on Oct 17, 2017 at 11:59 am | 8 comments | 11178 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Former Paly student, horse fan dies from fall exercising polo horseAriel Shaker, 21, a 2005 graduate of Palo Alto High School and a horse enthusiast since she was 8, was pronounced dead Wednesday...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2009Last comment by Roxanne Pinto, on Oct 26, 2013 at 2:19 am | 16 comments | 11177 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Where would you cut the budget?0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Feb. 28, 2007Last comment by sceptical, on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm | 103 comments | 11176 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto bike-sharing program hits speed bumpA bicycle-sharing program will be doomed to fail in Palo Alto unless planners place the rental stations in locations that...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by Mark, on Nov 9, 2012 at 11:38 am | 20 comments | 11174 Views
AROUND TOWN
What's your definition of "Village"?When I think of village, I think remote out of the way place with old houses with roses or ivy growing up the wall and thatched...
Original post made by Wondering on Jun. 3, 2013Last comment by musical, on Jun 1, 2014 at 1:27 pm | 10 comments | 11173 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tension grows between City Council, planning commissionIn theory, the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission serves at the pleasure of the City Council. In practice,...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2015Last comment by About Time, on Dec 4, 2015 at 10:22 am | 68 comments | 11172 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Slew of changes eyed for Charleston-Arastradero corridorThe Charleston-Arastradero Road corridor in Palo Alto may not be the city's most famous roadway but it is undoubtedly its...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2015Last comment by Sunshine, on May 5, 2015 at 6:02 pm | 61 comments | 11170 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
County looks to redesign Page Mill-Oregon, Foothill expresswaysSome of the most dangerous and congested sections of Oregon Expressway/Page Mill Road from Alma Street to Foothill Expressway...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Nov 26, 2014 at 12:37 pm | 40 comments | 11169 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Stanford building gathers neuroscience researchers, cliniciansStanford University's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center as well as its Center for Memory Disorders are among the groups...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2016Last comment by JHC, on Feb 10, 2016 at 9:03 am | 6 comments | 11168 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents, students named to calendar committeeThe Palo Alto school district has named some 20 parents, teachers, administrators and students to a committee to evaluate...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2012Last comment by palo alto mom, on Dec 3, 2012 at 3:12 pm | 91 comments | 11168 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High goes back to schoolPaly Alto High School's campus was hectic with a mix of excitement, nerves and some dread about the year ahead on the first...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2016Last comment by Sally Kadifa, on Aug 18, 2016 at 9:43 pm | 16 comments | 11168 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto peace walk marks Sept. 11 anniversaryA multifaith march for peace in Palo Alto Sunday afternoon drew hundreds of participants. Walking along Alma Street and Middlefield...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2016Last comment by No apples, no oranges , on Sep 13, 2016 at 4:54 pm | 17 comments | 11168 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Ideas abound at high-speed-rail workshopResidents from five Palo Alto neighborhoods, Menlo Park and Atherton, defined their visions for the planned California high-speed-rail...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2009Last comment by James Hoosac, on Oct 9, 2009 at 3:33 pm | 18 comments | 11167 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The art of scienceLast month, in what is being called a "re-imagining of the humanities," Stanford University announced the creation of two...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2014Last comment by Julian, on Apr 4, 2014 at 9:49 pm | 2 comments | 11166 Views
MOVIES
The accidental touristMaria Vaccaro appears to have that enviable European ease with languages. Her dark eyes animated, she slips quickly from...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2008Last comment by Sezen Tezic, on Nov 14, 2014 at 4:39 pm | 2 comments | 11166 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Board views mixed about planned Elks Lodge0...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2007Last comment by Thanks, Chris, on Jan 13, 2011 at 5:28 am | 22 comments | 11165 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Drought could cost Palo Alto $5.46 millionIf California doesn't get more precipitation, Palo Alto could end up paying at least $5.46 million more for energy supplies...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2013Last comment by Jane Ratchye, on Dec 31, 2013 at 11:20 am | 19 comments | 11164 Views
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