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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Downtown post office unveils two new possible locationsDowntown post office patrons will have 30 days starting today to comment on a proposed plan to relocate the historic 83-year-old...
Original post made on May. 29, 2015Last comment by Neighborhood of PO Box user, on Oct 27, 2016 at 12:42 pm | 19 comments | 11891 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto group awards 25 college scholarshipsFour recent graduates of Gunn and Palo Alto high schools are among this year's recipients in a scholarship program begun...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2014Last comment by Janeen Phillips, on Sep 5, 2014 at 9:00 am | 5 comments | 11890 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Share your memories of high school senior pranks0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Jun. 6, 2007Last comment by Thyum Weigand, on Oct 31, 2007 at 7:55 am | 21 comments | 11889 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto psychologist convicted of tax evasionA federal jury has convicted a Palo Alto psychologist of five counts of tax evasion and one count of theft of government...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2014Last comment by One of Many, on Jul 19, 2014 at 8:24 pm | 7 comments | 11887 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino Hospital nurse speaks about what it's like to provide care in the age of coronavirusWhat's it like to be an ICU nurse at Mountain View's El Camino Hospital right now? Stressful and full of new challenges,...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by Dick D., on Apr 28, 2020 at 4:59 pm | 4 comments | 11887 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plaintiffs to continue court fight against Vi at Palo Alto despite dismissalsA U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Palo Alto retirement community Vi for allegedly illegally giving...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2016Last comment by Steve, on Apr 6, 2016 at 9:06 pm | 2 comments | 11886 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Greene Middle School celebrates 'transformative' renamingGreene Middle School held a rededication ceremony on Wednesday in honor of its new namesake, an African-American technologist,...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2018Last comment by Grren Acres Is the Place to Be, on Nov 20, 2018 at 7:55 am | 43 comments | 11883 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Besieged by vacancies, Town & Country Village wants to welcome medical officesWith vacancy rates climbing at Town & Country Village, Palo Alto's Planning and Transportation Commission has recommended...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Feb 18, 2021 at 10:33 pm | 24 comments | 11882 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man arrested in homicide of East Palo Alto womanA 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the homicide of Breanna Labat, an East Palo Alto resident, police...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2022Last comment by resident3, on Jan 3, 2023 at 6:46 pm | 2 comments | 11880 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Body found Thursday confirmed to be missing Palo Alto hikerThe Alameda County Coroner's Office has confirmed that a body found in a wilderness area that of a Palo Alto man who went...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2015Last comment by Hedy McAdams, on Apr 26, 2015 at 8:30 am | 4 comments | 11878 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man killed by Caltrain Saturday is identifiedA middle-aged man who was struck and killed by a train at the California Avenue Caltrain station in Palo Alto Saturday morning...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2013Last comment by Ramone, on Nov 19, 2013 at 9:13 pm | 1 comment | 11872 Views
AROUND TOWN
Locals aren't buying Palo Alto's newest green-energy programPalo Alto may be land of the green and home of the tech-savvy, but the city's latest renewable-energy program has so far...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2012Last comment by BP Observer, on Aug 22, 2012 at 1:50 pm | 24 comments | 11869 Views
AROUND TOWN
iPhones stolen in heist at downtown Palo Alto Apple storeFour men walked into the downtown Palo Alto Apple store on Tuesday afternoon and snatched 22 iPhones valued at $16,000, a...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2015Last comment by KDog650, on Aug 13, 2015 at 12:45 pm | 14 comments | 11869 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council drops Matadero Creek bikeway planFacing a slew of physical obstacles and neighborhood concerns, Palo Alto is veering away from a once popular proposal to...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2016Last comment by Tom DuBois, on Jun 25, 2016 at 1:22 pm | 48 comments | 11869 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
MediaNews: Banking on a turnaroundAs Bank of America assumes ownership of the second largest newspaper company in the nation in an impending bankruptcy, what...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2010Last comment by crickett, on Jan 31, 2010 at 1:40 am | 1 comment | 11867 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
High-speed rail hit with legal setbackA coalition that includes Menlo Park, Atherton and Palo Alto scored a legal victory over the California High-Speed Rail Authority...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2011Last comment by Midtown Man, on Nov 15, 2011 at 8:25 am | 38 comments | 11867 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Repairs begin at Buena Vista Mobile Home ParkLeaking pipes, faulty electrical switches and other badly needed repairs are underway this month at more than 100 homes in...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2018Last comment by Not, on Apr 14, 2018 at 7:45 am | 17 comments | 11866 Views
AROUND TOWN
Medical community rallies around injured Egyptian womanWhen Gehane Guirguis set out for a short vacation on a bus from Cairo, Egypt, to the Red Sea in July 2012, she could not...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2014Last comment by Carima, on Mar 29, 2014 at 2:56 pm | 6 comments | 11866 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan for dedicated bus lanes on El Camino Real back on the tableA controversial plan by Santa Clara County to create dedicated bus lanes on El Camino Real between Palo Alto and San Jose...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2014Last comment by Uhhhh, on Mar 19, 2015 at 6:17 pm | 82 comments | 11865 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Minor injuries in school bus collisionA Cadillac Escalade SUV clipped a school bus this morning when it veered into oncoming traffic on West Bayshore and Embarcadero...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2013Last comment by Finally , on Oct 29, 2013 at 6:53 pm | 2 comments | 11865 Views
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