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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 | 12139 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bill to help businesses raise cash moves aheadA bill that aims to help small businesses amass capital and go public overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2011Last comment by Know Your Facts First, on Nov 3, 2011 at 11:56 am | 2 comments | 12137 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 | 12135 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto divided over proposed office capPalo Alto's polarizing debate over office growth hit a stalemate Monday night when a deeply divided City Council agonized...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 8, 2015 at 2:34 pm | 103 comments | 12134 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
High school students challenge own political beliefs through domestic exchange programThis week, 11 students arrived in Palo Alto as part of the American Exchange Project, a program in which U.S. teens can confront...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2021Last comment by Harmony Johnson, on Jul 26, 2021 at 9:46 am | 13 comments | 12132 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Housing near Caltrain? Stanford's proposal nets mixed reactionFor decades, the downtown transit center has served as a focal point in Palo Alto's ambitious plans for commercial growth...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2021Last comment by RobertNeff, on Dec 3, 2021 at 12:11 am | 25 comments | 12131 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Status of Brock Turner (ex-Stanford Swimmer) Case?I thought Brock Turner's latest court hearing was suppose to be March 30. I have not seen anything in the press about the...
Original post made by curious on Mar. 31, 2015Last comment by Craig Laughton, on Apr 17, 2015 at 2:43 pm | 39 comments | 12131 Views
AROUND TOWN
Teacher blames fatal accident on sun glareA teacher who struck and killed a 6-year-old East Palo Alto girl in a crosswalk Sept. 28 told police that sun glare prevented...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2011Last comment by john, on Nov 23, 2011 at 8:40 pm | 35 comments | 12131 Views
AROUND TOWN
From R.I.P. to 'Live in Peace'With its burgundy walls, Persian rugs, faux-leather seating and black cocktail tables, the basement of the single-story dwelling...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2014Last comment by revdreileen, on Sep 22, 2014 at 3:12 pm | 7 comments | 12131 Views
AROUND TOWN
Building permits<B>Palo Alto Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2016/01/08/building-permits posted Friday,...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 12131 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Let's not discriminate against the vehicle dwellersLet's not discriminate against the vehicle dwellers Read the full guest opinion here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=19305...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Aug 7, 2013 at 2:28 pm | 54 comments | 12129 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford undergraduates will no longer come to campus this fallStanford University has reversed course on reopening, announcing Thursday that undergraduate students will not be coming...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2020Last comment by Duveneck, on Aug 15, 2020 at 2:51 pm | 9 comments | 12124 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Making a local call? Starting Sunday, you'll need to use the area codeStarting on Sunday, Oct. 24, all phone calls on the Peninsula-- even local ones -- will require the three-digit area code,...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2021Last comment by Max Hauser, on Oct 27, 2021 at 6:43 am | 12 comments | 12123 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan for interim housing facility near the Baylands moves aheadInspired by the example of Mountain View, Palo Alto on Monday enthusiastically advanced a proposal to build an interim housing...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2021Last comment by ccb in midtown, on Oct 19, 2021 at 9:25 am | 5 comments | 12120 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Zuckerberg scales back plans for home renovationOne year after Palo Alto officials gave the thumbs down to Mark Zuckerberg's plan to rebuild his four homes in the Crescent...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:04 am | 17 comments | 12118 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Law professors voice opposition to Persky recallMore than 90 law professors from throughout California, including 29 from Stanford University, signed a letter this week...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2017Last comment by abuse or process, on Nov 13, 2017 at 7:50 pm | 69 comments | 12117 Views
RESTAURANTS
Tasty against all odds: Our nine most memorable meals of 2020The nine meals on this list were noteworthy in more than one way: They were delicious in their own right but also represented...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2020Last comment by Jacqueline Campbell , on Dec 30, 2020 at 3:49 pm | 2 comments | 12116 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Wasting away, Palo Alto stylePalo Alto has always been ahead of its time -- open space, open classrooms, bike lanes. Though not everyone has agreed on...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Aug 13, 2021 at 1:03 pm | 2 comments | 12115 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto nonprofit funds education around the worldMatt Severson his father, Denis Severson, and Paly friend Andrew Perrault launched The School Fund website, inviting people...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2013Last comment by Solon, on Sep 20, 2013 at 9:54 pm | 8 comments | 12111 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford grad student raises $42K after mother's cancer diagnosisWhen Stanford University graduate student Jorge Cueto, received the news of his mother's cancer diagnosis last month, there...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2018Last comment by Goosal Tapal, on Jan 26, 2018 at 9:16 pm | 7 comments | 12110 Views
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