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AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: How to help those in crisisThe communities of Palo Alto and Woodside have lost two young people in the past few days to suicide. As we grieve, it is...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2014Last comment by wrong, on Oct 18, 2014 at 2:27 pm | 1 comment | 12012 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent Kevin Skelly wins contract extensionDespite recent strains over communication style, Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday won a one-year contract extension through...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2012Last comment by Former teacher, on May 10, 2013 at 8:04 pm | 41 comments | 12010 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mental health clinic for youth coming to Menlo ParkBy the end of next summer, if all goes according to plan, Menlo Park will have a mental health clinic just for young people....
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2016Last comment by Sarah1000, on Oct 16, 2016 at 11:11 am | 12 comments | 12006 Views
RESTAURANTS
Superfruit smoothiesThe açaí-bowl trend has touched down in the Peninsula over the last several months with the opening of Bare Bowls in downtown...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2015Last comment by Bill, on Mar 13, 2015 at 7:38 am | 1 comment | 12006 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hennessy to 'undervalued' teachers: 'Tell people about what you do'Addressing the burnout rate of young teachers in high-poverty schools is a goal of a new Stanford University summer institute...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2014Last comment by It happens, on Aug 1, 2014 at 5:13 pm | 4 comments | 12005 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'We're doing crisis learning': Superintendent addresses hot-button closure issues during live webinarOn Monday, Superintendent Don Austin addressed the realities facing a district that has moved instruction for 12,000 students...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by Silver lining, on Apr 28, 2020 at 9:57 am | 52 comments | 12003 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Former Palo Alto police sergeant charged with assault during 2018 arrestFormer Palo Alto police Sgt. Wayne Benitez has been charged with the assault of a Buena Vista Mobile Home Park man during...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Oct 12, 2020 at 1:32 pm | 24 comments | 11999 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Feature story: Palo Alto WWII veterans look backLeland Felton, 95, flipped through a scrapbook Monday of photographs he took during his service in World War II. Young, handsome...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2012Last comment by Wayne Martin, on Nov 10, 2012 at 8:19 am | 7 comments | 11999 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Jewish campus readies for debutStaff of the new, $270 million Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life will move into their offices Wednesday, three months in...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2009Last comment by San Antonio road, on Jul 30, 2009 at 4:16 pm | 81 comments | 11997 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 | 11997 Views
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 | 11996 Views
SPORTS
Jeremy Lin among 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy AwardComing out of Palo Alto High in 2006, Jeremy Lin did not receive a single scholarship offer from a Division I basketball...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2010Last comment by JLFAN, on Feb 10, 2010 at 10:01 pm | 1 comment | 11996 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Social, environmental advocate Mary Davey diesMary Davey, who divided her energies between supporting environmental and social causes, died Saturday evening at Stanford...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2010Last comment by Joel, on Oct 8, 2010 at 1:16 pm | 22 comments | 11993 Views
AROUND TOWN
Former Palo Alto math tutor now charged with 52 lewd acts on 16 girlsProsecutors in the case against former Palo Alto math tutor Mark Allan Hodes filed additional charges of lewd conduct against...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2021Last comment by Justine Paul, on Apr 14, 2021 at 11:56 am | 46 comments | 11992 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: The perils of state actionState legislators who are pushing for new laws forcing cities to allow dense, multi-family housing developments in single-family...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Apr 4, 2019 at 2:40 pm | 52 comments | 11991 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Friends and family gather at intersection where Mountain View teen died after a collision with a truckFamily and friends have left flowers, candles, balloons and mementos at an impromptu memorial at the corner of El Camino...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on May 16, 2022 at 12:34 pm | 2 comments | 11987 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 | 11981 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
No place to goIt doesn't matter if they are rich or poor, longtime residents or new immigrants. Thousands of domestic-violence survivors...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2017Last comment by women's shelter in CT?, on Jan 22, 2017 at 8:57 pm | 8 comments | 11981 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 | 11980 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto mulls opposing high-speed rail projectPalo Alto may soon take a formal stance against California's proposed high-speed-rail line and begin lobbying state legislators...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2010Last comment by The vote, on Sep 2, 2010 at 5:13 pm | 153 comments | 11976 Views
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