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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 | 11721 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest OpinionThe best for our best friends Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/02/14/guest-opinion...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2014Last comment by Palo Alto Homeless Dogs, on Feb 26, 2014 at 12:35 pm | 4 comments | 11721 Views
AROUND TOWN
Study aims to bring data to Palo Alto's loud debate over airplane noiseWith citizen complaints about airplane noise on the rise, Palo Alto officials on Monday agreed to commission a study focused...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2015Last comment by Resident, on Sep 29, 2015 at 6:54 pm | 201 comments | 11721 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 | 11717 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parents launch mobile health-record challengeThe parents of a 2011 Palo Alto High School graduate who died from meningitis have launched a campaign to teach people how...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2015Last comment by Sally Bemus, on Feb 9, 2015 at 12:26 pm | 4 comments | 11716 Views
MOVIES
'Wild' woman blues<B> (Guild) Read the full story here http://paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/12/05/wild-woman-blues posted Friday, December...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2014Last comment by musical, on Dec 5, 2014 at 6:13 pm | 2 comments | 11716 Views
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Smash-and-grab burglars hit Bloomingdale's at Stanford Shopping CenterPalo Alto police are looking for four people who drove a stolen sports utility vehicle through the front glass doors of Bloomingdale's...
Original post made on May. 13, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 16, 2015 at 7:59 am | 21 comments | 11714 Views
AROUND TOWN
Resident group petitions city for housingA coaltion of Palo Alto residents, including eight former mayors, is petitioning the City Council to fix the city's affordable-housing...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2016Last comment by Mike-Crescent Park, on Mar 18, 2016 at 4:58 pm | 110 comments | 11713 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents, developer spar over plan for office complexAt a meeting that pitted the latest concepts in land-use against the grim reality of an already congested area of Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2013Last comment by Rainer ingeborg eejit, on Dec 7, 2013 at 7:23 am | 24 comments | 11712 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Recall election of Brock Turner judge postponedThe group working to unseat Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky for alleged judicial bias has decided to delay placing...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by My Left Foot, on Mar 25, 2017 at 11:26 am | 21 comments | 11709 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The beaver is back: Pair of the semiaquatic rodents spotted in Palo AltoMore than 160 years ago, the sight and sound of beavers in local creeks was likely common. They were later exterminated by...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2022Last comment by Scottie Zimmerman, on Nov 7, 2022 at 5:08 pm | 5 comments | 11707 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto adds motion detection to Caltrain corridorA first-of-its-kind system to detect suicide attempts along railroad tracks will be piloted in Palo Alto. Read the full...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2016Last comment by Joe Bloe, on Jul 9, 2016 at 12:24 pm | 34 comments | 11706 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tasers in Palo Alto?0...
Original post made by Nat on Dec. 4, 2006Last comment by David E Zuskin, on Feb 3, 2008 at 9:06 pm | 37 comments | 11704 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Growing his own0...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2007Last comment by John, on Jul 16, 2007 at 2:15 pm | 8 comments | 11702 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman struck by bus, killed in downtown Palo AltoA woman was killed in downtown Palo Alto this morning after she was struck by a bus while crossing University Avenue. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2010Last comment by Jozee, on Dec 13, 2012 at 12:20 pm | 52 comments | 11702 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD needs an independent public investigation of bullying and student civil rightsAlong with many Palo Alto residents, I was disappointed to learn last week that the US Department of Education's Office of...
Original post made by Ken Dauber on Feb. 22, 2013Last comment by Edmund Burke, on Apr 5, 2013 at 12:32 am | 30 comments | 11700 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 | 11700 Views
AROUND TOWN
Real life after reality TV0...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2007Last comment by haha-- bithcy samantha bonderman, on Jul 6, 2007 at 10:50 am | 43 comments | 11699 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Another plan for Maybell housing draws fireThe developer of 2.46 acres on Maybell Avenue near Arastradero Road may be up against a considerable battle with some Barron...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2015Last comment by About the Kids, on Feb 5, 2015 at 4:34 pm | 65 comments | 11698 Views
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Labor talks sputter as Palo Alto approves major budget cutsPalo Alto concluded one of its most brutal budget seasons in recent memory on Monday night, when the City Council approved...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2020Last comment by Rebecca Eisenberg, on Sep 13, 2020 at 9:12 pm | 28 comments | 11698 Views
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