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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent Max McGee resignsAfter weeks of upheaval over senior school leadership’s handling of two controversies -- a missed deadline that will cost...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2017Last comment by Cari V., on Sep 29, 2017 at 9:30 pm | 101 comments | 31778 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hundreds of COVID-19 cases appear in Palo Alto schools as omicron surgesClasses have been back in session for less than a week after winter break and local schools are reporting record numbers...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2022Last comment by Jennifer Tate, on Jan 18, 2022 at 4:36 pm | 42 comments | 31691 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shoptalk: Samyama is a lavishly adorned yoga studioPalo Alto's Midtown neighborhood is about to become home to one of the city's more unusual projects. Spanning two floors...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2013Last comment by Eagerly Anticipating, on Apr 10, 2013 at 1:52 am | 11 comments | 31679 Views
AROUND TOWN
Multiple painkillers found in deceased actor John HeardActor John Heard, who was found dead in a Palo Alto hotel room last July, had numerous potent painkillers in his system,...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2018Last comment by also sheesh, on Jan 8, 2018 at 10:37 pm | 4 comments | 31562 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two Palo Alto teachers and a disabled student injured during violent struggleA serious incident in which two teachers and a student with disabilities were badly injured in early May has prompted Palo...
Original post made on May. 24, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Jun 5, 2023 at 1:58 pm | 80 comments | 31560 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Feds: Parents paid tens of thousands to game the admissions systemThe 204-page federal complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on March 12 in the case of a nationwide college-admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Mar 21, 2019 at 12:07 pm | 73 comments | 31519 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Grand jury calls for denser housingDespite a recent push to build more housing, Palo Alto and other Santa Clara County cities will have to answer to the civil...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jul 15, 2018 at 8:38 am | 205 comments | 31504 Views
SPORTS
Track and field's greatest dual meet is turning 50==I (This month marks the 50th anniversary of the famed 1962 U.S.-U.S.S.R. track and field meet at Stanford Stadium. This...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2012Last comment by Carl, on Feb 22, 2014 at 5:32 pm | 5 comments | 31393 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto fights state mandate for more housingIn what one council member called a fight "for the soul of our city," Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday, Feb. 11, to formally...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Feb 16, 2013 at 7:37 pm | 44 comments | 31355 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford professor who needed bone-marrow match dies at 54A Stanford professor whose students and friends rallied to help her find a bone-marrow match has died. Nalini Ambady, 54,...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2013Last comment by Goolrukh Vakil, on Nov 1, 2013 at 3:19 pm | 5 comments | 31350 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park police arrest alleged looters en route to Stanford Shopping CenterMenlo Park police officers on the lookout for looters Sunday night arrested two men who were allegedly headed to Stanford...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jun 4, 2020 at 7:49 pm | 26 comments | 31348 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto church reports that a person with COVID-19, and the person’s relative, were on the campus within past two weeksLast Sunday, the leadership at First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, like at many local faith communities, discussed how...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Alicia Flores, on Apr 21, 2020 at 4:10 am | 7 comments | 31329 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Gavin Newsom report card: What he has done, and what he hasn'tSince taking office in 2019, California's governor has made progress on education and other key issues, but left much to...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2021Last comment by John B. Sails, on Sep 17, 2021 at 12:24 pm | 28 comments | 31327 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Paly teacher arrested for alleged sex crimesA Palo Alto High School science teacher who allegedly touched a student in a classroom was arrested by police on Wednesday...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2016Last comment by Ms.A, on Jun 21, 2016 at 9:14 pm | 43 comments | 31322 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board votes to rename schoolsAfter hours of impassioned public comment, the Palo Alto school board voted unanimously on Tuesday night to rename two of...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2018Last comment by kids, on Apr 1, 2018 at 2:35 pm | 96 comments | 31226 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: SB 50 undermines single-family neighborhoods and diversityRather than reap the benefits of locally driven solutions, SB 50 pulls the rug from under them with radical, one-size-fits-all...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Oh Really?, on Mar 28, 2019 at 12:29 pm | 153 comments | 31187 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto declares coronavirus 'emergency'With the number coronavirus cases in the county steadily climbing, the city of Palo Alto on Thursday declared a state of...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by covidpartyatkpao, on Apr 18, 2020 at 2:31 pm | 59 comments | 31177 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Overcoming abuseEditor's note: This article includes graphic language and may not be suitable for younger readers. Read the full story...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2014Last comment by Curious, on Jul 15, 2014 at 11:37 pm | 20 comments | 31149 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
In East Palo Alto, a microcosm of the state's heated charter school debateAs California's charter school movement booms and polarizes public education, educators, elected officials and researchers...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Wayne Martn, on Mar 24, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 23 comments | 31135 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Health care measure heads for defeat in Palo AltoA proposal by a union of health care workers to impose caps on how much Palo Alto’s medical providers can charge patients...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Single and Free, on Nov 17, 2018 at 1:35 pm | 45 comments | 31100 Views
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