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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
As U.S. bans WeChat, local Chinese Americans face loss of tool that's become integral to their livesThe popular Chinese-owned mobile app WeChat, which has been the main communications lifeblood for local Chinese Americans,...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2020Last comment by Longtime Resident, on Sep 30, 2020 at 11:45 pm | 35 comments | 11235 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Eleven candidates to square off in council raceEleven candidates, including planning commissioners, past contenders and a few political newcomers, will square off for four...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2016Last comment by concerned citizen, on Sep 19, 2016 at 12:29 pm | 61 comments | 11233 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Chinese American community raises thousands to purchase 50K masks for medical facilitiesIn a massive effort to ease the strain on local health care providers, members of Palo Alto's Chinese American community...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Apr 25, 2020 at 12:53 am | 14 comments | 11233 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Advantages and Disadvantages of PinewoodHello all, The question about Menlo School prompts this one from me about Pinewood. We are considering sending my daughter...
Original post made by Just Looking for Now on Dec. 21, 2009Last comment by GSB Parent, on Jan 19, 2010 at 11:17 am | 13 comments | 11232 Views
AROUND TOWN
Who's dying in California from COVID-19?California's COVID-19 deaths are skewing younger, with the average age dropping seven years in September. Death rates are...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2021Last comment by MaryAnne Borgers, on Sep 28, 2021 at 2:41 pm | 17 comments | 11231 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents fight burglaries with lights, cameras, actionMany Palo Alto neighborhoods are organizing in ways they have not since the rise of Neighborhood Watch programs in the 1980s,...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2012Last comment by Dogs that bark, on Oct 27, 2012 at 9:57 pm | 19 comments | 11230 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
With new design, home on Eichler-style block in Palo Alto nears approvalAfter an outpouring of criticism from neighbors and significant design revisions, a Louis Road property owner this week received...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2014Last comment by PAmoderate, on Aug 13, 2014 at 9:40 am | 43 comments | 11230 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The wisdom of horsesCan horses teach people with early-stage dementia useful lessons about how to cope with their disease? Read the full story...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2015Last comment by Stephanie M., on Jan 5, 2016 at 12:42 pm | 5 comments | 11228 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
First Person: A conversation with Elton Sherwin, venture capitalist turned climate change entrepreneurElton Sherwin, former cleantech venture capitalist turned accidental climate change entrepreneur talks with Lisa Van Dusen...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2013Last comment by musical, on Dec 17, 2013 at 7:47 pm | 7 comments | 11226 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Junior Museum & Zoo would double sizePalo Alto's Junior Museum & Zoo would be demolished and rebuilt at twice its current size as part of an ambitious makeover...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2015Last comment by Just right, on Mar 24, 2015 at 2:24 am | 29 comments | 11226 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
In Memoriam: Notable Palo Alto area people who died this yearWe look back at people who left a lasting impression on many in the Palo Alto community and beyond through their accomplishments,...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2017Last comment by Still Grieving Friend, on Dec 31, 2017 at 4:37 pm | 3 comments | 11225 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood Middle School loses principal, vice principalThe Ravenswood Middle School in East Palo Alto is heading into its second year of existence with new leadership after the...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2018Last comment by Ravenswood Parent, on Oct 13, 2018 at 1:38 pm | 12 comments | 11225 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woodside High grieves over death of freshmanSadness pervaded Woodside High School Tuesday as students and teachers remembered Leyla Beban, a 14-year-old Redwood City...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2012Last comment by Joe, on Dec 4, 2012 at 10:36 am | 26 comments | 11224 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents submit signatures for November initiative on office growthWith the hand-off of a half-foot-tall stack of signed petitions today, Palo Alto residents seeking to set a new and smaller...
Original post made on May. 22, 2018Last comment by mauricio, on May 26, 2018 at 2:36 pm | 38 comments | 11222 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto taps Robert Jonsen as new police chiefMenlo Park police Chief Robert Jonsen will cross the southern city line in January to take charge of the Palo Alto Police...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2017Last comment by wondering, on Nov 14, 2017 at 11:29 pm | 7 comments | 11221 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Prodded by state mandates, Palo Alto launches new housing visionAs Palo Alto launches the complex process of identifying sites to accommodate more than 6,000 new residences, city leaders...
Original post made on May. 11, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 18, 2021 at 3:47 pm | 62 comments | 11220 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to 'fuel switch' away from natural gasWhen Palo Alto cut carbon out of its electricity supply last year, City Council members and environmentalists lauded the...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2014Last comment by resident 1, on Jan 7, 2015 at 9:07 am | 57 comments | 11219 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto's 'Christmas Tree Lane' lights upStarting Saturday (Dec. 10), Fulton Street in Palo Alto will again transform into a Christmas wonderland, filled with red...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2011Last comment by -Ladrea, on Dec 14, 2014 at 4:49 pm | 12 comments | 11219 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Low-income housing agency triples rentPalo Alto Housing, a nonprofit offering low-income residents below-market-rate units, has notified certain tenants that their...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2019Last comment by Old Timer, on Apr 4, 2019 at 4:48 am | 49 comments | 11217 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
An airman's final homecoming0...
Original post made by Jocelyn Dong on Jun. 23, 2006Last comment by Bill Bell, on Jun 24, 2006 at 5:38 pm | 1 comment | 11216 Views
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