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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Serial identity thief pleads guilty, gets 10 yearsA 28-year-old man who went on an identity-theft crime spree in Santa Clara County, including in Palo Alto, pleaded guilty...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2012Last comment by Nayeli, on Mar 30, 2012 at 8:53 pm | 11 comments | 9932 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man found shot in East Palo Alto parking garage diesEast Palo Alto police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a 25-year-old man who was found with a gunshot...
Original post made on May. 6, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 8, 2021 at 10:59 am | 8 comments | 9932 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: False hopes of FAA noise legislationA group of 14 House Democrats and one Republican introduced legislation in Congress last week that would require the Federal...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2015Last comment by Open question, on Dec 1, 2015 at 9:49 pm | 56 comments | 9927 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New children's book by locally grown author encourages youth activismMarissa McGee, who grew up in East Palo Alto, was shopping for shampoo one day when she saw something that bothered her....
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2021Last comment by Neal, on Jul 23, 2021 at 7:17 am | 3 comments | 9927 Views
AROUND TOWN
New Palo Alto hotel keen on hip, young guestsHotel Keen, at 425 High St., is Palo Alto's first new hotel in a decade and part of a local spike in hotel development that...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by Alma/Loma Verde Resident/Parent, on May 17, 2010 at 3:12 pm | 6 comments | 9927 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police probe two street robberies and a burglaryPalo Alto police are investigating two attempted street robberies and one residential burglary that occurred in the north...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2011Last comment by Concerned, on Jan 7, 2012 at 10:20 pm | 30 comments | 9926 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Sexual-assault case against Joe Lonsdale droppedA civil case filed earlier this year against Joe Lonsdale, founder of Palo Alto software company Palantir, by a former girlfriend...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2015Last comment by icky, on Nov 5, 2015 at 8:58 pm | 11 comments | 9924 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Meet the 'new' grandparents0...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2008Last comment by Terry, on Feb 2, 2008 at 10:44 am | 7 comments | 9924 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Reckless driving during morning school hours0...
Original post made by Concerned neighbor on Sep. 12, 2006Last comment by Parent, on Apr 2, 2007 at 5:26 pm | 16 comments | 9924 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
With Stanford offer on hold, school board members voice disappointment — and one goes on the offensiveThree Palo Alto school board members voted on Tuesday night to suspend consideration of a tentative agreement with Stanford...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Tessa, on May 22, 2019 at 9:51 am | 81 comments | 9923 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto residents join train-tunnel debatePalo Alto’s debate over the future of the rail corridor began to rev up Tuesday night, when a crowd of residents joined...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2018Last comment by Maurice, on Mar 14, 2018 at 5:55 am | 108 comments | 9922 Views
BOOKS
Kombucha with a bite: Paly grad's startup Jiant taps into craze with alcoholic brewsTrue to his Palo Alto roots, Aaron Telch says that Jiant, the beverage company he co-founded, has "a garage story, except...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2021There are no comments yet. 9922 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A new parking mess?The debate over who should be entitled to park in residential neighborhoods adjacent to business districts will be renewed...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2017Last comment by Ahem, on Jan 23, 2017 at 9:32 pm | 26 comments | 9921 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Six school board candidates vie for three spots0...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2007Last comment by extreme measures, on Aug 23, 2007 at 8:29 am | 105 comments | 9920 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The other Palo Alto0...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2007Last comment by ANTHONY, on Oct 27, 2007 at 11:57 am | 20 comments | 9919 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board settles on search firmPalo Alto school board members Monday agreed to hire a Southern California-based partnership of former California school...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2014Last comment by Teachers, too, on Mar 16, 2014 at 8:21 am | 18 comments | 9919 Views
BOOKS
One dies in collision between box truck and fire truck, blocking southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo AltoAll lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto are closed and one man died after a box truck rear-ended a Palo Alto...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Aug 5, 2019 at 8:13 pm | 24 comments | 9919 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly Choirs Sweep Anaheim Heritage Festival Awards0...
Original post made by Theresa on Apr. 3, 2007Last comment by Shannon, on Jan 7, 2009 at 9:52 pm | 10 comments | 9918 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A century of peacemakingFor more than a century, the members of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) have worked dutifully...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2016Last comment by Judy Adams, on Jan 7, 2016 at 10:42 am | 2 comments | 9917 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Housing agency eyes new affordable housing sitesAfter a bruising 2013 defeat of its proposal to build affordable senior apartments in south Palo Alto, the nonprofit Palo...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2016Last comment by Dan Gold, on Feb 8, 2017 at 4:29 pm | 39 comments | 9916 Views
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