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BOOKS
First Person: A conversation with Kelly McGonigalStanford health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., discusses her wide-ranging research and teaching with Lisa Van Dusen...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2011Last comment by Inapppropriate style, on Dec 15, 2011 at 11:38 pm | 2 comments | 10111 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New housing laws pose challenges for cityThe housing crunch may be an official Palo Alto priority, but City Hall wasn't cheering last week when Gov. Jerry Brown signed...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by Curmudgepn, on Oct 9, 2017 at 5:11 pm | 54 comments | 10108 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Calling out cheatingParents and students didn't agree on much at Tuesday's school board meeting on what further reforms would improve the learning...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2015Last comment by Buddy, on Feb 23, 2016 at 2:51 pm | 39 comments | 10108 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Trio arrested for 7-Eleven robberyThree men who allegedly held up a Palo Alto 7-Eleven store last month have been arrested, the Palo Alto Police Department...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2013Last comment by free my brother , on Nov 13, 2013 at 5:30 pm | 8 comments | 10108 Views
AROUND TOWN
Workers to remove sediment from Matadero CreekCrews from the Santa Clara Valley Water District will remove 2,000 cubic yards of sediment -- enough to fill 250 dump trucks...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2013Last comment by Bunny on Greer, on Jul 14, 2013 at 12:25 pm | 11 comments | 10108 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Sally Lieber spanking bill should finish her off politically0...
Original post made by kevin on Jan. 19, 2007Last comment by jim, on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:17 pm | 62 comments | 10107 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Downtown denizens split over proposed downtown developmentOn Monday night, the City Council is set to consider an appeal of the recently approved multi-story development at 429 University...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2015Last comment by musical, on Apr 6, 2015 at 11:09 pm | 40 comments | 10107 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Non-resident admission, student headcount climbs at UCMore than 23 percent of students admitted by the University of California for this fall's freshman class are not California...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2012Last comment by Milan Moravec, on Jun 27, 2012 at 5:21 pm | 35 comments | 10107 Views
AROUND TOWN
Women's shelter to open again in College TerraceAfter a two-year hiatus, the Heart and Home Collaborative will again open its temporary shelter for homeless women at University...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2016Last comment by Jeremy, on Dec 19, 2016 at 11:32 am | 5 comments | 10107 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Nicole Chiu-Wang declares run for Palo Alto school board, incumbent Ken Dauber won't seek reelectionChiu-Wang's priorities including improving mental health services and investing in early childhood education. Read the full...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2022Last comment by Anony Mouse, on Sep 20, 2022 at 5:21 pm | 29 comments | 10106 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn community deserves support, not blameMy name is Chloe Sorensen, and I'm the sophomore class president at Gunn High School. Throughout my first year and a half...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2015Last comment by Paly Parent, on Mar 20, 2015 at 8:16 am | 24 comments | 10105 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
With revenues up, city looks to beef up workforceRiding the wave of a booming economy, City Manager James Keene on Tuesday unveiled a proposed budget for the coming year...
Original post made on May. 7, 2014Last comment by Build a public safety building, on May 14, 2014 at 1:01 pm | 53 comments | 10104 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ten binge-drinking teens cited for intoxicationTen teens were detained by Palo Alto police and cited for public drunkenness following a Saturday-night binge-drinking party...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2010Last comment by wow, on Sep 5, 2010 at 9:37 pm | 147 comments | 10104 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
With losses mounting, Palo Alto to rethink animal servicesDogged by cramped conditions and mounting financial losses, Palo Alto's scrappy but popular animal shelter is once again...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by William Warrior, on Apr 26, 2015 at 5:29 pm | 59 comments | 10103 Views
RESTAURANTS
Satura Cakes - quite terrible0...
Original post made by Marcello on Aug. 8, 2006Last comment by picky, on Aug 10, 2007 at 2:32 pm | 13 comments | 10103 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Maker's studio builds a passion for science and artSmita Kolhatkar implores the lunchtime rush of elementary school students to wash their hands, but they're not listening....
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2014Last comment by Anonymous, on Sep 6, 2014 at 10:39 pm | 4 comments | 10100 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 | 10099 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stanford student pleads not guilty after fatal crashA Stanford Graduate School of Business student today pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges related to a fatal wrong-way...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2013Last comment by Mikey Palo Alto, on Nov 15, 2013 at 3:02 pm | 13 comments | 10098 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen songwriter earns national honorLeo Jergovic’s songwriting journey may have begun just one year ago, but his foundation as a musician has been years in...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2019Last comment by Laura Michele, on Feb 11, 2019 at 1:40 pm | 4 comments | 10097 Views
AROUND TOWN
City scraps plan to raise train tracks at ChurchillSeeking to ease concerns from residents in the Old Palo Alto and Southgate neighborhoods about property seizures, Palo Alto...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Rainer, on Jun 21, 2018 at 11:23 am | 68 comments | 10096 Views
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