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BMR's for police,teachers.etc? Better check out current living in BMR's here in town...0...
Original post made by Thinking of you 2 on Aug. 22, 2007Last comment by No mandate, on Aug 29, 2007 at 9:55 am | 13 comments | 10575 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford, Packard nurses OK potential strikeNurses for Stanford and Lucile Packard Children's hospitals voted overwhelmingly in favor of a possible strike on Thursday...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2011Last comment by Ashley, on Mar 3, 2011 at 3:44 pm | 66 comments | 10574 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Francisco Giants fan, attacked in 2011, addresses bullyingWith Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" blasting in the background, San Francisco Giants fan and former paramedic Bryan Stow was...
Original post made on May. 16, 2018Last comment by Angry, on May 16, 2018 at 4:46 pm | 1 comment | 10571 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Amid uncertainty, golf course revamp delayed by a yearPalo Alto's ambitious plan to renovate the city-owned golf course in the Baylands will be delayed at least until next spring...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2014Last comment by randy albin, on Sep 10, 2014 at 1:37 pm | 29 comments | 10570 Views
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Wildfire smoke darkens sky while layer of fog protects Bay Area air qualitySmoke from the August Complex fires in Mendocino County settled on top of a marine layer in the Bay Area Wednesday, turning...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Sep 11, 2020 at 11:43 pm | 4 comments | 10568 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Google shows off 'extraordinary' building plans0...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2008Last comment by Kristine, on Apr 11, 2010 at 7:52 pm | 10 comments | 10567 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto struggles to keep up with job growthThe problems are clear: too many jobs, too much traffic and a housing shortage that is pushing long-time residents out of...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2016Last comment by Yes You Can!, on Mar 5, 2016 at 3:46 pm | 52 comments | 10566 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police records reveal nearly 50 car break-ins in Palo Alto within 10 daysFor some local drivers, the holiday season was not the most wonderful time of year. Between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2, nearly 50...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 13, 2020 at 12:30 pm | 34 comments | 10565 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Behind the Headlines: Mike Price's big ideaSouthgate resident Mike Price joins Weekly journalists for a discussion of his proposal to improve the Churchill Avenue rail...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2020Last comment by Ummmm...What about Charleston and Meadow?, on Jan 27, 2020 at 2:22 pm | 4 comments | 10564 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Donations pour in to thank Palo Alto track guardsAn effort to thank the security guards who stand watch at several Palo Alto train crossings started as a hopeful Facebook...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2014Last comment by A Parent, on Jan 1, 2015 at 7:39 pm | 28 comments | 10563 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Buena Vista closure heads toward final chapterWith the City Council just days away from making a decision on the closure of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, supporters of...
Original post made on May. 22, 2015Last comment by Craig Laughton, on May 27, 2015 at 10:32 am | 59 comments | 10562 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
One hundred years of Paly: High school to celebrate centennialPalo Alto High School is planning a series of events to involve the entire community in celebrating the school's 100-year...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2018Last comment by read the article, on Aug 24, 2018 at 8:36 pm | 8 comments | 10561 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto's Zhang looks to bring home a medal from RioIf it wasn't for a certain laundry room at Stanford University, Lily Zhang, the highest-ranked women's table tennis player...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2016Last comment by Paly Parent, on Aug 3, 2016 at 4:54 pm | 2 comments | 10561 Views
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Page Mill closes offices, fuels speculationPage Mill Properties, which owns about 1,700 apartments in East Palo Alto's Woodland Park neighborhood, shut down its management...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2009Last comment by Wrong as usual, on Sep 8, 2009 at 9:25 pm | 80 comments | 10560 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Let the buyers beware?0...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2008Last comment by Don't Sell At Market Rate, on Apr 5, 2008 at 11:30 am | 6 comments | 10559 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Judge allows health-care initiative to proceedA measure that would cap how much local health care providers can charge their patients for medical services is set to appear...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Aug 25, 2018 at 3:17 am | 66 comments | 10559 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Legal threats, late revisions pay off for developerFaced with a threat of a lawsuit, the Palo Alto City Council approved in one of its final actions of the year a highly contentious...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2018Last comment by BP, on Dec 25, 2018 at 4:26 pm | 30 comments | 10558 Views
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Hypnotherapy explored as weight-loss alternativeWhen the Weight Watchers diet didn't work for Ellyn Corey, she decided to try hypnotherapy to lose weight. Read the full...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2013Last comment by Dorthy Tyo, on Feb 26, 2013 at 8:43 am | 4 comments | 10558 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two volunteers, one dog and the story of the Palo Alto couple's unlikely rescueOn the eighth day of Palo Alto residents Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin’s disappearance, Rich Cassens and his search dog...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Feb 26, 2020 at 11:28 pm | 8 comments | 10557 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Backyard chickens in Palo Alto?0...
Original post made by PA Family on Jun. 27, 2008Last comment by Neighbors Helping Neighbors, on Apr 12, 2013 at 2:19 pm | 17 comments | 10556 Views
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