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PALO ALTO ISSUES

Page Mill Road development moves forward

The latest major development proposed for the bustling, congested and rapidly transforming area around Page Mill Road and...

Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014
Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Jun 17, 2014 at 2:15 pm | 46 comments | 10226 Views

SPORTS

Stanford football loses top defensive coach Hart

Randy Hart, one of the nation's premier defensive line coaches and a protege of Woody Hayes, has announced his retirement....

Original post made on Feb. 9, 2016
Last comment by Bob Jimenez, on Feb 12, 2016 at 1:46 pm | 3 comments | 10226 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

East Palo Alto to seek new city manager

East Palo Alto will look for a new city manager to replace current manager Magda Gonzalez, the City Council announced at...

Original post made on Jul. 15, 2014
Last comment by EPAMom, on Jul 20, 2014 at 8:35 am | 24 comments | 10226 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Work set to begin on Cubberley master plan

A lagging effort by the city of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Unified School District to reimagine the jointly owned Cubberley...

Original post made on Jun. 23, 2018
Last comment by Attila, on Jul 1, 2018 at 8:04 pm | 10 comments | 10225 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto looks to launch 'safe parking' program for people living in cars

A parking lot near the Palo Alto Baylands would be transformed into a temporary haven for people living in cars under a proposal...

Original post made on Sep. 10, 2020
Last comment by Mama, on Sep 14, 2020 at 2:39 pm | 20 comments | 10225 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Portola Valley's Jim Kohlberg behind 'Outlander' TV series

Portola Valley's Jim Kohlberg says he's excited to see positive reviews come out in the Wall Street Journal and Entertainment...

Original post made on Aug. 13, 2014
Last comment by Melanie, on Aug 15, 2014 at 11:14 am | 6 comments | 10225 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

City pledges funds to save Buena Vista

They haven't had much to cheer about over the past two years, but on Monday night about 300 residents of the Buena Vista...

Original post made on Jun. 29, 2015
Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jul 3, 2015 at 5:25 pm | 34 comments | 10223 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Serial identity thief pleads guilty, gets 10 years

A 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, 2012
Last comment by Nayeli, on Mar 30, 2012 at 8:53 pm | 11 comments | 10222 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Music teacher arrested on suspicion of sex-related communication with minor

A former music teacher at The Harker School in San Jose was arrested for allegedly having inappropriate sexual communication...

Original post made on Aug. 17, 2018
Last comment by Concerned resident, on Aug 20, 2018 at 11:07 am | 3 comments | 10221 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

PAPD at Dan Brown's Sports Bar

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Original post made by qq on Mar. 9, 2008
Last comment by Jonathan, on Jan 9, 2011 at 12:44 pm | 40 comments | 10220 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto looks to raise minimum wage

Citing the sky-high costs of living in Palo Alto, a group of City Council members is leading a push to adopt a local minimum-wage...

Original post made on Jan. 30, 2015
Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Feb 10, 2015 at 2:01 pm | 67 comments | 10219 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Shultz to speak on energy panel at Stanford

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Original post made on Sep. 5, 2007
Last comment by Tired, on Sep 10, 2007 at 4:40 pm | 33 comments | 10219 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

One of two elderly pedestrians struck by vehicle dies

One of two elderly pedestrians who were hit by a car as they crossed the street on May 9 has died, according to the Santa...

Original post made on May. 23, 2017
Last comment by Long Time Resident, on Aug 10, 2017 at 7:18 pm | 21 comments | 10218 Views

AROUND TOWN

Bare bones dim sum

Cho's Mandarin Dim Sum's beloved potstickers, cash-only menu and utilitarian charm relocated to downtown Los Altos in February. Read...

Original post made on Jun. 6, 2015
Last comment by parent, on Jun 6, 2015 at 11:57 am | 2 comments | 10217 Views

AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto to consider phasing out commercial tenants in Ventura

When Fry's Electronics officially closed its Palo Alto location in December 2019, it left behind both a giant vacancy and...

Original post made on Sep. 10, 2021
Last comment by Tecsi, on Sep 15, 2021 at 4:16 pm | 3 comments | 10217 Views

AROUND TOWN

Meatless Mondays

With the ethereal sounds of a young all-female a capella choir caroling in the background, families, couples, singles and...

Original post made on Nov. 28, 2015
Last comment by Patricia Joy Becker, on Nov 28, 2015 at 8:08 am | 1 comment | 10216 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Experts: Rising sea level needs to be top priority

Sea levels are already rising along the San Francisco Bay and local creeks, and officials can't waste time in finding a fix,...

Original post made on Jun. 22, 2015
Last comment by JoAnn, on Jun 23, 2015 at 5:58 pm | 22 comments | 10215 Views

AROUND TOWN

Police arrest massage therapist for sexual battery

Police arrested a Palo Alto massage therapist for the sexual battery of four young women in 2012. Read the full story...

Original post made on Dec. 21, 2013
There are no comments yet. 10213 Views

BOOKS

One dies in collision between box truck and fire truck, blocking southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto

All 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, 2019
Last comment by Resident, on Aug 5, 2019 at 8:13 pm | 24 comments | 10213 Views

SPORTS

Palo Alto Oaks headed to the World Series

Steve Espinoza wanted to make a special phone call on Sunday evening to Alice Makjavich, widow of former Palo Alto Oaks'...

Original post made on Aug. 3, 2010
Last comment by Oaks fan, on Aug 3, 2010 at 12:13 pm | 1 comment | 10212 Views
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