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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: Before the achievement gap comes the opportunity gapPalo Alto school Superintendent Kevin Skelly raised an important issue with his comments on the difficulty in closing the...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2009Last comment by Beth Caldwell, on Feb 16, 2009 at 6:16 am | 4 comments | 10554 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tweaks to rooftop-solar program irk industry execsIt's been a banner year for solar energy in Palo Alto, with the city signing new long-term contracts for its supply of solar-powered...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2016Last comment by Anonymous, on Sep 10, 2016 at 8:20 pm | 9 comments | 10553 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto leaders could decide Monday whether to open Foothills Park to nonresidentsA thorny issue that has created controversy for decades is about to get a hearing on Aug. 3 before the City Council: whether...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by supply & demand, on Aug 4, 2020 at 7:48 am | 41 comments | 10553 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to consider protocols Aug. 280...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2007Last comment by Bystander, on Aug 12, 2007 at 10:39 am | 60 comments | 10553 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cheese balls, aliens, Angry Birds -- and logical sequencingThe dozens of children who flock to Smita Kolhatkar's lunchtime "Scratch Club" at Barron Park Elementary School create their...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2012Last comment by Jeanie Smith, on Oct 17, 2012 at 9:10 pm | 3 comments | 10553 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cities, organizations put a new spin on Halloween traditionsWe've compiled a list of entertaining alternatives Menlo Park, Mountain View and Palo Alto to celebrate the ghoulish Halloween...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2020Last comment by May Day?, on Oct 24, 2020 at 6:07 pm | 1 comment | 10553 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Biden stops by Mountain View before heading to Santa Cruz County to survey storm damageAir Force One landed around 11:41 a.m. on Thursday at the Moffett Federal Airfield, and President Joe Biden emerged about...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Jan 22, 2023 at 7:01 pm | 11 comments | 10553 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 | 10552 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 | 10552 Views
AROUND TOWN
First Person: a conversation with Jim FruchtermanJim Fruchterman, rocket scientist-turned-social entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of Benetech, a Palo Alto-based nonprofit, develops...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2013Last comment by musical, on Jul 16, 2013 at 4:16 am | 7 comments | 10552 Views
RESTAURANTS
The Cool philosophySince Jesse Ziff Cool first opened Flea St. Cafe in Menlo Park more than 30 years ago, her first allegiance has been to the...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2017Last comment by The Train, on Apr 14, 2017 at 12:22 pm | 5 comments | 10552 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Palo Alto Art Center celebrates reopeningAfter more than a year of construction, the renovated Palo Alto Art Center reopened on Saturday, Oct. 6. The free public...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2012Last comment by Megan, on Oct 9, 2012 at 11:22 pm | 5 comments | 10551 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Work Trucks and Trailers on streets0...
Original post made by concerned resident on Jan. 8, 2007Last comment by john brown, on Dec 11, 2008 at 12:30 am | 19 comments | 10549 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Believe me, sooner or later the Mitchell Park library will openBelieve me, sooner or later the Mitchell Park library will open Read the full guest opinion here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=18492...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2013Last comment by The Obvious, on Mar 4, 2013 at 10:24 am | 14 comments | 10549 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Grass fire burning near Stanford Dish0...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2007Last comment by Tim, on Jul 11, 2007 at 9:17 pm | 29 comments | 10548 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
With 'horizontal levee,' Palo Alto brings new approach to sea-level rise protectionThe newest levee in the Baylands aims to offer protection for critical infrastructure against sea-level rise, a refuge for...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Apr 11, 2023 at 6:46 pm | 10 comments | 10547 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Despite financial risks, golf course revamp moves aheadWhen Palo Alto officials first proposed in 2011 a dramatic reconfiguration of the city's golf course in the Baylands, the...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2014Last comment by resident 1, on Feb 10, 2014 at 3:01 pm | 15 comments | 10546 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City proposes to peek at people's garbagePalo Altans who repeatedly throw recyclable items into their trash bins could soon find themselves slapped with fines and...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2010Last comment by Anonymous too, on Mar 18, 2010 at 10:29 am | 120 comments | 10545 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Skeptical council not sold on Page Mill developmentA plan to replace four homes on a busy stretch of Page Mill Road with a three-story building featuring apartments, office...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Jan 29, 2015 at 12:33 pm | 36 comments | 10545 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Work set to begin on Cubberley master planA 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, 2018Last comment by Attila, on Jul 1, 2018 at 8:04 pm | 10 comments | 10545 Views
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