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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why are we looking at high speed cable when Google is spreading the love of wireless?0...
Original post made by Victoria on Aug. 16, 2006Last comment by Marc B, on Aug 21, 2006 at 3:40 pm | 43 comments | 10491 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain, car death was 'an accident waiting to happen'The death of an Indiana driver at the Charleston Road train crossing on Friday (April 15) has left many in Palo Alto saying...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2011Last comment by Terri, on May 2, 2011 at 5:57 am | 78 comments | 10491 Views
AROUND TOWN
Nothin' but lunchA vision of Palo Alto's California Avenue and its environs as a mecca for high-tech employees was met with limited enthusiasm...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2014Last comment by Vrubel nachman, on Mar 27, 2014 at 10:05 am | 17 comments | 10491 Views
AROUND TOWN
Black and White Ball returns with a bangAfter a seven-year hiatus, the Black and White Ball is back. First held in 1987 as the key fundraising event for the Palo...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2019Last comment by High Society In Palo Alto, on Aug 29, 2019 at 6:53 pm | 21 comments | 10487 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council set to adopt new vision for California AvenueAs jackhammers and excavators roar forth with an ambitious and expensive beautification of California Avenue, Palo Alto officials...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2014Last comment by Ahem, on Aug 24, 2014 at 11:26 am | 23 comments | 10486 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
More Stanford housing, but worse traffic?If the Palo Alto City Council was gung-ho months ago about requesting that Stanford University build more housing on campus...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2018Last comment by Old Person, on Jul 29, 2018 at 12:33 pm | 58 comments | 10486 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police arrest massage therapist for sexual batteryPolice 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, 2013There are no comments yet. 10486 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Seeing math as 'a whole gorgeous piece of art'How do you help students -- especially the struggling ones -- learn to love math? Palo Alto High School math teacher Suz...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2012Last comment by Veddy Eenteresting, on Aug 11, 2014 at 6:08 pm | 15 comments | 10484 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New support for fiber to home0...
Original post made by Taylor S. on Aug. 2, 2006Last comment by dfhk, on Mar 30, 2008 at 1:13 am | 11 comments | 10483 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Shultz to speak on energy panel at Stanford0...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2007Last comment by Tired, on Sep 10, 2007 at 4:40 pm | 33 comments | 10483 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 | 10482 Views
AROUND TOWN
Four charged with perjury in 'Operation Sunny Day' casesFour people who testified in cases relating to the San Mateo County District Attorney Office's "Operation Sunny Day" case,...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2014There are no comments yet. 10482 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fire Department confronts recruiting challenge as female firefighters opt outWith Palo Alto recordings its lowest number of female firefighters in decades, the city is preparing to spend more time,...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2021Last comment by Lauren P., on Apr 14, 2021 at 9:43 am | 9 comments | 10480 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parks commission pitches a new project: A city gymEager to give Palo Alto residents a new space to compete, exercise and socialize, the Parks and Recreation Commission is...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2021Last comment by J Schwartz , on Dec 10, 2021 at 10:54 am | 28 comments | 10480 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman arrested in 1993 homicide of her daughterTwenty-seven years after a 3-year-old girl was found unresponsive in her family's East Palo Alto home, investigators have...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jul 11, 2020 at 7:09 am | 4 comments | 10480 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PA teacher faces misdemeanor charges for party0...
Original post made by A Parent on Dec. 16, 2006Last comment by Anon3, on Dec 27, 2006 at 12:22 pm | 57 comments | 10479 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Committee members slam council for paring down Comprehensive PlanThe City Council's abrupt decision to remove all program from the city's guiding land-use document has left members of the...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Mar 4, 2017 at 5:03 pm | 54 comments | 10479 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to Hill to soothe high-speed-rail concernsCalifornia's high-speed rail project may have left the station last year, when the state Legislature approved funding for...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2013Last comment by Martin, on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:35 pm | 38 comments | 10477 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How to use a scholarship: buy a laptop, reduce college debtLess college debt. A laptop computer. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/05/02/how-to-use-a-scholarship-buy-a-laptop-reduce-college-debt...
Original post made on May. 2, 2014Last comment by Ann Kelly, on May 2, 2014 at 4:17 pm | 1 comment | 10477 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Saving Buena VistaIntense and persistent efforts over the last year by Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian to put together a financial...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2016Last comment by Cleo's mom, on Jun 27, 2016 at 11:12 pm | 61 comments | 10476 Views
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