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AROUND TOWN
A neighborhood challengeSmriti Gautam has never been to a block party in her University South neighborhood because there hasn't been one. There's...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2014Last comment by Adrian, on Aug 25, 2014 at 6:09 pm | 10 comments | 8583 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: So far, all take, no give on Cubberley siteWe had high hopes in November, 2011 when the Palo Alto City Council adopted an ambitious work plan aimed at determining a...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2013Last comment by Alex Panelli, on Mar 19, 2013 at 9:18 am | 44 comments | 8582 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Candidate season officially opens MondayPalo Alto residents looking to jump into the City Council and school board races can start picking up their nomination papers...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2014Last comment by Let critics speak, on Jul 14, 2014 at 11:38 am | 5 comments | 8581 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council rejects proposal to sell Palo Alto's water rightsA proposal by two City Council members to sell some of Palo Alto's unused water rights to another city fell flat on Monday,...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 10, 2022 at 9:04 am | 29 comments | 8581 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
South bay earthquake elicits surprised reactions from Palo Alto residentsPalo Alto residents were jolted by an earthquake that struck the south bay late Tuesday morning. The temblor happened at...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2022Last comment by P2L1, on Oct 26, 2022 at 7:20 pm | 6 comments | 8581 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How the U.S. Air Force fought suicide, and we can, tooAs a parent of three, including a Gunn student and a Terman student, I shared the sense of grief, concern and helplessness...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2010Last comment by Midtown Parent, on Apr 27, 2010 at 11:30 pm | 18 comments | 8580 Views
AROUND TOWN
PG&E: 400K Bay Area customers could lose power this weekend in public safety shutoffAs many as 850,000 PG&E customers across all of the utility's service area could lose power this weekend in the latest public...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Dec 3, 2019 at 12:43 pm | 39 comments | 8580 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Techie cafe approved for Palo Alto's Varsity TheatreA plan to convert the historic Varsity Theatre on University Avenue into a "working cafe" for tech professionals and an event...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2014Last comment by Fake Retail, on Sep 11, 2014 at 12:17 pm | 40 comments | 8579 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Pedestrian deaths, Hangar One top Mountain View news in 2012From the banning of plastic grocery bags to rejection of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant, there was no shortage of news in Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2012Last comment by Don Draper wins, on Dec 27, 2012 at 1:01 pm | 5 comments | 8579 Views
BOOKS
Strength and service: Retiring fire chief reflects on his 40-year career in the communityHarold Schapelhouman almost didn't become a Menlo Park firefighter. At 20, the chief of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District,...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2021Last comment by pat, on Jul 24, 2021 at 7:56 pm | 2 comments | 8579 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto sued over Cal Ave streetscape planA Palo Alto resident and a California Avenue merchant have filed a lawsuit against the city this week, claiming that the...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2011Last comment by Comments are an interesting read, on Apr 25, 2011 at 2:40 pm | 71 comments | 8578 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto puts business tax on ballotA proposed parcel tax on commercial development that could generate millions of dollars for affordable housing and job training...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2018Last comment by Mark Dinan, on Aug 4, 2018 at 8:31 pm | 4 comments | 8578 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Survey shows neighborhood support for Buena Vista residentsWhen residents of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park residents packed into Avenidas last week for a three-day hearing on the...
Original post made on May. 20, 2014Last comment by Jane, on May 22, 2014 at 7:56 pm | 53 comments | 8577 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School-bond opponent lays out case0...
Original post made on May. 8, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on May 16, 2008 at 11:53 pm | 87 comments | 8577 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Hit-and-run collision injuries bicyclistA bicyclist was left with moderate injuries in a hit-and-run collision Friday on a narrow arterial in Old Palo Alto, police...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jul 24, 2017 at 9:18 pm | 66 comments | 8577 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto council splits over downtown housing planDespite general consensus that downtown Palo Alto is the perfect place to add residential development, the City Council clashed...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 25, 2022 at 6:19 pm | 4 comments | 8576 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district raises questions about Palo Alto's intention to renew Cubberley leaseThe city of Palo Alto and school district's joint effort to redevelop Cubberley Community Center has hit a bump, with questions...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 26, 2019 at 7:16 am | 23 comments | 8576 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Utilities tries to keep pace with technological changeWhen Palo Alto's founding fathers decided more than a century ago to launch a municipal utility, they could hardly have imagined...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2018Last comment by Joe, on Feb 21, 2018 at 2:23 pm | 13 comments | 8574 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hill's bill seeks to guarantee Caltrain electrificationAs Caltrain prepares to embark on its long-stalled voyage toward electrification, Sen. Jerry Hill on Friday unveiled a bill...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2013Last comment by SteveU, on Feb 26, 2013 at 2:38 pm | 42 comments | 8574 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto vows reforms to improve transparencyChastened by accusations of poor transparency, Palo Alto officials on Monday night offered apologies to community for their...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2014Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 11, 2014 at 9:02 am | 91 comments | 8573 Views
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