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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to expand parksFrom the tranquil expanse of Foothills Park to the energized hive of Johnson Park, Palo Alto has no shortage of green spaces...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2016Last comment by Downtown, on Feb 2, 2016 at 12:10 pm | 27 comments | 8445 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lunch credit cards + kids = worries0...
Original post made by Elementary Parent on Sep. 30, 2006Last comment by Bystander, on Oct 16, 2006 at 1:41 pm | 11 comments | 8445 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Melissa Baten CaswellAfter serving for almost a decade on the Palo Alto Board of Education, Melissa Baten Caswell didn't initially plan to run...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2016Last comment by common sense, on Oct 13, 2016 at 5:24 pm | 3 comments | 8445 Views
AROUND TOWN
New classes, Jordan donation on school board agendaNew course offerings for next year, the proposed issuance of a facilities bond and a $250,000 donation to Jordan Middle School...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2014Last comment by numbers game, on Apr 22, 2014 at 8:19 am | 5 comments | 8444 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High Hits #42 on Newsweek ‘Best High Schools’ ListInteresting article: Gunn High School vaulted to the forty-second spot on Newsweek’s “America’s Best High Schools...
Original post made by gunns ok on Jun. 21, 2011Last comment by Parent 2, on Dec 9, 2013 at 8:31 pm | 26 comments | 8443 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto World Music Day sees big crowd, diverse musicThe city's annual World Music Day festival, with a wide variety of music from around the world, drew people from all over...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2014Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jun 19, 2014 at 3:32 pm | 11 comments | 8443 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Few good options on pensions, council is toldDespite pension reforms passed in Sacramento last summer, Palo Alto remains severely restricted in its power to rein in the...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2013Last comment by Alex, on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:09 pm | 24 comments | 8442 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Save the Crossing Guards: Charge for Highschool ParkingI'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but do Palo Alto high schools really provide free parking for students who...
Original post made by Alex Green on May. 16, 2010Last comment by ha_farloungtzen, on May 22, 2010 at 6:13 pm | 31 comments | 8442 Views
AROUND TOWN
A home for the homemadeArtists often struggle to promote their homespun goods, yearning to be seen amidst the big-box retailers. But since the advent...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2010Last comment by palo alto, on Mar 31, 2010 at 7:22 pm | 2 comments | 8442 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County opens 2 new COVID-19 testing sites for vulnerable residentsTwo new community COVID-19 testing sites in Santa Clara County aimed to serve the most vulnerable individuals in the community...
Original post made on May. 5, 2020Last comment by athena, on Jul 15, 2020 at 3:53 pm | 9 comments | 8441 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cañada College launches student shuttle in East Palo AltoA new pilot shuttle bus to help students and employees from East Palo Alto commute to Cañada College launched on Wednesday...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2018Last comment by Elizabeth , on Aug 16, 2018 at 9:55 pm | 6 comments | 8440 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Claim settled for home damaged by policeWhen a SWAT team entered Gladys Leu's Palo Alto home on March 23, they were looking for a burglar. They got their man, but...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2015Last comment by the_punnisher, on Jun 26, 2015 at 1:22 pm | 9 comments | 8440 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County, nonprofit leaders rebuke state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution programOutraged that California's new COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan won't get them first dibs on doses meant for the hardest-hit...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 14, 2021 at 2:47 pm | 6 comments | 8440 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford offers Palo Alto $173 million in 'benefits' for hospital expansionStanford University Medical Center has offered Palo Alto a $173 million package of community benefits -- including an aggressive...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2011Last comment by Joe, on Jan 23, 2011 at 5:56 pm | 34 comments | 8440 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
ELECTION 2012: Stories, editorials, videos and resourcesStories, editorials, videos, photos and links regarding the Presidential General Election on Nov. 6, 2012. Palo Alto Online...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2012Last comment by Roman Larson, on Nov 3, 2012 at 10:26 pm | 2 comments | 8439 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man exposes himself to a woman near the Palo Alto BaylandsPolice are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman eating lunch in her car near the entrance to the Palo Alto Baylands...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2017Last comment by Anon, on Jan 24, 2017 at 6:55 pm | 4 comments | 8439 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cities slam VTA plan to reroute Measure B funding toward BARTIn 2016, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority vowed to upgrade streets and rail crossings through a sales tax...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2020Last comment by Bill Hough, on Dec 19, 2020 at 8:30 am | 10 comments | 8439 Views
MOVIES
Locally produced documentary on Silicon Valley premieres"Silicon Valley: The Untold Story," a documentary by Michael Schwarz and Kiki Kapany of Menlo Park, premieres on the Science...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2018Last comment by awatkins, on Mar 22, 2018 at 5:40 pm | 4 comments | 8439 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man arrested in Vallejo kidnapping suspected in Palo Alto caseMatthew Daniel Muller, the man who was recently arrested in the bizarre kidnapping of a Vallejo woman, is a suspect in a...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2015Last comment by Math Queen, on Jul 15, 2015 at 1:55 pm | 4 comments | 8438 Views
SPORTS
Paly grad Adams ready to build on a great freshman yearPalo Alto High grad Davante Adams will look to build off his monster debut season with the Fresno State football team when...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2013Last comment by MENLO, on Aug 28, 2013 at 9:20 am | 1 comment | 8438 Views
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