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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford buys homes in College Terrace, raising questionsIn order to meet the housing needs of its faculty, Stanford University has stepped up buying single-family homes throughout...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by John, 14 minutes ago | 32 comments | 4277 Views
AROUND TOWN
Peninsula economy labor growth stalledA midyear analysis of Silicon Valley and San Francisco Peninsula economic trends shows unemployment at its lowest rate since...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, 3 hours ago | 3 comments | 736 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: staged protest; brick and mortalityIn this week's Around Town column, find out why the city has butted heads with the San Francisco Mime Troupe. There's also...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by PAHS student, 3 hours ago | 24 comments | 2224 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City cracks down on tenants at First BaptistAfter more than two years of providing counseling to Palo Alto teenagers dealing with mental health issues out of an office...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by mauricio, 3 hours ago | 42 comments | 4030 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Hollywood actor found dead in Palo AltoHollywood actor John Heard, best known as the dad from "Home Alone," died in a Palo Alto hotel room on Friday afternoon....
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by ER/MD., 3 hours ago | 7 comments | 3931 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New affordable-housing project proposed in VenturaAfter meeting community opposition in its most recent bid to build an affordable-housing complex in its home town, the nonprofit...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by Alex, 4 hours ago | 25 comments | 2116 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 So, 5 hours ago | 59 comments | 4612 Views
AROUND TOWN
Lyft to open Palo Alto research center for self-driving carsPalo Alto's Stanford Research Park will soon be home to another company pursuing the Holy Grail of the auto industry: self-driving...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by Reader, 7 hours ago | 3 comments | 1140 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: New Target store; Maum opensIn this week's retail news, Target is set to unlock the doors to its first store in East Palo Alto, a new Korean restaurant...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2017Last comment by Marlene Dietrich, 11 hours ago | 14 comments | 5166 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Federal judge declines to lift injunction blocking Trump order on sanctuary citiesA federal judge in San Francisco Thursday denied a request by President Donald Trump's administration to lift an injunction...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by R. Winslow, 11 hours ago | 1 comment | 598 Views
RESTAURANTS
After 43 years, Hobee's Restaurant sold to new ownersThe family who has owned Peninsula breakfast institution Hobee's Restaurant for 43 years sold the business to two longtime...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by Gary, 14 hours ago | 16 comments | 4583 Views
AROUND TOWN
Maybell Avenue development moves aheadA developer's plan to build 16 homes on a former orchard site on Maybell Avenue scored a major victory Thursday morning,...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Maybell is oportunity, 15 hours ago | 10 comments | 2091 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Five-story hotel eyed for Su Hong siteThe latest hotel proposal on south El Camino Real in Palo Alto calls for a five-story hotel to take over a site currently...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by Whymorehotels, 19 hours ago | 25 comments | 6467 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community Notebook: Community Resource FairTwenty local organizations will provide information on immigration resources available to community members at a community...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by fcservices, on Jul 21, 2017 at 5:11 pm | 1 comment | 928 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mime Troop is breaking the law - DUHHas Palo Alto reached a new level of PC behavior. To refuse a permit (or whatever they need) to the San Francisco Mime...
Original post made by Lenore on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by PA mom, on Jul 21, 2017 at 2:22 pm | 2 comments | 138 Views
AROUND TOWN
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to help house teachersThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced the investment of $5 million to create a home down payment support fund through...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by Todd, on Jul 21, 2017 at 12:52 pm | 15 comments | 5826 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rape reported at Stanford University student residenceThe Stanford University Department of Public Safety is investigating an alleged rape that occurred at a student residence...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Mark Silverman, on Jul 21, 2017 at 10:12 am | 9 comments | 4237 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Music school faces possible shut-downFor more than a decade, the New Mozart School of Music has helped to Palo Alto's aspiring pianists unleash their inner Wolfgang...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2017Last comment by Neighbor, on Jul 21, 2017 at 1:32 am | 90 comments | 7687 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Will Cali or US ever ban foreign buyers?Willie Brown is working on state regulations to improve housing affordability this week. Surely someone here can give him...
Original post made by local on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by PA mom, on Jul 21, 2017 at 1:06 am | 12 comments | 356 Views
AROUND TOWN
School board on sex assaults: 'A change in culture' is 'needed'Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education President Terry Godfrey wrote a message Thursday updating parents on...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by BP, on Jul 21, 2017 at 12:27 am | 21 comments | 3083 Views
California Democrats seek to revive the Republican Party; Republicans expected to resist
By Douglas Moran | 28 comments | 2,698 views
Chocolate + Tahini Ice Box Pie
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 1,130 views
Love is a Verb
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 701 views
Oh, My Aching Knees
By Max Greenberg | 14 comments | 640 views
Save $5 when you register by Monday, July 24
Registration is now open for the 33rd annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run and Walk. This family-friendly event which benefits local nonprofits serving kids and families will take place on Friday, Oct. 6 at the Palo Alto Baylands.
