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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Off Deadline: 'Contagious hope' is powerful antidote to 'suicide contagion'A three-person panel speaking in late June to a modest audience at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park presented some simple-sounding...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by fcservices, on Jul 17, 2017 at 1:55 pm | 7 comments | 2234 Views
AROUND TOWN
Three rescued after boat capsizes in Cooley LandingTwo men and a child were rescued Saturday evening from San Francisco Bay after their boat capsized at Cooley Landing in East...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Jul 17, 2017 at 1:30 pm | 2 comments | 2922 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guardians of the codeOdds are, you've never shopped at CC Restaurant Supply. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2017/07/14/guardians-of-the-code...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Jul 17, 2017 at 9:25 am | 37 comments | 5862 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: Facebook's proposed 'village'It's hard to imagine a better example of how messed up our region's planning processes and development policies are than...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Jul 17, 2017 at 8:24 am | 62 comments | 4475 Views
SPORTS
Ibuprofen linked to kidney injury in endurance runnersEndurance runners who take the painkiller ibuprofen during very long runs double their risk of acute kidney injury, a study...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by timetrip, on Jul 17, 2017 at 5:53 am | 10 comments | 3040 Views
AROUND TOWN
Middlefield Road lane reduction moves aheadResidents along Middlefield Road in north Palo Alto are well accustomed to extreme conditions, whether it's severe traffic...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2017Last comment by peninsula resident, on Jul 16, 2017 at 11:46 pm | 63 comments | 6386 Views
AROUND TOWN
Real Estate Matters: Daily rentals in your neighborhood?Are residential neighborhoods prime to become mini-hotel locations? With advent of the "sharing" economy when individuals...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2017Last comment by xPA, on Jul 16, 2017 at 7:54 pm | 5 comments | 1576 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Letters to the editor<B>Palo Alto's priorities Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2017/02/10/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by Paul Jensen, on Jul 16, 2017 at 5:07 pm | 1 comment | 425 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cyclist safety/traffic issue: City should create bike lane on Page Mil between El Camino and Park BlvdPage Mill is one of few major east-west roads traveled by cyclists headed east from the Foothill/Junipero Sera area. It...
Original post made by Alex on Jul. 16, 2017There are no comments yet. 87 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Enforcement reflects the communityMore than perhaps any other City Hall program, code enforcement is a custom-built operation that mirrors its community. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by Jerry, on Jul 15, 2017 at 9:00 pm | 7 comments | 577 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Judge mulling over sanctuary cities order banA federal judge said Wednesday that he is likely to keep in place a preliminary injunction issued in a pair of lawsuits filed...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by resident, on Jul 15, 2017 at 7:22 pm | 9 comments | 1688 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan to add housing, retail on El Camino gets a boostPalo Alto's effort to chip away at what many in City Hall acknowledge to be a “housing crisis” advanced on Wednesday...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by Marie, on Jul 15, 2017 at 3:35 pm | 31 comments | 3679 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Judge grants Edgewood Plaza developer a break from finesSand Hill Property Company won a temporary reprieve in its court battle against the City of Palo Alto on June 27, when a...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by Anonymous, on Jul 14, 2017 at 2:22 pm | 12 comments | 2326 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto 15s leave it all on the field in tourney lossThis one hurt a little bit. The Palo Alto 15-year-old all-stars left everything it had on the field in Thursday's 5-4 loss...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by Another Baseball Mom, on Jul 14, 2017 at 12:05 pm | 1 comment | 747 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Ravenswood gets 'flexible,' Maum quietly 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. 14, 2017Last comment by Tod, on Jul 14, 2017 at 11:41 am | 1 comment | 1572 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why the bad rap?James Stephens, hired in early 2016 to augment the city's two-person enforcement team, is gregarious, professional and fluent...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by MoreEnforcement, on Jul 14, 2017 at 9:19 am | 1 comment | 522 Views
AROUND TOWN
City set to redraw lot lines at Buena VistaAfter reaching an agreement to preserve Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, Palo Alto and Santa Clara County officials are now...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by income issues and other restictions, on Jul 13, 2017 at 4:52 pm | 8 comments | 2752 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cooking oil sparks fire, burning apartment kitchenHot cooking oil left on a kitchen stove ignited a fire at a Palo Alto apartment late Wednesday night, a fire battalion chief...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by Don, on Jul 13, 2017 at 4:26 pm | 3 comments | 2971 Views
AROUND TOWN
Smoky Bowls takes home top prize at Chili Cook-offThe City of Palo Alto held its 36th annual Chili Cook-off and Summer Festival at Mitchell Park on Tuesday, July 4. Smoky...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2017Last comment by marianne, on Jul 13, 2017 at 4:13 pm | 5 comments | 3370 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Union claims high infection rates in Stanford Hospital disputeMembers of the health workers union serving Stanford Hospital claim the high hospital-acquired infection rates are because...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by Jozie, on Jul 13, 2017 at 10:18 am | 8 comments | 5281 Views
Opening alert: Kyosho Sushi in Menlo Park
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 1,965 views
Umeboshi - The Macrobiotic Antibiotic
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 1,217 views
Love is a Verb
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,179 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.
