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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Threat against Palo Alto school district could be part of nationwide hoaxPalo Alto Unified became the latest school district to receive an anonymous threat of violence in an email sent to interim...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2018Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 14, 2018 at 12:34 pm | 3 comments | 2508 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Repairs begin at Buena Vista Mobile Home ParkLeaking pipes, faulty electrical switches and other badly needed repairs are underway this month at more than 100 homes in...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2018Last comment by Not, on Apr 14, 2018 at 7:45 am | 17 comments | 3891 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Community Notebook: More than 1K people expected to attend Earth Day festivalSaturday's Earth Day festival and the fifth annual Great Race for Saving Water at the Palo Alto Baylands serves a reminder...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2018There are no comments yet. 1645 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Community Notebook: City to host bike boulevard education eventSeeking to address residents' concerns about the newly-constructed roundabout intersection at Ross Road and East Meadow Drive,...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2018Last comment by Bike A 100 miles per week, on Apr 14, 2018 at 12:38 am | 28 comments | 1391 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Advisory group to interview superintendent finalistsA panel of 10 community members, five school administrators and two students will confidentially interview finalists for...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2018Last comment by Direct Reports, on Apr 13, 2018 at 11:08 pm | 7 comments | 1968 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Federal safety agency drops Tesla from crash investigationThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Thursday that it is dropping Tesla as a party in the agency's investigation...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2018Last comment by An Engineer, on Apr 13, 2018 at 7:26 pm | 1 comment | 1039 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police chief to establish community advisory committeeNewly hired Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen plans to establish a community advisory committee to obtain public input...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2018Last comment by Annette, on Apr 13, 2018 at 5:24 pm | 2 comments | 1341 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police release body cam footage of YouTube shooterThe Mountain View Police Department released body camera footage on Friday morning showing officers' interaction with suspected...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Apr 13, 2018 at 2:48 pm | 3 comments | 1387 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto launches affordable-housing zoneSeeking to end Palo Alto’s years-long drought in producing affordable housing, city officials agreed on Monday to create...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2018Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Apr 13, 2018 at 1:28 pm | 89 comments | 7450 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Castilleja School seeks variance for rebuildOfficials at Castilleja School have submitted a request for a variance for their proposed campus rebuild, according to a...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2018Last comment by Trying to understand, on Apr 13, 2018 at 1:21 pm | 21 comments | 4648 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man pleads not guilty to drive-by shootings, collision with bicyclistA man has pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges for injuring a woman in one of two drive-by shootings in East Palo Alto and...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2018Last comment by Question mark , on Apr 12, 2018 at 4:19 pm | 4 comments | 1817 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Commissioner's ethics questionedA legal dispute last fall between the city of Palo Alto and planning commissioner Michael Alcheck arose over converting two...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2018Last comment by Neighbor, on Apr 12, 2018 at 2:57 pm | 132 comments | 6618 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Complaint against Ravenswood superintendent alleges discriminationThe sudden mid-year removal of a principal credited with turning around a long-struggling elementary school in the Ravenswood...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2018Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 11, 2018 at 9:44 pm | 37 comments | 5787 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
County holds public meetings on proposed affordable housing feeA series of public meetings starts this week to gather input on a proposed countywide affordable housing fee for new developments...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2018Last comment by My Fat Mansion, on Apr 11, 2018 at 8:39 pm | 2 comments | 1309 Views
AROUND TOWN
With new guidelines, city seeks to quell Eichler feudsResidents who believe their Eichler neighborhoods are being threatened by two-story homes and aberrant architectural styles...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2018Last comment by Wayne Doiglass, on Apr 11, 2018 at 7:41 pm | 27 comments | 3723 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community Notebook: Violence-prevention expert to visit schoolsJackson Katz, who is nationally known for his work on gender violence, will visit Palo Alto this week to work with high school...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Apr 11, 2018 at 4:52 pm | 16 comments | 1520 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford agrees to Title IX reforms under federal resolutionA yearslong federal probe into Stanford University's handling of campus sexual violence has come to an end, with the university...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2018Last comment by Stanford alum, on Apr 11, 2018 at 2:33 pm | 1 comment | 2385 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man arrested for sexual assault at gunpointA man accused of sexually assaulting a high school-aged girl at gunpoint while she jogged near Stanford Research Park in...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2018Last comment by Clunge, on Apr 11, 2018 at 1:47 pm | 27 comments | 8205 Views
AROUND TOWN
Swimming coach ID'd as Caltrain fatalityThe man who was killed in a Caltrain collision near the California Avenue station in Palo Alto on Saturday at around 10:15...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2018Last comment by julie armitano, on Apr 11, 2018 at 10:14 am | 3 comments | 16241 Views
SPORTS
Prep report: Solid marks from WBAL track and field meetSacred Heart Prep's Max Cluss won two events at the West Bay Athletic League track and field meet at The King's Academy on...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2018Last comment by member, on Apr 11, 2018 at 9:40 am | 1 comment | 765 Views
Greek restaurant Taverna opening in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 3 comments | 10,024 views
Retail's Real Estate Glut is Growing
By Steve Levy | 5 comments | 1,488 views
Couples: . . . “Joy is greater than sorrow,“ . . . “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,034 views
Science week with grandma part 3
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 571 views
Munchie Movement
By Laura Stec | 5 comments | 529 views
2018 guide to summer camps
Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The 2018 Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.
