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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, 24 minutes ago | 93 comments | 7785 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Garage fire causes roughly $500K in damageFirefighters quickly extinguished a garage fire in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood on Sunday night that left an estimated...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by cause?, 43 minutes ago | 11 comments | 3405 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Regional plans for major housing growth up for approvalElected officials from all nine Bay Area counties are set to vote this week on a road map for sustainable growth in the region...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2017Last comment by Rainer, 1 hour ago | 6 comments | 932 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man charged for fatal East Palo Alto collisionA 27-year-old man has been charged in a collision that killed a father of five in East Palo Alto last month, according to...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2017Last comment by Resident, 1 hour ago | 6 comments | 1690 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver of a while Model X 60D near W. Charleston?Dear Community, Last Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at around 8:00 pm, I was riding my bicycle home southbound along the 400...
Original post made by Oliver Burke on Jul. 25, 2017Last comment by parent, 3 hours ago | 2 comments | 81 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Crash into big-rig, car sends man, woman to hospitalA man and a woman were rescued from a sedan that crashed into a parked big-rig and another car in Palo Alto on Saturday night,...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2017Last comment by Lorraine, 3 hours ago | 16 comments | 4991 Views
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 word, 4 hours ago | 41 comments | 6059 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police warn of telephone scam demanding ransomA virtual kidnapping scam involving a demand for ransom in exchange for a loved one's release reported across the country...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2017Last comment by Not our problem, 4 hours ago | 4 comments | 507 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Three men nabbed after allegedly stealing 12 dronesAn off-duty Palo Alto police officer helped nab three thieves who allegedly tried to steal 12 drone aircraft from Fry's Electronics...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by why?, 5 hours ago | 2 comments | 2340 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Where would you go?If you wanted to move somewhere that offers a comparable lifestyle to the way Palo Alto *used* to be, where would you go...
Original post made by Abitarian on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by SLO Guy, 6 hours ago | 7 comments | 297 Views
MOVIES
Shop Talk: Nut House's future; Facebook's mobile marketIn this week's retail news, the future of Antonio's Nut House remains uncertain, Facebook will debut its farmers market on...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by Justin Peters, 8 hours ago | 16 comments | 2990 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 Steve Dabrowski, 8 hours ago | 8 comments | 3623 Views
RESTAURANTS
Woodside: Long-awaited Village Bakery & Cafe opensA new spot for dinner and drinks in Woodside, The Village Bakery & Cafe, is set to open its doors Monday, July 24. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by Irene Templeton, 11 hours ago | 2 comments | 592 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 sunshine, 11 hours ago | 32 comments | 3315 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto considers extending office capPalo Alto's planning commission will consider this week whether to extend the annual limit on office development cap that...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2017Last comment by sunshine, 11 hours ago | 4 comments | 1589 Views
SPORTS
Junior Olympic water polo: Three Stanford teams in title huntThree Stanford water polo club teams remain in the hunt for a Junior Olympic boys title, at three different age levels and...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2017Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, 12 hours ago | 2 comments | 597 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Music teacher suspected of sexually abusing studentA music teacher suspected of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl at an after-school program in Palo Alto has been arrested,...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2017Last comment by Barbara, 13 hours ago | 1 comment | 4146 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New charging stations on the way for four Palo Alto garagesDrivers who charge their electric vehicles at Palo Alto's public garages will soon have more stations at their disposal....
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2017Last comment by Well, 13 hours ago | 11 comments | 1716 Views
SPORTS
Stanford 16U water polo on verge of JO national title repeatThe top-seeded Stanford A 16U water polo club team beat San Diego Shores A, 9-3, Monday to move a step closer to repeating...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2017Last comment by Barb C, 14 hours ago | 1 comment | 432 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Governor signs CalFresh referral bill by BermanAssembly Bill 323, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman, was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last Monday, allowing counties to...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by Trisha, on Jul 25, 2017 at 12:32 am | 2 comments | 798 Views
Opening alert: Kyosho Sushi in Menlo Park
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 1,865 views
Love is a Verb
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,139 views
Umeboshi - The Macrobiotic Antibiotic
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 823 views
Oh, My Aching Knees
By Max Greenberg | 15 comments | 805 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.
