PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Public Media Pledge Time!
I am a National Public Radio junkie. I don't watch TV, and when I do, it tends to be more along the lines of PBS than Dancing With The Stars.
We are in Pledge time right n... |
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8 minutes ago by homeless , a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Apartments could replace some Buena Vista mobile homes
A proposal to build about 65 low-income apartments for displaced families at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park is being considered by the property's developer and the Palo Alto Hou... |
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37 minutes ago by A, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford rewards walk-bike commuters with cash
Stanford University faculty and staff who walk or bike to work will now not only feel good about helping the environment, but they'll receive cold, hard cash for doing so.
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40 minutes ago by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Apple and Taxes
Let's face it, none of us wants to pay taxes.
And the taxes that we do pay cover things like infrastructure, schools, among other things.
So, I am troubled that our loca... |
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55 minutes ago by Plantagenet, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Four injured, one dead in East Palo Alto shootings
Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others Sunday night. Two people were injured in earlier shootings.
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1 hour ago by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto hopeful about buying historic post office
The future of Palo Alto's downtown post office building could become clearer Monday night, when the City Council considers whether to purchase the historic and iconic Hamilton... |
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1 hour ago by Pat Markevitch, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
What Happened to Miki's Farm Fresh Foods?
Three people have reported going to Miki's on Alma near Meadow, and reported seeing a sign on the door saying that it was closed for good. After only six months, is this for ... |
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1 hour ago by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Another civil-rights complaint filed against Palo Alto district
Already dealing with two new active investigations into whether it violated the civil rights of a Duveneck Elementary School student and a middle school student, the Palo Alto... |
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2 hours ago by Wow, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents irked by change in Palo Alto's 'housing vision'
As Palo Alto nears the finish line in adopting a long overdue housing vision, residents in one neighborhood are rising up to protest a late revision in the document that would... |
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3 hours ago by Grass Roots, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto seeks flickers of hope for fiber network
As local technologists can readily vouch, Palo Alto's journey toward a citywide high-speed Internet network has been anything but high speed. But members of the City Council's... |
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3 hours ago by just thinkin\', a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto police chief declares 'crime emergency'
A series of gun-related crimes over the weekend that culminated with the the death of 16-year-old boy has prompted East Palo Alto police chief Ron Davis to declare a "crime em... |
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3 hours ago by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford: Earth's core is surprisingly weak
Stanford University researcher Arianna Gleason and assistant professor Wendy Mao discovered that the Earth's inner core is much weaker than had been previously thought.
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3 hours ago by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Willie B. Branch, former Co-op checker, dies
Willie B. Branch, a beloved former Co-op Market checker who was rescued from homelessness by the Palo Alto community that loved him, has died.
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4 hours ago by Alpha Wilson, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A backwards process on Maybell project
Imagine making a substantial family investment in something before determining its value, how other family members felt about it and deciding if it was the best way to meet yo... |
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4 hours ago by Grass Roots, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Shoptalk: Fleming's Steakhouse expanding
Big plans are on the horizon for Fleming's Steakhouse at Stanford Shopping Center.
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4 hours ago by Goodbye Ramona\'s, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Court overturns ruling in $18M home dispute
A Woodside couple will be stripped of $125,000 in attorney fees stemming from a 7-year feud with a Palo Alto contractor, the California Court of Appeals has decided.
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5 hours ago by contractor, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
See: What's being built in your area?
See: What's being built in your area?
Show me building permits near... "Palo Alto"
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5 hours ago by Building Eye, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Grandmother who was shot speaks out
Five people were shot at a bus stop in East Palo Alto May 5. Victims "Susana" and "Ashley," a grandmother and granddaughter, instantly became statistics in East Palo Alto's lo... |
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6 hours ago by Chris, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:
A&W Root Beer stand on Middlefield Road – where the Safeway is now
The original Herbert Hoover on Middlefield Road across from Safeway
The Variety Store – where 7-11 now... |
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7 hours ago by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ban on vehicle dwelling back on the table
After balking last year, Palo Alto is now once again pursuing a new law that would make it illegal for people to live in vehicles.
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7 hours ago by theAlex, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Former student, now pop star in Japan, recounts story
A school-sponsored trip to Japan sparked a love for all things Japanese in Chris Hart, a 13-year-old African-American teenager from Palo Alto. Today at 28, Hart lives in Tokyo... |
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8 hours ago by inspired, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspect sought in downtown Palo Alto robbery
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who they say robbed a woman in downtown Monday night after grabbing her by the ponytail and pulling her into an alley as she was walking... |
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9 hours ago by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Daytime shooting victim probably shot self
A 19-year-old man injured in a shooting in East Palo Alto Friday
afternoon probably shot himself, police Chief Ronald Davis announced on Twitter.
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10 hours ago by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
When regular school doesn't work, Menlo Park enterprise offers help
The "parental angst" that walks through her door is familiar territory to Rhonda Racine, founder and director of Menlo Park's Lydian Academy, an accredited, one-to-one tutorin... |
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11 hours ago by English prof, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
Around the block
A RITUAL CHEESE CRACKING ... The new gourmet grocery store The Fresh Market will forgo the usual ribbon cutting in favor of a cheese-cracking ceremony when it opens its new... |
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12 hours ago by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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