RESTAURANTS Thread for Restaurant/Bakery Comments Some of the most enjoyable threads I've read on PAO & The Almanac have been about restaurants/bakeries. I thought it'd be nice to have an ongoing thread so that folks can comm... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by iamhmmm@yahoo.com, a resident of East Palo Alto, on May 16, 2013 at 12:03 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 12:58 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford study finds 'killer frog' in San Francisco Killer frogs are on the loose in San Francisco. They don't kill humans, but there is a frog that is carrying a deadly infection that is destroying the amphibian population aro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2013 at 11:27 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 8:31 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Two men attempt robbery in downtown Palo Alto Two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, attempted to rob three women in downtown Palo Alto on the 700 block of Emerson Street last night at about 10 p.m.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS 'Rape culture' articles spark inquiry A Palo Alto High School student publication's description of how two victims of sexual assault were treated by their friends and other students has led to an examination of wh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2013 at 10:11 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2013 at 10:14 am.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2013 at 9:07 am There have been 77 comments on this topic, the most recent 14 hours ago.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2013 at 1:09 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent 6 hours ago.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Matadero bike boulevard meeting tonight Plans for a bicycle boulevard along Barron Park's Matadero Avenue will be discussed at a community meeting on Wednesday, May 15.
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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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 15, 2013 at 9:44 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 20, 2013 at 10:09 am.
AROUND TOWN PG&E begins new project on Alma Street Pacific Gas and Electric Company on Wednesday began replacing major valves on Alma Street between Colorado Avenue and the Oregon Expressway/Page Mill Road overpass.
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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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AROUND TOWN Town and Country - parking limits 5/15-5/17 Maybe some parking limits in Town and Country Village the next few days due to some maintenance.
Not quite sure what's happening, but I work in TC and business received n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by business, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on May 14, 2013 at 9:38 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2013 at 9:58 pm.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 14, 2013 at 8:24 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent 22 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS If I found $150,000 to spend on the schools, I would... The school board's answer is "hire a public relations person"! What's yours?
My ideas: better school lunch, tutoring for kids who can't afford it, more supervision at lunchti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Terman dad, a member of the Terman Middle School community, on May 14, 2013 at 7:25 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2013 at 8:45 am.
AROUND TOWN Baby harbor seal rescued from Baylands dies The baby harbor seal rescued in the Palo Alto Baylands in April has died. Floodgate Dolly, a 5-week-old pup rescued by Palo Alto Animal Services died of an apparent lung infec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 14, 2013 at 11:24 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2013 at 11:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS U.S. civil rights official to come to parent event A representative of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will appear in Palo Alto to explain the legal rights of students and parents in bullying situati... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 14, 2013 at 10:47 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2013 at 10:14 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS District 'not successful' in filling communication post The Palo Alto school district so far has not been successful in its search for a new communication coordinator but the search will remain open until May 31, officials said.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 14, 2013 at 10:36 am There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 10:01 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES jets overhead -- 7:50am Anyone know what's up with all the jets flying overhead this morning? VERY noisy! READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by neighbor, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 14, 2013 at 7:54 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 1:32 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto bans smoking at all parks Palo Alto took its strongest stance to date against tobacco on Monday night, when the City Council swiftly passed a law that would snuff out smoking at all local parks.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto looks to renew, change Cubberley lease The future of Cubberley Community Center may still be in flux, but Palo Alto officials sent a strong signal on Monday night that they would like to maintain the city's investm... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 14, 2013 at 12:51 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2013 at 2:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Come see "Babes in Arms"! The Grab Bag Theater presents a fantastic production of “Babes in Arms!” The show, with performances on May 24th, 25th and June 1st at 7:00 PM, and May 31st at 6:30 PM, is pro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Logan Walter, a resident of Menlo Park, on May 13, 2013 at 10:29 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES Harvard Study Confirms Fluoride Reduces Children's IQ A recently-published Harvard University meta-analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has concluded that children who live in areas with highly fluoridated w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pro Choice, a member of the Ohlone School community, on May 13, 2013 at 8:45 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 1:17 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Car campers...time to ban them! If you have car campers in your neighborhood, it is a lot worse than unfinished homes next to you, although I do agree that unfinished homes are also an issue.
College Ter... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Craig Laughton, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on May 13, 2013 at 5:20 pm There have been 71 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2013 at 2:20 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Stanford: treatment delays multiple sclerosis onset in mice Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine discovered that blocking the expression of a single protein in the brains of mice with a form of multiple sclerosis... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 13, 2013 at 10:50 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2013 at 6:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto looks to snuff out smoking at parks, plazas Smoking would become a forbidden activity at some of Palo Alto's most prominent outdoor spaces under a proposal the City Council is set to consider tonight.
Read the full sto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 13, 2013 at 9:38 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2013 at 7:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Skelly signals retreat on $150K PR officer for PAUSD Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Kevin Skelly told the school board on Friday that "we were not successful" in hiring a public relations officer at an annual salary of $150,00... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Curious, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on May 12, 2013 at 10:54 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 12:38 pm.