ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Palo Alto pharma company lays off 230, considers bankruptcy Affymax, a Palo Alto-based pharmaceutical company, announced March 18 that it would lay off approximately 230 employees -- 75 percent of its workforce -- and is considering sa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 19, 2013 at 8:33 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2013 at 7:44 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO New suit claims high-speed-rail officials 'misled' public Just weeks after California's high-speed rail project withstood a court challenge from a group of Peninsula cities, the agency is facing another suit from project critics, who... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 18, 2013 at 6:51 pm There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 25, 2013 at 12:52 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Simitian sworn in as Santa Clara County supervisor Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph Huber officially swore in former state Sen. Joe Simitian as Santa Clara County supervisor at a ceremony in Palo Alto, Sunday, Ma... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 18, 2013 at 11:34 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2013 at 11:34 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Locals commemorate Iraq War 10th anniversary Locals on Saturday, March 16, gathered in front of Palo Alto City Hall to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War by lining up boots that represented dead U.S. soldie... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 18, 2013 at 11:31 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2013 at 10:53 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Santa Clara County grows, with international migration's help Santa Clara County's population has grown 3.1 percent since 2010 and more than half that growth can be attributed to people who migrated to the county internationally, accordi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 18, 2013 at 8:03 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2013 at 4:56 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Movie theater proposed for San Antonio shopping center Developer Merlone Geier has significantly revised its proposal for phase two at San Antonio Shopping Center to include an eight-screen movie theater to go with a hotel and off... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 14, 2013 at 9:44 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 7:09 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford study: strong link between sugar, diabetes Researchers have thought for years that eating too much of any food can cause weight gain and predispose people to diabetes. But a Stanford University School of Medicine study... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 10, 2013 at 5:03 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 7:49 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Tax time = joy Is there a hotline to report financial rape by the Franchise Tax Board? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 9, 2013 at 2:31 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 7:05 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Temporary patent office will open in Menlo Park Menlo Park will be the site of a new patent office, albeit a temporary one, according to a United States Patent and Trademark Office official.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO How PETTY!!! With hundreds of school children and other tourists headed for Washington, DC for spring break, the Obama administration just cancelled tours of the White House due to 'budge... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Mar 5, 2013 at 5:32 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2013 at 12:16 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford scheduling proposal draws student ire To address an abundance of student scheduling conflicts, Stanford University is considering a plan to spread out its class times, which may include starting more classes earli... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 9:58 am There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2013 at 11:02 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Three robberies, one armed, hit Palo Alto A man with a semi-automatic handgun walked into Public Storage on East Bayshore Road on March 2 and made off with cash and various items in what Palo Alto police said was one ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 3, 2013 at 4:24 pm There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2013 at 10:59 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Facebook seeks land for housing in Menlo Park Like the city itself, Facebook's hunting for spots to build homes in Menlo Park. The social media company either needs to create 15 homes, or pay $4.5 million in in-lieu fees,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 28, 2013 at 10:50 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2013 at 12:16 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO International Rescue Committee How the IRC Works
IRC or the International Rescue Committee founded at Albert Einstein’s request in 1933. The organization’s thrust is to respond to the worst humanitarian ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by JasonBuzi, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2013 at 9:27 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Zero Dark Thirty was zeroed out the leftists >The recent movie "Zero Dark Thirty" explained the truth that waterboarding, and related enhanced interrogation methods, produced the crucial elements that allowed for OBL ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Feb 27, 2013 at 7:08 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 2:17 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Judge orders Elarms back into custody A man who had been accused of killing East Palo Alto activist David Lewis in 2010 was ordered back into custody Wednesday, Feb. 26, three weeks after a San Mateo County Superi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:54 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:54 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hundreds of guns collected at East Palo Alto buyback It took less than three hours Saturday, Feb. 23, to collect 355 firearms at a three-city gun buyback event in East Palo Alto, the first private/public buyback of its kind on t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 25, 2013 at 10:37 am There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:35 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hill's bill seeks to guarantee Caltrain electrification As Caltrain prepares to embark on its long-stalled voyage toward electrification, Sen. Jerry Hill on Friday unveiled a bill that would bring the the project the funding it nee... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 22, 2013 at 1:40 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 2:38 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Nonprofit including Zuckerberg, Brin gives $33 million in prizes A group of executives that includes local names such as Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki awarded $33 million in prizes to recognize research in life science aime... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 21, 2013 at 9:39 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2013 at 5:02 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Phone solicitors suddenly, Anyone else? Salespeople have been calling me in the mornings, as early as 8:15 this morning. How can they be stopped? I am listed in the phone book but have been for almost a decade with ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Irritated, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Feb 21, 2013 at 8:33 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2013 at 5:42 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford 'rethinking' parts of El Camino plan Stanford University and developer John Arrillaga are revising their plans for Menlo Park's empty car lots for a third time, according to project representatives.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Susan Crawford for FCC Chairman I recommend reading Susan Crawford's new book, "Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age." It is an insightful analysis of why Internet... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeff Hoel, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 17, 2013 at 3:22 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2013 at 4:24 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hollywood leftist oppression. The recent movie "Zero Dark Thirty" explained the truth that waterboarding, and related enhanced interrogation methods, produced the crucial elements that allowed for OBL to b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Feb 17, 2013 at 2:48 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 17, 2013 at 6:35 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Caltrain to resurface tracks this week Caltrain crews will resurface the tracks between the Menlo Park and San Antonio stations from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 through Friday, Feb. 22.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Congressmen: NASA Ames gave secrets to China The director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center is embroiled in what is either a scandal or a witch-hunt over accusations that secret rocket propulsion technology wa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 15, 2013 at 1:25 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2013 at 11:03 am.