SCHOOLS & KIDS
Civil-rights officials present harassment guidelines
More than 100 people showed up Thursday night to a parent-education event in which representatives from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights described ho... |
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45 minutes ago by Ken Dauber, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Student with 3.85 GPA gets rejection letters from UCs
Hi,
My friend's daughter got 3.85 GPA, had 5 AP classes in high school, was on competitive swimming team, volunteered 100+ hours, was active in school activities, yet she g... |
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1 hour ago by Maria, a resident of another community |
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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1 hour ago by Eileen 1, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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... |
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1 hour ago by Peggy Duncan, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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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2 hours ago by Not for staff, a resident of the Old Palo Alto 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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3 hours ago by Mike, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Skelly posts local official's letter re Duveneck OCR bullying case
Superintendent Kevin Skelly Friday posted a letter to the PAUSD website from a Palo Alto city official that describes the OCR bullying complaint at Duveneck Elementary School ... |
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6 hours ago by Peggy Duncan, a resident of the Community Center 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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6 hours ago by Grass Roots, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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.
Read ... |
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7 hours ago by DJ, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to beef up sidewalk requirements
In discussing Palo Alto's sidewalk dilemma, Councilwoman Karen Holman borrowed a line from writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who famously said that "architecture is frozen mu... |
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7 hours ago by sister madly, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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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8 hours ago by shopper, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
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9 hours ago by Gary, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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... |
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10 hours ago by Progressive?, a resident of another community |
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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13 hours ago by jake, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to bring back traffic-enforcement team
After years of budget cuts and staff freezes, the Palo Alto Police Department is now experiencing an "early thaw" and looking forward to hiring more officers and restoring a m... |
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15 hours ago by Sillycon Valley, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School of Rock kids play classics in the iTunes age
Even the people who get their kicks on Netflix know the saying "Everything old is new again." At the School of Rock, where the paint smells fresh after four months, kids learn... |
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15 hours ago by Likin it, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk
FLEMING'S ON THE MOVE ... Big plans are on the horizon for Fleming's Steakhouse at Stanford Shopping Center. Construction recently began for the steakhouse's new stand-alone b... |
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15 hours ago by Arête, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills 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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15 hours ago by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is Gunn High School's Pep Band a Divison of Stanford University?
I attended the May Fete Parade on University Avenue yesterday and was quite confused when I saw the lead off act. It was the Gunn High School marching band. I was near the a... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 11:11 pm by Hmmmmmmm, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Another daytime shooting in East Palo Alto
A young man walking to his car was shot Friday afternoon in East Palo Alto, according to police.
Read the full story here Web Link?... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 10:04 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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.
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on May 17, 2013 at 10:01 pm by Responsibility, a resident of Another Palo Alto 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.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 7:38 pm by homeless , a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 12:58 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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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on May 17, 2013 at 12:21 pm by wondering, a resident of Menlo Park |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Part of northbound Foothill Expwy to close tonight
Northbound Foothill Expressway between Hillview Avenue and Page Mill Road, including the bike lane, will be closed beginning today at 9 p.m. and remain closed until 5 a.m. on ... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 12:19 pm by Silly, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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