CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto's bicycle pioneer Ellen Fletcher dies
Ellen Fletcher, a former Palo Alto City Councilwoman who spearheaded the city's transformation into a nationally recognized bike-friendly community, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, af... |
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on Jun 4, 2013 at 7:40 am by Dorothy Fadiman, a resident of Menlo Park |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
A different kind of justice
Not every courtroom has a judge who hugs you before he sets you free. In Santa Clara County's Department 64, where those who are mentally ill or addicted to drugs are given an... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 9:54 pm by john, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shop Talk
PIAZZA EXPANSION COMPLETE ... A sigh of relief has swept over Piazza's Fine Foods at 3922 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto's Charleston Shopping Center. The nearly $2 million, ye... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 8:42 pm by Open minded, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: From fast to slow on 27 University?
Just last fall, John Arrillaga's vision for building huge office towers and a theater where the MacArthur Park restaurant and the Red Cross building now stand was on an unconv... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 8:39 pm by bag ABAG, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Five Fantastic Dog Parks Across the U.S.
Palo Alto Community Services Dept: Read this article on five dog parks in the US. The are great examples for the city to strive for.
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 8:17 pm by David, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
List of graduates from local high schools
Included below are the lists of graduating seniors from the area's local high schools.
Read the full story here Web Link po... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 8:12 pm by Anna, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High School Class of 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:29 PM |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 1:26 pm by Anna, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
New Stanford Live season to feature Jazz, world music, dance
After a season focusing on classical music, Stanford Live is planning a lineup with a broader range of dance, jazz, world-music and theater performances.
Read the full story ... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 12:33 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Graduation 2013: Thinking back and looking ahead
A few days before their high school graduation Wednesday, a handful of prospective grads from Gunn and Palo Alto high schools spoke with the Weekly about their high school re... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 7:39 am by Observer, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Prescribed burn set in Arastradero Preserve
Firefighters set a controlled burn at the Arastradero Preserve May 30 to help eradicate invasive plant species and get rid of wild grasses that could fuel wildfires. Photo by ... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 6:31 am by anon, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer school fees are being refunded
Just got an email that parents can request a refund of summer school fees to conform to the laws. Or we can let that money be a donation to the summer school program. |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 1:44 am by village fool, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mitchell Park Library
Much has been written over the last year or so about the delays with the library at Mitchell Park. It seems that most of the blame has fallen on the head of the contractor--ba... |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 11:33 pm by Used to like libraries, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD Superintendent's Survey (now through June 4)
I found this buried in eNews, and found it strange that parents did not get a specific email announcement to request input on the Superintendent's performance. The survey onl... |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 9:10 pm by Spectator at Large, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
SPORTS
Two medals for Robinson in state track
Gunn junior Sarah Robinson will have every right to be a little tired on Sunday, after running the equivalent of three miles at the 2013 CIF State Track and Field Championship... |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 4:42 pm by Jim, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
East Palo Alto Police enforce one-night curfew
The one-night curfew enforcement that East Palo Alto Police Chief Ron Davis announced at a community meeting Wednesday night yielded no contacts with youth and no detentions, ... |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 1:03 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly graduates 465 in Class of 2013
With shrieks, songs and a tossing of mortarboards, Palo Alto High School Wednesday celebrated the graduation of 465 members of the Class of 2013 -- the 115th class in the scho... |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 11:05 am by Paly mom x 2, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Some Palo Alto parks may get 'smoking havens'
Two weeks after the passage of the Palo Alto's landmark law to ban smoking at all local parks, the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended the city allow designated smokin... |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 8:14 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto district to offer summer school refunds
The Palo Alto school district will offer refunds to families who have paid fees for the district's 2013 summer school program after getting advice that such fees are prohibite... |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 7:18 am by wmartin46, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sixth-graders learn 'the JLS way' in Panther Camp
Palo Alto students went back to school Tuesday, but at week's end the campus of JLS Middle School still resembled a summer camp.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jun 1, 2013 at 10:40 pm by Tuba, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Jay Paul development wins its first zoning battle
In a city teeming with major development applications, few fuel hopes and stir anxieties like Jay Paul's grand plan for 395 Page Mill Road. The project, which includes two lar... |
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on Jun 1, 2013 at 9:14 pm by Please no rezoning, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD to refund illegal summer school tuition charges
Palo Alto schools superintendent Kevin Skelly said today that the district is barred by law from charging tuition for summer school, and promised refunds to parents who want t... |
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on Jun 1, 2013 at 6:15 pm by village fool, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Supt. Skelly's Performance Review Survey Does Not Work
I have made multiple attempts to access the survey that gives us an opportunity to comment on Supt. Skelly's performance and it either does not work at all or it gives instruc... |
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on Jun 1, 2013 at 11:35 am by village fool, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Congdon and Crome to close after 109 years
Downtown office-supply store Congdon and Crome will close, nearly 110 years after its opening in Palo Alto in 1904.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 31, 2013 at 11:44 pm by A Palo Alto kid, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD student fee policies run contrary to state law
The Palo Alto Board of Education is set to adopt Tuesday policies on gym uniforms and summer school classes that violate a state law guaranteeing students equal access to educ... |
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on May 31, 2013 at 10:37 pm by village fool, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Gunn's Robinson, Menlo's Price reach state meet finals
Prep track and field
Sarah Robinson and Maddy Price are unquestionably two of the best juniors in the Central Coast Section when it comes to track and field. Thus, it... |
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on May 31, 2013 at 10:15 pm by trackfan, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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