AROUND TOWN
Shoptalk: Keen Garage steps into Palo Alto
Look for a mid-May opening for the footwear company Keen Garage coming to 278 University Ave. in downtown Palo Alto. Finishing touches are being put on the recently constructe... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:53 am by Mr.Recycle, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Door to Door Home Buyer?
I came home to a note on my door step. Jason Buzi would like to buy my house. His note said, "I am not a realtor! I have money and can handle all of the paperwork." Then he le... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:52 am by Grizzly Bear, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grierson Admits Another OCR Investigation - Denies Fault
In a letter to parents, Principal Chris Grierson of Duveneck Elementary tonight told parents that his school is the latest target for investigation of violations of federal ci... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:40 am by jls mom of 2, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Water rate increases - AGAIN?
So they want to raise our water rates again. Tell me why there's justification to jack up our rates? They're blaming rate increases on maintaining infrastructure. If you need ... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:45 am by Debra Katz, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Ringing in history: Historian collects bells of all sorts
Palo Alto Historian Steve Staiger clanged the old bell in his garden. He jerked the pull on a series of four mini bells that jangled musically under the porch overhang. On a h... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:44 am by architect, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Changing of the guard
Getting hard to replace
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 19, 2013, 12:00 AM |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:39 am by just ask, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Locals celebrate Earth Day at Palo Alto Baylands
Nine-year-old Alex Carvalho summed up Earth Day while at the Baylands Nature Preserve's Earth Day celebration: "You have to be extra nice to the Earth," Carvalho said. "You sh... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 8:58 am by bob enz, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Walgreens to pay $1.4 million to settle suit
Walgreens has agreed to pay $1.4 million in penalties and legal costs to settle a lawsuit accusing the retailer of charging prices higher than marked on store shelves, a prose... |
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 3:54 pm by customer, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Eshoo to host Saturday meeting on gun control
The topic of gun legislation, and the Senate's failure this week to pass a bill to strengthen the nation's gun laws, will be the subject of a Saturday community meeting hosted... |
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 2:33 pm by Deutscherin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New civil-rights complaints filed against Palo Alto district
The Palo Alto Unified School District received notification last week that federal investigators are probing two new cases brought to them by district parents last month, acco... |
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 10:56 am by Eileen 1, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
County asks state Attorney General to investigate DA Rosen
The California Attorney General has been asked to investigate a pay-compensation policy District Attorney Jeff Rosen has given to supervising attorneys in his office for the p... |
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 5:37 am by William Berry, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'Color of Palo Alto' artist pays commission surprise visit
Samuel Yates, the creator of the "Color of Palo Alto" art project, paid a surprise visit to last night's public art commission meeting, where he presented his side of a confli... |
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on Apr 20, 2013 at 8:04 pm by ART or GPS, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto adds 'chief communications officer' to leadership team
Palo Alto added a new position to its leadership team this week, tapping a former California State University executive to serve as the city's first "chief communications offi... |
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on Apr 20, 2013 at 11:15 am by Bill Bucy, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Happy Anniversary BP!
This year, Earth Day celebrates the 3rd anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (April 20, 2010). In honor of this event, the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, a... |
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on Apr 20, 2013 at 10:38 am by greed, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police nab suspect in Saturday's bank robbery
Palo Alto police have made an arrest in connection with Saturday's bank robbery on El Camino Real after tips from two other law-enforcement agencies led officers to the suspec... |
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on Apr 20, 2013 at 3:21 am by Social Butterfly, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Broken pipe leaves 100 in Midtown without water
A water main break in midtown Palo Alto in the area of Middlefield Road and Sutter Avenue early this morning left about 100 customers without water.
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on Apr 20, 2013 at 2:50 am by Social Butterfly, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Poppy project seeks to restore hills to native full bloom
Standing in the Pearson-Arastradero Preserve parking lot, ecological restorationist Craig Dremann held up a California postcard, aligning its picturesque landscape with the hi... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:58 pm by Claire Elliott, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Comcast Speed is Down all over Palo Alto
Comcast confirmed this to me. It may be intermittent, but now I don't think so. They called ME to replace two modems last week.
The tech came out not knowing anything about... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:02 pm by Professorville Resident, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Peery Foundation grants $1 million for disability playground
The Peery Foundation will donate a $1 million matching grant to build a playground for disabled children and adults at Mitchell Park, members of the project said today.
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 9:34 pm by Olenka Villarreal, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Yogurtland employee charged with burglary
A Yogurtland employee was arrested on Wednesday for stealing cash from his own place of work.
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 3:50 pm by Not condoning, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Hard at work: transforming the Palo Alto Bowl site
Crews are building townhomes at the site of the Palo Alto Bowl at 4329 El Camino Real. The site will hold 26 homes and a hotel.
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 1:02 pm by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
Tons of tires to repave Palo Alto's Alma Street
About 1,000 tons of recycled tires will cover a 2-mile section of Alma Street as part of a pilot repaving project in Palo Alto. The rubber-meets-the-road project is the first ... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:56 am by member, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Attorneys + art
Palo Alto artist Florence de Bretagne has a team of lawyers backing her up as she creates six big murals at a local school. No, there are no legal issues; these folks are wiel... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:51 am by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford wants to expand undergrad enrollment
Stanford University wants to expand its undergraduate enrollment if it can raise the money to build housing for more students, President John Hennessy said Thursday.
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:38 am by Frugal, a resident of Menlo Park |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Mtn. View arts committee chair resigns after disputed comments
Before City Council members could vote to remove or censure him Tuesday night, Chris Parkinson resigned his post as chair of the city's Visual Arts Committee.
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 10:06 pm by galen, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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