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Woodland Park residents forced to show ID to pay rent
Tenants of East Palo Alto's largest affordable apartment complex are being made to show identification if they want to pay... Last comment on Oct 11, 2018 at 5:15 am | 8 comments

District vendors donate $30K to Ravenswood school board race
The Ravenswood City School District's primary construction management and architecture firms have each contributed $15,000... Last comment on Oct 11, 2018 at 10:57 pm | 24 comments

Palo Alto officer disciplined for hitting neighbor's car
A Palo Alto police officer faced criminal charges last year after investigators concluded that he had hit his neighbor's... Last comment on Oct 11, 2018 at 11:36 pm | 80 comments

Editorial: Ken Dauber, Shounak Dharap for Palo Alto school board
With the strongest board in decades and a new management team, the Palo Alto school district is in the process of a desperately... Last comment on Oct 8, 2018 at 12:51 pm | 41 comments

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Four shot, two dead at Halloween party
Two people have died and two others have life-threatening injuries after an argument at a Halloween party quickly escalated into a shooting early Sunday morning, East Palo Alto police said. Sunday, 7:41 PM

After student complaints, Paly robotics coach placed on leave
The school district has placed Kathleen Krier, Palo Alto High School computer science teacher and head robotics coach, on paid leave following concerns about her behavior, voiced by members of the robotics team. Monday, 8:21 AM | 46 comments

County officials weigh $222M youth psychiatric hospital
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is scheduled on Tuesday to discuss plans for a youth inpatient psychiatric hospital, which could fill a chronic unmet need in the region.
Monday, 8:21 AM | 2 comments

Council candidate, city employee get into altercation
An argument over the hot-button issue of banning oversized vehicles in East Palo Alto turned into a shouting match that nearly became physical between a candidate for the City Council and a city employee during a city meeting on Sept. 19, according to witnesses. Monday, 8:21 AM | 10 comments

Webcast: Palo Alto City Council race
Weekly journalists preview the City Council election with a discussion about Palo Alto's five candidates and their stances on some of the city's most urgent issues. Monday, 8:21 AM

City proposes retention basin under Bol Park
A Palo Alto proposal to put a stormwater-retention pond under Bol Park would serve to remove hazardous chemicals from runoff water before potentially using the water for park irrigation, according to city plans. Saturday, 8:44 AM | 14 comments

Opinion: Stanford GUP should not be negotiated in secret
We hope many others in the community will speak up and let the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors know what we think about closed-door deal-making on Stanford University's general use permit. Friday, 6:50 AM | 1 comments

Around Town: This spot is taken; set the expectation

Editorial: Filseth, DuBois and Cormack for City Council

Meet the Ravenswood school-board candidates

Election 2018: Council contenders

To spur housing production, Palo Alto rewrites zoning rules

Update: Vendors donate $35K to Ravenswood board race

Palo Alto voter's guide to Nov. 6 election

PUBLIC AGENDA: Rezoning proposal; grade-separation options

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