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Ex-employees claim they faced hostile work environment
Downtown Streets Team, one of Palo Alto's most visible nonprofit organizations, is facing allegations of sexual misconduct and other inappropriate behavior.
Underpasses added to city's list of rail-redesign options
The City Council on Tuesday expanded the list of ideas grade separation — the separation of railroad tracks from roads — which represents another twist for the effort.
Shooting kills man, sparking $20K reward
Palo Alto police are investigating a homicide near the city border with Mountain View, where a man shot in the stomach early Tuesday morning succumbed to his injuries hours later.
Board exploring how meetings can be more efficient
The Palo Alto Board of Education will consider ways it can reduce the length of its meetings and help staff refine their presentations at a special meeting on Thursday.
Meet the dynamic duo of the local theater scene
For most couples, moving in together can require an adjustment period. Living and working together can have an even steeper learning curve, just ask Max Tachis and Roneet Aliza Rahamim.
Taking over first place in SCVAL girls hoops
Carly Martin scored 13 points to help Palo Alto beat Lynbrook in a game between the SCVAL De Anza Division's top two teams. (Photo by Jenna Hickey.)
The E.R.A. – no real equality yet. Why not?
The equality debate is now an explosive issue in the presidential election. Can a woman win?

Group tasked with cutting rail-redesign options instead adds 3 more
When Palo Alto established a committee last year to work on a proposed redesign of local rail crossings, the goal was to... Last comment 16 hours ago | 62 comments

Condo owners upset as board approves their new neighbor: A five-story hotel
Despite heavy pushback from nearby residents, a proposal for a five-story hotel on the southern edge of Palo Alto scored... Last comment 1 hour ago | 52 comments

Families want Palo Alto schools to offer Hindi as a foreign language. The school district says it's complicated.
Palo Alto Unified parents are eager to work with the school district to offer Hindi as a world language at its two high schools. Read... Last comment 51 minutes ago | 60 comments

Guest Opinion: Why not try ideas that work?
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Downtown Streets Team execs accused of sexual harassment, creating drinking culture
Downtown Streets Team is embroiled in a scandal in which its top executives have been accused of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment and encouraging a drinking culture. Wednesday, 2:20 PM

Update: Shooting victim dies from injuries
A man who was shot in the stomach at a south Palo Alto parking lot early Tuesday morning has died, police said. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information related to the shooting. Wednesday, 1:48 PM | 7 comments

School board to reflect on its own function, effectiveness
The Palo Alto school board will hold a special meeting on Thursday to reflect on its own performance and effectiveness. Afterwards, the board will evaluate the superintendent in closed session. Wednesday, 11:36 AM

New plan aims to shake Palo Alto out of housing slump
Stuck in a housing drought, Palo Alto leaders are considering more dramatic actions to encourage residential construction, including reviving a contentious zoning tool that allows developers to exceed height and density limits. Wednesday, 1:22 PM

Despite time pressures, Palo Alto opts to study more rail design options
Palo Alto's never-ending effort to pick new designs for rail crossings got a little more complicated on Tuesday, when the City Council added two new options to the list. Wednesday, 1:27 AM | 7 comments

State Senate candidate's mom puts $460K toward son's campaign
A candidate seeking to represent South San Francisco to Sunnyvale in the state Senate received a major boost when his mother created a $460,000 independent expenditure committee to aid his campaign. Tuesday, 8:46 PM | 6 comments

Standard practice or 'misleading'? Mayor's official letter in support of SB 50 rankles council colleagues
With a passionate endorsement of Senate Bill 50, Palo Alto's new Mayor Adrian Fine set himself apart from most of his colleagues -- and ruffled some feathers in the process. Monday, 4:25 PM | 107 comments