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Palo Alto to call on Google to expunge sensitive data
Documents released this week show how Palo Alto gave Google private city information to join the telecom giant's Fiber Cities program.
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Houzz's roof-deck plan could cause ripple effects
Home design company Houzz's proposed roof deck downtown coming before the Palo Alto City Council this Monday could lead to more in the area if the project is approved.
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Police allegedly pull over people of color on Facebook bikes
Many longtime East Palo Alto residents claim people of color seen riding Facebook bikes are being targeted by police looking for cyclists unlawfully using the company's property.
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'Foscari' is a gift for opera lovers
West Bay Opera's production of "I due Foscari," gives Verdi lovers every reason to be gleeful.
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The Other Greenhouse Gas
Methane is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide -- about 86 times worse when measured over a 20-year period.
Palo Alto scraps downtown office cap
Palo Alto’s bitter debate over how much commercial growth the city should accommodate heated up Monday night, when a divided... Last comment on Feb 20, 2019 at 9:47 am | 83 comments
Editorial: A housing setback
Monday night's 4-3 decision to repeal a decades-old downtown growth policy designed to trigger a one-year pause on non-residential... Last comment on Feb 20, 2019 at 2:26 pm | 61 comments
Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon Valley
Despite a sizzling economy and an influx of wealth, Silicon Valley remains a bastion of inequality, with more residents now... Last comment 28 minutes ago | 52 comments
Newsom scales back high-speed-rail plans
California's decade-long dream of building a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles hit a dead end... Last comment 2 hours ago | 121 comments
The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Lettuce Pray
Feb 20, 2019 | 0 comments
Peninsula Foodist
by Elena Kadvany
Joe & the Juice opens in Redwood City
Feb 20, 2019 | 0 comments
Invest & Innovate
by Steve Levy
Who Pays for Palo Alto Schools
Feb 19, 2019 | 24 comments
"Dunes, just after sunrise"
Death Valley
Submitted by Laurie Naiman on Sep 6, 2018
Former teacher sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse
Michael Airo, a former Palo Alto elementary school teacher, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in state prison for sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend's daughter more than a decade ago. Thursday, 5:58 PM | 5 comments
In a bid to woo Google, Palo Alto shared confidential utility information
Newly released documents reveal that the city of Palo Alto, in its effort to join Google Fiber Cities program, provided the tech giant with sensitive information about Palo Alto's transmission systems, manholes, infrastructure-maintenance plans and properties that the city had designated as confidential -- not just once but at least four times. Thursday, 9:48 AM | 11 comments
City seeks to relax roof-deck rules
Seeking to encourage more roof decks, patios and gardens in the downtown area, Palo Alto officials are preparing to relax the zoning rules for some of the area's tallest buildings. Thursday, 8:27 AM | 4 comments
Nobu reveals hotel renovation plans
Downtown Palo Alto's Nobu Hotel, once The Epiphany Hotel, is undergoing a multimillion-dollar remodel that promises new amenities, high-tech rooms and a two-story Nobu restaurant. Thursday, 9:10 AM | 7 comments
City looks to buy land near Boulware Park
Palo Alto is preparing to make an offer on a Birch Street property that city leaders hope to transform into parkland as part of a broader plan to redevelop Ventura neighborhood. Wednesday, 8:40 AM | 11 comments
Should police protect Facebook's bikes?
Local law enforcement officials have been stopping people riding Facebook bikes, questioning them, and in some instances, arresting them and confiscating the bikes if they find that the cyclists stopped don't work for the giant social media company. Wednesday, 4:06 PM | 15 comments
Former Palo Alto transportation head Joseph Kott dies at 71
No matter how daunting a task, Joseph Kott believed that Palo Alto and the greater Silicon Valley region could become a national model for how to cope with a deluge of motor vehicles. Tuesday, 4:33 PM | 8 comments
Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon Valley
Three Stanford students report sexual assaults
New construction on the Bay Trail expected in September
Ravenswood preliminarily offers KIPP shared middle school space
Palo Alto Unified flipped sides in Gunn sexual harassment case
Conservationist leaves behind a legacy of land
Meetings to explore new cross-bay link between San Mateo, Alameda counties
PUBLIC AGENDA: Temporary art project at King Plaza; school discipline policies

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Short story writers wanted!
The 33rd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult (15-17) and Teen (12-14) categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by March 29. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.