https://paloaltoonline.com If it is local and useful, it is on PaloAltoOnline.com. en-us Copyright 2023 PaloAltoOnline.com https://paloaltoonline.com/art/top_logo.png https://paloaltoonline.com A California Highway Patrol officer struck and killed a man who was running across State Highway 92 on Wednesday night, Sept. 20, CHP Capt. Jason Cavett said during a press conference on Thursday.]]> ]]> This Sunday, Sept. 24, Atherton plans to commemorate its 100-year history with a celebration at the Town Center, located at 80 Fair Oaks Lane, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.]]> The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended a Spare the Air alert through Friday, Sept. 22, due to wildfire smoke that continues to linger in the region from fires burning further north in California and southern Oregon.]]> Increased traffic is expected on Embarcadero Road, El Camino Real and Sand Hill Road this Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23.]]> ]]> Eager to take advantage of recently acquired federal and state grants, Palo Alto is preparing to speed up its tortuous, decade-long effort to choose preferred alternatives for redesigning three rail crossings.]]> Reports of crimes made to Palo Alto police from Sept. 9 to Sept. 15.]]> There are an estimated 10,000 LGBTQ+ Afghans who need immediate evacuation. While nations like Germany and Canada, among others, are actively granting asylum to them, the network of nations doing so should be much bigger, activists.]]> Americans for Afghans, a humanitarian startup co-founded by Palo Alto human relations commissioner Michelle Kraus and San Francisco tech executive Joe Rodriguez, is helping rescue LGBTQ Afghans from the clutches of the Taliban.]]> Palo Alto parents are calling for more traffic-safety measures after two children were hit by cars in separate collisions, including a crash on East Meadow Drive that left a middle-school student in critical condition.]]> Palo Alto's gas customers will be protected from sharp bill spikes this winter thanks to a new strategy that the city adopted on Sept. 18. The assurance will, however, come at a price: a 4% to 6% rate hike on residential bills.]]> Palo Alto based entrepreneur Offir Gutelzon led a massive, five-part protest Monday, Sept. 18, across San Jose, Fremont and Union Square San Francisco, to boo Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with Elon Musk.]]> ]]> Seeking to curb what he calls cruel and egregious markups at California prisons, state Sen. Josh Becker is spearheading a law that would cap prices on items sold at canteen stores.]]> In this week's Around Town column, Cameron Park is poised for improvements and the City Council approves more funding for Ada's Cafe. ]]> Here's a preview of issues that will be discussed at Palo Alto government meetings the week of Sept. 18. ]]> The 1974 murder of a young woman in Stanford's Memorial Church shocked the community and became a decades-long cold case. Journalist Scott Herhold followed the story throughout his career and now explores the case in a new book.]]> As Palo Alto prepares to transform an industrial area around San Antonio Road into the city's next residential hub, housing advocates and developers are calling for the city to think bigger when it comes to zone changes.]]> Seeking to bring order to the city's nascent and chaotic parklet scene, the Palo Alto City Council adopted a suite of rules Monday for outdoor dining spaces in University Avenue and portions of California Avenue.]]>