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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Governor names Stanford professor as state education board presidentLinda Darling-Hammond, a longtime Stanford University education professor, will lead the 11-member state Board of Education,...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by Jakeofficial, 1 hour ago | 11 comments | 2843 Views
AROUND TOWN
Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon ValleyDespite a sizzling economy and an influx of wealth, Silicon Valley remains a bastion of inequality, with more residents now...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2019Last comment by musical, 1 hour ago | 39 comments | 6068 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford graduate engineering student's body found on campusA Stanford University graduate engineering student was found dead on campus on Monday, according to the School of Engineering...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by Enigmation , 6 hours ago | 21 comments | 11579 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Three Stanford students report sexual assaultsThree separate sexual assaults against female students at Stanford University are alleged to have occurred over the weekend,...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2019Last comment by Bunyip, 7 hours ago | 8 comments | 4155 Views
AROUND TOWN
The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:0...
Original post made by Andrew L. Freedman on Oct. 19, 2006Last comment by lindaloo, 12 hours ago | 1171 comments | 267728 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Off Deadline: Why don't more people care about the stealing of their privacy?Protecting — or losing — one's personal privacy is becoming a political hot topic. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019Last comment by Most is inane, 12 hours ago | 23 comments | 2093 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A housing setbackMonday night's 4-3 decision to repeal a decades-old downtown growth policy designed to trigger a one-year pause on non-residential...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019Last comment by Gimmee, 12 hours ago | 52 comments | 3046 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Former Palo Alto transportation head dies at 71No matter how daunting a task, Joseph Kott believed that Palo Alto and the greater Silicon Valley region could become a national...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2019Last comment by Former CA Resident, 13 hours ago | 2 comments | 742 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stanford construction site could be in violation of city lawStanford University is violating a city nuisance ordinance that prohibits storing building materials on a site where construction...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, 13 hours ago | 30 comments | 3831 Views
AROUND TOWN
Therapists to lose home at landmark Mental Research InstituteTension is building between therapists and the board of directors at a world-renowned Palo Alto mental health research institution. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2019Last comment by Janet Hughes, 14 hours ago | 39 comments | 8116 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
County seeks developer for new teacher housing projectWith five North County school districts now offering support and funds, Santa Clara County officials are seeking a developer...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2019Last comment by Bob, 17 hours ago | 2 comments | 1689 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Webcast: Charter school expansion debate; downtown office cap repealedWeekly journalists delve into the Ravenswood City School District debate over a charter school's expansion proposal; recap...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2019Last comment by Elena Kadvany, 20 hours ago | 2 comments | 1341 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Newsom scales back high-speed-rail plansCalifornia's decade-long dream of building a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles hit a dead end...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2019Last comment by Me 2, 20 hours ago | 107 comments | 5175 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High School algebra pilot shows mixed resultsA Palo Alto school district report shows grades have remained steady and low-income, minority and special-education students...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2019Last comment by Greene and Paly parent, 20 hours ago | 50 comments | 5677 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto scraps downtown office capPalo Alto’s bitter debate over how much commercial growth the city should accommodate heated up Monday night, when a divided...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2019Last comment by mauricio, on Feb 19, 2019 at 5:57 am | 82 comments | 7403 Views
SPORTS
M-A girls look to defend its CCS wrestling championshipThe girls wrestling program at Menlo-Atherton has come full circle, having grown from a single wrestler to one on the verge...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2019Last comment by bemused, on Feb 18, 2019 at 3:28 pm | 2 comments | 1076 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A new air-pollution solutionThe city of Palo Alto has launched a pilot program to encourage residents to replace their traditional gas water heaters...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2019Last comment by Rolanda, on Feb 17, 2019 at 9:17 pm | 11 comments | 987 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Food for thought; a hero for the homelessIn the latest Around Town column, an elementary school's creative writing class collides with the culinary world, a local...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2019Last comment by sporting, on Feb 17, 2019 at 5:10 pm | 1 comment | 2221 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
KIPP preliminarily offered shared school spaceThe Ravenswood school district's new comprehensive middle school could become a shared site with the growing KIPP Community...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019Last comment by Facts, on Feb 17, 2019 at 4:32 pm | 16 comments | 2173 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
M-A wins girls CCS wrestling team title; Four place firstMenlo-Atherton won its third consecutive Central Coast Section girls wrestling championship Saturday at Independence High....
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2019Last comment by Menlo2, on Feb 17, 2019 at 3:36 pm | 3 comments | 1453 Views
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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.
