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PALO ALTO ISSUES

Court orders Palo Alto to refund parking fees to developer

Palo Alto will have to refund more than $900,000 to a downtown developer after a state appeals court ruled Monday that the...

Original post made on Mar. 21, 2023
Last comment by Amie, 14 minutes ago | 10 comments | 5323 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

In 'State of the City,' Kou takes aim at state housing mandates

Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou took a swing on Wednesday at state housing mandates during her "State of the City" address and...

Original post made on Mar. 23, 2023
Last comment by merry, 1 hour ago | 2 comments | 994 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

New rules to phase out gas appliances stoke excitement, anxiety on the Peninsula

With the Bay Area adopting sweeping new rules to phase out gas-fueled appliances, city and county officials in Menlo Park,...

Original post made on Mar. 22, 2023
Last comment by Online Name, 12 hours ago | 18 comments | 1828 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Malcolm Harris details the legacy of Stanford, Hoover, eugenics in interview

Malcolm Harris, author of "Palo Alto: A History of California Capitalism, and the World," joined Weekly staff to talk about...

Original post made on Mar. 17, 2023
Last comment by Curmudgeon, 12 hours ago | 17 comments | 4335 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

About 4K utilities customers lose power as strong winds pass through Palo Alto, taking down large trees

Powerful winds have returned to Palo Alto, knocking out power for around 3,900 utilities customers this afternoon, according...

Original post made on Mar. 21, 2023
Last comment by EmmaP, 13 hours ago | 11 comments | 18352 Views

AROUND TOWN

Man dies following car collision on Charleston Road

Police are looking for witnesses in a Monday morning collision in Palo Alto near the Mountain View border where a driver...

Original post made on Mar. 22, 2023
Last comment by MyFeelz, 16 hours ago | 1 comment | 4813 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

For Palo Alto gas customers, relief is finally in sight

After a jarring spike in gas bills, Palo Alto customers could see some relief in the months ahead as the city prepares to...

Original post made on Mar. 22, 2023
Last comment by Resident, 21 hours ago | 4 comments | 1558 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Homelessness, rehabilitation and health care: What to know about Newsom's legacy tour

Gov. Gavin Newsom starts defining his legacy on a statewide tour that focuses on priorities interrupted by crisis and the...

Original post made on Mar. 21, 2023
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 22, 2023 at 9:48 am | 5 comments | 1281 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto set to receive $24M over utilities litigation

Palo Alto is expecting to receive about $24 million from the federal government following litigation between a consortium...

Original post made on Mar. 21, 2023
Last comment by mjh, on Mar 21, 2023 at 10:26 pm | 4 comments | 3611 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Gusty storm claims a life: Tree falls on van in Ladera, killing the driver

A man has died after a tree fell on his car at around 1:30 p.m. in Ladera, shortly after high winds and rain picked up on...

Original post made on Mar. 21, 2023
Last comment by PA Female Resident, on Mar 21, 2023 at 10:25 pm | 1 comment | 4101 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Fallen trees cause power outages for about 2,500 Palo Alto Utilities customers

Strong winds and stormy conditions caused trees to fall down in Palo Alto, where two separate power outages are impacting...

Original post made on Mar. 14, 2023
Last comment by MyFeelz, on Mar 21, 2023 at 6:23 pm | 36 comments | 27768 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Condominium development proposed in Ventura neighborhood

A parking lot in the Ventura neighborhood may soon be transformed into a condominium community with 16 townhomes through...

Original post made on Mar. 21, 2023
Last comment by tmp, on Mar 21, 2023 at 6:06 pm | 4 comments | 2359 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Applications to carry concealed weapons skyrocket in Santa Clara County

A Supreme Court ruling last summer started a chain reaction across the nation for who can obtain a concealed carry weapons...

Original post made on Mar. 12, 2023
Last comment by K in MP, on Mar 21, 2023 at 10:25 am | 5 comments | 3373 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Judge rules high school math policy violates state law

A judge ruled that the Palo Alto school district's method of placing students in high school math classes violates state...

Original post made on Mar. 3, 2023
Last comment by Down the yellow brick road, on Mar 21, 2023 at 8:57 am | 44 comments | 10952 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Judge hears Elizabeth Holmes' request to remain free while appeal resolved

At a court hearing on Friday morning, lawyers for convicted Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes argued that her upcoming...

Original post made on Mar. 18, 2023
Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 20, 2023 at 4:54 pm | 5 comments | 2826 Views

RESTAURANTS

Inside the new Graduate hotel, home to Palo Alto's first rooftop bar

In its reincarnation as Graduate Palo Alto, the former President Hotel aims to be an upscale homage to all things Stanford,...

Original post made on Mar. 9, 2023
Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 20, 2023 at 4:50 pm | 12 comments | 4921 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Palo Alto Unified looks to revive negotiations on Cubberley redevelopment

Seeking a breakthrough after decades of frustrating and largely fruitless negotiations, the Palo Alto school board this month...

Original post made on Mar. 18, 2023
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 20, 2023 at 4:46 pm | 6 comments | 3592 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Opinion: Writer, beware: Chatbots and our kids

Introducing the use of AI bots, and cavalierly erasing a source of high school joy -- the sense of one's own creative, insightful,...

Original post made on Mar. 10, 2023
Last comment by Banes, on Mar 20, 2023 at 2:34 pm | 2 comments | 2600 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

When regulators took over Silicon Valley Bank, startups scrambled to make payroll

A bank run that prompted the country's 16th largest bank to become insolvent was a shocking reality that many in the local...

Original post made on Mar. 17, 2023
Last comment by Banes, on Mar 20, 2023 at 2:20 pm | 4 comments | 2996 Views

AROUND TOWN

Gunn Performing Arts marks return of large-scale spring show with 'High School Musical'

What could bring more drama to the stage than a show about staging a show? Gunn High School Performing Arts is staging Disney's...

Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023
Last comment by flossyrabbit, on Mar 20, 2023 at 7:30 am | 1 comment | 1155 Views
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