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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto shifts to domestic markets for recycled goodsPalo Alto takes pride in its record on recycling, but the city's recent efforts to track materials that get shipped out to...
Original post made on May. 25, 2022Last comment by Citizen, on May 28, 2022 at 11:10 am | 9 comments | 6158 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police warn of jewelry thefts targeting the elderly after third incident comes to lightPalo Alto police are looking into whether a third roadside jewelry theft reported this week is connected to two other similar...
Original post made on May. 26, 2022Last comment by john_alderman, on May 28, 2022 at 9:08 am | 4 comments | 4637 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Senate approves Becker's bill to limit police radio encryptionA bill from State Sen. Josh Becker that would require California law enforcement agencies to find alternatives to radio encryption...
Original post made on May. 27, 2022Last comment by Local Resident, on May 27, 2022 at 11:19 am | 1 comment | 2819 Views
BOOKS
Summer movie lineup offers hope for theaters, something for everyoneSummer film season is back, with big-scale action and family movies but also counter-programming for those seeking something...
Original post made on May. 27, 2022Last comment by Jack, on May 27, 2022 at 7:23 am | 1 comment | 2802 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
After Texas shooting: A call to 'advance our resolve'Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's top Democrats vowed to "expedite" the gun control bills currently moving through the Legislature. Read...
Original post made on May. 26, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on May 26, 2022 at 11:16 am | 1 comment | 1536 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editor<B>Let Castilleja move forward Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2022/04/08/letters posted...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on May 26, 2022 at 10:37 am | 4 comments | 1167 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Living in a pod? New concept in affordable shared housing emerges in Palo AltoIts name has the cache of a trendy Brooklyn home, but Brownstone Shared Housing has brought a new housing concept that is...
Original post made on May. 3, 2022Last comment by MyFeelz, on May 25, 2022 at 8:41 pm | 55 comments | 49326 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
California reports first case of suspected monkeypoxThe first suspected case of monkeypox in California, a viral infection that causes respiratory symptoms and scarring skin...
Original post made on May. 25, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on May 25, 2022 at 12:25 pm | 1 comment | 4738 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Graduate debt-free? University of California leaders think it's possibleThe University of California is vowing to offer its California undergraduates a debt-free college experience by 2030 as part...
Original post made on May. 24, 2022Last comment by Von Halstead, on May 25, 2022 at 10:27 am | 2 comments | 2753 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Home Depot worker dies in industrial accidentA 39-year-old employee was killed on Friday, May 13, at a Home Depot store in East Palo Alto, according to police. Read...
Original post made on May. 24, 2022Last comment by William Hitchens, on May 24, 2022 at 5:55 pm | 1 comment | 4817 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Opinion: How an emergency Ravenswood kindergarten teacher changed my lifeEast Palo Alto City Council member Antonio Lopez makes pitch for supporting Measure I, which appears on the June 7 primary...
Original post made on May. 24, 2022Last comment by Just Sayin', on May 24, 2022 at 10:36 am | 1 comment | 2741 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain returns to its regular schedule this week, after construction reduced its serviceCaltrain returned to its regular schedule this week with 104 trains each day following the completion of mid-county signal...
Original post made on May. 23, 2022Last comment by William Hitchens, on May 23, 2022 at 6:36 pm | 1 comment | 1817 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Senate bill to limit police encryption scores another victoryState Sen. Josh Becker's proposal to require police departments to find alternatives to radio encryption took another major...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Sharon Johnson, on May 23, 2022 at 3:01 pm | 6 comments | 2907 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto residents want surveillance cameras after park shootingWhen volleys of gunfire erupted Tuesday at Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto, screaming children ran from the playground...
Original post made on May. 21, 2022Last comment by We Are The People, on May 23, 2022 at 12:06 pm | 4 comments | 5521 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
City reaches settlement with victim of violent arrest outside Happy DonutsPalo Alto reached a settlement on Wednesday with Julio Arevalo, who suffered a facial bone fracture at the hands of a city...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022Last comment by Chase Willingham, on May 23, 2022 at 9:57 am | 25 comments | 3486 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The Great Culling: Which California bills did legislators kill?On suspense file day, legislators killed about 220 California bills on issues including education, health care, housing and...
Original post made on May. 22, 2022Last comment by Erica Decker, on May 23, 2022 at 9:52 am | 2 comments | 2724 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
A real-life Gilded Age whodunitEvidence suggests Stanford University co-founder Jane Stanford died of poisoning in 1905. Author and historian Richard White...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022Last comment by Erica Decker, on May 23, 2022 at 9:02 am | 13 comments | 5067 Views
AROUND TOWN
Planned bike lane on California Avenue hits dead endWhile California Avenue will remain a pedestrian promenade for the foreseeable future, Palo Alto officials narrowly rejected...
Original post made on May. 17, 2022Last comment by eileen , on May 23, 2022 at 8:56 am | 27 comments | 5275 Views
BOOKS
Spring Real Estate 2022: A look at local market trends, bidding wars and real estate in the post-COVID eraThe spring real estate market is here -- and so is our annual Spring Home & Real Estate magazine, which takes a look at this...
Original post made on May. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 7403 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto sends message to shooters: 'We're not going to tolerate this'East Palo Alto police, city officials and faith leaders vowed on Wednesday, in the aftermath of a deadly shooting the night...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 6482 Views
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