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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 | 5580 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 | 3508 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 | 2741 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 | 5116 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 | 5323 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. 8007 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. 6556 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rising COVID-19 infections hit Palo Alto schoolsLocal schools are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, mirroring trends seen across Santa Clara County and in many parts...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on May 21, 2022 at 9:54 pm | 6 comments | 8452 Views
SPORTS
New film shares Peninsula woman's experience as a queer Asian American skateboarder"Crashing Wheels on Concrete," featuring LinkedIn software engineer Kat Sy, is playing at the Center for Asian American Media's...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022There are no comments yet. 1657 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to restore positions in police and fire departmentsAfter two years of attrition, the Palo Alto City Council is preparing to boost spending in the city's police and fire departments...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022Last comment by mjh, on May 20, 2022 at 11:58 am | 2 comments | 2572 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Family donates $1 million to develop youth mental health resourcesThe family of a Palo Alto man who died by suicide in October 2021 has made a $1 million donation to create a scholarship...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Marc Vincenti, on May 20, 2022 at 11:55 am | 3 comments | 6251 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Alison Cormack will not seek second term on Palo Alto City CouncilAlison Cormack, who was elected to the City Council in 2018 and who has been a vocal advocate for building more housing and...
Original post made on May. 13, 2022Last comment by Local news junkie, on May 20, 2022 at 7:23 am | 24 comments | 6748 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Google opens the doors on its massive Bay View campus next to NASA AmesGoogle's eye-catching, 1.1 million-square-foot campus on the edge of the bay is complete and open to employees, marking a...
Original post made on May. 18, 2022Last comment by mjh, on May 19, 2022 at 5:14 pm | 3 comments | 9301 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: A Palo Alto business tax and the space-time continuumHere in Palo Alto we can do our part by adopting a fair, appropriate tax on those companies that can most afford it. Silicon...
Original post made on May. 13, 2022Last comment by Joe in Green Acres, on May 18, 2022 at 11:26 am | 17 comments | 4350 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Couple's cross-country bike trip focuses on stroke and aphasia awarenessWhat Steve Zuckerman calls a "wacky cross-country trip" and a bucket list item for him and his wife Debra Meyerson, may also...
Original post made on May. 16, 2022Last comment by Mark, on May 17, 2022 at 11:36 am | 2 comments | 3284 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Palo Alto youth recognized in local poetry contestIn the latest Around Town column, news about the winners and honorable mentions in this year's Palo Alto Students Foundation...
Original post made on May. 17, 2022There are no comments yet. 3309 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Elderly woman accosted by robbers in roadside attackTwo people attempted to rob an elderly Palo Alto woman of her wedding ring on Saturday afternoon, causing her injuries,...
Original post made on May. 16, 2022Last comment by Erin Hubbell, on May 17, 2022 at 10:57 am | 4 comments | 6419 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
California spent millions to boost COVID vaccination rates of Medi-Cal members — but they lag even moreGaps in COVID vaccination rates among the state's Medi-Cal population persist. Five Medi-Cal plans still have vaccination...
Original post made on May. 15, 2022Last comment by Erin Hubbell, on May 16, 2022 at 2:53 pm | 4 comments | 2867 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two injured when teen accidentally discharges firearm in parked vehicleTwo teenagers were injured early Thursday morning when one of them accidentally discharged a firearm while he was in his...
Original post made on May. 13, 2022Last comment by Erin Hubbell, on May 16, 2022 at 2:51 pm | 10 comments | 2670 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Audit scrutinizes Palo Alto's frustrating permit processA new audit has found Palo Alto's permit process for solar panels and other home upgrades is hobbled by long lead times for...
Original post made on May. 6, 2022Last comment by Anonymous, on May 16, 2022 at 1:00 pm | 20 comments | 5424 Views
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