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AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto's school-biking program hits speed bump

After more than 20 years of steady growth, Palo Alto has seen a recent reduction in the number of students biking to campus....

Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023
Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on May 1, 2023 at 4:09 pm | 12 comments | 5654 Views

AROUND TOWN

Woman charged for fatal wrong-way crash on I-280 last weekend

A 24-year-old Campbell woman has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and other felonies for a wrong-way crash that killed...

Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023
Last comment by Silver Linings, on May 1, 2023 at 8:54 am | 5 comments | 6437 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Paly student, 17, arrested in connection with note left on classroom door threatening violence

A 17-year-old boy was arrested by Palo Alto police on Thursday in connection with a shelter-in-place order at Palo Alto High...

Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023
Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on May 1, 2023 at 6:27 am | 17 comments | 10857 Views

AROUND TOWN

Tired of train horns, Menlo Park and Palo Alto advance plans for 'quiet zone'

Palo Alto and Menlo Park have joined forces to combat a common foe: blaring train horns. But an analysis shows that one of...

Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023
Last comment by Leslie York, on May 1, 2023 at 5:51 am | 4 comments | 7800 Views

AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto city clerk plans to leave job in May

Palo Alto City Clerk Lesley Milton has announced that she will leave her position next month to take a job in the city manager's...

Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023
Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Apr 30, 2023 at 5:20 pm | 2 comments | 3099 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Foothill-De Anza names four finalists to be next chancellor

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District's board of trustees announced four finalists to be the district's next chancellor,...

Original post made on Apr. 30, 2023
Last comment by Jeremy Erman, on Apr 30, 2023 at 12:22 am | 1 comment | 4376 Views

AROUND TOWN

Around Town: Palo Alto gets ready to celebrate 99th annual May Fete Parade

In the latest column, read about plans for the annual May Fete Parade returning May 6, the return of the monthlong Palo Alto...

Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023
There are no comments yet. 4783 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

A nearly 200-year-old unfulfilled treaty sparks student support for Cherokee Nation

More than a year in the making, students at Palo Alto High School unveiled a mural this week that they created to raise awareness...

Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023
Last comment by Mondoman, on Apr 29, 2023 at 9:06 am | 7 comments | 2569 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

New housing proposal looks to aid Palo Alto teachers

Palo Alto's newest housing proposal has a very specific aim: to help teachers in the local school district afford a place...

Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023
Last comment by Barron Park Denizen, on Apr 28, 2023 at 7:43 pm | 27 comments | 8210 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Teeth-clattering potholes get temporary fix after storms pitted already-damaged roads

On local freeways, onramps, streets and overpasses, drivers have been dodging and weaving around large potholes, deep fissures...

Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023
Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 28, 2023 at 5:43 pm | 19 comments | 6207 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Police calls: Car accidents and DUIs in Palo Alto; petty theft in Menlo Park

Here's a list that captures recent reports of crimes made to Palo Alto and Menlo Park police. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/04/28/police-calls-c...

Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023
There are no comments yet. 3109 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Local parks and hills put on a wildflower show after rainy winter

Dazzling displays of wildflowers are blanketing vast areas of California, often in places where aficionados say they haven't...

Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023
Last comment by Silver Linings, on Apr 28, 2023 at 9:44 am | 1 comment | 9302 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Visit these 7 secret gardens of the 650

The Peninsula is flush with large-scale gardens like Gamble Garden, Filoli and Montalvo, but if we look in our own communities...

Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023
There are no comments yet. 3557 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Serial killer gets back-to-back life sentences in 1970s murders

A serial killer who murdered a law librarian in the 1970s received a life sentence for her death, a Santa Clara County Superior...

Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023
Last comment by Jennifer, on Apr 28, 2023 at 7:46 am | 2 comments | 8132 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Last-ditch effort buys convicted Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes time away from prison

Convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has made a last-ditch effort to avoid surrendering to federal prison authorities...

Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023
Last comment by Sheila E, on Apr 27, 2023 at 6:08 pm | 3 comments | 4365 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Despite years of work, homes along San Francisquito Creek may never escape flood zone designation

Locals may never escape FEMA's flood zone designation, which recently led to frustration over yearslong flood-protection...

Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 27, 2023 at 3:21 pm | 6 comments | 5647 Views

AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto to retain Chicago consultant as city auditor

Adriane D. McCoy, who took over as Palo Alto's city auditor last fall after the abrupt departure of her predecessor, will...

Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023
There are no comments yet. 2626 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Paly ends shelter-in-place order that was prompted by message found in classroom

Palo Alto High School was under a brief shelter-in-place order as a precaution this morning after a message was found in...

Original post made on Apr. 25, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 26, 2023 at 12:40 pm | 7 comments | 9096 Views

AROUND TOWN

Stanford graduate workers look to unionize for higher pay, increased benefits

Seeking to resolve issues they say have long plagued Stanford University, graduate student workers intend to form a union,...

Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023
Last comment by Ramy, on Apr 26, 2023 at 1:42 am | 1 comment | 2188 Views

AROUND TOWN

Woman killed, teenager severely injured in wrong-way crash on Interstate 280

A woman has died and a 14-year-old boy has been severely injured after a motorist drove north on the southbound lanes of...

Original post made on Apr. 23, 2023
Last comment by Jennifer, on Apr 25, 2023 at 8:12 am | 6 comments | 10184 Views
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