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Tim Bond named TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's next artistic leaderTim Bond has been appointed the next artistic director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the arts organization announced Tuesday....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 1994 Views
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Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's homeAbout 30 gig economy employees, mostly Uber drivers, on Nov. 6 protested outside the Atherton home of Bill Gurley, a venture...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Marie Antoinette, on Nov 12, 2019 at 12:46 am | 21 comments | 4422 Views
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Stanford study shows link between achievement gap and racial disparities in school disciplineA new Stanford University study has documented for the first time at the national level a link between achievement gaps and...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by pinball, on Nov 2, 2019 at 11:34 pm | 20 comments | 10523 Views
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Hundreds call for more contributions from Stanford for expansion planWith Stanford University’s ambitious expansion plan nearing the finish line, hundreds of Stanford students, public school...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Nov 1, 2019 at 11:16 am | 33 comments | 7602 Views
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Inaugural Halloween event aims to keep trick-or-treaters closer to home in East Palo AltoTo reverse the trend of East Palo Alto families taking their children trick-or-treating in other cities, neighbors are organizing...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Mark Dinan, on Oct 31, 2019 at 12:49 pm | 3 comments | 3750 Views
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Spare the Air alert issued for Tuesday for Bay Area as smoke streams from wildfiresThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued yet another Spare the Air alert for Tuesday because of smoke from...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Oct 28, 2019 at 2:39 pm | 1 comment | 2849 Views
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National Weather Service warns of more fire danger this weekThe National Weather Service is warning of another weather pattern that will lead to an increased risk of wildfires in the...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2019Last comment by spandex, medium rare, on Oct 26, 2019 at 1:12 pm | 17 comments | 2166 Views
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Peninsula cities, companies explore partnerships to tackle traffic congestionTraffic may be a regional problem, but just about every city in the Peninsula has its own local gripes -- and proposed fixes...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by Another Giveaway, on Oct 24, 2019 at 4:29 pm | 31 comments | 6419 Views
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Smoke from massive wildfire leads to Spare the Air alertThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Thursday because of smoke in the region...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2019Last comment by C. Walters, on Oct 24, 2019 at 3:05 pm | 4 comments | 2238 Views
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'Nothing less than transformational:' Ketamine brings relief to people with severe depressionKetamine is starting to shed its reputation as a psychedelic club drug and experimental mental health treatment as more patients...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2019Last comment by lindsey, on Oct 23, 2019 at 11:00 pm | 4 comments | 13431 Views
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United Nations Association Film Festival returns with local connections and global reachAt the United Nations Association Film Festival, now in its 22nd year, homegrown journalism meets justice in the form of...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2019Last comment by Leland, on Oct 21, 2019 at 1:34 pm | 1 comment | 2679 Views
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A 'chronic public health issue': Stanford officials troubled by campus sexual assault dataNearly 40% of undergraduate women who have attended Stanford University for four years have experienced some form of nonconsensual...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by safe at home, on Oct 18, 2019 at 12:10 pm | 8 comments | 4284 Views
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Earthquake felt in many Bay Area cities, including Palo Alto, on Monday nightAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 centered in Contra Costa County was felt in the Palo Alto area on Monday...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by musical, on Oct 16, 2019 at 3:41 am | 3 comments | 9194 Views
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Planned power outages expected to hit Palo Alto Hills Wednesday at noonSections of the Palo Alto Hills are scheduled to see power go out on Wednesday as part of PG&E's pre-emptive outages, planned...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2019Last comment by Miriam Palm, on Oct 10, 2019 at 9:47 am | 20 comments | 18700 Views
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PG&E plans power outages starting Wednesday; they could affect Palo Alto tooPG&E plans to pre-emptively shut down power due to dangerous weather starting Wednesday, and although the agency doesn't...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Oct 10, 2019 at 9:47 am | 39 comments | 60335 Views
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Biden on Trump: 'We've got to save capitalism from this guy'Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took jabs at President Donald Trump during a campaign fundraiser in downtown...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Oct 5, 2019 at 3:54 pm | 26 comments | 5367 Views
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Santa Clara County workers strike for first time in 40 yearsSanta Clara County workers went on strike Wednesday morning for the first time in 40 years to protest unfair labor practices,...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2019Last comment by musical, on Oct 2, 2019 at 9:10 pm | 3 comments | 2268 Views
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Federal rule change could cut thousands of county residents from free food programThree million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance programs under new rules proposed by the Trump administration,...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2019Last comment by Liz Gardner, on Sep 26, 2019 at 3:18 pm | 4 comments | 2631 Views
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Child, adult become county's first flu deaths of the seasonTwo Santa Clara County residents, including a child, have died recently from the flu, county officials said Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019There are no comments yet. 2349 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Opposed to Castilleja expansion Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2019/09/06/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by Dan Siehl, on Sep 24, 2019 at 10:35 pm | 1 comment | 711 Views
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Short story writers wanted!
The 34th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult and Teen categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by March 27, 2020. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
Sponsored by Kepler's Books, Linden Tree Books and Bell's Books.
