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Palo Alto dentist missing in remote Wyoming wildernessA beloved Palo Alto dentist has gone missing in the Wyoming wilderness after he became separated from his hiking group over...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2023Last comment by WhatAboutme, on Sep 12, 2023 at 10:37 am | 6 comments | 13638 Views
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Temporary lane closures planned on Alma Street for Caltrain electrification workThe public can expect to see delays this week along a section of Alma Street in Palo Alto due to work supporting Caltrain's...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2023Last comment by TorreyaMan, on Sep 11, 2023 at 10:20 am | 1 comment | 3982 Views
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Crescent Park home burglarized for the third timePalo Alto police are seeking a pair of masked intruders who reportedly broke into a Crescent Park home on Thursday night...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2023There are no comments yet. 4013 Views
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Librarian files discrimination lawsuit against Mountain View after it dropped remote work accommodationsMarie Richardson, 54, has worked as a teen services librarian for the Mountain View Library since 2003. She is suing the...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Sep 8, 2023 at 12:31 pm | 7 comments | 4003 Views
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Stanford EMT administers Narcan to collapsing manAn off-duty member of StEMS was flagged down by someone attempting to call 911 when the medical emergency occurred. The patient...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2023Last comment by NanaDi, on Sep 7, 2023 at 11:26 am | 1 comment | 2016 Views
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Around Town: dinosaurs, Boulware Park and ice creamIn this week's Around Town column, read about the newest residents at the Junior Museum and Zoo, a planned expansion of a...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Sep 7, 2023 at 3:28 am | 1 comment | 2272 Views
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Midtown at midlifeProponents of Midtown Shopping Center, a midcentury retail area that serves the surrounding neighborhood, are calling for...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2023Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 5, 2023 at 4:01 pm | 17 comments | 10916 Views
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East Palo Alto man leads police in car chase that ends in a crash in Mountain ViewA 29-year-old East Palo Alto man was arrested following an attempted residential burglary and a police pursuit that ended...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2023Last comment by Jack, on Sep 5, 2023 at 10:32 am | 3 comments | 4158 Views
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The roots of Midtown Shopping CenterOnce mostly farmland, the Midtown Shopping Center was birthed following World War II to serve a booming south Palo Alto population....
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2023Last comment by cvvhrn, on Sep 2, 2023 at 10:18 am | 4 comments | 5148 Views
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Caltrain work will reduce Alma Street to one laneDrives should expect delays on Alma Street next week as Caltrain prepares to fix potholes around two south Palo Alto rail...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Sep 1, 2023 at 10:37 pm | 4 comments | 4809 Views
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Beaver makes species' first appearance in Palo Alto Baylands in over 160 yearsA young beaver was spotted in the Palo Alto Baylands this week, marking perhaps the beginning of the return of the aquatic...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2023Last comment by Hal, on Aug 30, 2023 at 5:37 pm | 9 comments | 29391 Views
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$30M windfall for rail crossings could put Palo Alto in a bindPalo Alto's effort to redesign its rail corridor received a boost over the summer when the city received more than $30 million...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2023Last comment by Leslie York, on Aug 29, 2023 at 6:38 pm | 18 comments | 10102 Views
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School board: New staff mental health specialist, Fletcher’s $5.5 million pool and Churchill lane changesAt the first meeting of the Palo Alto Unified School District for the 2023-24 year, the board on Tuesday, Aug. 22 heard updates...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2023Last comment by Allyson, on Aug 29, 2023 at 5:26 pm | 32 comments | 5254 Views
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Around Town: a water fountain, a font of knowledge and improved scores for young learnersHere's the latest news from downtown Palo Alto, the Rotary Club of Palo Alto/University and the Palo Alto school district....
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 28, 2023 at 5:30 pm | 5 comments | 4965 Views
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Police calls: 8 hit and runs, 6 burglaries, 15 arrestsThe following list captures recent reports of crimes made to Palo Alto police for the week of Aug. 12 - 18. Read the full...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2023Last comment by Tony Favero, on Aug 28, 2023 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 3540 Views
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Construction of educator housing is getting underway in Palo AltoWith the tossing of ceremonial shovelsful of dirt, an educator housing project more than five years in the making officially...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Aug 27, 2023 at 11:10 pm | 14 comments | 6240 Views
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California's housing prices are so high, only 16% of buyers can afford a homeFewer than 1 in 5 can afford to buy a home in California, according to the latest housing affordability index. In San Mateo,...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2023Last comment by Silver Linings, on Aug 27, 2023 at 12:45 am | 3 comments | 5504 Views
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New tenant protection law leaves some Palo Alto landlords fumingDespite protests from local landlords, Palo Alto is pressing ahead with a new law that would make more tenants eligible for...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2023Last comment by Rebecca Eisenberg, on Aug 26, 2023 at 5:07 am | 32 comments | 16040 Views
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Tree services company fined $72,500 after employee died on the jobTree services company F.A. Bartlett, whose employee died after being pulled into a wood chipper while on the job in Menlo...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Aug 24, 2023 at 3:03 pm | 1 comment | 2826 Views
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New planning efforts target Palo Alto's most dangerous roadsAs part of a new "Safe Streets for All" plan, Palo Alto is preparing to identify and improve the city's most dangerous corridors....
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2023Last comment by Beth Martin-Kool, on Aug 24, 2023 at 10:48 am | 27 comments | 8036 Views
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