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PALO ALTO ISSUES
March against racial profiling planned for Sunday0...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2008Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Nov 10, 2008 at 1:01 am | 167 comments | 10565 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto couple presses for 'sense of urgency' in relieving academic stressIt seemed to come like a shot from nowhere. Ken and Michele Dauber, Palo Alto parents of five, called for "new leadership"...
Original post made on May. 13, 2011Last comment by David Pepperdine, on Feb 10, 2014 at 6:21 am | 167 comments | 62345 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caltrain fatality identified as Palo Alto teenA 15-year-old Palo Alto student was killed by a train on the railroad tracks south of Churchill Avenue in Palo Alto at about...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2015Last comment by alpaca, on Mar 13, 2015 at 11:08 am | 167 comments | 80040 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto school-bond campaign in full swing0...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2008Last comment by PA Dad, on Apr 17, 2008 at 10:59 am | 166 comments | 12930 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents, school officials, exchange tense wordsFrustrated parents interrupted school district officials Sunday evening in a sometimes tense discussion of the emotional...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2011Last comment by Bill Johnson, on Feb 25, 2011 at 6:26 pm | 166 comments | 51313 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ohlone - the big winner in the MI location problem0...
Original post made by Bill on Jan. 5, 2007Last comment by Paul Losch, on Jan 13, 2007 at 8:40 am | 165 comments | 17443 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Thirty teens dropped from Palo Alto school rollsThirty students were dropped from Palo Alto public school rolls this fall when their parents were unable to verify their...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2010Last comment by Resident, on Mar 3, 2015 at 11:53 am | 165 comments | 20364 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Strong vs weak American presidentsRonald Reagan stood strong in favor of liberating the socialist slaves behind the Iron Curtain. He backed up his rhetoric...
Original post made by Michael on Feb. 1, 2011Last comment by Warren, on Sep 10, 2014 at 6:30 pm | 165 comments | 11901 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Train victim, 17, identified as Gunn seniorThe 17-year-old girl who ended her life Tuesday night at a Caltrain crossing was identified today by friends as Sonya Raymakers,...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2009Last comment by scoop, on Jun 4, 2009 at 12:10 pm | 164 comments | 19793 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Measure D sides spar over impact of projectOpponents and proponents of Measure D all say they are in favor of more senior housing in Palo Alto. What they clashed on...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2013Last comment by Midtown Resident, on Oct 5, 2013 at 4:40 pm | 163 comments | 22297 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A Palo Alto son asks: 'Would I raise a family here?'In June of this year, both my body and mind were in strange places. My body, in Thailand: racing through bustling Bangkok...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by Poor Kid, on Aug 31, 2017 at 9:39 pm | 163 comments | 28588 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students, parents rally against 'hate' groupMore than 250 people gathered at the southeast corner of the Gunn High School campus in Palo Alto this morning in opposition...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2010Last comment by gogunn, on Feb 3, 2010 at 10:13 am | 163 comments | 10451 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Trees chopped before city's OK was finalNot only did the City of Palo Alto fail to communicate a plan to cut down 63 mature trees on California Avenue last week,...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2009Last comment by D, on Nov 2, 2009 at 6:40 pm | 162 comments | 17138 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto officially condemns racial profilingPalo Alto leaders reaffirmed the city's stand against racial profiling Monday night, publicly condemning the practice and...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2008Last comment by fierman, on Nov 15, 2008 at 11:59 am | 162 comments | 11758 Views
AROUND TOWN
Page Mill Road YMCA to close Oct. 1The Page Mill Road YMCA in Palo Alto is closing this fall when its 10-year lease is up, Chief Operations Officer Elizabeth...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2014Last comment by YOU STOLE OUR MONEY, on Jul 16, 2014 at 3:46 pm | 162 comments | 22122 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The Race CardThe race card has been pulled again. This time by the President of the United States, Obama without knowing all the facts...
Original post made by Inappropriate use of prestige on Jul. 23, 2009Last comment by Bob Dylan post, on Aug 22, 2009 at 12:21 pm | 161 comments | 8630 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Good News! California Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage0...
Original post made by Mike on May. 15, 2008Last comment by Resident, on May 21, 2008 at 5:25 pm | 161 comments | 9058 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan would send planes flying over Palo AltoPalo Alto's Crescent Park and Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhoods could find themselves under the flight path of a relatively...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 28, 2014 at 4:18 pm | 160 comments | 29427 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Did anyone hear an airplane buzzing Palo Alto Mon. night / Tue. morning?Last night I was up working and all of a sudden it sounded like the blitz, three was a noise like a plane was strafing my...
Original post made by CrescentParkAnon. on Aug. 19, 2014Last comment by complaint form, on Aug 24, 2014 at 3:16 pm | 160 comments | 12925 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Anyone Else's Taxes Going Way Up? Help.Suddenly, without warning, we face losing our home, what the stability means to our future and financial stability, job and...
Original post made by Anyone Else's Taxes Going Way Up? Help. on Dec. 21, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Mar 5, 2018 at 12:38 pm | 160 comments | 6924 Views
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