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CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Door to Door Home Buyer?

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Original post made by PA Resident on Mar. 16, 2007
Last comment by Sunnyvale_Joe, on Jul 1, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 159 comments | 41969 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Legalized marijuana wafts toward Palo Alto ballot

Marijuana dispensaries could sprout at up to three Palo Alto locations, if the City Council or voters were to approve an...

Original post made on Sep. 8, 2011
Last comment by A Social Crusader, on Nov 5, 2012 at 7:43 am | 158 comments | 24477 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

PA school language plan may cost too much

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Original post made on Jan. 16, 2008
Last comment by Paly reporter, on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:26 pm | 158 comments | 13950 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Parents ask Palo Alto to be anti-stress role model

Frustrated parents Tuesday challenged the Palo Alto Board of Education to make local schools "a role model nationally" in...

Original post made on Mar. 23, 2011
Last comment by newcomer, on Jun 8, 2011 at 5:44 am | 158 comments | 11147 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

The $6 million blunder

For the second time in less than a year, an avoidable mistake by top Palo Alto school district administrators will cost taxpayers...

Original post made on Sep. 1, 2017
Last comment by Paly Parent, on Sep 16, 2017 at 12:21 pm | 158 comments | 30702 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

City staff defends maligned Web site

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Original post made on Oct. 25, 2007
Last comment by Cant find, on Nov 8, 2007 at 10:05 am | 157 comments | 18698 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Cities join forces to tackle airplane noise

An effort by cities in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties to form an alliance to address the irksome issue of airplane noise...

Original post made on Aug. 7, 2018
Last comment by Perspective, on Aug 28, 2018 at 5:26 pm | 157 comments | 16652 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto prepares for more budget cuts amid prolonged revenue slump

As the pandemic continues to pummel the local economy, the City Council plans to explore additional ways to pare down the...

Original post made on Feb. 24, 2021
Last comment by Jerry Underberg, on Mar 12, 2021 at 10:48 am | 157 comments | 15076 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

McGee: Tax renewal would protect Palo Alto school programs

Local voters have long supported the Palo Alto Unified School District to ensure we can provide a world-class education for...

Original post made on Apr. 10, 2015
Last comment by Resident, on May 7, 2015 at 10:45 am | 157 comments | 13120 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Students slam school leaders on zero period

A large group of impassioned Gunn High School students turned out to Tuesday's board meeting to deliver a fierce condemnation...

Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015
Last comment by My Thoughts, on Apr 23, 2015 at 1:37 pm | 157 comments | 18025 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Paly students face suspensions for egg fight

Palo Alto High School students held a protest this morning following the reported suspension of several students for participating...

Original post made on Oct. 29, 2009
Last comment by Parent that lives in Barron Park, on Oct 30, 2009 at 1:18 pm | 157 comments | 9591 Views

AROUND TOWN

Area Democrats laud 'historic' health care bill

A bill reforming America's health care system, what one Bay Area congressman said was "one of the most important bills in...

Original post made on Mar. 22, 2010
Last comment by Alfred E Newman, on May 23, 2011 at 2:40 pm | 157 comments | 9444 Views

AROUND TOWN

Flustered over airplane noise

As airplane noise continues to plague Palo Alto, city officials agreed on Tuesday night to seek alliances, lobby hard and...

Original post made on Feb. 14, 2018
Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on May 1, 2018 at 9:58 am | 156 comments | 20677 Views

AROUND TOWN

Condoleezza Rice hints at returning to Stanford

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Original post made on May. 23, 2008
Last comment by Peter, on May 30, 2008 at 5:11 pm | 155 comments | 16241 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Caucasian enrollment dips below 50 percent

As Palo Alto classrooms grow more racially diverse, Caucasian enrollment for the first time has dipped below 50 percent....

Original post made on Sep. 27, 2011
Last comment by HawkeyePierce, on Oct 6, 2011 at 10:39 am | 154 comments | 15523 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto mulls opposing high-speed rail project

Palo Alto may soon take a formal stance against California's proposed high-speed-rail line and begin lobbying state legislators...

Original post made on Aug. 31, 2010
Last comment by The vote, on Sep 2, 2010 at 5:13 pm | 153 comments | 11832 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto Forward joins opposition to office-space limits

A citizens group that promotes more housing and transportation options in Palo Alto has joined some of the city's largest...

Original post made on Feb. 26, 2015
Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 3, 2015 at 10:28 am | 153 comments | 14916 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Five Palo Alto officers challenge city over Black Lives Matter mural

Five Palo Alto police officers have filed a complaint against the city, which they claim discriminated and retaliated against...

Original post made on Jul. 7, 2021
Last comment by Robert Montez, on Jul 25, 2021 at 11:54 am | 153 comments | 27267 Views

AROUND TOWN

Guest Opinion: SB 50 undermines single-family neighborhoods and diversity

Rather than reap the benefits of locally driven solutions, SB 50 pulls the rug from under them with radical, one-size-fits-all...

Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019
Last comment by Oh Really?, on Mar 28, 2019 at 12:29 pm | 153 comments | 31170 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto considers shutting down animal shelter

Palo Alto's Animal Services Center, a fixture on East Bayshore Road for the past four decades, could be shut down or relocated...

Original post made on Mar. 26, 2012
Last comment by What next?, on Dec 1, 2013 at 12:22 pm | 152 comments | 15891 Views
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