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SCHOOLS & KIDS
PA school language plan may cost too much0...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2008Last comment by Paly reporter, on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:26 pm | 158 comments | 12468 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents ask Palo Alto to be anti-stress role modelFrustrated parents Tuesday challenged the Palo Alto Board of Education to make local schools "a role model nationally" in...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2011Last comment by newcomer, on Jun 8, 2011 at 5:44 am | 158 comments | 9862 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The $6 million blunderFor 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, 2017Last comment by Paly Parent, on Sep 16, 2017 at 12:21 pm | 158 comments | 27191 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City staff defends maligned Web site0...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2007Last comment by Cant find, on Nov 8, 2007 at 10:05 am | 157 comments | 17743 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cities join forces to tackle airplane noiseAn 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, 2018Last comment by Perspective, on Aug 28, 2018 at 5:26 pm | 157 comments | 12868 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
McGee: Tax renewal would protect Palo Alto school programsLocal 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, 2015Last comment by Resident, on May 7, 2015 at 10:45 am | 157 comments | 11532 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students slam school leaders on zero periodA 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, 2015Last comment by My Thoughts, on Apr 23, 2015 at 1:37 pm | 157 comments | 15744 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Paly students face suspensions for egg fightPalo Alto High School students held a protest this morning following the reported suspension of several students for participating...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2009Last comment by Parent that lives in Barron Park, on Oct 30, 2009 at 1:18 pm | 157 comments | 7822 Views
AROUND TOWN
Area Democrats laud 'historic' health care billA 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, 2010Last comment by Alfred E Newman, on May 23, 2011 at 2:40 pm | 157 comments | 7773 Views
AROUND TOWN
Flustered over airplane noiseAs 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, 2018Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on May 1, 2018 at 9:58 am | 156 comments | 17392 Views
AROUND TOWN
Condoleezza Rice hints at returning to Stanford0...
Original post made on May. 23, 2008Last comment by Peter, on May 30, 2008 at 5:11 pm | 155 comments | 14229 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caucasian enrollment dips below 50 percentAs Palo Alto classrooms grow more racially diverse, Caucasian enrollment for the first time has dipped below 50 percent....
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2011Last comment by HawkeyePierce, on Oct 6, 2011 at 10:39 am | 154 comments | 13952 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto mulls opposing high-speed rail projectPalo 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, 2010Last comment by The vote, on Sep 2, 2010 at 5:13 pm | 153 comments | 10759 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Forward joins opposition to office-space limitsA 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, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 3, 2015 at 10:28 am | 153 comments | 12876 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: SB 50 undermines single-family neighborhoods and diversityRather 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, 2019Last comment by Oh Really?, on Mar 28, 2019 at 12:29 pm | 153 comments | 27235 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto considers shutting down animal shelterPalo 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, 2012Last comment by What next?, on Dec 1, 2013 at 12:22 pm | 152 comments | 14063 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Bold downtown plan spurs debate over Palo Alto's growthA colossal proposal by billionaire developer John Arrillaga to build a theater and four office towers in downtown Palo Alto...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2012Last comment by More about Pat Burt, on Nov 5, 2012 at 9:31 pm | 152 comments | 18859 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Vote YES on Measure N for libraries in our lifetimes0...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2008Last comment by Actually Gunn is strongly opposed, on Oct 7, 2008 at 2:14 pm | 151 comments | 8097 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New condos planned for El Camino siteA pair of three-story buildings that are slated to go up on vacant lot in the Barron Park neighborhood have some area residents...
Original post made on May. 15, 2014Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on May 21, 2014 at 8:47 am | 151 comments | 13947 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly principal's streaker response portends problemsPaly's Principal sent out this email today: August 15, 2013 Dear Parent/Guardian, We're reaching out today for help...
Original post made by Paly Parent on Aug. 15, 2013Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Aug 22, 2013 at 6:43 pm | 151 comments | 10273 Views
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