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SCHOOLS & KIDS
'It is not safe to return to the classroom.' Teachers union lobbies for full distance learningAfter two months of negotiations, the Palo Alto Unified teachers union is urging the district against reopening schools this...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2020Last comment by Thank you, Sherry.., on Jul 22, 2020 at 9:04 pm | 213 comments | 40590 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto imposes 10-day curfew starting Tuesday nightCiting reports of criminal activity planned for local commercial districts, Palo Alto is instituting a curfew tonight and...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by Online Name, on Jun 4, 2020 at 4:56 pm | 211 comments | 75372 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Newsom: Schools in watch-list counties cannot reopen in personGov. Gavin Newsom announced that all schools in counties on the state's coronavirus watch list -- including currently, Santa...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by Truth Shall Set You Free, on Jul 28, 2020 at 5:20 pm | 209 comments | 30548 Views
AROUND TOWN
Here is what happens when you actually measure airplane noiseFrom Atherton Town Manager's Report "Beginning at 2 pm on May 13 through 11 am on May 14, Coffman Associates (Airport...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jun. 25, 2015Last comment by Just Passing Through, on Oct 23, 2015 at 7:05 pm | 209 comments | 13547 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Surf Air adds 31 flights a week at San Carlos AirportSurf Air, the commuter airline that has been barraged with demands to reduce the noise its aircraft make over the Midpeninsula,...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2015Last comment by JST, on Aug 23, 2016 at 4:24 pm | 208 comments | 26092 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Lawyer: 'Innocent mistake' sparked Gunn lockdownWeston Healy, an Eagle Scout with a 4.17 grade-point-average, was about to complete his senior year at Gunn High School and...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2010Last comment by member, on Jan 13, 2011 at 11:15 pm | 208 comments | 26076 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Buena Vista closure effort stymied by info gapFor more than a half century, the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park has stood out as a quiet counterpoint to Palo Alto's affluent,...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2013Last comment by Craig Laughton, on Aug 1, 2013 at 7:58 pm | 207 comments | 14975 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary math textbook adoption: Reactions to Wed. night meetingThe debate on what math textbook program Palo Alto schools should adopt continues with differing viewpoints on last night's...
Original post made by Concerned Parent on Feb. 25, 2009Last comment by Anonymous 78, on Apr 5, 2009 at 3:31 pm | 207 comments | 54539 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto is changing for the worse and its effecting our teensAs an old time Palo Alto resident I can say that the basis of this community: academic curiosity, a lack of ostentation or...
Original post made by Winston on Mar. 11, 2015Last comment by _Parent, on Mar 16, 2015 at 6:37 pm | 206 comments | 14156 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Grand jury calls for denser housingDespite a recent push to build more housing, Palo Alto and other Santa Clara County cities will have to answer to the civil...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jul 15, 2018 at 8:38 am | 205 comments | 32217 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District policy shuts out some students from UC/CSU eligibilityIn May, trustees of the Palo Alto Unified School District met to consider a proposal from Superintendent Kevin Skelly that...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2011Last comment by Huh?, on Dec 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm | 202 comments | 24267 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City to plan for reopening Children's Theatre0...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2008Last comment by James Geffen, on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:09 am | 201 comments | 20618 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students, parents challenge schools on mathA coalition of students and parents challenged the Palo Alto school board Tuesday to ensure the district's two high schools...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2011Last comment by short memory?, on Aug 16, 2013 at 12:18 am | 201 comments | 31129 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Former Palo Altans trade Silicon Valley lifestyle for better 'quality of life' elsewhereFormer Palo Altans have a spectrum of attitudes toward their city and Silicon Valley, which has burgeoned into a technological,...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2018Last comment by mauricio, on Aug 23, 2018 at 10:29 am | 201 comments | 44719 Views
AROUND TOWN
Study aims to bring data to Palo Alto's loud debate over airplane noiseWith citizen complaints about airplane noise on the rise, Palo Alto officials on Monday agreed to commission a study focused...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2015Last comment by Resident, on Sep 29, 2015 at 6:54 pm | 201 comments | 12091 Views
AROUND TOWN
Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon ValleyDespite a sizzling economy and an influx of wealth, Silicon Valley remains a bastion of inequality, with more residents now...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2019Last comment by @Sanctimonious Poster, on Mar 12, 2019 at 10:48 am | 201 comments | 34408 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
ABAG assignments unlikely to change, staff says0...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2007Last comment by The Real Anna, on Dec 12, 2007 at 12:18 pm | 200 comments | 16686 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Angry parents derail school-calendar voteA Palo Alto school district plan to shift first-semester final exams to before the December break starting next year was...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2010Last comment by equality, on Nov 14, 2010 at 5:50 pm | 199 comments | 12096 Views
AROUND TOWN
Eruv approved after eight years0...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2007Last comment by Fireman, on Aug 23, 2007 at 8:55 pm | 199 comments | 19490 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Activist group calls on city to 'desegregate' Foothills ParkAbout a dozen activists met under the full moon on Sunday night to paint the message 'Desegreate' along Page Mill Road in...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 20, 2020 at 8:24 am | 198 comments | 22749 Views
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