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Srinivasan Subramanian drops out of Palo Alto school-board racePalo Alto parent and engineer Srinivasan Subramanian has decided to withdraw from the race for a seat on the Board of Education...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2016Last comment by Resident, on Sep 6, 2016 at 6:07 pm | 21 comments | 14388 Views
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Palo Alto commits funds to fight solo-drivingPalo Alto's drive to shift the commute patterns of downtown employees received a big boost this week, when the City Council...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2017Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 23, 2017 at 7:28 pm | 21 comments | 7739 Views
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Speaker generates controversy at Stanford UniversityA Stanford University student group's hosting of a provocative speaker, an author who believes Islam justifies violence and...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2017Last comment by ReallyLiveHere, on Nov 15, 2017 at 12:51 pm | 21 comments | 9712 Views
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Trail closures upset bicyclists, hikersUsers of two popular East Palo Alto baylands trails are angry that a flood-prevention project has led to the trails becoming...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2018Last comment by Carol, on Feb 13, 2018 at 7:58 am | 21 comments | 7676 Views
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Planned garages draw oppositionAs Palo Alto considers new taxes to address a $76-million backlog in its infrastructure plan, some residents are council...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Jun 8, 2018 at 3:50 am | 21 comments | 5717 Views
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Family of missing woman to hold search partyFamily and friends will hold a search party on Saturday to try to locate 66-year-old Wamaitha Kaboga-Miller, a Palo Alto...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Sep 24, 2018 at 2:06 pm | 21 comments | 24435 Views
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Around Town<B><B>THE HONOR OF A LIFETIME ...</B> Palo Alto resident <B>Christine Blasey Ford</B> made her mark in U.S. history when...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Mar 6, 2019 at 4:18 pm | 21 comments | 7267 Views
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Black and White Ball returns with a bangAfter a seven-year hiatus, the Black and White Ball is back. First held in 1987 as the key fundraising event for the Palo...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2019Last comment by High Society In Palo Alto, on Aug 29, 2019 at 6:53 pm | 21 comments | 10488 Views
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Palantir moves headquarters from Palo Alto to DenverPalantir Technologies Inc. hasn't yet publicly announced it, but the software company has moved its headquarters to Denver,...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Aug 20, 2020 at 7:27 pm | 21 comments | 13975 Views
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Stanford's resident doctors largely cut out of first COVID-19 vaccinationsWhen Stanford Health Care gave the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday, most of its resident physicians, many of whom...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2020Last comment by Online Name, on Dec 24, 2020 at 1:48 pm | 21 comments | 14008 Views
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Employers face June deadline to record worker vaccination status in Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County's new requirement for employers to obtain a record of their workforce's COVID-19 vaccination status has...
Original post made on May. 25, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Jun 4, 2021 at 3:28 pm | 21 comments | 17229 Views
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Housing over parking? Architects propose building apartments on public lotsAs Palo Alto advances a new vision for housing growth, two local architects are pitching an idea that they believe could...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Oct 6, 2021 at 5:43 pm | 21 comments | 14387 Views
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Planned auto dealership gives bicyclists reason to cheerBicyclists rarely get excited about new car dealerships, but the one currently proposed for the former site of Ming's Restaurant...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2022Last comment by Annette, on Dec 7, 2022 at 12:10 pm | 21 comments | 7957 Views
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Man arrested for alleged sexual assault in California Avenue tunnelA man who was sought for a brazen sexual assault in the California Avenue pedestrian undercrossing in Palo Alto on Sunday...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2023Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Apr 18, 2023 at 12:42 am | 21 comments | 27678 Views
MOVIES
SiCKO: Was & Wasn't What I Expected0...
Original post made by Neighbor on Jul. 7, 2007Last comment by Fred, on Jul 7, 2007 at 9:22 pm | 21 comments | 7887 Views
MOVIES
Shop Talk: Nut House's future; Facebook's mobile marketIn this week's retail news, the future of Antonio's Nut House remains uncertain, Facebook will debut its farmers market on...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by Mark Silverman, on Jul 27, 2017 at 12:18 pm | 21 comments | 9023 Views
RESTAURANTS
Rudy's Pub prepares for last roundWhile new offices get ready to open their doors in downtown Palo Alto, a long-standing University Avenue bar is preparing...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2013Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 1, 2014 at 8:53 pm | 21 comments | 16214 Views
RESTAURANTS
Meet the winners of the 2014 Best Of Palo AltoSome of these businesses are old friends, household names that are counted on and celebrated. Others are new kids on the...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2014Last comment by Rupert of,henzau, on Jul 28, 2014 at 3:33 pm | 21 comments | 8603 Views
RESTAURANTS
Restaurants given new restrictions to reduce spread of the novel coronavirusThe Santa Clara County Public Health Department notified restaurants that its new legal orders to slow the spread of the...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2020Last comment by Grocery Shopper, on Mar 23, 2020 at 11:43 am | 21 comments | 50526 Views
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cell phone reception in Palo Alto/Stanford0...
Original post made by Alan on Apr. 25, 2007Last comment by eskay, on Jun 12, 2010 at 4:54 pm | 20 comments | 13614 Views
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