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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Sergeant's retirement leaves Palo Alto with no Black police officersWhen Sgt. Adrienne Moore retired from the Palo Alto Police Department last month after 24 years of service, the city lost...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2021Last comment by Jack Peterson, on Nov 22, 2021 at 1:18 pm | 20 comments | 9889 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto police push back against attempts to reverse radio encryptionPalo Alto police are pushing back against attempts by some members of the City Council to reverse its policy of encrypting...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on Apr 6, 2022 at 1:19 pm | 20 comments | 10095 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Audit scrutinizes Palo Alto's frustrating permit processA new audit has found Palo Alto's permit process for solar panels and other home upgrades is hobbled by long lead times for...
Original post made on May. 6, 2022Last comment by Anonymous, on May 16, 2022 at 1:00 pm | 20 comments | 6567 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Soccer star's parents sue Stanford University after her deathThe parents of a Stanford women's soccer star who died by suicide after learning she faced disciplinary action filed a lawsuit...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2022Last comment by III, on Dec 10, 2022 at 10:07 am | 20 comments | 10404 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Affordable apartments debut at Wilton CourtFor months, Dawn Wood watched hopefully as the four-story building down the street from her family's home transformed from...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2022Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Dec 13, 2022 at 2:26 pm | 20 comments | 5807 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council vote paves the way for major fiber expansionAfter more than 20 years of debate, Palo Alto voted on Monday to significantly expand the city's fiber optics network, a...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2022Last comment by AGMidtown, on Dec 23, 2022 at 11:19 am | 20 comments | 5168 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Missing-dog mystery sparks police investigationCarolina Bruchilari thought her beloved German shepherd, Scott, would only be gone for two weeks when she entrusted him to...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2023Last comment by Jen, on Jan 22, 2023 at 1:24 pm | 20 comments | 40266 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Palo Alto needs a road safety policyPalo Alto does better on road safety than many U.S. cities; however, anyone who has walked or bicycled in the city can understand...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2023Last comment by Rose, on Jan 27, 2023 at 7:00 pm | 20 comments | 6524 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Double standard for residency0...
Original post made by Anonymous on Aug. 18, 2006Last comment by another anon, on Sep 10, 2006 at 6:32 pm | 20 comments | 11015 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
To the Eds0...
Original post made by OhlonePar on Mar. 16, 2007Last comment by anonymous, on Mar 22, 2007 at 10:01 pm | 20 comments | 5873 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board approves $8 million for Paly fieldsNearly $8 million for a major rebuilding of Palo Alto High School fields and bleachers was approved unanimously Tuesday night...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2008Last comment by Resident, on Dec 15, 2008 at 8:35 am | 20 comments | 4467 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Popular song amoung kids - SHOCKING LYRICSI am so shocked! I listened to a rap song on my 13 yr old son's ipod called "My dick" by Mickey Avalon. I almost puked. The...
Original post made by A shocked parent on Feb. 18, 2009Last comment by Private Parent, on Apr 29, 2014 at 4:54 pm | 20 comments | 9071 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly's Paul Kandell named 'journalism teacher of the year'Palo Alto High School journalism teacher Paul Kandell has been named 2009 National Journalism Teacher of the Year by the...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2009Last comment by Julia, on Mar 27, 2014 at 11:10 pm | 20 comments | 8810 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
87 Palo Alto seniors earn National Merit honorsNearly 10 percent of next June's graduating classes of Gunn and Palo Alto high schools have been named National Merit Semi-Finalists,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2009Last comment by Kmom, on Oct 26, 2009 at 5:44 pm | 20 comments | 4602 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Glimmers of change in stress-filled high schools?When she convened her first student stress conference six years ago, Stanford lecturer Denise Clark Pope never imagined the...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2009Last comment by laura, on Sep 27, 2009 at 5:23 am | 20 comments | 4951 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fred Phelps at Gunn High School THIS friday!?http://www.phelps-a-thon.com/gunn.html This is one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen. They should not be...
Original post made by Katie Hood on Jan. 24, 2010Last comment by Anon., on Jan 25, 2010 at 5:49 pm | 20 comments | 5331 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What are the pros & cons of TEAM at Paly for 9th graders?What do people really think of it? Can't conclude via website....
Original post made by Parent on Feb. 2, 2010Last comment by former Paly parent, on Feb 18, 2010 at 2:35 pm | 20 comments | 4024 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
UCs putting kids on waitlists? What New Purgatory is This?Well, we got through the torture of the college applications and are getting acceptances, rejections, and surprisingly, waitlistings...
Original post made by Michele on Mar. 24, 2010Last comment by Michele, on Mar 26, 2010 at 5:47 pm | 20 comments | 4256 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New Paly principal believes in perseverancePalo Alto High School's next principal, 33-year-old Phil Winston, has "no perfect plan" for tackling the job. Winston, a...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by Paly Parent, on May 19, 2010 at 7:29 am | 20 comments | 7752 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Manager from IBM named new Addison principalAn IBM community relations manager with a background in education has been named the new principal of Addison School. Jocelyn...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2010Last comment by Me, on Jun 22, 2010 at 3:23 pm | 20 comments | 7014 Views
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