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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Second seat in school board race still too close to callFive days past Election Day, the race for the second seat on the Palo Alto school board is still undecided, though attorney...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2018Last comment by Smear, on Nov 12, 2018 at 4:50 pm | 20 comments | 11168 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: As seniors graduate, student journalists take a stand against gratuitous and unhealthy college hypeThree cheers to the five outgoing editors-in-chief of Paly student newspaper The Campanile for having the courage to stop...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Humility and Kindness, on Jun 1, 2019 at 10:46 am | 20 comments | 6023 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto public, private high schools team up for car parade graduationWhile graduating high school seniors can't walk across the stage to receive their diplomas surrounded by friends and family...
Original post made on May. 29, 2020Last comment by :/, on Jun 2, 2020 at 2:57 am | 20 comments | 13321 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to hear update on reopening plans for the fallWith the new school year less than two months away, the school district is still working through how to safely reopen its...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2020Last comment by Noel, on Jun 25, 2020 at 4:18 pm | 20 comments | 11018 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Baten Caswell for Santa Clara County Board of EducationMelissa Baten Caswell's long history of working for a strong public education system will serve north county well on the...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2020Last comment by BadParenting, on Nov 1, 2020 at 9:38 pm | 20 comments | 15040 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district fires contractor after trapped ground squirrels diePalo Alto Unified terminated its contract with a pest control company on July 14 after ground squirrels that it trapped were...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2021Last comment by Demetrius Lanham, on Jul 26, 2021 at 12:32 pm | 20 comments | 10328 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ingrid Campos: Parents' rights and 'traditional' valuesIngrid Campos is running for a seat on the Palo Alto school board with what she describes as a focus on parents' rights in...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2022Last comment by Forever Name, on Oct 17, 2022 at 7:50 am | 20 comments | 5025 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Solicitor selling childrens books0...
Original post made by Craig on Jun. 27, 2007Last comment by me, on Sep 15, 2008 at 8:08 am | 20 comments | 13906 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mayor Klein to handle details of Litfin estate0...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2008Last comment by can you believe this?, on Feb 12, 2008 at 12:05 pm | 20 comments | 7111 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police Unresponsive in Crime Wave0...
Original post made by Unprotected on Mar. 12, 2008Last comment by Don't be Naive, on Mar 20, 2008 at 2:51 am | 20 comments | 5912 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Children's Theatre probes still under wraps0...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2008Last comment by End it Already, on Apr 28, 2008 at 10:16 pm | 20 comments | 5556 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman killed by Caltrain in Atherton0...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2008Last comment by Walter E. Wallis, on May 2, 2008 at 6:13 am | 20 comments | 6573 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
'Reasonable' accommodations?0...
Original post made on May. 9, 2008Last comment by Anna, on Mar 30, 2009 at 9:30 pm | 20 comments | 16987 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police probe factually flawed, 'Friends' say0...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2008Last comment by fireman, on Jun 12, 2008 at 5:07 pm | 20 comments | 5203 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man uses garden shears in Palo Alto cab robbery0...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2008Last comment by Tim, on Jul 29, 2008 at 4:23 am | 20 comments | 5004 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fatal car crash blocks Page Mill Road0...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2008Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 7, 2008 at 6:07 am | 20 comments | 6722 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Students' fatal crash was on curve of Highway 10...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2008Last comment by oh well, on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:54 pm | 20 comments | 8979 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Robbery suspect had been struggling mentallyJeffrey Owen Smith, the Palo Alto man arrested Tuesday night and charged with robbing a purse from a woman in Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2008Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Nov 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm | 20 comments | 34544 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Craigslist 'car sale' ends in robbery, shootingA young East Bay man who was responding to a Craigslist car-for-sale listing in East Palo Alto was robbed of his $1,300 purchase...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2009Last comment by Lynn, on Mar 18, 2010 at 12:53 pm | 20 comments | 5635 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man attempts to steal shoes, falls into creekA man who allegedly attempted to steal a pair of shoes from Macy's Men's Store in the Stanford Shopping Center today reportedly...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2009Last comment by Thanks, on Nov 24, 2009 at 9:15 am | 20 comments | 4894 Views
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