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Enrollment growth on school agendaWith Palo Alto's elementary school classrooms bursting with children, school officials will meet Tuesday, March 8 to discuss...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2011Last comment by interested, on Mar 8, 2011 at 3:21 pm | 218 comments | 7632 Views
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Coronavirus: Second COVID-19 patient dies in Santa Clara CountyCheck here for the latest coronavirus news and updates from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2020Last comment by covid-19 outbreak among VMC nurses, on Apr 10, 2020 at 10:51 pm | 215 comments | 292511 Views
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New rules launched for Palo Alto AirportWhen Palo Alto formally took over the operations of its eponymous airport last year, the goal was to turn the bustling but...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2015Last comment by Kazu, on Jan 13, 2016 at 7:40 am | 214 comments | 24795 Views
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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 | 73235 Views
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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 | 22753 Views
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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 | 14099 Views
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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 | 30352 Views
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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 | 19183 Views
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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 | 15901 Views
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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 | 20301 Views
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Children's Theatre's Pat Briggs fired0...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2008Last comment by Jackson, on Jul 9, 2008 at 8:06 am | 197 comments | 19396 Views
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Guest Opinion: It's long past time to renew our libraries0...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2008Last comment by Vote No on the bond, on Nov 3, 2008 at 9:18 am | 195 comments | 19932 Views
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Residents petition city over Ross Road safety upgradesResidents who say safety installations on Ross Road are making the bicycle boulevard more dangerous are petitioning the city...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2018Last comment by First hand observer, on May 15, 2018 at 4:16 pm | 191 comments | 17568 Views
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ABAG vs. Palo Alto's "infrastructure-housing imbalance"0...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2007Last comment by small is beautiful, on Sep 14, 2007 at 5:08 pm | 189 comments | 32082 Views
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School board to discuss petition to rename Jordan Middle SchoolA parent in the district is calling on the school board to consider renaming David Starr Jordan Middle School, whose namesake...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2015Last comment by Michael O, on Jan 16, 2017 at 10:38 am | 187 comments | 22227 Views
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Commission: Palo Alto parks struggling to keep up with growthWith parking and traffic dominating Palo Alto's debate over a new "community vision," the Parks and Recreation Commission...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2014Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Sep 7, 2014 at 11:35 pm | 186 comments | 24131 Views
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Changing the conversation: Who, or what, is Palo Alto Forward?Few local residents had heard of Palo Alto Forward before Sept. 30, when Cory Wolbach declared at a City Council candidates'...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2014Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Dec 22, 2014 at 12:25 pm | 176 comments | 26237 Views
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March against racial profiling planned for Sunday0...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2008Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Nov 10, 2008 at 1:01 am | 167 comments | 9833 Views
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Palo Alto school-bond campaign in full swing0...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2008Last comment by PA Dad, on Apr 17, 2008 at 10:59 am | 166 comments | 12243 Views
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A Palo Alto son asks: 'Would I raise a family here?'In June of this year, both my body and mind were in strange places. My body, in Thailand: racing through bustling Bangkok...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by Poor Kid, on Aug 31, 2017 at 9:39 pm | 163 comments | 27085 Views
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