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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tunnels to be considered for high-speed railAs Palo Altans continue to define their love-hate relationship with the high-speed-rail project, residents and city officials...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2009Last comment by Sara Armstrong, on Feb 26, 2009 at 1:11 pm | 109 comments | 25475 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cordell: A different solution for Buena Vista"In recognition of the unique situation and vulnerability of mobile home owners, the State Legislature adopted the Mobilehome...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Apr 29, 2015 at 10:01 am | 109 comments | 11962 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto treads cautiously on expanding Foothills Park accessA fresh effort to expand access to Foothills Park is reopening an old debate, with some residents saying that it's time let...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Sep 5, 2019 at 12:47 pm | 109 comments | 14598 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Daughter alleges misconduct in father's arrestThe daughter of Menlo Park resident William Burnett, an assistant professor at Stanford University, is alleging police misconduct...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2011Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 16, 2011 at 12:53 am | 109 comments | 14155 Views
AROUND TOWN
Facing a lawsuit, Palo Alto looks to permanently expand Foothills Park accessSpurred by a lawsuit from a coalition that includes the ACLU and the NAACP, Palo Alto is preparing to permanently abolish...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2020Last comment by PaloAltoCitizen, on Nov 3, 2020 at 7:31 am | 109 comments | 16415 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Group grades city council's 'residentialist' credentialsWith seemingly every candidate in the City Council trying to run under the "residentialist" banner, the citizens group Palo...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2014Last comment by Margaret Fruth, on Oct 27, 2014 at 5:28 pm | 108 comments | 12844 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Saving Buena VistaThe legal, financial and political obstacles to saving 117 units of low-income housing at the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Feb 13, 2015 at 3:12 pm | 108 comments | 12127 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto residents join train-tunnel debatePalo Alto’s debate over the future of the rail corridor began to rev up Tuesday night, when a crowd of residents joined...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2018Last comment by Maurice, on Mar 14, 2018 at 5:55 am | 108 comments | 10778 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Everyday Mathematics' authors to visit Palo AltoAuthors of Everyday Mathematics, the new textbook in Palo Alto's elementary classrooms this fall, will visit Palo Alto Sept....
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2009Last comment by Anonymous, on Oct 9, 2009 at 10:11 pm | 108 comments | 10521 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents praise school vote on academic stressParents who have lobbied the Palo Alto Unified School District about excessive academic stress said they were pleased with...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2011Last comment by Maeve Grogan, on Oct 14, 2011 at 11:53 pm | 108 comments | 8089 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
FPPC: Dauber has no financial conflict of interest with Office for Civil RightsThe California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has ruled that Palo Alto Unified School District board member Ken...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2015Last comment by resident3, on Sep 21, 2015 at 9:05 am | 108 comments | 7233 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Rescue crews respond to Baylands airplane crashThe Fire Department is responding to a small airplane that has crashed at the duck pond at 2500 Embarcadero Road, near the...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2018Last comment by noisepolluter, on Oct 6, 2018 at 11:40 am | 108 comments | 32589 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
SEIU plans to stay on the job -- for nowPalo Alto's largest labor union voted Tuesday night to oppose city-imposed benefit reduction and vowed to take "strong actions"...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2009Last comment by Another Ex Employee, on Nov 6, 2009 at 7:30 pm | 107 comments | 6884 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto set to ban vehicle dwellingPalo Alto's emotional two-year debate over whether it should be illegal for people to sleep in vehicles could reach its conclusion...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2013Last comment by palo alto resident, on Sep 18, 2013 at 4:36 pm | 107 comments | 13044 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents sound off on traffic frustrationsFor Palo Alto residents exasperated by worsening traffic congestion, the city offered some hopeful news on Monday night:...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2018Last comment by Racer X, on Oct 30, 2018 at 7:02 am | 107 comments | 16524 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facing tight housing market, tenants worry over uncertain futureDennis Backlund spends most nights lying awake wondering where he's going to live. Soon the day will come when he must leave...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2018Last comment by norm, on Jan 14, 2019 at 5:43 pm | 107 comments | 18419 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kevin Skelly regrets achievement-gap commentsPalo Alto schools Superintendent Kevin Skelly Monday night apologized to about three dozen mostly minority parents for his...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2009Last comment by California Mom, on Jun 12, 2011 at 12:06 pm | 107 comments | 25246 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Former Stanford dean to Gunn students: 'find your own path'In a speech at Gunn High School, former Stanford dean of freshmen Julie Lythcott-Haims implored students to focus on setting...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2013Last comment by Town Square Moderator, on Nov 24, 2013 at 10:35 am | 107 comments | 18451 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ex-Paly principal disciplined for harassmentFormer Palo Alto High School principal Phil Winston, who resigned last June 13 citing health and "work-life balance" reasons,...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2014Last comment by Ashamedof PaloAlto, on Apr 16, 2014 at 10:58 am | 107 comments | 60221 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Caltrain loses bid for EIR exemptionCaltrain must comply with the state's environmental quality act in electrifying its rail system between San Francisco and...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2015Last comment by Adina, on Jul 20, 2015 at 5:10 pm | 107 comments | 10345 Views
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