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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Coronavirus central: Santa Clara County's total of cases nears 2,500The new coronavirus continues to take its toll on the Midpeninsula, where Santa Clara County reported 2,492 coronavirus cases...
Original post made on May. 21, 2020Last comment by More transparency, on Jul 27, 2020 at 1:59 pm | 35 comments | 52044 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto commission calls for more restrictions on use of force by policePalo Alto's effort to discourage excessive force by police officers advanced on Wednesday night, when the city's Human Relations...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 26, 2020 at 9:13 pm | 14 comments | 3991 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Protesters rally against federal troops in Oregon and OaklandA rally to support protesters in Portland, Oregon, is being held in Palo Alto on Saturday, with a second protest scheduled...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2020Last comment by Mike-Crescent Park, on Jul 26, 2020 at 2:58 pm | 14 comments | 3788 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Santa Clara County votes to adopt new reforms for Sheriff's OfficeThe Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to adopt a proposal requiring the Sheriff's Office to implement policy reforms and...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2020Last comment by Gene Workers, on Jul 26, 2020 at 2:58 pm | 2 comments | 2740 Views
AROUND TOWN
Greg Tanaka, Palo Alto's leading fiscal hawk, seeks another four years on City CouncilGreg Tanaka, a tech CEO who over the past four years has established himself as the City Council's most vocal fiscal hawk,...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jul 26, 2020 at 8:08 am | 75 comments | 8106 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Altan Grace Mah seeks fourth term on county school boardGrace Mah, a Palo Alto resident, parent and longtime community volunteer, is seeking a fourth term on the Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2020Last comment by Bullis and Summit update!, on Jul 25, 2020 at 11:29 pm | 28 comments | 4556 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Black Lives Matter activist Raven Malone contends for City Council seatRaven Malone, an engineer who wants to bring a community-led approach to policing in Palo Alto, has added her name to the...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Leteisha Brown, on Jul 25, 2020 at 11:11 pm | 102 comments | 6902 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Seeking a more 'progressive' government, human relations commissioner joins council raceSteven Lee, a member of the Human Relations Commission and an outspoken critic of the Palo Alto City Council's recent record...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 25, 2020 at 10:09 am | 30 comments | 4364 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New order allows a few retailers, service businesses to get back to workOwners and employees of Midpeninsula businesses that will be allowed to operate again under the modified shelter-at-home...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by asksolutions01, on Jul 24, 2020 at 11:39 pm | 25 comments | 13079 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mayor defends letter backing Caltrain tax, accuses vice mayor of favoring 'do-nothing' approachThe dispute between Palo Alto's mayor and vice mayor over a ballot measure to fund Caltrain escalated Tuesday when Mayor...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2020Last comment by The Voice of Palo Alto, on Jul 24, 2020 at 12:21 am | 30 comments | 3547 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County will no longer seek death penalty, DA saysSanta Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced Wednesday that his office will no longer seek the death penalty,...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2020Last comment by in other news, on Jul 23, 2020 at 10:47 pm | 7 comments | 4141 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford students connect public to free student lunches via texting serviceA group of Stanford University students has developed a text service to help parents identify nearby locations to find free...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by Michaela, on Jul 23, 2020 at 9:55 pm | 3 comments | 4752 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
After spending a decade on commissions, Ed Lauing sets sights on City Council seatEd Lauing, a business executive who has spent the past decade serving on two influential citizen commissions, is joining...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2020Last comment by Pat Markevitch, on Jul 23, 2020 at 9:44 pm | 28 comments | 4090 Views
RESTAURANTS
Facing closure, downtown Mountain View's Red Rock Coffee asks for community supportMountain View's Red Rock Coffee has been a lot of things to a lot of people, but the downtown institution is in financial...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jul 23, 2020 at 5:32 pm | 1 comment | 2777 Views
BOOKS
The Corner Laughers bring bright indie-pop to online concertThe Corner Laughers will play a free online concert on July 25, 1 p.m. presented by the Menlo Park Library. Read the full...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jul 23, 2020 at 5:27 pm | 1 comment | 1573 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Massive march for change calls attention to racism in Palo Alto areaThousands of protesters flocked to Palo Alto City Hall on Saturday, where leaders, parents and youth grabbed onto the momentum...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 23, 2020 at 1:47 pm | 66 comments | 20268 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Francisco supervisors defend refusal to support Caltrain sales taxSan Francisco supervisors Shamann Walton and Aaron Peskin on Wednesday stood by their refusal to support asking voters in...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by Haters thrive here, on Jul 23, 2020 at 10:45 am | 18 comments | 3172 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'It is not safe to return to the classroom.' Teachers union lobbies for full distance learningAfter two months of negotiations, the Palo Alto Unified teachers union is urging the district against reopening schools this...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2020Last comment by Thank you, Sherry.., on Jul 22, 2020 at 9:04 pm | 213 comments | 24718 Views
AROUND TOWN
Beautiful new raised pedestrian walkway in the BaylandsFriends, if you ride out on the Bay Trail north of Cooley Landing, you'll come across a beautiful, brand new raised pedestrian/bike...
Original post made by Richard Clark on Jul. 22, 2020There are no comments yet. 349 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What does special education look like during a pandemic?As debate continues to rage about how and when to safely reopen schools, students with disabilities in Palo Alto are heading...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 22, 2020 at 3:22 pm | 16 comments | 15920 Views
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