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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Nonprofits scramble to keep clients safe, programs openLocal nonprofits are hurriedly changing their programs to protect their clients and compensate for the loss of volunteers...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by Carlisle, on Mar 14, 2020 at 12:11 pm | 7 comments | 3392 Views
AROUND TOWN
Review: TheatreWorks show explores sexism in the space raceNOTE: Performances have been canceled. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley offers the Northern California premiere of Laurel Ollstein's...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2020Last comment by A fan, on Mar 14, 2020 at 11:32 am | 1 comment | 1648 Views
AROUND TOWN
In state Senate race, Becker pulls ahead of GlewAs primary election ballots continue to be counted, the latest unofficial results available Wednesday show slight changes...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 14, 2020 at 7:30 am | 6 comments | 1917 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County reports first death due to new coronavirus at El Camino HospitalA woman in her 60s died Monday morning, March 9, from COVID-19 at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, the first fatality...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Jill Ledet, on Mar 13, 2020 at 11:34 pm | 36 comments | 31994 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
County ramps up restrictions: Gatherings over 100 people banned, smaller events limitedGatherings of 100 or more people are now banned in Santa Clara County, the latest directive issued by Santa Clara County’s...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by Kevin, on Mar 13, 2020 at 7:16 pm | 4 comments | 4315 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Following accident, local family takes actionThe family and friends of an 11-year-old Greene Middle School student who died in a collision in Palo Alto on the evening...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by parent, on Mar 13, 2020 at 2:17 pm | 2 comments | 600 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school district leaders: No schools will closePalo Alto Unified School District leaders are not electing to close schools in the face of the coronavirus but instead offering...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Historian, on Mar 13, 2020 at 12:15 pm | 234 comments | 24153 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
As public health officials emphasize 'social distancing,' more private schools move classes online in response to coronavirusCastilleja School will be closing its campus and moving all classes online out of an "abundance of caution" -- a step that...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Family Friendly, on Mar 13, 2020 at 6:32 am | 25 comments | 13870 Views
MOVIES
Local tech companies' best defense against the coronavirus — work from homeIn droves, leading Silicon Valley-based tech companies weathering the brewing storm of the new coronavirus have given their...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by write my dissertation, on Mar 13, 2020 at 2:55 am | 1 comment | 4787 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Trains, buses unfazed by the new coronavirus — despite fewer ridersDespite plummeting ridership and growing anxieties about the new coronavirus, transportation agencies are planning to keep...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by Ahem, on Mar 12, 2020 at 10:00 pm | 10 comments | 3750 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto church reports that a person with COVID-19, and the person’s relative, were on the campus within past two weeksLast Sunday, the leadership at First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, like at many local faith communities, discussed how...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Johanan, on Mar 12, 2020 at 5:50 pm | 6 comments | 25520 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Coronavirus - PAUSD Needs to Close Schools NowPAUSD needs to follow Stanford University's good example and close the schools down now. Only social distancing can slow...
Original post made by Gunn/Fletcher Parent on Mar. 11, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Mar 12, 2020 at 5:14 pm | 14 comments | 1677 Views
SPORTS
Stanford men fall to Cal in Pac-12 Conference openerDaejon Davis scored 16 points but the seventh-seeded Stanford men's basketball team fell to No. 10 California 63-51 on the...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2020Last comment by dorms?, on Mar 12, 2020 at 11:51 am | 2 comments | 918 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified to opt out of state exam due to coronavirus concerns, becoming first district in state to do soThe Palo Alto school district announced Monday that it will be opting out of state testing due to concerns about the spread...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Johanan, on Mar 12, 2020 at 9:37 am | 74 comments | 23468 Views
SPORTS
Paly runners go the distance in SCVAL track and field meetRishi Tella and David Evans were the top performers for the Palo Alto boys track and field team in a 72-50 loss to Lynbrook...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Pre, on Mar 12, 2020 at 9:16 am | 2 comments | 1988 Views
AROUND TOWN
Coronavirus looms over local restaurants, slowing businessAs paranoia about the risk of coronavirus spreads, many, though not all, local restaurants are seeing an impact on their...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Mar 11, 2020 at 9:23 pm | 29 comments | 20007 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Anonymous Confessions pages are surging in popularity on high school and college campuses. Why?Anonymous Confessions pages offer young people a place for unfiltered expression. But they also raise questions about censorship,...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by Jon Keeling, on Mar 11, 2020 at 1:32 pm | 11 comments | 5855 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
County ramps up efforts to provide safe parking programsSanta Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian is hosting meetings Palo Alto and Mountain View about the county's safe parking...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by SJW, on Mar 11, 2020 at 12:54 pm | 4 comments | 3098 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fire station. Garage. Bike bridge. Palo Alto prepares for ribbon-cutting season.Six years after the City Council embarked on an ambitious plan to construct new buildings, garages and bikeways, Palo Alto...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by Firefighter , on Mar 11, 2020 at 9:16 am | 2 comments | 1938 Views
MOVIES
Sue's farewell: A Palo Alto 'end-of-life' storyA Palo Alto woman who decided it was time to legally end her life went through with her decision last year through California's...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by Probate Attorney, on Mar 11, 2020 at 8:46 am | 9 comments | 10964 Views
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DEADLINE EXTENDED
The 34th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult and Teen categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by April 10, 2020. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
Sponsored by Kepler's Books, Linden Tree Books and Bell's Books.
