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Palo Alto's school-biking program hits speed bumpAfter more than 20 years of steady growth, Palo Alto has seen a recent reduction in the number of students biking to campus....
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on May 1, 2023 at 4:09 pm | 12 comments | 5654 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woman charged for fatal wrong-way crash on I-280 last weekendA 24-year-old Campbell woman has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and other felonies for a wrong-way crash that killed...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023Last comment by Silver Linings, on May 1, 2023 at 8:54 am | 5 comments | 6438 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Paly student, 17, arrested in connection with note left on classroom door threatening violenceA 17-year-old boy was arrested by Palo Alto police on Thursday in connection with a shelter-in-place order at Palo Alto High...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on May 1, 2023 at 6:27 am | 17 comments | 10857 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tired of train horns, Menlo Park and Palo Alto advance plans for 'quiet zone'Palo Alto and Menlo Park have joined forces to combat a common foe: blaring train horns. But an analysis shows that one of...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by Leslie York, on May 1, 2023 at 5:51 am | 4 comments | 7800 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto city clerk plans to leave job in MayPalo Alto City Clerk Lesley Milton has announced that she will leave her position next month to take a job in the city manager's...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Apr 30, 2023 at 5:20 pm | 2 comments | 3099 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Foothill-De Anza names four finalists to be next chancellorThe Foothill-De Anza Community College District's board of trustees announced four finalists to be the district's next chancellor,...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2023Last comment by Jeremy Erman, on Apr 30, 2023 at 12:22 am | 1 comment | 4376 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Palo Alto gets ready to celebrate 99th annual May Fete ParadeIn the latest column, read about plans for the annual May Fete Parade returning May 6, the return of the monthlong Palo Alto...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023There are no comments yet. 4783 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A nearly 200-year-old unfulfilled treaty sparks student support for Cherokee NationMore than a year in the making, students at Palo Alto High School unveiled a mural this week that they created to raise awareness...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Apr 29, 2023 at 9:06 am | 7 comments | 2569 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New housing proposal looks to aid Palo Alto teachersPalo Alto's newest housing proposal has a very specific aim: to help teachers in the local school district afford a place...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023Last comment by Barron Park Denizen, on Apr 28, 2023 at 7:43 pm | 27 comments | 8210 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Teeth-clattering potholes get temporary fix after storms pitted already-damaged roadsOn local freeways, onramps, streets and overpasses, drivers have been dodging and weaving around large potholes, deep fissures...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 28, 2023 at 5:43 pm | 19 comments | 6209 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police calls: Car accidents and DUIs in Palo Alto; petty theft in Menlo ParkHere's a list that captures recent reports of crimes made to Palo Alto and Menlo Park police. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/04/28/police-calls-c...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023There are no comments yet. 3109 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Local parks and hills put on a wildflower show after rainy winterDazzling displays of wildflowers are blanketing vast areas of California, often in places where aficionados say they haven't...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023Last comment by Silver Linings, on Apr 28, 2023 at 9:44 am | 1 comment | 9302 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Visit these 7 secret gardens of the 650The Peninsula is flush with large-scale gardens like Gamble Garden, Filoli and Montalvo, but if we look in our own communities...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023There are no comments yet. 3557 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Serial killer gets back-to-back life sentences in 1970s murdersA serial killer who murdered a law librarian in the 1970s received a life sentence for her death, a Santa Clara County Superior...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on Apr 28, 2023 at 7:46 am | 2 comments | 8132 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Last-ditch effort buys convicted Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes time away from prisonConvicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has made a last-ditch effort to avoid surrendering to federal prison authorities...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by Sheila E, on Apr 27, 2023 at 6:08 pm | 3 comments | 4365 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Despite years of work, homes along San Francisquito Creek may never escape flood zone designationLocals may never escape FEMA's flood zone designation, which recently led to frustration over yearslong flood-protection...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 27, 2023 at 3:21 pm | 6 comments | 5647 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to retain Chicago consultant as city auditorAdriane D. McCoy, who took over as Palo Alto's city auditor last fall after the abrupt departure of her predecessor, will...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023There are no comments yet. 2626 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly ends shelter-in-place order that was prompted by message found in classroomPalo Alto High School was under a brief shelter-in-place order as a precaution this morning after a message was found in...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 26, 2023 at 12:40 pm | 7 comments | 9096 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford graduate workers look to unionize for higher pay, increased benefitsSeeking to resolve issues they say have long plagued Stanford University, graduate student workers intend to form a union,...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by Ramy, on Apr 26, 2023 at 1:42 am | 1 comment | 2188 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woman killed, teenager severely injured in wrong-way crash on Interstate 280A woman has died and a 14-year-old boy has been severely injured after a motorist drove north on the southbound lanes of...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on Apr 25, 2023 at 8:12 am | 6 comments | 10184 Views
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