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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police nab duo for string of car burglariesTwo men linked to 10 car burglaries in Palo Alto on Saturday were arrested after a woman whose vehicle they nearly broke...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2020Last comment by Dan, on Feb 20, 2020 at 8:38 am | 5 comments | 6771 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Last 'Sunny Day' defendant sentenced for killing, shootingSix years after prosecutors announced indictments against 16 gang members as part of "Operation Sunny Day," the last defendant,...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2020Last comment by Rod S, on Feb 20, 2020 at 3:32 am | 3 comments | 11314 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Auditors slam plan to reform their officeA proposal to reform the City Auditor's Office is facing pushback and a threat of a lawsuit from employees of the department,...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2020Last comment by A City Employer, on Feb 19, 2020 at 3:08 pm | 21 comments | 7339 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A look at some new construction requirements for 2020Ordinances banning natural gas in new homes and buildings and changing how existing buildings are removed will mean major...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Feb 19, 2020 at 2:26 pm | 22 comments | 15385 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Ending stalemate, Human Relations commissioner quits seeking chairmanshipIn a stunning move to avoid a potentially divisive and deadlocked election for the Palo Alto Human Relations Commissioner...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Feb 19, 2020 at 7:56 am | 6 comments | 4990 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Dragged by the neck, woman escapes from man accused of nearly kidnapping herA man who allegedly burst into a Mountain View home near the Palo Alto border Monday night and tried to drag a woman by the...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by Lauren , on Feb 19, 2020 at 6:59 am | 8 comments | 9849 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Remembering Palo Alto's transportation historyUnderstanding the historical "bones" of our city -- the rail line and a walkable grid street system rather than a car-dominated...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Richard, on Feb 18, 2020 at 9:32 pm | 7 comments | 6391 Views
SPORTS
Williams clutch in Stanford basketball victory at ColoradoKiana Williams scored a career-high 29 points, including a pair of reality-defying 3-pointers in the closing seconds, to...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by Kim McCa,,, on Feb 18, 2020 at 8:26 pm | 1 comment | 4161 Views
AROUND TOWN
Redwood City rings in the Year of the RatRedwood City's 10th annual Lunar New Year celebration will be held Saturday, Feb. 1. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2020/01/30/redwood-city-rings-in-t...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2020Last comment by Just Say NO To ALL Arrivals From China, on Feb 18, 2020 at 9:52 am | 13 comments | 3479 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Around Town: Division over installing wireless antennas; local voting rights group marks 100th birthdayIn the latest Around Town column, news about the latest arguments for and against installing wireless antennas in Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2020Last comment by Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2020 at 6:36 pm | 8 comments | 5002 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto's city services will be limited on Monday due to Presidents DayWe've compiled a guide of modified schedules and closures for local and regional services on the Midpeninsula on Monday due...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2020Last comment by Aaron, on Feb 17, 2020 at 5:09 pm | 1 comment | 3236 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A daughter's disability. A mother's ingenuity. And the playground that's launching a revolution.With the establishment of a relatively new foundation to boost their goals, Magical Bridge co-founders Olenka Steciw Villarrea...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by ALB, on Feb 17, 2020 at 1:32 pm | 10 comments | 29287 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Ames wind tunnels put NASA's new moonshot to the testAmerica's latest bid to send astronauts into space has researchers at NASA Ames hard at work, trying to figure out how to...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2020Last comment by Gem in our midst, on Feb 17, 2020 at 3:00 am | 1 comment | 4768 Views
AROUND TOWN
At 'pivotal' moment in presidential campaign, Pete Buttigieg makes plea to voters in Palo AltoIn comments to about 200 supporters in Palo Alto on Friday, presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg pitched himself as an inclusive,...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by MAGA, on Feb 16, 2020 at 6:38 pm | 24 comments | 10106 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
VMware plans to cut over 200 jobs in Palo AltoCloud infrastructure company VMware recently announced that it will cut 211 jobs at its Palo Alto headquarters effective...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Feb 16, 2020 at 3:12 pm | 9 comments | 19905 Views
AROUND TOWN
To stifle discord, Palo Alto prepares to shake-up auditor's officeThe Palo Alto City Auditor's Office may soon see the biggest shake-up in its 37-year history, after the City Council agreed...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020Last comment by Really?, on Feb 16, 2020 at 12:33 pm | 6 comments | 5261 Views
SPORTS
Paly has four champions and a second-place SCVAL trophyDara Haydarpour, Adar Schwarzbach, Cade Creighton and Macguire Ferrell each won an individual title and Palo Alto finished...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2020Last comment by III, on Feb 16, 2020 at 8:12 am | 1 comment | 2843 Views
AROUND TOWN
Income inequality reaches a 'historic high' in Silicon Valley, new report showsDespite a hot economy and a slight dip in home prices, 2019 was a year of reckoning for Silicon Valley's high-tech giants,...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2020Last comment by Huey Long, on Feb 15, 2020 at 10:13 pm | 32 comments | 18740 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Violent robbery leaves Stanford student unconscious, cashlessA group of men robbed three Stanford University students on Sunday, knocking one of the students unconscious before fleeing...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 15, 2020 at 6:10 pm | 11 comments | 8153 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Behind the Headlines: A playground for allMagical Bridge playground co-founders Olenka Steciw Villarreal and Jill Hoffspiegel Asher discuss how their universal playground...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2020Last comment by neva yarkin, on Feb 15, 2020 at 10:24 am | 1 comment | 8966 Views
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