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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is the Redwood City School Board Trying to Get Recalled?Redwood City School District is failing. Declining enrollment. Underfunded schools. Staffing crisis. Chronic student absenteeism....
Original post made by Cameron Hoffman on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by Todd Brown, on Jun 15, 2022 at 9:15 am | 3 comments | 1055 Views
AROUND TOWN
East Palo Alto Senior Center to reopen after two-year COVID-19 hiatusThe East Palo Alto Senior Center will be reopening on Friday, June 17, after shutting down for two years during the COVID-19...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by Tom from Midtown, on Jun 14, 2022 at 2:10 pm | 1 comment | 1536 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Church's yard sale collects $2,400 for Ukrainian relief effortsRead news about a church that used the citywide yard sale to raise funds for Ukrainian relief, a $100 million donation benefiting...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Jun 13, 2022 at 10:09 pm | 1 comment | 3560 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
East Palo Alto Academy graduate, nonprofit founder reflects on his impact on his communityEast Palo Alto Academy graduate Christian Sbragia founded a nonprofit that helps give kids in East Palo Alto a safe space...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2022Last comment by bmillin, on Jun 13, 2022 at 5:53 pm | 1 comment | 3072 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Palo Alto law would triple number of 'protected' treesPalo Alto is preparing to pass a law next week that would roughly triple the number of trees classified as "protected" and...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2022Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Jun 13, 2022 at 2:27 pm | 19 comments | 6969 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto passes law to protect more treesSeeking to preserve the city's urban forest, the City Council roughly tripled the number of trees classified as "protected"...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2022Last comment by Chris, on Jun 13, 2022 at 8:25 am | 5 comments | 4185 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto courthouse will stay open after sheriff drops plan to shutter facilityA proposal by Sheriff Laurie Smith to close the Palo Alto and Morgan Hill courthouses due to staffing shortages has been...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2022Last comment by Chris, on Jun 13, 2022 at 8:01 am | 4 comments | 3298 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Jonsen, Jensen in tight race to become next Santa Clara County sheriffRetiring Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen is thus far edging out former sheriff's Capt. Kevin Jensen in a tight five-way...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2022Last comment by John, on Jun 12, 2022 at 8:50 pm | 3 comments | 4864 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area Toll Authority to seek more than $180M in unpaid bridge tolls, late feesThe Bay Area Toll Authority will try to collect more than $180 million in unpaid bridge tolls, which breaks down to about...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Jun 12, 2022 at 7:34 pm | 3 comments | 2161 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Sisters abused by former Palo Alto au pair confront him at his sentencingThree Palo Alto sisters have been haunted for more than 30 years by the sexual abuse they endured at the hands of their former...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2022Last comment by Lynne Henderson, on Jun 11, 2022 at 1:25 pm | 10 comments | 13817 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Weekly recognized with 16 awards in statewide journalism contestThe Palo Alto Weekly/Palo Alto Online walked away with 16 awards in the California Journalism Awards for coverage of the...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2022Last comment by eileen , on Jun 10, 2022 at 7:45 pm | 4 comments | 2529 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Local peace activists protest nuclear warfare at downtown rallyWith signs in hand, a small but dedicated group of 10 activists protested the use of nuclear weapons, an industry with ties...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2022Last comment by Mondoman, on Jun 10, 2022 at 1:42 pm | 4 comments | 2262 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Doctor from Palo Alto faces sexual assault chargesA man who practices medicine in San Jose has been charged with sexual assault in what police said are a series of incidents...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2022Last comment by jvpadojino, on Jun 9, 2022 at 11:00 am | 2 comments | 8273 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
With unofficial majority of votes, District Attorney Jeff Rosen poised for reelectionSanta Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen took a commanding early lead on election night over his challengers, with...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2022Last comment by Elaine Stone, on Jun 9, 2022 at 12:29 am | 3 comments | 5045 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man strikes woman with wooden stick, steals her cellphoneA woman was walking her dog along the edge of Stanford's campus near Town & Country Village on Monday when a man hit her...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2022Last comment by Fritzie Blue, on Jun 8, 2022 at 11:28 pm | 1 comment | 3607 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Community members take a stand against gun violence at downtown gatheringIn the wake of multiple mass shootings across the country in recent weeks, about 75 people gathered at Lytton Plaza in downtown...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2022Last comment by MIdtown resident, on Jun 8, 2022 at 3:57 am | 5 comments | 3041 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Castilleja calls commission's votes to limit enrollment, events 'shocking'With Castilleja School's plans for expanding student enrollment slapped down this week by the Planning and Transportation...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2022Last comment by Former resident of Palo Alto, on Jun 7, 2022 at 7:52 pm | 32 comments | 7322 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to consider future of remote public commentingAfter losing the option to participate in school board meetings over Zoom earlier this spring, the public could get that...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2022Last comment by S. Underwood, on Jun 7, 2022 at 7:29 pm | 2 comments | 2182 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified launches new plan to boost mental health servicesBy employing mental health staff directly, school district administrators hope to create a program that is collaborative...
Original post made on May. 27, 2022Last comment by Anony Mouse, on Jun 7, 2022 at 4:01 pm | 9 comments | 7327 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to scale back Castilleja's growth planThe Palo Alto City Council moved Monday to curtail Castilleja School's proposal to rebuild its Bryant Street campus and increase...
Original post made on May. 24, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on Jun 7, 2022 at 3:00 pm | 34 comments | 9884 Views
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