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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Blown awaySeveral days a week, Stan and Kiyomi Hutchings relax on their brick-lined backyard patio in Old Palo Alto. They enjoy reading...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2015Last comment by Nayeli, on Sep 13, 2017 at 2:40 pm | 84 comments | 27527 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crews battled 1- to 2-acre wildland fire on Stanford propertyCrews worked to extinguish a 1- to 2-acre wildland fire on Stanford University property this afternoon, a Palo Alto fire...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 13, 2017 at 12:56 pm | 2 comments | 7561 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Zuckerberg scales back plans for home renovationOne year after Palo Alto officials gave the thumbs down to Mark Zuckerberg's plan to rebuild his four homes in the Crescent...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:04 am | 17 comments | 11819 Views
SPORTS
McNealy ends amateur golf career with impressive playStanford grad Maverick McNealy officially became a professional golfer on Monday. He ended his amateur career Sunday at the...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2017Last comment by Bruce Jaffe, on Sep 13, 2017 at 7:58 am | 1 comment | 2855 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss Paly sex-assault investigationThe school board will meet in closed session on Wednesday to review a much-anticipated investigation into how district leadership...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017Last comment by Kathy Jordan, on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:42 pm | 3 comments | 2002 Views
AROUND TOWN
School board to discuss budget revisionsThe school board will discuss on Tuesday budget revisions to address up to $6 million in unplanned pay increases this year...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2017Last comment by Lori, on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:07 pm | 22 comments | 5393 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: The shriveling office capIs the fact that there has been little new proposed commercial office development in Palo Alto over the last two years a...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by Joe Hirsch, on Sep 12, 2017 at 4:34 pm | 49 comments | 8756 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Time for McGee to goThe revelation that top Palo Alto school district administrators never took the necessary steps to reopen negotiations with...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2017Last comment by Parent, on Sep 12, 2017 at 3:36 pm | 102 comments | 17811 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Supe Max McGee to retire next yearMax McGee came to the Palo Alto Unified School District in 2014 with high hopes of innovating education in the heart of Silicon...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017Last comment by Just Go, on Sep 12, 2017 at 2:53 pm | 116 comments | 15029 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Swastika-like symbol drawn outside Stanford residence hallA swastika-like symbol found outside a Stanford University residence hall earlier this month could be linked to others found...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2017Last comment by Been Here Before, on Sep 12, 2017 at 1:50 pm | 6 comments | 5844 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Dogged persistenceDog parks have emerged as a key policy of the city's new Parks, Trails, Natural Space and Recreation Facilities Master Plan....
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2017Last comment by Tom from Midtown, on Sep 12, 2017 at 12:43 pm | 31 comments | 8065 Views
SPORTS
Prep football: Gunn races past Harbor to claim second winGunn claimed a fuel-injected 52-20 victory on its home field, scoring in just about every way possible. At the center of...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2017Last comment by Gunning for 3-1, on Sep 12, 2017 at 9:45 am | 5 comments | 3544 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pedestrian struck by car suffers major injuriesA collision on El Camino Real Sunday night left a pedestrian with major injuries near Palo Alto's Ventura neighborhood, police...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Sep 12, 2017 at 9:37 am | 48 comments | 11609 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Land owner narrows road to enforce property lineA Los Robles Avenue property owner has decided to enforce what he claims is his property line, which is to the center of...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by Goose Gander, on Sep 12, 2017 at 8:07 am | 33 comments | 18885 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Boxing helps people with Parkinson's fight for quality of life"Rock Steady Boxing" group is part of a fast-growing movement across the country to adapt boxing and other challenging exercise...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017There are no comments yet. 8738 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents urge deeper push to improve special edIt was supposed to be the "golden ticket" for the Palo Alto Unified School District's special-education program: an in-depth,...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2016Last comment by Time to leave PAUSD, on Sep 12, 2017 at 2:13 am | 27 comments | 14809 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district fills top, 'critical' positionsThe Palo Alto school district announced Wednesday that outside hires from school districts in Virginia, Southern California...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2017Last comment by Energy U R my hero!, on Sep 12, 2017 at 12:03 am | 28 comments | 10639 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
MTC partners with Waze to ease Bay Area trafficThe agency responsible for helping plan and finance the Bay Area's transportation systems is teaming up with a tech company...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2016Last comment by Ahem, on Sep 11, 2017 at 4:51 pm | 12 comments | 6500 Views
SPORTS
USC's line dance overpowers Stanford in Pac-12 FB openerStanford entered the Los Angeles Coliseum to play a Pac-12 football game on Saturday walking tall and with high expectations....
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2017Last comment by Minorkle , on Sep 10, 2017 at 8:12 pm | 1 comment | 3273 Views
SPORTS
Gators trapped at line by Knights in football contestHillsdale of San Mateo paid a visit to Sacred Heart Prep for a non-league football game, and proceeded to engage in a little...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2017Last comment by Gator Fan, on Sep 10, 2017 at 8:55 am | 1 comment | 2808 Views
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