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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board majority supports elementary improvements, but others have questionsLarger multipurpose rooms, modernized classrooms and improved seismic safety are among the updates that elementary school...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Parent of 2, on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:13 pm | 36 comments | 6495 Views
SPORTS
PAL football games cancelledThe Peninsula Athletic League has cancelled this weekend's football games due to the unhealthy air as the result of the Northern...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2017Last comment by Concerned Coach, on Oct 14, 2017 at 10:22 am | 1 comment | 3359 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police investigate bomb threat at HPPolice don't believe a bomb threat at Hewlett Packard's headquarters that forced employees to stay inside in Palo Alto this...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Sophie Mutter , on Oct 14, 2017 at 8:59 am | 6 comments | 42034 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto looks to firm up renter protectionsAs rising rents continue to drive long-time residents out of Palo Alto, city officials are preparing to adopt new regulations...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2017Last comment by maguro_01, on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:28 am | 35 comments | 11627 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Where to donate for victims of North Bay wildfiresFor people interested in assisting victims of the North Bay wildfires, the Weekly has compiled a list on groups that are...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2017Last comment by Oakland firestorm, on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:27 am | 1 comment | 8254 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto Weekly changes policy on naming people who are arrestedConcerned about the lasting impact that online search engines have on the lives of individuals arrested for crimes, the Palo...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by a little positivity please, on Oct 13, 2017 at 3:08 pm | 11 comments | 6581 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pricey goods purloined by shoplifters in past weekPalo Alto police are looking for shoplifters who hit multiple high-end stories within the past week, a spokeswoman said. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2017Last comment by rick, on Oct 13, 2017 at 2:39 pm | 7 comments | 6387 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A great room outsideA lot of thought went into creating the new home in West Menlo Park that Hilke and Martin Risau purchased in 2013. But the...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017There are no comments yet. 1971 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Simply modern design for 1929 colonialWhen Mili Sarrazin spotted a 1929 traditional colonial in Old Palo Alto, she knew right away how she wanted to transform...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017There are no comments yet. 5450 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Home front: gardener reference; maintaining native gardensA roundup of local home and garden news and events, including workshops on native gardens and preparing plants for the spring...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017There are no comments yet. 2306 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
'Treasured Lands: a Photographic Odyssey through America's National Parks'Photographer QT Luong will talk about his work photographing national parks in an event sponsored by the Palo Alto Camera...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017There are no comments yet. 6291 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local sports practices canceled as dense smoke lingersWith thick smoke from the North Bay fires blanketing the Midpeninsula Wednesday, Palo Alto city and school groups are canceling...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2017Last comment by resident, on Oct 12, 2017 at 10:42 pm | 2 comments | 5628 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
County, employee union announce suit against Trump cancellation of DACASanta Clara County and SEIU Local 521 announced that they have filed suit in federal court today against the Trump administration...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Oct 12, 2017 at 10:07 pm | 14 comments | 4929 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
When will they outlaw using fireplaces?The minute the weather dips, our neighbor burns wood in their fireplace. As most in Palo Alto, we have to park our cars outside...
Original post made by Irritated on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by Online Name, on Oct 12, 2017 at 8:36 pm | 22 comments | 1728 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
County supervisors approve bail system reformsThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed recommendations from a final Bail and Release Work Group consensus...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by @jerry99, on Oct 12, 2017 at 7:15 pm | 6 comments | 3745 Views
AROUND TOWN
FAA considering making Surf Air flight path over Bay officialAs the FAA ponders making Surf Air's attempt to respond to local noise complaints by flying over the Bay an official fair...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2017Last comment by resident, on Oct 12, 2017 at 4:35 pm | 24 comments | 6684 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Gov. Brown signs off on Caltrain's sales-tax measureThe approval of Senate Bill 797 will allow Caltrain to move ahead with a sales-tax increase measure. Read the full story...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2017Last comment by Cash and Carry, on Oct 12, 2017 at 4:07 pm | 19 comments | 5198 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Any News or Information on What Is Up With our AIR ?What is the coverage of all this smoke in Palo Alto? How dangerous is the smoke that is covering Palo Alto?...
Original post made by Gotta Breathe on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Read the Paper, on Oct 12, 2017 at 2:58 pm | 9 comments | 1653 Views
SPORTS
Gators beat Menlo in water polo match on Senior NightAlexander Nemeth recorded 11 saves on Senior Night Tuesday night as host Sacred Heart Prep beat Menlo School, 14-8, in a...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Balance, on Oct 12, 2017 at 12:54 pm | 4 comments | 3362 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Contractor errs, sells too many parking permitsThe city of Palo Alto sold too many employee parking permits in five of its 10 parking zones that have approved quotas following...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by Mike, on Oct 11, 2017 at 8:05 pm | 23 comments | 6740 Views
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