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PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto to adopt new rules for dog parks

As Palo Alto prepares to open new dog parks in the coming year, city officials are also unleashing new rules that dog owners...

Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018
Last comment by It's quit simple actually, on Feb 8, 2018 at 1:36 pm | 34 comments | 11201 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Trial begins for former teacher charged with child sex abuse

Lawyers gave opening statements Thursday in the trial of Michael Airo, 36, a former teacher at Ohlone Elementary School who...

Original post made on Feb. 8, 2018
Last comment by Family in Law, on Feb 8, 2018 at 9:50 am | 1 comment | 6991 Views

AROUND TOWN

Digital DNA artist threatens lawsuit, starts petition

A lawyer representing the artist behind Digital DNA has threatened to sue the city over the planned removal of the 7-foot-tall...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2018
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 8, 2018 at 8:47 am | 2 comments | 4286 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative gives $1.5M to Ravenswood school district

The organization for the philanthropic efforts of pediatrician Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg,...

Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018
Last comment by To Mark Zuckerberg, and his wife, on Feb 8, 2018 at 12:40 am | 3 comments | 6150 Views

AROUND TOWN

Firefighters rescue worker in College Terrace

Palo Alto firefighters used a ladder truck to rescue a worker who reportedly fell into a hole at the bottom of a basement...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2018
Last comment by Henry, on Feb 7, 2018 at 5:55 pm | 1 comment | 4701 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto approves Junior Museum and Zoo expansion

One of Palo Alto’s most popular family attractions received a big boost Monday night, when the City Council gleefully backed...

Original post made on Dec. 5, 2017
Last comment by reSources54, on Feb 7, 2018 at 4:41 pm | 10 comments | 10280 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Two mountain lion sightings reported

Mountain lions were spotted roaming Palo Alto's residential streets in two separate incidents on Saturday night, Palo Alto...

Original post made on Feb. 5, 2018
Last comment by Mike Alexander, on Feb 7, 2018 at 3:20 pm | 15 comments | 14825 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Former Palo Alto teacher denies sex-abuse allegations

The day after a young woman testified that she had endured multiple years of sexual abuse at the hands of her mother's live-in...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2018
Last comment by @PAFreePress, on Feb 7, 2018 at 2:17 pm | 6 comments | 9688 Views

AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto pledges $7 million for new Junior Museum and Zoo

Despite a shortfall of more than $50 million in their infrastructure plan, Palo Alto officials on Monday reaffirmed their...

Original post made on Feb. 6, 2018
Last comment by umm, on Feb 7, 2018 at 1:19 pm | 8 comments | 4721 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Parking changes on the way for Evergreen Park

Since it rolled out a year ago, Evergreen Park’s new residential parking program has more or less achieved its goal: providing...

Original post made on Feb. 6, 2018
Last comment by Robert Neff, on Feb 6, 2018 at 11:17 pm | 11 comments | 5148 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

A flood next time?

On the 20th anniversary of the 1998 floods that inundated parts of Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, residents in...

Original post made on Feb. 3, 2018
Last comment by resident, on Feb 6, 2018 at 9:16 pm | 11 comments | 18493 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

James Franco accused of inappropriate sexual behavior

Actor and Palo Alto native James Franco has become the latest high-profile man to face sexual-misconduct allegations. Read...

Original post made on Jan. 11, 2018
Last comment by Samuel L., on Feb 6, 2018 at 9:01 pm | 29 comments | 6393 Views

SPORTS

Stanford grad Ertz caps career year with Super Bowl win

Stanford grad Zach Ertz capped his career year by cementing himself in Philadelphia Eagles football lore, catching Super...

Original post made on Feb. 6, 2018
Last comment by PhillyPhan, on Feb 6, 2018 at 6:08 pm | 1 comment | 3793 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Plan for 'car-light' housing on El Camino wins support

A plan to build a "car-light" housing development at one of Palo Alto’s most car-heavy intersections received a big boost...

Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 6, 2018 at 4:42 pm | 64 comments | 10461 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Of house and home, Palo Alto style

Of course, it had to be. We were overdue. Progress and change had finally penetrated my small, dual-named corner of Palo...

Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018
Last comment by Annette, on Feb 6, 2018 at 2:12 pm | 5 comments | 7288 Views

AROUND TOWN

School board weighs in on teacher housing

Palo Alto school board members directed staff on Tuesday to begin talks with Santa Clara County about a collaborative proposal...

Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018
Last comment by Comment, on Feb 5, 2018 at 11:26 pm | 22 comments | 7761 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

North Palo Alto residents ramp up traffic battle

About 70 Crescent Park residents met with Palo Alto police and transportation officials on Jan. 18 to discuss how to end...

Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018
Last comment by Donster, on Feb 5, 2018 at 6:37 pm | 66 comments | 11207 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Editorial: with PCs, it's complicated

What a mess. A carefully negotiated deal, made in 2012, offered a developer the right to build 10 homes at Edgewood Plaza...

Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 5, 2018 at 2:04 pm | 24 comments | 8645 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Exercise and the brain

"Can exercise help your brain?" asks a postcard recently mailed to 8,000 Palo Alto area residents from the U.S. Department...

Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018
Last comment by JerryY, on Feb 5, 2018 at 8:26 am | 1 comment | 9645 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Former Stanford student gets prison for fatal DUI

A former Stanford University graduate student will serve nearly five years in state prison and must pay one of the injured...

Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018
Last comment by AlexDeLarge, on Feb 4, 2018 at 8:54 pm | 41 comments | 16913 Views
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