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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to adopt new rules for dog parksAs 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, 2018Last 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 abuseLawyers 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, 2018Last 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 petitionA 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, 2018Last 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 districtThe organization for the philanthropic efforts of pediatrician Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg,...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last 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 TerracePalo 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, 2018Last 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 expansionOne 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, 2017Last comment by reSources54, on Feb 7, 2018 at 4:41 pm | 10 comments | 10280 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two mountain lion sightings reportedMountain lions were spotted roaming Palo Alto's residential streets in two separate incidents on Saturday night, Palo Alto...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2018Last 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 allegationsThe 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, 2018Last 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 ZooDespite a shortfall of more than $50 million in their infrastructure plan, Palo Alto officials on Monday reaffirmed their...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2018Last 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 ParkSince 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, 2018Last 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, 2018Last comment by resident, on Feb 6, 2018 at 9:16 pm | 11 comments | 18493 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
James Franco accused of inappropriate sexual behaviorActor 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, 2018Last 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 winStanford grad Zach Ertz capped his career year by cementing himself in Philadelphia Eagles football lore, catching Super...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2018Last 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 supportA 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, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Feb 6, 2018 at 4:42 pm | 64 comments | 10461 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Of house and home, Palo Alto styleOf 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, 2018Last comment by Annette, on Feb 6, 2018 at 2:12 pm | 5 comments | 7288 Views
AROUND TOWN
School board weighs in on teacher housingPalo 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, 2018Last 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 battleAbout 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, 2018Last comment by Donster, on Feb 5, 2018 at 6:37 pm | 66 comments | 11207 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: with PCs, it's complicatedWhat 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, 2018Last 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, 2018Last comment by JerryY, on Feb 5, 2018 at 8:26 am | 1 comment | 9645 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former Stanford student gets prison for fatal DUIA 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, 2018Last comment by AlexDeLarge, on Feb 4, 2018 at 8:54 pm | 41 comments | 16913 Views
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