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PALO ALTO ISSUES
History Museum gets one more chanceThe opportunity for the Palo Alto History Museum to inhabit the historic Roth Building could soon draw to a close if its...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2017Last comment by resident, on Dec 14, 2017 at 6:06 pm | 10 comments | 7563 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto looks to loosen rules for taxi faresWith ride-sharing companies shifting the transportation landscape, Palo Alto officials are preparing to pass a new law to...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2017Last comment by Bro's unite, on Dec 14, 2017 at 2:39 pm | 38 comments | 5504 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
International Perception of Public Transportation.I was recently talking with someone from Dublin, Ireland, who has developed an app for public transport and it seems to work...
Original post made by International Perception of Public Transportation on Dec. 13, 2017Last comment by resident, on Dec 14, 2017 at 10:32 am | 2 comments | 1380 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman faces five-year sentence for embezzling $700KA woman faces five years in prison at her sentencing today for embezzling more than $700,000 from a Palo Alto landscaping...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2017Last comment by Another Tom, on Dec 14, 2017 at 8:49 am | 5 comments | 7760 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board to add advisory group to superintendent searchPalo Alto Unified's search for a new superintendent will be slightly different this time around, with the added involvement...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2017Last comment by palo alto resident, on Dec 13, 2017 at 9:59 pm | 4 comments | 1857 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spare the Air alerts issued for Wednesday, ThursdayBay Area air quality officials have issued Winter Spare the Air Alerts banning the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Dec 13, 2017 at 6:02 pm | 4 comments | 3152 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford policy change means no more pro tennis at TaubeInside Tennis reported that the Bank of the West Classic will be leaving Stanford after the University made it known it doesn't...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2017Last comment by Anon, on Dec 13, 2017 at 4:51 pm | 7 comments | 5657 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto man charged in tech-theft conspiracy caseFour executives, including one from Palo Alto, have been charged in an alleged conspiracy to steal technology from Applied...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2017Last comment by AP, on Dec 12, 2017 at 9:47 pm | 13 comments | 10607 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
In Crescent Park, a push to end traffic gridlockFed up with the daily traffic gridlock on their neighborhood's streets, Crescent Park residents are banding together to get...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Dec 12, 2017 at 9:15 pm | 124 comments | 13929 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: The risks of secrecyA new policy at the Palo Alto school district is a clever attempt to appear to construct safeguards against improper influence...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2017Last comment by That gal, on Dec 12, 2017 at 7:15 pm | 20 comments | 10355 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why so little use of dog parks?I often walk by empty dog parks in Palo Alto, though people will be exercising dogs off-leash close by. Why are folks avoiding...
Original post made by Dog park usage on Dec. 9, 2017Last comment by Dogs Trespass, on Dec 12, 2017 at 5:16 pm | 10 comments | 1500 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council approves pared-down sustainability planThe City Council approved a four-pronged revision to its 2018-2020 Sustainability Implementation Plan on Monday, which will...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Dec 12, 2017 at 12:37 pm | 3 comments | 5065 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Menlo Park: Police name a suspect in Nov. 22 shooting in marshland areaPolice have named Dagoberto Franco-Penaloza, 24, as the suspect in a Nov. 22 shooting of a Menlo Park man in the marshland...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2017Last comment by PA, on Dec 12, 2017 at 6:47 am | 3 comments | 5995 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B><B>PRICEY LANDSCAPING ...</B> In what might be one of the most expensive bills for a grass-trimming job, the Palo Alto...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2017Last comment by parent and taxpayer, on Dec 11, 2017 at 1:42 pm | 4 comments | 7888 Views
AROUND TOWN
Edgewood market holds soft openingThe new and long-awaited grocery store at Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center in Palo Alto finally opened on Friday afternoon,...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2017Last comment by Lynne, on Dec 11, 2017 at 12:27 pm | 44 comments | 17084 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Selling the nest?The tight Midpeninsula housing market is having a big impact on empty nesters Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2017/12/07/selling-the-nest...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2017Last comment by resident, on Dec 11, 2017 at 12:22 pm | 5 comments | 4461 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Ross Road - HazardRoss Road is now a major hazard area and for safety's sake I urge anyone using it to consider the following. 1. Would...
Original post made by Ross Road on Nov. 10, 2017Last comment by I've slowed down, on Dec 11, 2017 at 9:46 am | 69 comments | 2966 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
City seeks more protection from Stanford expansionWith Stanford looking to build more than 2 million square feet of academic space and 3,150 housing units by 2035, Palo Alto...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2017Last comment by Ralph Eckland, on Dec 9, 2017 at 3:50 pm | 7 comments | 11431 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board approves new rule for anonymous donationsThe Palo Alto school board was divided on a requirement to internally disclose anonymous donors' identities it ultimately...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2017Last comment by Hoover parent, on Dec 9, 2017 at 3:00 pm | 19 comments | 9230 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Models at Silicon Valley Holiday PartiesFrom today's Bloomberg News: Models at Silicon Valley Holiday Parties From the article: "Local modeling agencies, which...
Original post made by unbelievable! on Dec. 7, 2017Last comment by Online Name, on Dec 9, 2017 at 11:23 am | 15 comments | 1871 Views
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