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Air quality advisory extended through MondayIn response to continuous wildfire smoke in the air, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District extended its current air...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2021There are no comments yet. 2970 Views
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Large fire hits home in Old Palo Alto neighborhoodFirefighters battled a large fire at a home in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood on Tuesday night, which led to evacuations. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2021Last comment by Annies biped, on Sep 23, 2021 at 12:01 pm | 48 comments | 31877 Views
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Pet owners struggle to find veterinary care for Rover, Boots amid pandemicUp and down the Peninsula, pet owners are having trouble finding medical care for their animals, often being turned away...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2021Last comment by Heckity, on Sep 21, 2021 at 7:21 pm | 1 comment | 7979 Views
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An advice columnist named Sugar dispenses sweet and salty counsel in 'Tiny Beautiful Things'Los Altos Stage Company opens its season with "Tiny Beautiful Things," an intimate play that brings an advice columnist's...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by Manuela, on Sep 21, 2021 at 11:14 am | 1 comment | 3815 Views
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Cars to return to University Avenue in OctoberPalo Alto's bold experience with car-free downtown promenades will start to wind down next month, after the City Council...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2021Last comment by ndn, on Sep 20, 2021 at 11:03 am | 27 comments | 19497 Views
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'Together Again': Palo Alto celebrates resilience with week of eventsTo celebrate community resilience over the course of the pandemic, Palo Alto will kick off this Friday a week of more than...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2021Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 19, 2021 at 5:21 pm | 6 comments | 8612 Views
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Community reunites at Moonlight Run & WalkThe annual Moonlight Run & Walk, a beloved Palo Alto tradition held under the full harvest moon, resumed in person at the...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2021Last comment by akohrman, on Sep 19, 2021 at 4:52 pm | 1 comment | 7387 Views
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Teen pilot on trip around the world swings by Palo AltoCould Zara Rutherford make the history books as the youngest person to fly around the world? The 19-year-old Belgian, who...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2021There are no comments yet. 5224 Views
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Report points to sheriff's 'abject failure' to protect inmate in mental crisisThe Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office's handling of a mentally ill inmate who suffered life-altering brain damage during...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2021There are no comments yet. 5365 Views
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37th annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk is back in person — and virtuallyThe 37th annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk is moving back to its longtime home at the Baylands for in-person races...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Sep 17, 2021 at 9:01 am | 1 comment | 2797 Views
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West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes found in Palo Alto, Mountain ViewThe Santa Clara County Vector Control District will be treating parts of Palo Alto and Mountain View with insecticide after...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Sep 17, 2021 at 8:58 am | 6 comments | 17383 Views
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'The Golden Voice of Cuba' comes to Woodside for special showThe evening of Sept. 25 offers a taste of Cuban culture at Woodside's Village Hub, in the form of a "Havana Night" dinner...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 16, 2021 at 9:14 pm | 1 comment | 5281 Views
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Palo Alto to consider phasing out commercial tenants in VenturaWhen Fry's Electronics officially closed its Palo Alto location in December 2019, it left behind both a giant vacancy and...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2021Last comment by Tecsi, on Sep 15, 2021 at 4:16 pm | 3 comments | 9025 Views
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Palo Alto's big dilemma: Should cars return to University and California avenues?If things go as planned, the experiment with closing University and California avenues to cars will conclude at the end of...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Sep 15, 2021 at 2:54 pm | 34 comments | 8404 Views
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Governor appoints Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez to state corrections boardSanta Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez has been appointed to the Board of State and Community Corrections, Gov. Gavin...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 2846 Views
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Public asked to weigh in on community college board redistricting effortThe Foothill-De Anza Community College District will hold a meeting tonight for public input on how to draw boundary lines...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2021There are no comments yet. 2557 Views
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Palo Alto adopts COVID vaccine mandate for city workersPalo Alto this week became the latest municipality to require COVID-19 vaccination for city employees, according to a Thursday...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2021Last comment by William Hitchens, on Sep 12, 2021 at 6:05 pm | 60 comments | 8774 Views
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Farm stand safari: Cruising the Coastside for the perfect produceCruising the San Mateo County coast, it's never long before you find a farm stand. Part of the joy of visiting farm stands...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2021There are no comments yet. 5260 Views
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Ventura neighborhood's growth plans prompt calls for more parksVentura is, in many ways, Palo Alto's fastest changing neighborhood. But there's one area in which the community has fallen...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2021Last comment by Becky Sanders, on Sep 10, 2021 at 5:01 pm | 4 comments | 4929 Views
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With most activities on hold in 2020, running experiences a resurgenceRunning has experienced a resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated 50 million Americans, or about 15% of...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 3285 Views
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