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AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto's new rental registry sparks debate over enforcement

As the Palo Alto City Council voted Monday to advance the city's rental registry, members left one critical question outstanding:...

Original post made on Nov. 28, 2023
Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, 16 minutes ago | 3 comments | 1314 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

High-rise development proposed for Mollie Stone's site in Palo Alto

A developer who owns a property next to the California Avenue Caltrain station is advancing one of the most ambitious projects...

Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023
Last comment by Annette, 44 minutes ago | 55 comments | 26949 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto City Council members look to raise their own salaries

After approving raises for just about every major labor group over the past year, the Palo Alto City Council is now shifting...

Original post made on Nov. 27, 2023
Last comment by Jennifer DiBrienza, 1 hour ago | 2 comments | 2100 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Caltrain plans for 4-track segments complicate Palo Alto's effort to redesign rail crossings

California's high-speed rail system may be more than a decade away from construction, but the beleaguered project is casting...

Original post made on Nov. 24, 2023
Last comment by Anonymous, 1 hour ago | 15 comments | 10593 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Armed robbers take off with catalytic converter near Pardee Park

Palo Alto police are looking for two men who sawed off a catalytic converter from a parked car during an armed robbery that...

Original post made on Nov. 28, 2023
Last comment by Barron Parker Too, 1 hour ago | 2 comments | 730 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Holiday Fund: Cultivating a love of swimming

When a local high school swimmer couldn't pay her school's $1,500 per trimester team membership, Beyond Barriers Athletic...

Original post made on Nov. 27, 2023
Last comment by JustAnotherDay, 18 hours ago | 2 comments | 2662 Views

AROUND TOWN

Around Town: improving Cal Ave and keeping San Francisquito Creek from flooding

In this week's Around Town column, read the latest about Palo Alto's California Avenue and bridges over San Francisquito...

Original post made on Nov. 25, 2023
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, 23 hours ago | 4 comments | 4102 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Don't call it a blimp: Massive airship debuts at Moffett Field in Mountain View

Reviving an early 20th-century ambition, an experimental airship debuted at Moffett Field this month, albeit for only a few...

Original post made on Nov. 27, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, 23 hours ago | 1 comment | 2314 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Silicon Valley congresswoman Anna Eshoo announces retirement

For the first time in two decades, a Silicon Valley congressmember is retiring, a decision that will shake up the South Bay's...

Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023
Last comment by Ramona Fernando, on Nov 27, 2023 at 11:52 am | 13 comments | 5944 Views

AROUND TOWN

To add housing, Palo Alto looks beyond historic height limit

As part of a push for more housing, Palo Alto on Monday relaxed height, density and parking rules in several sections of...

Original post made on Nov. 14, 2023
Last comment by Bill Fitch, on Nov 27, 2023 at 11:08 am | 23 comments | 7653 Views

AROUND TOWN

Arab Muslim student at Stanford injured in hit-and-run, allegedly by pro-Israel student

A hit-and-run incident on the Stanford University campus on Friday, Nov. 3 that injured a pedestrian is being investigated...

Original post made on Nov. 5, 2023
Last comment by NTB2, on Nov 26, 2023 at 2:55 pm | 22 comments | 10707 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

How California's fire insurance woes are impacting Peninsula homeowners

Obtaining new homeowners insurance policies -- and even securing renewals on existing policies -- has become increasingly...

Original post made on Nov. 17, 2023
Last comment by Gary G., on Nov 25, 2023 at 8:56 am | 3 comments | 2854 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Retired Palo Alto police sergeant pleads guilty after video captured violent arrest

A Palo Alto police officer who slammed a man into a car windshield during a 2018 arrest at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park pleaded...

Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023
Last comment by MyFeelz, on Nov 23, 2023 at 6:21 pm | 7 comments | 3170 Views

AROUND TOWN

Frances Dias, Palo Alto's first female mayor, dies at 100

Frances Dias, who served as Palo Alto's first female mayor during one the city's most politically turbulent periods, died...

Original post made on Nov. 23, 2023
Last comment by paulbc, on Nov 23, 2023 at 12:55 pm | 1 comment | 3488 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Police: Five-car collision on Alma Street resulted in major damage, largely minor injuries

A series of collisions involving five cars took place on Friday, Nov. 17 at 1:46 p.m. at the 2400 block of Alma Street, between...

Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023
Last comment by MidTown Guy, on Nov 22, 2023 at 11:43 pm | 4 comments | 3372 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Palo Alto school board leaves math-acceleration decision to staff

The Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education declined to decide on a flexible student mathematics-acceleration...

Original post made on Nov. 16, 2023
Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Nov 22, 2023 at 4:47 pm | 21 comments | 7208 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Bay Area roads earn 'fair' grade in annual pavement conditions report card

Pavement conditions are just "fair" on the Bay Area's roadways, according to an annual report card from the Metropolitan...

Original post made on Nov. 20, 2023
Last comment by Jack, on Nov 21, 2023 at 11:12 am | 10 comments | 1942 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto's new rental registry may exclude smaller properties

As Palo Alto prepares to adopt a rental registry to track vacancies, rent hikes and property turnover, one type of development...

Original post made on Nov. 18, 2023
Last comment by Jerry, on Nov 21, 2023 at 10:09 am | 7 comments | 4352 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Holiday Fund: The little studio that could

East Palo Alto's first and only school of dance combines music and dance in a way that not only exposes children and families...

Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023
Last comment by Virginia Smedberg, on Nov 21, 2023 at 1:48 am | 1 comment | 2616 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Despite past allegations of wage theft, Palo Alto inks new deal with janitorial contractor

A janitorial company that last year faced accusations of wage theft from its employees, prompting Palo Alto to firm up its...

Original post made on Nov. 20, 2023
Last comment by Online Name, on Nov 20, 2023 at 1:18 pm | 2 comments | 2378 Views
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