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Palo Alto's new rental registry sparks debate over enforcementAs 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, 2023Last 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 AltoA 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, 2023Last comment by Annette, 44 minutes ago | 55 comments | 26949 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto City Council members look to raise their own salariesAfter 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, 2023Last 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 crossingsCalifornia'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, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, 1 hour ago | 15 comments | 10593 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Armed robbers take off with catalytic converter near Pardee ParkPalo 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, 2023Last comment by Barron Parker Too, 1 hour ago | 2 comments | 730 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Holiday Fund: Cultivating a love of swimmingWhen 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, 2023Last comment by JustAnotherDay, 18 hours ago | 2 comments | 2662 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: improving Cal Ave and keeping San Francisquito Creek from floodingIn 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, 2023Last 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 ViewReviving 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, 2023Last comment by Bystander, 23 hours ago | 1 comment | 2314 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Silicon Valley congresswoman Anna Eshoo announces retirementFor 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, 2023Last 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 limitAs 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, 2023Last 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 studentA 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, 2023Last 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 homeownersObtaining new homeowners insurance policies -- and even securing renewals on existing policies -- has become increasingly...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2023Last 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 arrestA 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, 2023Last 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 100Frances 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, 2023Last 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 injuriesA 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, 2023Last 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 staffThe Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education declined to decide on a flexible student mathematics-acceleration...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2023Last 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 cardPavement 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, 2023Last 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 propertiesAs 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, 2023Last comment by Jerry, on Nov 21, 2023 at 10:09 am | 7 comments | 4352 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Holiday Fund: The little studio that couldEast 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, 2023Last 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 contractorA 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, 2023Last comment by Online Name, on Nov 20, 2023 at 1:18 pm | 2 comments | 2378 Views
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