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AROUND TOWN
Rape reported at Stanford University student residenceThe Stanford University Department of Public Safety is investigating an alleged rape that occurred at a student residence...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Hi-My-Name's-Biff-What's-Yours?, 10 minutes ago | 3 comments | 2373 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: staged protest; brick and mortalityIn this week's Around Town column, find out why the city has butted heads with the San Francisco Mime Troupe. There's also...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Dad, 59 minutes ago | 7 comments | 1115 Views
AROUND TOWN
Maybell Avenue development moves aheadA developer's plan to build 16 homes on a former orchard site on Maybell Avenue scored a major victory Thursday morning,...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Jerry Underdal, 1 hour ago | 5 comments | 835 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Permit parking gets green light in Evergreen ParkFor workers around California Avenue, the era of free all-day parking on nearby residential streets is about to come to an...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2017Last comment by Tandymeete, 1 hour ago | 28 comments | 6902 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Maybell housing project nears final approvalA long-debated proposal to build 16 homes at a former orchard site on Maybell Avenue could win a key approval Thursday morning,...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Lost oportunity, 1 hour ago | 17 comments | 2617 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
new wallet has label warning may cause cancerI just bought a new wallet that I like, and it wasn't until later I saw a label on the box warning "may contain chemicals...
Original post made by pares on Aug. 21, 2010Last comment by Bruce , 1 hour ago | 10 comments | 4170 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Bring back traffic enforcement now, please!We desperately need a team of officers around to enforce the traffic laws in Palo Alto. The latest insanity has been...
Original post made by Dave Hoffman on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by resident, 1 hour ago | 38 comments | 1473 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
How Castilleja taught me to be a manFrom its founding in 1907, the Castilleja School has consistently graduated excellent women. However, I am the first person...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2016Last comment by woolleyDueP, 1 hour ago | 15 comments | 23555 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Will Cali or US ever ban foreign buyers?Willie Brown is working on state regulations to improve housing affordability this week. Surely someone here can give him...
Original post made by local on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by resident, 2 hours ago | 6 comments | 215 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mime Troop is breaking the law - DUHHas Palo Alto reached a new level of PC behavior. To refuse a permit (or whatever they need) to the San Francisco Mime...
Original post made by Lenore on Jul. 20, 2017There are no comments yet. 44 Views
AROUND TOWN
Felon arrested after three-car crash, manhuntA wanted felon out for a night of partying was arrested after a three-car crash and a manhunt in Palo Alto early Monday morning. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, 4 hours ago | 20 comments | 3756 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Five-story hotel eyed for Su Hong siteThe latest hotel proposal on south El Camino Real in Palo Alto calls for a five-story hotel to take over a site currently...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by Marie, 4 hours ago | 24 comments | 5747 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Hit-and-run collision injuries bicyclistA bicyclist was left with moderate injuries in a hit-and-run collision Friday on a narrow arterial in Old Palo Alto, police...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by @curmudgeon, 17 hours ago | 52 comments | 4416 Views
AROUND TOWN
Keene names new deputy city managerPalo Alto City Manager James Keene went well outside Silicon Valley to hire the latest addition to his leadership team, tapping...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, 19 hours ago | 30 comments | 4297 Views
SPORTS
Paye's Undisputed TNT settle for second in AAU NationalsPaye's Undisputed TNT lost to The Murfreesboro Force, 59-49, in the championship game of the Eight-grade Division II AAU...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Rudy Ramirez , 23 hours ago | 1 comment | 660 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Music school faces possible shut-downFor more than a decade, the New Mozart School of Music has helped to Palo Alto's aspiring pianists unleash their inner Wolfgang...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2017Last comment by fun, on Jul 19, 2017 at 2:38 pm | 89 comments | 7587 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Proposal to change water-leak policy gains tractionSeveral members of the Utilities Advisory Commission expressed support this week for a new policy that would provide some...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by myneighbor, on Jul 19, 2017 at 2:01 pm | 8 comments | 1870 Views
AROUND TOWN
School board on sex assaults: 'A change in culture' is 'needed'Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education President Terry Godfrey wrote a message Thursday updating parents on...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by Keith Ferrell, on Jul 19, 2017 at 11:28 am | 20 comments | 2907 Views
AROUND TOWN
Steel worker injured at Facebook construction siteA steel worker was injured Tuesday morning after falling at the construction site of a new Facebook building in Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Marlene Dietrich, on Jul 19, 2017 at 11:26 am | 1 comment | 1039 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Detroit Dethroned?The pursuit of self-driving cars has changed the game in the auto industry, with the focus shifting from the physical development...
Original post made by Palo Alto Online staff on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by Longtime Resident, on Jul 19, 2017 at 11:07 am | 4 comments | 133 Views
Bonchon soft opens in Mountain View
By Elena Kadvany | 9 comments | 2,688 views
California Democrats seek to revive the Republican Party; Republicans expected to resist
By Douglas Moran | 27 comments | 2,435 views
Chocolate + Tahini Ice Box Pie
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 675 views
Oh, My Aching Knees
By Max Greenberg | 6 comments | 366 views
Registration now open!
Registration is now open for the 33rd annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run and Walk. This family-friendly event which benefits local nonprofits serving kids and families will take place on Friday, Oct. 6 at the Palo Alto Baylands.
