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Palo Alto looks to add zoning incentives for building homes in affluent areasSeeking state approval for its housing plan, Palo Alto may loosen zoning restrictions on homeowners who want to split their...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 8, 2023 at 11:30 am | 11 comments | 8107 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The future uncertain, La Comida scrambles to find new space downtownA popular takeout meal program for low-income seniors is in jeopardy, facing a July 1 deadline to find a space for sit-down...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2023Last comment by PaloAltoVoter, on May 8, 2023 at 10:01 am | 17 comments | 5492 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Though sympathetic to homeowners, City Council unable to OK request to divide College Terrace residential lotA request to subdivide a single-family residential lot into two separate substandard lots in Palo Alto's College Terrace...
Original post made on May. 2, 2023Last comment by Kathryn, on May 8, 2023 at 9:00 am | 8 comments | 4926 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Criminal sex-assault charge to be dropped against Palo Alto teacher Peter ColomboProsecutors plan to drop its felony sexual assault case against a Palo Alto Unified School District middle school teacher...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on May 8, 2023 at 6:42 am | 39 comments | 11642 Views
AROUND TOWN
Meta to settle class action lawsuit for $725 millionFacebook users who had accounts between May 2007 and December 2022 can apply for their share of a $725 million class-action...
Original post made on May. 8, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on May 8, 2023 at 12:42 am | 1 comment | 2609 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man detained by Palo Alto police after he allegedly hurled items at passersby on El CaminoPalo Alto police chased down and detained a man on Wednesday, April 26, after he allegedly threw objects at passersby from...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on May 8, 2023 at 12:31 am | 28 comments | 6982 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Opinion: When ill students are accused of truancyWhen my daughter was in middle school, she frequently became ill, causing her to stay home to recover. The school staff didn't...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023Last comment by Native to the BAY, on May 8, 2023 at 12:24 am | 12 comments | 3511 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
How remote work is reshaping the local housing marketMore than three years after the pandemic shifted workplaces from office buildings to private residences, the work-from-home...
Original post made on May. 4, 2023Last comment by Skibum, on May 7, 2023 at 6:19 am | 5 comments | 7190 Views
AROUND TOWN
What stands between you and a four-day weekEvidence from pilot programs show that 32 hour weeks are feasible, but business groups in California say it won't work for...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on May 6, 2023 at 3:43 pm | 3 comments | 3842 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Former bank founder who shook up tech lending now helps victims navigate the court systemFor five decades, Roger Smith has been making Palo Alto a better place. He has worked as founding president and CEO of a...
Original post made on May. 5, 2023Last comment by Steven Weiner, on May 6, 2023 at 11:24 am | 2 comments | 1499 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Leading from the heart: Palo Alto hometown boy Jeff Liu on his rise and vision as East Palo Alto police chiefEast Palo Alto's new police chief, Jeff Liu, attended Palo Alto elementary and middle schools and graduated from Palo Alto...
Original post made on May. 5, 2023Last comment by Sue Dremann, on May 5, 2023 at 8:13 pm | 2 comments | 5318 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Meet six risk-takers whose efforts have made their communities more welcoming places to liveFrom creating life-changing drugs to launching annual city traditions, this year's Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement honorees...
Original post made on May. 5, 2023There are no comments yet. 3677 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
From motion-sickness patch to IUD consent form, Peninsula couple changed the pharmaceuticals worldPeter Carpenter and Jane Shaw Carpenter have made significant contributions to the greater community through their pharmaceutical...
Original post made on May. 5, 2023There are no comments yet. 2037 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Her love of cooking and science became the recipe for helping cardiac patients recoverKaren Ross admits she likes to read nutrition journals for fun. While a bit unconventional, her reading list might not be...
Original post made on May. 5, 2023There are no comments yet. 1654 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Santa Clara County to hold at least 2 annual gun buyback eventsSanta Clara County will hold multiple gun buyback events annually in an effort to take firearms out of the hands of residents...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on May 4, 2023 at 12:19 pm | 2 comments | 1696 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto teen arrested for allegedly starting classroom fires at CubberleyPolice arrested a teenager Monday for allegedly setting two Palo Alto Unified classrooms on fire at Cubberley Community Center...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on May 4, 2023 at 9:28 am | 2 comments | 8867 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Opinion: Writer, beware: Chatbots and our kidsIntroducing the use of AI bots, and cavalierly erasing a source of high school joy -- the sense of one's own creative, insightful,...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2023Last comment by Rajiv Bhateja, on May 3, 2023 at 12:19 pm | 5 comments | 3647 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pandemic recovery continues as city contends with inflation, economic uncertainty in budgetThe coming year represents a "pivot point" for Palo Alto's finances, according to the proposed budget, with city staff recommending...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Brian Hamachek, on May 3, 2023 at 2:36 am | 1 comment | 2869 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
JPMorgan Chase buys First Republic following second Bay Area bank runJPMorgan Chase Bank will assume all the deposits of First Republic Bank, including all uninsured deposits and nearly all...
Original post made on May. 2, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on May 2, 2023 at 8:59 pm | 3 comments | 2434 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Special-education classrooms destroyed in possible arson at Cubberley Community CenterAn early morning fire on Sunday at Cubberley Community Center has displaced Palo Alto Unified School District students from...
Original post made on May. 2, 2023Last comment by Paly Grad, on May 2, 2023 at 5:18 pm | 5 comments | 7608 Views
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