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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cities slam VTA plan to reroute Measure B funding toward BARTIn 2016, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority vowed to upgrade streets and rail crossings through a sales tax...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2020Last comment by Bill Hough, on Dec 19, 2020 at 8:30 am | 10 comments | 5490 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Car thefts, home break-ins spike amid pandemic, police data showsPalo Alto crime trends before and during the COVID-19 crisis show an increase in bicycle and car thefts, but far fewer car...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2020Last comment by Bike Theft Prevention, on Dec 18, 2020 at 5:22 pm | 4 comments | 4917 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
It's official: FDA authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine. The hurdle...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Dec 18, 2020 at 4:52 pm | 1 comment | 3687 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Holiday Fund: Despite limitations, DreamCatchers continue to prepare students for high schoolDreamCatchers helps low-income Palo Alto middle schoolers get ready to succeed in high school through one-on-one tutoring...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2020Last comment by Jim P, on Dec 18, 2020 at 11:14 am | 1 comment | 2961 Views
AROUND TOWN
Family continues tradition with $100K gift to Holiday FundMarking their 10th year in a row of support of the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund, a Palo Alto family has made a $100,000...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2020Last comment by Jennifer, on Dec 18, 2020 at 10:31 am | 1 comment | 3201 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
VA Palo Alto begins first COVID-19 vaccinations in Santa Clara County, immunizing staff and at-risk patientsHospital workers and vulnerable patients at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System are among the first people...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2020There are no comments yet. 8154 Views
AROUND TOWN
Policy, politics clash as Palo Alto looks to appoint planning commissionersThe Palo Alto City Council's decision to appoint new commissioners next month, rather than wait until the spring, will give...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2020Last comment by Fred Balin, on Dec 17, 2020 at 8:16 pm | 47 comments | 6772 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
It's here: First COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Santa Clara CountyThe first 5,850 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine arrived in Santa Clara County on Tuesday, offering what...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2020Last comment by JB, on Dec 17, 2020 at 7:56 pm | 1 comment | 5156 Views
AROUND TOWN
As referendum falters, Palo Alto prepares to open Foothills Park to allPalo Alto's exclusive Foothills Park will officially open up to residents from other cities on Thursday after a referendum...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Dec 17, 2020 at 5:57 pm | 52 comments | 11500 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Becerra: Amazon refuses to comply with COVID-19 workplace safety investigationCalifornia Attorney General Xavier Becerra claims Amazon Inc. is refusing to comply with the state's outstanding subpoenas...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2020Last comment by Michael Johnston, on Dec 17, 2020 at 5:10 pm | 2 comments | 2728 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sobrato pitches townhome project at former site of Fry's ElectronicsThe Sobrato Organization's new proposal for 85 townhouses in a place long considered as a prime opportunity zone may constrain...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Dec 17, 2020 at 4:10 pm | 54 comments | 10815 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto's 'illegal tax' could lead to $12M refund to gas customersFour years after Miriam Green challenged Palo Alto's policy of transferring revenues from its Utilities Department to fund...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2020Last comment by Green Gables, on Dec 17, 2020 at 3:55 pm | 5 comments | 6023 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto looks to adopt safe-storage law for firearmsGun owners in Palo Alto would be required to keep their firearms safely secured or face penalties under a new law that the...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Dec 17, 2020 at 11:11 am | 29 comments | 8582 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
After political slugfest, council backs away from lame-duck appointmentsFacing public criticism and a bitter split in its own ranks, the Palo Alto City Council on Monday dropped its contentious...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Dec 17, 2020 at 10:58 am | 31 comments | 5942 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents launch referendum petition to keep ban on nonresidents at Foothills ParkPalo Alto's recent decision to expand access to Foothills Park by welcoming nonresidents to the exclusive nature preserve...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2020Last comment by Jennifer Landesmann, on Dec 16, 2020 at 5:11 pm | 227 comments | 17047 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
COVID tests lagging: Slower turnaround times creeping back for CaliforniansThe average turnaround time for COVID-19 test results rose 30% in November as people flocked to test sites before Thanksgiving....
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Dec 16, 2020 at 8:47 am | 5 comments | 3267 Views
AROUND TOWN
Spreading light and joy, Christmas Tree lanes are popping up all over townChristmas Tree Lane, the tradition on Fulton Street dating back to 1940, is spreading throughout Palo Alto, with little lanes...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2020Last comment by MidtownMom, on Dec 16, 2020 at 6:46 am | 5 comments | 9938 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto struggles to forge a common vision in VenturaSince Palo Alto began its quest for a new plan in the Ventura neighborhood, the debate's terms have dramatically changed....
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2020Last comment by JS1, on Dec 15, 2020 at 8:45 pm | 15 comments | 7273 Views
SPORTS
State public health officials update youth, adult recreational sports guidelinesThe California Department of Public Health revised its guidance for youth and recreational adult sports Monday, outlining...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2020There are no comments yet. 6699 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County set to receive nearly 57K COVID-19 vaccine doses starting next weekThe first COVID-19 vaccines will soon land in Santa Clara County, with 17,550 doses from Pfizer Inc. set to arrive Dec. 15...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Dec 15, 2020 at 7:30 am | 7 comments | 11832 Views
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