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What's bringing over 1,000 people to the Palo Alto Baylands? Rare bird sightings thanks to the king tidesMore than 1,000 people recently visited the Palo Alto Baylands to see king tides, where rare birds were spotted near the...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 3660 Views
SPORTS
Creighton 'just another wrestler' at Palo Alto HighCade Creighton was one of four Palo Alto wrestlers who recorded a pin Thursday in the Vikings 49-24 SCVAL victory over host...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by III, on Jan 17, 2020 at 7:34 am | 1 comment | 1098 Views
AROUND TOWN
After decades downtown, Tallman's House of Foam calls it quitsTallman's House of Foam has ended its reign as downtown Palo Alto's go-to place for foam, upholstery work and mattresses....
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by Bill, on Jan 16, 2020 at 10:43 pm | 20 comments | 4512 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Acrimony breaks out over alleged slights and 'barbs' on Human Relations CommissionA Palo Alto Human Relations Commission deliberation to select a new chair and vice chair turned acrid on Jan. 9, with two...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2020Last comment by Eyemax, on Jan 16, 2020 at 7:17 pm | 25 comments | 2908 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: The only thing iconic about this bridge will be its price tagIt won't be a bridge to nowhere, but a new overcrossing connecting south Palo Alto with the Baylands and the Googleplex may...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2019Last comment by NeilsonBuchanan, on Jan 16, 2020 at 6:32 pm | 21 comments | 5846 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
We need a better SafewayMidtown Safeway is looking tired and runs out of items regularly. It is too small, shelves are often empty, it has no bakery,...
Original post made by Midtown on Jan. 5, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jan 16, 2020 at 5:25 pm | 34 comments | 1782 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As Khoury's Market closes, building owner seeks to get out of paying $140,000 in finesTo get out of paying the city of Palo Alto hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, the owner of College Terrace Centre...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2020Last comment by mjh, on Jan 16, 2020 at 2:48 pm | 34 comments | 5449 Views
AROUND TOWN
Good acoustics: A Q&A with Kaki KingInnovative guitarist/composer Kaki King will offer a free concert at the Community School of Music and Arts on Saturday,...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 16, 2020 at 2:11 pm | 2 comments | 1215 Views
AROUND TOWN
National groups criticize Palo Alto plan to curb city auditor's independenceAs Palo Alto considers significant changes to the City Auditor's Office, a national auditing organization on Wednesday issued...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2020Last comment by Puzzel, on Jan 16, 2020 at 11:59 am | 15 comments | 3335 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New Planned Parenthood clinic opens in Mountain View after months of delaysMountain View's Planned Parenthood clinic, which shuttered last year for a redevelopment project, reopened on Monday at a...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Josie, on Jan 16, 2020 at 11:35 am | 2 comments | 2144 Views
AROUND TOWN
The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:0...
Original post made by Andrew L. Freedman on Oct. 19, 2006Last comment by Paul, on Jan 15, 2020 at 9:23 pm | 1184 comments | 303477 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'They gave us our child back.' How nonpublic schools serve the education system's neediest studentsTwenty nonpublic schools in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties serve some of the education system's most vulnerable students...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2020Last comment by @hurting, on Jan 15, 2020 at 6:56 pm | 26 comments | 9165 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto power outage affecting about 2,500 customersPower has gone out in the Barron Park area of Palo Alto, impacting about 2,500 customers, according to a tweet from City...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2020Last comment by Val, on Jan 15, 2020 at 6:21 pm | 20 comments | 8155 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Study: If Churchill intersection is closed, road improvements could mostly handle increased trafficWith Palo Alto debating a contentious proposal to close Churchill Avenue to traffic near the railroad tracks, critics ask:...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2020Last comment by Much Ado, on Jan 15, 2020 at 6:10 pm | 36 comments | 5001 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Santa Clara County Superior Court puts out call for volunteer watchdogsThe Santa Clara County Superior Court is looking for volunteers to serve on the 2020-2021 civil grand jury panel, a group...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 15, 2020 at 12:24 pm | 1 comment | 1557 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district sees overall improvement but also concerning performance by specific groups, state data showThe Palo Alto school board will review on Tuesday the district's performance on the California School Dashboard, a state...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by local parent, on Jan 15, 2020 at 9:53 am | 5 comments | 2175 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A 'bulwark' against future fraud: Stanford announces policy changes in response to Operation Varsity BluesStanford University plans to tighten its policies on donations and athletic recruits as recommended by a firm that reviewed...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jan 15, 2020 at 9:40 am | 3 comments | 2704 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Error caused city to delay passage of renter-protection lawPalo Alto City Attorney Molly Stump said Monday that she had erred on Dec. 2 when she told the City Council that it did not...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by Online Name, on Jan 14, 2020 at 4:19 pm | 10 comments | 2318 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Bloomingdale's burglars break into store, flee with $83K in stolen goodsPalo Alto police are looking for burglars who brazenly broke into Bloomingdale's early Tuesday morning and made off with...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2020Last comment by Crime & Punishment, on Jan 14, 2020 at 3:40 pm | 10 comments | 3539 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Trio steals drugs from Safeway pharmacy in Palo AltoThree people stole drugs from the Safeway grocery store pharmacy in an armed robbery in Palo Alto’s Midtown neighborhood...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2020Last comment by Crime & Punishment, on Jan 14, 2020 at 3:19 pm | 22 comments | 4803 Views
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