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SCHOOLS & KIDS
California just pushed back school start times — you weren't dreaming. Now what?Of the dozens of education bills that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this year, few will have a more practical impact...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2019Last comment by radar, on Nov 7, 2019 at 11:18 am | 38 comments | 8074 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sales of e-cigarettes banned in unincorporated Santa Clara CountyThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to ban the sale of e-cigarettes in the unincorporated parts...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Fair, on Nov 7, 2019 at 9:45 am | 1 comment | 1533 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
At updated Reuse Zone, residents can leave -- or pick up -- leftover paint, household cleanersIt might be an overstatement to say that the city of Palo Alto's Reuse Zone proves that one person's trash is another's treasure,...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by sherber, on Nov 7, 2019 at 12:08 am | 5 comments | 2264 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to hire consultants for polling, outreach on business taxWith its eyes on the November 2020 ballot, Palo Alto is preparing to survey residents this month to gauge their appetite...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Kenny, on Nov 6, 2019 at 9:16 pm | 10 comments | 3060 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police seek teenagers in robbery at Stanford Shopping CenterPalo Alto police are looking for two teenagers who they say robbed a woman outside Stanford Shopping Center on Saturday night,...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by Pied Piper, on Nov 6, 2019 at 4:32 pm | 10 comments | 3077 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Smoke from Ranch Fire drifts into Bay AreaAn air quality advisory due to smoke from the Ranch Fire in Tehama County has been extended through Wednesday. Read the...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by resident, on Nov 6, 2019 at 12:40 pm | 2 comments | 1336 Views
AROUND TOWN
Researchers create a natural gel that could help prevent wildfiresA long-lasting gel-like fluid developed by Stanford University researchers could keep wildfires from starting and spreading...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by Chemical contamination?, on Nov 6, 2019 at 11:12 am | 3 comments | 2034 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Californians unwilling to subsidize land owners' wildfire prevention, Stanford poll findsYears of devastating, back-to-back wildfires coupled with recent power shutdowns have not convinced Californians to fund...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by pinball, on Nov 5, 2019 at 4:51 pm | 13 comments | 3278 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Having failed so far, President Hotel buyers try financial inducements to build support for the zoning changes it needsIt's not clear whether Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners did a terrible job at researching the zoning obstacles they...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by more corruption, on Nov 5, 2019 at 4:37 pm | 16 comments | 3678 Views
AROUND TOWN
If you haven't turned 70 yet, don't retireWant to retire more comfortably? Work longer. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2019/11/01/if-you-havent-turned-70-yet-dont-retire...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:15 am | 9 comments | 4401 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn powers its way to another SCVAL El Camino football winGunn’s power running game pounded another opponent Friday, piling up 395 yards on 39 carries in a 44-6 Santa Clara Valley...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Nov 4, 2019 at 6:15 pm | 4 comments | 1549 Views
RESTAURANTS
Alhambra brings Irish pub traditions to downtown Redwood CityIrish pubs capture in one warm and convivial place all that's good and right in the world: community, humor, good drink and...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2019Last comment by Brit, on Nov 4, 2019 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 2685 Views
SPORTS
SHP boys hold off Menlo to win WCAL water polo tourney titleLuke Weigle and Will Swart scored the first two goals of the second half to break a 3-3 tie and lead Sacred Heart Prep past...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2019Last comment by PoloPoloPolo, on Nov 3, 2019 at 3:43 pm | 1 comment | 1373 Views
AROUND TOWN
PG&E: 400K Bay Area customers could lose power this weekend in public safety shutoffAs many as 850,000 PG&E customers across all of the utility's service area could lose power this weekend in the latest public...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Nov 3, 2019 at 9:11 am | 38 comments | 5817 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford study shows link between achievement gap and racial disparities in school disciplineA new Stanford University study has documented for the first time at the national level a link between achievement gaps and...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by pinball, on Nov 2, 2019 at 11:34 pm | 20 comments | 8667 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Cameras catch man video-recording himself allegedly slamming a dog to the groundA 30-year-old East Palo Alto man seen allegedly slamming a small dog onto the ground while recording it with his phone has...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Nick, on Nov 2, 2019 at 9:01 pm | 4 comments | 2586 Views
AROUND TOWN
With DIY haunted house, two brothers bring spirit of Halloween to Old Palo AltoTech billionaires and their over-the-top Halloween displays have turned the holiday into a mini-spectacle in Old Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Love the DIY, on Nov 2, 2019 at 9:55 am | 12 comments | 8073 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly Egg Wars - AgainIt seems that once again Paly egg wars caused a big mess in many local parks and nearby streets. Did PAPD catch any of...
Original post made by Former Parent on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by Relaxed, on Nov 1, 2019 at 11:22 pm | 23 comments | 844 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Late score has Gunn girls into SCVAL water polo finalsCooper McKenna scored four goals, including the game winner with less than 20 secinds to play, and the Gunn girls water polo...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Sunita V, on Nov 1, 2019 at 12:57 pm | 1 comment | 1068 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents, city staff, nonprofit rally to save imperiled dawn redwoodAn ailing dawn redwood outside the downtown Palo Alto post office, a tree whose species dates from the time of the dinosaurs,...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 1, 2019 at 11:55 am | 1 comment | 3878 Views
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