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PALO ALTO ISSUES

Meet Craig Hartley, Palo Alto's first leaf-blower enforcement officer

Since April, Craig Hartley has been the city of Palo Alto's chief enforcement officer, when he took on the work of administering...

Original post made on Feb. 24, 2023
Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Mar 2, 2023 at 12:17 pm | 22 comments | 13253 Views

AROUND TOWN

COVID disparities grow as California ends state of emergency

As public health funding winds down, gaps in vaccination rates are increasing. Particularly for booster doses, the gap among...

Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023
Last comment by MyFeelz, on Mar 1, 2023 at 12:16 pm | 4 comments | 1920 Views

AROUND TOWN

Stanford receives $1.35M grant for climate research

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $5 million in grant funding for California institutions researching the...

Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023
Last comment by MyFeelz, on Feb 28, 2023 at 6:25 pm | 1 comment | 1887 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto Utilities Staff Recommends Large Rate Increases

I just received the agenda for the next Palo Alto Utilities Advisory Commission with a numbing 340 page plus of agenda, charts...

Original post made by Patrick Butler on Feb. 24, 2023
Last comment by MyFeelz, on Feb 28, 2023 at 5:03 pm | 7 comments | 752 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

California homelessness: Where are the state's billions going? Here's the new, best answer

A new state report offers a bird-eye view of how much the state has spent to halt homelessness -- nearly $10 billion over...

Original post made on Feb. 27, 2023
Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Feb 28, 2023 at 1:46 am | 6 comments | 3226 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

A place to (soon) call home: Demolition work begins on housing project targeted for people with disabilities

On Wednesday, community members came together to mark the start of demolition work at 525 E. Charleston Road to make way...

Original post made on Feb. 20, 2023
Last comment by MyFeelz, on Feb 27, 2023 at 6:37 pm | 5 comments | 4055 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Hit-and-run driver kills man, crashes into five cars Sunday morning

A man was killed by a hit-and-run driver Sunday morning on Ralmar Avenue in East Palo Alto. Officers found a 64-year-old...

Original post made on Feb. 27, 2023
Last comment by MyFeelz, on Feb 27, 2023 at 2:50 pm | 1 comment | 5204 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Palo Alto schools may soon welcome children of city employees

Palo Alto's city workers may soon be able to enroll their children in local schools. The school district and the city are...

Original post made on Feb. 17, 2023
Last comment by Annette, on Feb 27, 2023 at 1:29 pm | 22 comments | 7601 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto faces resistance on plan to ban e-bikes in the Baylands

After encountering resistance from local bicyclists, Palo Alto plans to reconsider on Monday a proposal to ban e-bicycles...

Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023
Last comment by Annette, on Feb 27, 2023 at 12:37 pm | 23 comments | 5611 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Menlo Park murder defendant's attorney says he was motivated by cannibalism

The trial of Francis Wolke, who is accused of murdering Kathy Hughes Anderson, got off to a shocking start, as his defense...

Original post made on Feb. 27, 2023
There are no comments yet. 6316 Views

AROUND TOWN

Local teens' art celebrates East Palo Alto culture, history in new mural

Residents and passersby near Clarke Avenue and East Bayshore Road in East Palo Alto have a colorful new view to enjoy. A...

Original post made on Feb. 15, 2023
Last comment by We Told You So!, on Feb 26, 2023 at 12:03 pm | 1 comment | 1563 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Foothill College will soon offer 2 bachelor's degree programs

Foothill College, located in Los Altos Hills, was part of the initial pilot with a bachelor's in dental hygiene and gained...

Original post made on Feb. 25, 2023
Last comment by Marie, on Feb 25, 2023 at 2:31 pm | 1 comment | 4017 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Power outages caused some Ravenswood schools to close this week, frustrating board members

Students are back in classrooms Friday, Feb. 24, following several school closures across the Ravenswood City School District...

Original post made on Feb. 25, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 25, 2023 at 1:50 pm | 2 comments | 4254 Views

RESTAURANTS

An initiative to reduce single-use plastics is brewing in Peninsula cafes

Emily Chueh, co-founder of Okapi Reusables, is working with the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability to help restaurants...

Original post made on Feb. 24, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 24, 2023 at 5:44 pm | 2 comments | 4798 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Unusually cold storm system adds to Bay Area winter weather marathon

The Sierra Nevada snowpack is forecast to grow by several feet by Friday and high winds in the Bay Area are expected to get...

Original post made on Feb. 24, 2023
Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Feb 24, 2023 at 2:49 pm | 1 comment | 2843 Views

AROUND TOWN

Tesla to open global engineering HQ in Palo Alto

Marking a thawing of his sometimes fractious relationship with the Golden State, Elon Musk announced Wednesday that Tesla...

Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023
Last comment by Online Name, on Feb 24, 2023 at 11:59 am | 10 comments | 13228 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Santa Clara County breaks ground on youth mental health care center

Santa Clara County broke ground Wednesday on a first-of-its-kind behavioral health center for children and adolescents. Read...

Original post made on Feb. 24, 2023
There are no comments yet. 3023 Views

AROUND TOWN

Power outages impact hundreds of Palo Alto Utilities customers

At least three power outages have been reported in Palo Alto this afternoon, including one impacting nearly 600 customers,...

Original post made on Feb. 21, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 23, 2023 at 9:04 pm | 25 comments | 29266 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Burglar steals purses valued at $10K while family sleeps

Palo Alto police are looking into whether a residence that was burglarized while a family was inside early Monday is tied...

Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023
Last comment by Jennifer, on Feb 23, 2023 at 5:36 pm | 1 comment | 4413 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Higher fines backed for gas-powered leaf blowers

Spurred by popular demand, the Palo Alto City Council voted on Monday to ramp up enforcement of the city's long-standing...

Original post made on Feb. 8, 2023
Last comment by KSES, on Feb 23, 2023 at 2:11 pm | 21 comments | 9324 Views
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