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Palo Alto welcomes new vision for parksPalo Alto's new master plan includes a treat for just about everyone who likes to play outdoors, with one exception. Corporations...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017Last comment by Livability Matters, on Sep 16, 2017 at 1:22 am | 18 comments | 10993 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
District Attorney, Palo Alto Weekly to host juvenile justice town hallThe Palo Alto Weekly is co-sponsoring a free discussion on how juvenile crimes are handled by the police and District Attorney...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2017Last comment by @PAFreePress, on Sep 15, 2017 at 7:47 pm | 4 comments | 5304 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board fails to OK superintendent raises in publicFor two years in a row, the Palo Alto school board made a “mistake,” board President Terry Godfrey said, when it approved...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2017Last comment by Watched them, on Sep 15, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 31 comments | 11134 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New plan aims to broaden 'grade separation' debateWith much debate and sharp disagreements, the Palo Alto City Council approved a plan Tuesday for engaging the public in a...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2017Last comment by Me 2, on Sep 14, 2017 at 9:58 pm | 86 comments | 11372 Views
RESTAURANTS
All about that birdSure, you can have your cordon bleu or your piccata, but let's be honest: fried is how we really love our chicken. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2017Last comment by Tried it once, on Sep 14, 2017 at 8:39 pm | 1 comment | 4567 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents invited to rail workshop SaturdayResidents who want to take part in the city's largest infrastructure project in generations -- the redesign of the rail corridor...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2017Last comment by Larry Cohn, on Sep 14, 2017 at 7:51 pm | 3 comments | 3626 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Motorcycle vs. bicycle collision sends one to hospitalA bicyclist suffered major injuries in a collision with a motorcyclist on Page Mill Road in Palo Alto this morning, police...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by john_alderman, on Sep 14, 2017 at 11:05 am | 32 comments | 14485 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Power outage hits downtown Palo AltoUtilities crews are expected to work into the night to fully restore power after close to 300 customers in and around downtown...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2017Last comment by Louise68, on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:40 pm | 2 comments | 5710 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area hit with 1,200 lightning strikesBay Area residents could experience today similar weather conditions to those that rolled through on Monday evening, with...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Sep 13, 2017 at 9:37 pm | 7 comments | 6322 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Supervisor proposes new civilian oversight body for Sheriff's OfficeThe Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office patrol and corrections divisions could be monitored by a new civilian oversight body...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017Last comment by @Jerry, on Sep 13, 2017 at 5:24 pm | 3 comments | 4651 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Blown awaySeveral days a week, Stan and Kiyomi Hutchings relax on their brick-lined backyard patio in Old Palo Alto. They enjoy reading...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2015Last comment by Nayeli, on Sep 13, 2017 at 2:40 pm | 84 comments | 27538 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crews battled 1- to 2-acre wildland fire on Stanford propertyCrews worked to extinguish a 1- to 2-acre wildland fire on Stanford University property this afternoon, a Palo Alto fire...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 13, 2017 at 12:56 pm | 2 comments | 7561 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Zuckerberg scales back plans for home renovationOne year after Palo Alto officials gave the thumbs down to Mark Zuckerberg's plan to rebuild his four homes in the Crescent...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:04 am | 17 comments | 11825 Views
SPORTS
McNealy ends amateur golf career with impressive playStanford grad Maverick McNealy officially became a professional golfer on Monday. He ended his amateur career Sunday at the...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2017Last comment by Bruce Jaffe, on Sep 13, 2017 at 7:58 am | 1 comment | 2856 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss Paly sex-assault investigationThe school board will meet in closed session on Wednesday to review a much-anticipated investigation into how district leadership...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017Last comment by Kathy Jordan, on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:42 pm | 3 comments | 2004 Views
AROUND TOWN
School board to discuss budget revisionsThe school board will discuss on Tuesday budget revisions to address up to $6 million in unplanned pay increases this year...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2017Last comment by Lori, on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:07 pm | 22 comments | 5402 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: The shriveling office capIs the fact that there has been little new proposed commercial office development in Palo Alto over the last two years a...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by Joe Hirsch, on Sep 12, 2017 at 4:34 pm | 49 comments | 8763 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Time for McGee to goThe revelation that top Palo Alto school district administrators never took the necessary steps to reopen negotiations with...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2017Last comment by Parent, on Sep 12, 2017 at 3:36 pm | 102 comments | 17823 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Supe Max McGee to retire next yearMax McGee came to the Palo Alto Unified School District in 2014 with high hopes of innovating education in the heart of Silicon...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017Last comment by Just Go, on Sep 12, 2017 at 2:53 pm | 116 comments | 15033 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Swastika-like symbol drawn outside Stanford residence hallA swastika-like symbol found outside a Stanford University residence hall earlier this month could be linked to others found...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2017Last comment by Been Here Before, on Sep 12, 2017 at 1:50 pm | 6 comments | 5846 Views
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