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AROUND TOWN
Hooked on fitnessThe sun is rising over the field at Cubberley Community Center and frost still covers the grass. About 20 early-morning...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018Last comment by Rich, on Jan 5, 2018 at 8:19 pm | 3 comments | 7195 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto's pivotal yearThe Palo Alto City Council made giant strides on some of its most pressing priorities and began to pivot from plans to action...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2017Last comment by the_punnisher, on Jan 5, 2018 at 4:30 pm | 34 comments | 7812 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ada's Cafe gives people with disabilities a chance to growThirty-four people with disabilities are finding empowerment through their jobs at Ada's Cafe, a nonprofit that aims to give...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2017Last comment by Anon, on Jan 5, 2018 at 3:27 pm | 9 comments | 12167 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Judge rules against city on Edgewood finesA court decision regarding whether developer Sand Hill Property Company is required to pay $700,500 in penalties for failing...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2017Last comment by Anon, on Jan 5, 2018 at 2:53 pm | 30 comments | 9521 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Facebook starts local hiring programLocals in lower-income areas near Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park may soon have a leg up over out-of-towners when it...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by Not an SJW, on Jan 5, 2018 at 2:47 pm | 12 comments | 7167 Views
AROUND TOWN
Air District: wood burning discouraged, but not banned todayBay Area Air Quality Management District officials are discouraging the burning of wood Wednesday but have not called a Winter...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by SmokeGetsInYourEyes, on Jan 5, 2018 at 1:22 pm | 2 comments | 2713 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Juvenile linked to dead, skinned coyote found at parkA dead coyote found partially skinned and hanging from a tree in Arastradero Preserve on Dec. 24 was allegedly being used...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2018Last comment by C-, on Jan 5, 2018 at 11:00 am | 21 comments | 9795 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Law firm issues final report on Paly sex-assault caseA law firm the school district asked to investigate a student sexual-assault case at Paly has issued its final report, with...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2017Last comment by Steven Kotke, on Jan 5, 2018 at 10:24 am | 46 comments | 9542 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pot Smoking in Palo Alto. What is the law?I am concerned about the new legalization of pot and have many questions. Are the police going to be ticketing those who...
Original post made by Concerned on Jan. 1, 2018Last comment by Gin Martini (shaken), on Jan 5, 2018 at 10:13 am | 8 comments | 4432 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Giving youth a voiceIn slam poetry, the hands speak as much as the mouth. As Crystal Trevillion stood in front of a crowd of students and families...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018There are no comments yet. 5237 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B>INTERNATIONAL AID ...</B> A 14-year-old Palo Alto girl is helping other teens halfway around the world through fundraisers...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018There are no comments yet. 2174 Views
RESTAURANTS
Where there's smoke ...Three-month-old Quality Bourbons and Barbecue in Mountain View, known as QBB, trades on the heady interplay of smoked meat...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018Last comment by midtown senior, on Jan 4, 2018 at 7:55 pm | 1 comment | 8362 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Bloody trail leads to driver in rollover crashPalo Alto police searching for the driver of a car that flipped over in the Palo Alto Hills were led to the man in part by...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018Last comment by bbs, on Jan 4, 2018 at 4:55 pm | 5 comments | 6654 Views
AROUND TOWN
Family, police searching for missing teenEast Palo Alto police and the family of a 16-year-old boy are asking for the public's help to locate the teen, who has been...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018There are no comments yet. 10895 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Early-morning earthquake shakes parts of the Bay AreaAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 shook parts of the Bay Area early this morning, according to the U.S. Geological...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018Last comment by the big one, on Jan 4, 2018 at 4:26 pm | 11 comments | 14817 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cars hit bicycling children in separate incidentsFour children riding their bicycles were struck by cars in two separate collisions roughly a mile away from each other in...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2017Last comment by Anon, on Jan 3, 2018 at 10:16 pm | 87 comments | 12977 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man's 50-year-to life sentence is re-affirmedThe convicted murderer of an East Palo Alto man sought to have his 50-years-to life sentence cut in half on Wednesday under...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by Tim, on Jan 3, 2018 at 8:09 pm | 1 comment | 5875 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Home schooling grows upFor many Palo Alto families who opt to home-school their children, the term is a misnomer for what their children's education...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2017Last comment by Indie-schooling, on Jan 3, 2018 at 1:10 pm | 74 comments | 50543 Views
AROUND TOWN
More city workers make the switch to CaltrainAs traffic problems continue to plague downtown Palo Alto, more City Hall workers are opting to swap their car keys for Caltrain...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Jan 3, 2018 at 10:30 am | 22 comments | 8532 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district to launch lecture series on race, equityAs part of its ongoing efforts to close the achievement gap, the Palo Alto school district is hosting a UCLA expert on race...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2017Last comment by resident, on Jan 3, 2018 at 8:25 am | 31 comments | 6247 Views
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