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SPORTS
USC's line dance overpowers Stanford in Pac-12 FB openerStanford entered the Los Angeles Coliseum to play a Pac-12 football game on Saturday walking tall and with high expectations....
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2017Last comment by Minorkle , on Sep 10, 2017 at 8:12 pm | 1 comment | 3273 Views
SPORTS
Gators trapped at line by Knights in football contestHillsdale of San Mateo paid a visit to Sacred Heart Prep for a non-league football game, and proceeded to engage in a little...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2017Last comment by Gator Fan, on Sep 10, 2017 at 8:55 am | 1 comment | 2808 Views
SPORTS
Prep report: SHP, Menlo, Woodside win openersSeven different players scored twice and the Sacred Heart Prep boys water polo team beat visiting St. Ignatius, 20-4, in...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2017Last comment by public school supporter, on Sep 10, 2017 at 7:22 am | 2 comments | 3625 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New affordable-housing project proposed in VenturaAfter meeting community opposition in its most recent bid to build an affordable-housing complex in its home town, the nonprofit...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by Mayfield Child, on Sep 10, 2017 at 2:18 am | 40 comments | 23530 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Earthquake rattles buildings in Palo Alto's sister city, OaxacaThe 8.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico's southwestern coast Thursday night has caused some building damage to Palo...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by Bob Wenzlau, on Sep 9, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 2 comments | 7140 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Behind the Headlines: Redesigning railFormer Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt joins Palo Alto Weekly Editor Jocelyn Dong, reporter Gennady Sheyner and assistant editor...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2017Last comment by Marcus, on Sep 9, 2017 at 4:33 pm | 1 comment | 8102 Views
SPORTS
Vikings can't recover from another slow football startAnother slow start resulted in another lopsided loss for the Palo Alto High football team. Archbishop Mitty built a 21-0...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2017Last comment by Frustrated fan, on Sep 9, 2017 at 4:26 pm | 1 comment | 3721 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Off Deadline: Does 'facial recognition' signal the ultimate end of personal privacy?National TV news in June reported, rather enthusiastically I thought, that computer-based "facial recognition" may soon help...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by scary future, on Sep 9, 2017 at 3:21 pm | 1 comment | 4407 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto relaxes limit on office developmentAfter two years of sluggish commercial growth, the Palo Alto City Council moved Tuesday to loosen the city's cap on office...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Sep 8, 2017 at 10:08 pm | 42 comments | 9163 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man gets 50 years to life for 2015 murder in East Palo AltoA Stockton man who was convicted of shooting and killing a 31-year-old East Palo Alto resident in October 2015 was sentenced...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by Aisha , on Sep 8, 2017 at 8:13 pm | 1 comment | 6299 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman attacked in Homer Avenue tunnelA downtown Palo Alto businesswoman walking through the Homer Avenue underpass at Alma Street was attacked by a man on Tuesday...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2017Last comment by john_alderman, on Sep 8, 2017 at 5:32 pm | 41 comments | 10559 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Emergency Alerts on phonesAt approximately 3.00 pm yesterday I received 3 separate alerts from Santa Clara County in 3 different languages informing...
Original post made by Cell Phone on Sep. 2, 2017Last comment by Cell Phone, on Sep 8, 2017 at 5:25 pm | 4 comments | 1426 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B><B>NATIONAL RECOGNITION ...</B> <B>Palo Alto High School</B> journalism teacher <B>Esther Wojcicki</B>, commonly known...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017There are no comments yet. 5258 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto native killed in train-vehicle crashA 29-year-old Palo Alto native died early Tuesday morning when his Volkswagen was struck by a train traveling through Redwood...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2017Last comment by Kapella, on Sep 8, 2017 at 5:56 am | 5 comments | 10891 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school life: To whom it may concernA veteran Palo Alto educator reflects on the challenges of high school -- and how teachers, students and parents can help. ■...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2010Last comment by Neighbor, on Sep 7, 2017 at 8:57 pm | 131 comments | 79458 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New law to require suicide prevention training for psychologistsCalifornia has become the seventh state in the country to require that all licensed psychologists be trained in suicide risk...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2017Last comment by Not needed, on Sep 7, 2017 at 1:22 pm | 2 comments | 8586 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Court nixes FAA flight-path changes in ArizonaA federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday overturned the Federal Aviation Administration's controversial rerouting...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2017Last comment by Something better, on Sep 7, 2017 at 12:07 pm | 27 comments | 11001 Views
AROUND TOWN
Seniors forge friendships through lunch programTom Barry was holding court at the La Comida lunch program in Palo Alto Tuesday, Feb. 28, 12 seniors joining him at the long...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2012Last comment by May Field, on Sep 7, 2017 at 11:39 am | 3 comments | 13173 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
OCR to investigate Paly sex-assault casesThe U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will investigate two separate reports of sexual assault at Palo...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2017Last comment by Paly Dad, on Sep 7, 2017 at 10:47 am | 33 comments | 11485 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Middle-school principal to head secondary educationSharon Ofek, principal at JLS Middle School since 2009, will be moving to the school district office to serve as chief academic...
Original post made on May. 9, 2016Last comment by Stew Pid, on Sep 6, 2017 at 11:36 pm | 14 comments | 8769 Views
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