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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan for 'car-light' housing on El Camino wins supportA plan to build a "car-light" housing development at one of Palo Alto’s most car-heavy intersections received a big boost...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Feb 6, 2018 at 4:42 pm | 64 comments | 10449 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Of house and home, Palo Alto styleOf course, it had to be. We were overdue. Progress and change had finally penetrated my small, dual-named corner of Palo...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by Annette, on Feb 6, 2018 at 2:12 pm | 5 comments | 7280 Views
AROUND TOWN
School board weighs in on teacher housingPalo Alto school board members directed staff on Tuesday to begin talks with Santa Clara County about a collaborative proposal...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Comment, on Feb 5, 2018 at 11:26 pm | 22 comments | 7751 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
North Palo Alto residents ramp up traffic battleAbout 70 Crescent Park residents met with Palo Alto police and transportation officials on Jan. 18 to discuss how to end...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018Last comment by Donster, on Feb 5, 2018 at 6:37 pm | 66 comments | 11187 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: with PCs, it's complicatedWhat a mess. A carefully negotiated deal, made in 2012, offered a developer the right to build 10 homes at Edgewood Plaza...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Feb 5, 2018 at 2:04 pm | 24 comments | 8638 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Exercise and the brain"Can exercise help your brain?" asks a postcard recently mailed to 8,000 Palo Alto area residents from the U.S. Department...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by JerryY, on Feb 5, 2018 at 8:26 am | 1 comment | 9639 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former Stanford student gets prison for fatal DUIA former Stanford University graduate student will serve nearly five years in state prison and must pay one of the injured...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018Last comment by AlexDeLarge, on Feb 4, 2018 at 8:54 pm | 41 comments | 16888 Views
SPORTS
Menlo boys, girls each win in hoops; SHP scores in soccerJoe Foley scored 28 points, ran the offense effectively and helped the Menlo School boys basketball team beat visiting University-San...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2018Last comment by John Horgan, on Feb 4, 2018 at 3:54 pm | 1 comment | 4232 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Rising costs create high anxiety over Palo Alto's infrastructure plansReconstruction of the Rinconada fire station is the first project of nine in the city's infrastructure plan to make the leap...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by Andy, on Feb 4, 2018 at 10:45 am | 10 comments | 26969 Views
SPORTS
M-A girls are sending six to the state wrestling meetFola Akinola, Abby Ericson, Lauren McDonnell and Anna Smith all won individual titles and Menlo-Atherton took home its second...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2018Last comment by III, on Feb 4, 2018 at 10:37 am | 2 comments | 5594 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School foundation blasted for donor bannersAfter pressure from parents and the resignations of at least three of its own representatives, Palo Alto schools foundation...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by momoftwo, on Feb 4, 2018 at 7:47 am | 96 comments | 15280 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Missing the Forest for the Trees?I appreciate that this issue has become another tempest in the teapot that is Palo Alto, but it is worth remembering that...
Original post made by Deborah Sivas on Feb. 3, 2018Last comment by Parent , on Feb 4, 2018 at 7:46 am | 1 comment | 1548 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Webcast: Palo Alto's construction boomPalo Alto Weekly journalists delve into Palo Alto's ambitious infrastructure plans with the city's Assistant Public Works...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2018Last comment by ban diesel trucks!!, on Feb 3, 2018 at 4:49 pm | 1 comment | 7512 Views
AROUND TOWN
How to use Ross RoundaboutNow that the roundabout on Meadow and Ross is functioning as a roundabout although it is still unfinished, it is important...
Original post made by Ross Roundabout on Feb. 3, 2018Last comment by Ross Road, on Feb 3, 2018 at 3:32 pm | 1 comment | 1273 Views
RESTAURANTS
Rustic chicThe Village Bakery makes exceptional bread, pastries, cookies and other baked goods. Corporate efficiencies have a down side,...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by Tried it twice, on Feb 3, 2018 at 5:43 am | 9 comments | 6425 Views
RESTAURANTS
Standout ShanghaineseThe Shanghainese food at Chef Zhao Kitchen, which opened in Palo Alto's Edgewood Plaza last May, is delicious and well worth...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2018Last comment by Anonymous, on Feb 2, 2018 at 1:12 pm | 9 comments | 7373 Views
MOVIES
New nonprofit hopes to transform Guild into state-of-the-art event venuePay a visit to Menlo Park's Guild Theatre and it's easy to see why people are worried about its future. The paint is chipped,...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by David Lieberman, on Feb 2, 2018 at 12:46 pm | 4 comments | 4875 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As College Terrace Market closes, community asks: What's next?College Terrace Market's Dec. 30 announcement of its impending closure leaves many unanswered questions about the future...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018Last comment by allen, on Feb 2, 2018 at 12:25 pm | 81 comments | 11705 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to challenge Edgewood Plaza rulingPalo Alto plans to appeal a December court ruling that invalidated the city's fines against Sand Hill Property Company for...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2018Last comment by Ghuyn, on Feb 2, 2018 at 10:40 am | 33 comments | 7987 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Make Transportation top priority for 2018The Menlo Park City Council recently announced their top priorities for the coming year and 3 out of 5 are focused on transportation...
Original post made by John Guislin on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by Tomato Soup, on Feb 2, 2018 at 9:29 am | 2 comments | 1101 Views
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