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PALO ALTO ISSUES

Plan for 'car-light' housing on El Camino wins support

A 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, 2018
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 6, 2018 at 4:42 pm | 64 comments | 10449 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Of house and home, Palo Alto style

Of 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, 2018
Last comment by Annette, on Feb 6, 2018 at 2:12 pm | 5 comments | 7280 Views

AROUND TOWN

School board weighs in on teacher housing

Palo 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, 2018
Last 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 battle

About 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, 2018
Last comment by Donster, on Feb 5, 2018 at 6:37 pm | 66 comments | 11187 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Editorial: with PCs, it's complicated

What 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, 2018
Last 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, 2018
Last comment by JerryY, on Feb 5, 2018 at 8:26 am | 1 comment | 9639 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Former Stanford student gets prison for fatal DUI

A 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, 2018
Last 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 soccer

Joe 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, 2018
Last 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 plans

Reconstruction 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, 2018
Last 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 meet

Fola 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, 2018
Last comment by III, on Feb 4, 2018 at 10:37 am | 2 comments | 5594 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

School foundation blasted for donor banners

After pressure from parents and the resignations of at least three of its own representatives, Palo Alto schools foundation...

Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018
Last 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, 2018
Last comment by Parent , on Feb 4, 2018 at 7:46 am | 1 comment | 1548 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Webcast: Palo Alto's construction boom

Palo Alto Weekly journalists delve into Palo Alto's ambitious infrastructure plans with the city's Assistant Public Works...

Original post made on Feb. 3, 2018
Last comment by ban diesel trucks!!, on Feb 3, 2018 at 4:49 pm | 1 comment | 7512 Views

AROUND TOWN

How to use Ross Roundabout

Now 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, 2018
Last comment by Ross Road, on Feb 3, 2018 at 3:32 pm | 1 comment | 1273 Views

RESTAURANTS

Rustic chic

The Village Bakery makes exceptional bread, pastries, cookies and other baked goods. Corporate efficiencies have a down side,...

Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018
Last comment by Tried it twice, on Feb 3, 2018 at 5:43 am | 9 comments | 6425 Views

RESTAURANTS

Standout Shanghainese

The 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, 2018
Last 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 venue

Pay 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, 2018
Last 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, 2018
Last comment by allen, on Feb 2, 2018 at 12:25 pm | 81 comments | 11705 Views

AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto to challenge Edgewood Plaza ruling

Palo 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, 2018
Last comment by Ghuyn, on Feb 2, 2018 at 10:40 am | 33 comments | 7987 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Make Transportation top priority for 2018

The 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, 2018
Last comment by Tomato Soup, on Feb 2, 2018 at 9:29 am | 2 comments | 1101 Views
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