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PALO ALTO ISSUES
New housing laws pose challenges for cityThe housing crunch may be an official Palo Alto priority, but City Hall wasn't cheering last week when Gov. Jerry Brown signed...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by Curmudgepn, on Oct 9, 2017 at 5:11 pm | 54 comments | 10352 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B><B>PREPARING FOR THE WORST ...</B> Palo Alto fire <B>Capt. Chuck Berry</B> finds it unbelievable that first responders...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by Online Name, on Oct 9, 2017 at 1:17 pm | 2 comments | 4510 Views
SPORTS
Cardinal streaks past Utah in Pac-12 football contestBryce Love and Jet Toner each extended streaks Saturday, helping the Stanford football team end a dubious streak with a 23-20...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2017Last comment by Cardinal Fan, on Oct 9, 2017 at 12:16 pm | 1 comment | 3386 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rape reported at Stanford University student residenceThe Stanford University Department of Public Safety is investigating an alleged rape that occurred at a student residence...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Lou S., on Oct 9, 2017 at 12:08 pm | 12 comments | 8245 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stanford crime report: Sex offenses, hate crimes upWhile Stanford University saw a decline in some crimes in 2016 -- alcohol arrests, drug violations and domestic violence,...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2017Last comment by Palo Alto Grandma, on Oct 8, 2017 at 6:11 pm | 12 comments | 6662 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rethinking life's journeyAmericans have gained at least 25 years of life expectancy over the past century. People born in 1915 lived an average of...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by Louise68, on Oct 8, 2017 at 5:45 pm | 4 comments | 6882 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Benefit concert for Neighbors AbroadLily Liu, a senior at Gunn High school, has organized a concert to benefit Neighbors Abroad, the official sister city organization...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by Bob Wenzlau, on Oct 8, 2017 at 4:54 pm | 2 comments | 2815 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Attorney: Under union contracts, district could have re-opened negotiationsA labor lawyer said Thursday that the school district could have pushed back against the classified employees' and teachers'...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by You can blame the union, on Oct 8, 2017 at 2:03 pm | 15 comments | 6569 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police investigate possible child-porn viewing at libraryA woman who visited College Terrace Library earlier this month to pick up a book said she caught another visitor viewing...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2017Last comment by Reader, on Oct 8, 2017 at 1:41 pm | 14 comments | 9613 Views
AROUND TOWN
Public Art Program seeks panel participants, submissionsThe Palo Alto Public Art Program is putting out calls for art submissions for its upcoming projects, which include the California...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2017Last comment by Interested Artist, on Oct 8, 2017 at 12:00 pm | 2 comments | 4063 Views
SPORTS
Moonlight Run runners, walkers take to Palo Alto BaylandsAround 2,000 people kicked off their weekend at the Moonlight Run and Walk Friday night at the Palo Alto Baylands for a fundraiser...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2017Last comment by Town Square Moderator, on Oct 7, 2017 at 10:59 pm | 2 comments | 7066 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parking program shifts problem, againChanning Avenue and Edgewood Drive are the latest streets to become parked up as drivers seek parking spots outside Palo...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2017Last comment by resident, on Oct 7, 2017 at 7:11 pm | 39 comments | 9358 Views
SPORTS
Prep report: Menlo, SHP big winners in boys water poloMenlo School went overtime to beat host St. Francis, 11-10, in a nonleague boys water polo game Friday. Sacred Heart Prep...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2017Last comment by WoPoCCS, on Oct 7, 2017 at 4:33 pm | 1 comment | 3138 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
District investigating data breach at Palo Alto High SchoolThe school district said it is investigating a data breach at Palo Alto High School after discovering a "rogue website" Thursday...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by Terry, on Oct 6, 2017 at 6:55 pm | 4 comments | 10956 Views
AROUND TOWN
Beloved Palo Alto donkey dies at 32One of the Barron Park neighborhood's beloved and iconic donkeys, Miner Forty Niner, has died, according to his handlers....
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2016Last comment by Candi Campbell, on Oct 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm | 20 comments | 29564 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
HR head named interim superintendentThe Palo Alto school district's new assistant superintendent of human resources, Karen Hendricks, will lead the district...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2017Last comment by No, on Oct 6, 2017 at 2:09 pm | 29 comments | 12859 Views
SPORTS
Prep football: Vikings, Wildcats ready to rumble in Los GatosLast year, in his first year as Palo Alto head coach, former Los Gatos star Danny Sullivan saw his Vikings lose twice to...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by VikesFan, on Oct 6, 2017 at 12:18 pm | 2 comments | 3233 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shop Talk: College Terrace Market to open, flower shop could closeIn this week's Shop Talk column, read about the upcoming opening of the College Terrace Market, the potential closure of...
Original post made on May. 26, 2017Last comment by Ffood, on Oct 6, 2017 at 8:34 am | 5 comments | 4953 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Tenants' rights group demands East Palo Alto recordsA statewide organization for renters' rights has filed a Public Records Act request with the City of East Palo Alto after...
Original post made on May. 9, 2014Last comment by flexplex, on Oct 6, 2017 at 8:24 am | 9 comments | 9488 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
HiWheel bicyclist puzzles police, but no tickets0...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2007Last comment by Lance Mannion , on Oct 6, 2017 at 7:56 am | 78 comments | 20568 Views
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