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Heavy Earth-hauling on EmbarcaderoToday, 1/31/18, is the second day I have noticed multiple double-bottomed semi-trailer earth-hauling trucks on Embarcadero...
Original post made by baumgrenze on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by musical, on Jan 31, 2018 at 11:19 pm | 4 comments | 1295 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Caution on teacher housingThe value of teachers living within the community may very well be worth making it the priority for the use of this county...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018Last comment by eileen , on Jan 31, 2018 at 10:39 pm | 30 comments | 13146 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Costs stymie effort to improve new parklandMore than 40 years after the family of Russell Lee family donated a 7.7-acre parcel next to Foothills Park to Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 31, 2018 at 9:02 pm | 4 comments | 5927 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto demolishes Rinconada fire stationAfter 70 years of service, Fire Station 3 at Rinconada Park in Palo Alto was reduced to rubble Tuesday morning. Read the...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2018Last comment by Billy, on Jan 31, 2018 at 8:04 pm | 8 comments | 8576 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents sound off on Stanford's expansionTraffic, parking, housing and foothills protection were among the top concerns residents cited during a meeting Tuesday evening...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2018Last comment by Fearful of an octapus, on Jan 31, 2018 at 6:50 pm | 34 comments | 9512 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
In dissent, Eshoo blasts short-term funding billHours after casting her dissenting vote on a bill to fund the federal government until Feb. 8, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2018Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jan 31, 2018 at 6:23 pm | 16 comments | 4562 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Brock Turner survivor withdraws from plaque proposalThe words of the young woman who was sexually assaulted by former Stanford University student Brock Turner made waves around...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Hinrich, on Jan 31, 2018 at 3:36 pm | 14 comments | 6536 Views
SPORTS
Stanford freshman Fischer nabs MPSF Newcomer of the WeekOlympic gold medalist and Stanford freshman Aria Fischer was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation/Kap7 Newcomer of the...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Confused reader, on Jan 31, 2018 at 12:36 pm | 1 comment | 2538 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Dedicated El Camino bus lane plan fizzles outThe controversial proposal to build dedicated bus lanes along El Camino Real appears to be dead in the water. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2018Last comment by Steve, on Jan 31, 2018 at 11:10 am | 17 comments | 2358 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto explores ways to pay for revamped Caltrain intersectionsDespite years of discussions about the need to separate the Caltrain tracks from the local streets that intersect the rail...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by Anon, on Jan 31, 2018 at 11:09 am | 99 comments | 13059 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Survey details residents' hopes, frustrationsDespite widespread frustration about housing options and traffic congestion, Palo Alto residents generally get good vibes...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Online Name, on Jan 31, 2018 at 10:12 am | 2 comments | 4272 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man gets four years in stabbing caseA man who stabbed a drug dealer after a bad sale in East Palo Alto pleaded no contest on Monday and received a four-year...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2018Last comment by Stew Pid, on Jan 31, 2018 at 8:18 am | 2 comments | 3921 Views
AROUND TOWN
Neighborhood Snapshot: Charleston GardensHaving a sense of community has become a lost art. That is, unless you live in a neighborhood like Palo Alto's Charleston...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jan 31, 2018 at 12:37 am | 1 comment | 4491 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board seeks new school, more campus housing in Stanford growth planThe Palo Alto school board will vote Tuesday on a set of requests for Stanford University to consider in its updated general...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2018Last comment by District Land Usage, on Jan 30, 2018 at 10:40 pm | 14 comments | 10959 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Webcast: Ravenswood's budget crisisThe drivers behind a multi-million dollar budget shortfall in the the Ravenswood City School District are analyzed by Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018Last comment by grandparent, on Jan 29, 2018 at 10:40 pm | 4 comments | 8329 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New accessory-dwelling units law brings hope, confusionPalo Alto's recent effort to encourage more accessory-dwelling units has resulted in a modest uptick of these dwellings --...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2018Last comment by nomo, on Jan 29, 2018 at 7:36 pm | 29 comments | 12516 Views
SPORTS
It takes a long shot to push Priory past Eastside in WBALAfter a fourth quarter and overtime period spent mostly with ferocious battles in the paint, the end came suddenly and smoothly...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2018Last comment by Amy, on Jan 29, 2018 at 12:52 pm | 1 comment | 2813 Views
SPORTS
Local wrestlers finish among top 10 at Mid Cals tourneyPalo Alto's Andrew Wang and Menlo-Atherton's Niko Ozden and Misiteri Eke each finished among the top 10 of their weight classes...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2018Last comment by dejiii, on Jan 29, 2018 at 10:06 am | 1 comment | 3318 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Ballot measure seeks to curb health care costs at StanfordPalo Alto voters may have a chance next year to put a cap on how much Stanford Health facilities can charge patients for...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2017Last comment by Anon, on Jan 28, 2018 at 5:00 pm | 10 comments | 8903 Views
AROUND TOWN
Digital DNA, Go Mama voted outDigital DNA, the 7-foot-tall egg-shaped sculpture made of computer circuit boards installed in Lytton Plaza, will be deaccessioned...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2017Last comment by Old Palo Alto California St, on Jan 28, 2018 at 2:15 pm | 51 comments | 13154 Views
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