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AROUND TOWN
An interactive ancient ruin is the centerpiece of Palo Alto's Code:ART new media festival"Paleoalto," an installation populated by colorful life forms that visitors can interact with, will appear in downtown...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 3324 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State's vax mandate for students garners local supportGov. Gavin Newsom's announcement last week that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for students ages 12 and up has been met...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 4408 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ex-restaurant employee accused of embezzling $200KA former employee of Palo Alto restaurants Rangoon Ruby and Burma Ruby has been charged with embezzling more than $200,000,...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2021Last comment by Please Don't, on Oct 7, 2021 at 3:46 pm | 7 comments | 8857 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto is insufficiently prepared for cyber threats, a new audit findsPalo Alto's city leaders often tout the city's reputation as a technological powerhouse, but when it comes to preventing...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Oct 7, 2021 at 1:37 pm | 4 comments | 6703 Views
AROUND TOWN
Student COVID vaccinations: California becomes first state to require them for kids 12 and upGov. Gavin Newsom added COVID-19 to the list of diseases students must get a vaccination for to attend school. Read the...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2021Last comment by John B. Sails, on Oct 7, 2021 at 12:58 pm | 10 comments | 7444 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
County workers to get 'hero pay' for pandemic workThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act stimulus funds to provide...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2021Last comment by Julian Guiterrez, on Oct 7, 2021 at 12:41 pm | 17 comments | 6390 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Holmes trial loses another jurorAn emotional juror was excused Wednesday in the federal criminal trial against Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of the now-defunct...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2021Last comment by Jennifer, on Oct 7, 2021 at 9:59 am | 2 comments | 3042 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses to endGov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 5 signed a bill that ends mandatory minimum jail sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2021Last comment by felix, on Oct 7, 2021 at 6:34 am | 2 comments | 3242 Views
BOOKS
As bidding wars cool, is a Peninsula housing crash on the way?As we roll through summer, many families are finally getting away for their first vacation since 2020. With fewer active...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2021Last comment by Kurt_G, on Oct 6, 2021 at 5:48 pm | 1 comment | 12983 Views
AROUND TOWN
Housing over parking? Architects propose building apartments on public lotsAs Palo Alto advances a new vision for housing growth, two local architects are pitching an idea that they believe could...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Oct 6, 2021 at 5:43 pm | 21 comments | 9762 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Coalition plans to eliminate family homelessness by 2025Santa Clara County officials, in collaboration with nonprofit housing partners and the city of San Jose, are looking to house...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2021Last comment by Julian Guiterrez, on Oct 6, 2021 at 12:50 pm | 3 comments | 2753 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Webster Street garage closed following suspected arsonA fire set in Palo Alto's public parking structure at 520 Webster St. engulfed an unoccupied car on Monday night, prompting...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2021Last comment by Julian Guiterrez, on Oct 6, 2021 at 12:36 pm | 2 comments | 3029 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council poised to hike housing fees for office projectsThe Palo Alto City Council will try to strike a delicate balance later this month, when it considers how much the city charges...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2021Last comment by Keith, on Oct 6, 2021 at 11:05 am | 5 comments | 5124 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Theranos trial: Defense's cross examination of lab director gets testyThe defense strategy to discredit a former Theranos laboratory director continued during cross-examination in the criminal...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2021There are no comments yet. 3456 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto advances redevelopment plan for Ventura. Property owners have other ideas.After more than two years of planning for change in the Ventura neighborhood, Palo Alto officials coalesced on Monday around...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by Tecsi, on Oct 5, 2021 at 1:11 pm | 10 comments | 15393 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto appeals ruling over 'illegal tax' on gas customersAfter being ordered to refund more than $12 million to gas customers, Palo Alto suffered another court setback this month,...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2021Last comment by Chris, on Oct 5, 2021 at 1:03 pm | 17 comments | 13297 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rapid COVID-19 tests in short supply in CaliforniaOnline and in stores, major retailers are sold out of the popular at-home COVID-19 tests, and medical supply vendors can't...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Oct 5, 2021 at 12:56 pm | 1 comment | 7762 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Searching for their father's killerDetermined to find their father's killer, a son and a daughter set out to unearth what really happened in North Beach in...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2021Last comment by JonnyK, on Oct 5, 2021 at 12:48 pm | 8 comments | 11676 Views
AROUND TOWN
Filoli marks harvest season with Orchard DaysWith Orchard Days, Woodside's Filoli estate welcomes visitors to its 7-acre orchard every weekend through Oct. 31 to listen...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2021Last comment by Avery Logan, on Oct 5, 2021 at 10:06 am | 2 comments | 4739 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Laurene Powell Jobs to invest $3.5B towards climate change initiativesLaurene Powell Jobs, president of the Emerson Collective and widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, plans to invest $3.5 billion...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2021Last comment by Joe Tighe, on Oct 4, 2021 at 3:46 am | 3 comments | 8529 Views
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