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PALO ALTO ISSUES
M-A's Tonsfeldt makes the right choice in athleticsKaitlyn Tonsfeldt had been rowing for several months when she had to make an important athletic decision. Would she continue...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2017There are no comments yet. 5307 Views
AROUND TOWN
Peninsula economy labor growth stalledA midyear analysis of Silicon Valley and San Francisco Peninsula economic trends shows unemployment at its lowest rate since...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by Todd, on Jul 23, 2017 at 11:33 am | 4 comments | 5519 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: staged protest; brick and mortalityIn this week's Around Town column, find out why the city has butted heads with the San Francisco Mime Troupe. There's also...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Anke, on Jul 23, 2017 at 7:11 am | 25 comments | 5900 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Federal judge declines to lift injunction blocking Trump order on sanctuary citiesA federal judge in San Francisco Thursday denied a request by President Donald Trump's administration to lift an injunction...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by R. Winslow, on Jul 22, 2017 at 10:30 am | 2 comments | 3728 Views
AROUND TOWN
Maybell Avenue development moves aheadA developer's plan to build 16 homes on a former orchard site on Maybell Avenue scored a major victory Thursday morning,...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Maybell is oportunity, on Jul 22, 2017 at 6:45 am | 10 comments | 7596 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community Notebook: Community Resource FairTwenty local organizations will provide information on immigration resources available to community members at a community...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by fcservices, on Jul 21, 2017 at 5:11 pm | 1 comment | 5191 Views
AROUND TOWN
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to help house teachersThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced the investment of $5 million to create a home down payment support fund through...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by Todd, on Jul 21, 2017 at 12:52 pm | 15 comments | 11437 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Will Cali or US ever ban foreign buyers?Willie Brown is working on state regulations to improve housing affordability this week. Surely someone here can give him...
Original post made by local on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by PA mom, on Jul 21, 2017 at 1:06 am | 12 comments | 1882 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Musical Manga' is a marvelI've seen many good productions from TheatreWorks over the years but its newest, the world premiere of Min Kahng's "The Four...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Theatergoer, on Jul 20, 2017 at 6:02 pm | 1 comment | 5072 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Bring back traffic enforcement now, please!We desperately need a team of officers around to enforce the traffic laws in Palo Alto. The latest insanity has been...
Original post made by Dave Hoffman on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by Lori Hobson, on Jul 20, 2017 at 4:52 pm | 41 comments | 3261 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Maybell housing project nears final approvalA long-debated proposal to build 16 homes at a former orchard site on Maybell Avenue could win a key approval Thursday morning,...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Lost oportunity, on Jul 20, 2017 at 2:23 pm | 18 comments | 7218 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
new wallet has label warning may cause cancerI just bought a new wallet that I like, and it wasn't until later I saw a label on the box warning "may contain chemicals...
Original post made by pares on Aug. 21, 2010Last comment by Bruce , on Jul 20, 2017 at 2:19 pm | 9 comments | 11048 Views
AROUND TOWN
Felon arrested after three-car crash, manhuntA wanted felon out for a night of partying was arrested after a three-car crash and a manhunt in Palo Alto early Monday morning. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Jul 20, 2017 at 11:41 am | 20 comments | 6564 Views
AROUND TOWN
Keene names new deputy city managerPalo Alto City Manager James Keene went well outside Silicon Valley to hire the latest addition to his leadership team, tapping...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jul 19, 2017 at 8:18 pm | 30 comments | 9655 Views
SPORTS
Paye's Undisputed TNT settle for second in AAU NationalsPaye's Undisputed TNT lost to The Murfreesboro Force, 59-49, in the championship game of the Eight-grade Division II AAU...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Rudy Ramirez , on Jul 19, 2017 at 3:54 pm | 1 comment | 3440 Views
AROUND TOWN
Steel worker injured at Facebook construction siteA steel worker was injured Tuesday morning after falling at the construction site of a new Facebook building in Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Marlene Dietrich, on Jul 19, 2017 at 11:26 am | 2 comments | 4096 Views
SPORTS
Edgewood Plaza secures grocery storeThe wait for a grocer to fill the vacant space at Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center is over, landlords Sand Hill Property Company...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2017Last comment by musical, on Jul 18, 2017 at 11:30 pm | 70 comments | 24536 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local wrestlers included in national prep female rankingsMenlo-Atherton grad Chelsea Wilson and Palo Alto grad Sara Aguilar were both named to the girls' wrestling national top 10...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by GraceBrown, on Jul 18, 2017 at 6:37 pm | 1 comment | 3174 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grand jury urges new school parcel tax exemptions processA Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report stated that the Palo Alto Unified School District is among the 22 school districts...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by Abitarian, on Jul 18, 2017 at 5:20 pm | 29 comments | 7053 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jewish day school hires former Palo Alto Unified tech teacherIn a push to create good digital citizens, Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School has hired Smita Kolhatkar, a former educational...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by Annette Isaacson, on Jul 18, 2017 at 1:34 pm | 1 comment | 8006 Views
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