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PALO ALTO ISSUES

Police unveil social-media campaign against crime

The Palo Alto Police Department has launched a social-media campaign aimed at informing the public and fighting a recent...

Original post made on Apr. 5, 2012
Last comment by Bill, on Apr 6, 2012 at 10:51 am | 18 comments | 11936 Views

AROUND TOWN

Accused Buena Vista killer deemed too dangerous for bail

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge on Monday decided that a man accused of stabbing a fellow Buena Vista Mobile Home...

Original post made on Jul. 2, 2019
Last comment by Since We're Neighbors..., on Jul 11, 2019 at 6:06 pm | 54 comments | 11935 Views

AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto boys open old-school arcade

Almost every Saturday, a garage in the Leland Manor neighborhood transforms into old-school arcade, filled with classic...

Original post made on Mar. 4, 2017
Last comment by Sue Allen, on Mar 6, 2017 at 12:00 pm | 15 comments | 11933 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Renewable-energy plant debuts in north San Jose

A facility that can turn people's food scraps and yard trimmings into energy and compost opened in north San Jose Nov. 22,...

Original post made on Nov. 25, 2013
Last comment by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, on Dec 2, 2013 at 2:27 am | 31 comments | 11931 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Transportation chief's outside job raises concerns

Since he became Palo Alto's chief transportation official in 2009, Jaime Rodriguez has been an energetic, assertive and at...

Original post made on Dec. 18, 2014
Last comment by Online Name, on Dec 26, 2014 at 12:13 pm | 76 comments | 11930 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Palo Alto school board backs increased parcel tax

All of the Palo Alto school board members expressed support Tuesday night for what they said is a much-needed financial injection...

Original post made on Jan. 14, 2015
Last comment by musical, on Jan 24, 2015 at 2:43 am | 60 comments | 11929 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Fire at Glass Slipper Inn in Palo Alto causes evacuation

The Glass Slipper Inn was evacuated Tuesday night after a fire broke out in a motel room, prompting a response from Palo...

Original post made on Sep. 7, 2016
Last comment by inn, on Sep 9, 2016 at 12:24 am | 5 comments | 11929 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Editorial: It's the secrecy, stupid

To help keep then-candidate Bill Clinton focused on the poor condition of the U.S. economy in his 1992 presidential campaign...

Original post made on Dec. 4, 2015
Last comment by Its the TRUST Stupid, on Dec 9, 2015 at 12:25 pm | 46 comments | 11923 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Finding their voices: Six seniors on their high school passions, dreams

We interviewed six graduating seniors from Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, whose varied accomplishments are well worth celebrating,...

Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020
Last comment by BillyBirch, on Aug 24, 2020 at 10:25 am | 6 comments | 11923 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Stanford task force recommends expulsion as 'expected' sanction for sexual assault

A Stanford University task force charged with reviewing and issuing recommendations on sexual-assault policies and procedures...

Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015
Last comment by Nonsense and innocence, on Jun 11, 2016 at 11:07 am | 29 comments | 11922 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Red-rosary-wearing teen was punched for wearing 'gang color'

A man who allegedly attacked an East Palo Alto teenager because the boy was wearing a red rosary and red shoes pleaded not...

Original post made on Dec. 22, 2013
Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Dec 25, 2013 at 10:29 pm | 15 comments | 11922 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Earthquake felt in many Bay Area cities, including Palo Alto, on Monday night

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 centered in Contra Costa County was felt in the Palo Alto area on Monday...

Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019
Last comment by musical, on Oct 16, 2019 at 3:41 am | 3 comments | 11922 Views

AROUND TOWN

Stanford to consider renaming facilities

In response to student concerns over campus buildings and streets named after Junipero Serra, the 18th century California...

Original post made on Mar. 6, 2016
Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Mar 13, 2016 at 11:42 pm | 53 comments | 11921 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

City leaders support limiting use of plastic bags

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Original post made on Nov. 5, 2008
Last comment by Logical Environmentalist, on Nov 8, 2008 at 11:18 am | 39 comments | 11916 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Family sues school district for potato-gun injuries

The parents of a Palo Alto Unified School District student who faces long-term eye damage from an injury sustained during...

Original post made on Feb. 14, 2018
Last comment by An Engineer, on Feb 24, 2018 at 1:01 pm | 37 comments | 11914 Views

SPORTS

Paly shuts down M-A for CCS football title

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Original post made on Nov. 30, 2007
Last comment by barry, on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:47 pm | 12 comments | 11914 Views

AROUND TOWN

Remodeling: In da Houzz

What happens when you combine the words house and buzz? The answer is the online community "Houzz," a website and mobile...

Original post made on Jan. 10, 2014
Last comment by Tom , on Mar 27, 2014 at 11:45 pm | 2 comments | 11914 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Caltrain hits empty car at Charleston Road tracks

A Caltrain struck an unccoupied car on the tracks at Charleston Road in Palo Alto tonight, resulting in travel delays in...

Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017
Last comment by Maurice, on Oct 9, 2017 at 11:19 pm | 53 comments | 11913 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Rocked by thefts, residents at Palo Alto condo complex ask for help

Sharon Lee-Nakayama moved to Altaire Walk in 2010 and for the first decade she didn't worry about crime. But things changed...

Original post made on Feb. 3, 2022
Last comment by Online Name, on Feb 5, 2022 at 2:56 pm | 24 comments | 11911 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Disappeared without a trace: Alice Ku never returned from her 2019 trip to Taiwan. Was she murdered?

Taiwan authorities want to arrest the husband of Mountain View woman Alice Ku for her alleged killing. Her body has not been...

Original post made on Feb. 10, 2023
Last comment by maryakatiff, on Feb 10, 2023 at 8:55 pm | 1 comment | 11911 Views
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