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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police unveil social-media campaign against crimeThe 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, 2012Last 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 bailA 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, 2019Last 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 arcadeAlmost every Saturday, a garage in the Leland Manor neighborhood transforms into old-school arcade, filled with classic...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2017Last 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 JoseA 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, 2013Last 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 concernsSince 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, 2014Last 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 taxAll 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, 2015Last 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 evacuationThe 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, 2016Last comment by inn, on Sep 9, 2016 at 12:24 am | 5 comments | 11929 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: It's the secrecy, stupidTo 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, 2015Last 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, dreamsWe interviewed six graduating seniors from Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, whose varied accomplishments are well worth celebrating,...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last 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 assaultA Stanford University task force charged with reviewing and issuing recommendations on sexual-assault policies and procedures...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015Last 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, 2013Last 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 nightAn 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, 2019Last comment by musical, on Oct 16, 2019 at 3:41 am | 3 comments | 11922 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford to consider renaming facilitiesIn response to student concerns over campus buildings and streets named after Junipero Serra, the 18th century California...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2016Last 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 bags0...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2008Last 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 injuriesThe 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, 2018Last 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 title0...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2007Last comment by barry, on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:47 pm | 12 comments | 11914 Views
AROUND TOWN
Remodeling: In da HouzzWhat 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, 2014Last comment by Tom , on Mar 27, 2014 at 11:45 pm | 2 comments | 11914 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Caltrain hits empty car at Charleston Road tracksA 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, 2017Last 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 helpSharon 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, 2022Last 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, 2023Last comment by maryakatiff, on Feb 10, 2023 at 8:55 pm | 1 comment | 11911 Views
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