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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police detonate suspicious package in Palo AltoA suspicious device found on a residential lawn in Palo Alto Friday, Aug. 17, was at first suspected of being an acid bomb...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2012Last comment by Anon, on Aug 21, 2012 at 8:23 am | 66 comments | 12169 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tree disparity grows between north and south Palo AltoGrass may always be greener on the other side, but when it comes to street trees it's the north side of Palo Alto that actually...
Original post made on May. 8, 2015Last comment by M.Bieder, on Jul 8, 2016 at 6:18 pm | 51 comments | 12168 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Best Of Palo Alto: Iconic bookstore weathers pandemic without a single layoffWhen the pandemic forced Kepler's Books & Magazines to close its doors to the public in March, the independent bookseller...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Linda Heiliger, on Jan 4, 2021 at 3:38 pm | 3 comments | 12163 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto women's shelter won't openHeart and Home Collaborative, a startup that sheltered homeless Palo Alto women last year during the coldest winter months,...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2015Last comment by realestatesrv, on Feb 24, 2016 at 10:12 pm | 32 comments | 12162 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Tiffany at Stanford Shopping Center robbed0...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2007Last comment by zztee, on Jan 3, 2008 at 5:20 am | 30 comments | 12161 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto's COVID-19 positivity rate triples the county's, raising concerns among city officialsEast Palo Alto city officials are concerned about the city's COVID-19 positivity rate of 15.4%, more than three times higher...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2020Last comment by Anonymous, on Sep 21, 2020 at 10:33 pm | 3 comments | 12161 Views
AROUND TOWN
Castilleja proposes enrollment-growth planJust over two years since the City of Palo Alto penalized Castilleja School for exceeding its enrollment cap, the school...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2016Last comment by Sounds terrible, on Feb 1, 2017 at 1:41 pm | 54 comments | 12160 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ada's Cafe gives people with disabilities a chance to growThirty-four people with disabilities are finding empowerment through their jobs at Ada's Cafe, a nonprofit that aims to give...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2017Last comment by Anon, on Jan 5, 2018 at 3:27 pm | 9 comments | 12160 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 | 12159 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Off Deadline: Is 'Restore Hetch Hetchy' a pipe dream or a living vision?A century ago the great conservationist John Muir fought his last great battle: a doomed effort to prevent San Francisco...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Observer, on Oct 17, 2017 at 11:59 am | 8 comments | 12159 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plaintiffs to continue court fight against Vi at Palo Alto despite dismissalsA U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Palo Alto retirement community Vi for allegedly illegally giving...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2016Last comment by Steve, on Apr 6, 2016 at 9:06 pm | 2 comments | 12155 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Prime for housing? College Terrace apartment plan targets 'moderate' earnersA residential block in the College Terrace neighborhood could become the site of a 24-unit apartment building under a proposal...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2021Last comment by mjh, on Feb 5, 2021 at 3:42 pm | 39 comments | 12155 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
An unsustainable animal shelterPalo Altans are big pet owners, and the prospect of not having the convenience and top-level service of the city-run Animal...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2012Last comment by sandra skolnik, on Apr 18, 2012 at 4:16 pm | 127 comments | 12151 Views
AROUND TOWN
JJF may have to leave College Terrace0...
Original post made by moonwalker on Oct. 19, 2006Last comment by Jill, on Oct 20, 2006 at 3:24 pm | 7 comments | 12151 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Prosecution questions integrity of witness in Turner trialThe testimony of an expert witness, who asserted that someone who is black-out drunk can still make "voluntary decisions,"...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2016Last comment by Alice Smith, on Mar 23, 2016 at 2:28 pm | 6 comments | 12150 Views
SPORTS
Gunn girl pins down a rare double in same seasonGunn High sophomore Cadence Lee has more decisions to make than most high school athletes, especially when it comes to practice....
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2012Last comment by E, on Jan 13, 2012 at 11:41 am | 2 comments | 12150 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
DiBrienza, Collins win seats on Palo Alto school boardTwo challengers in the Palo Alto school board race, Jennifer DiBrienza and Todd Collins, have secured apparent wins, while...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2016Last comment by go for it Todd, on Nov 10, 2016 at 3:10 pm | 10 comments | 12143 Views
MOVIES
New movie captures complexity of Steve Jobs, colleague says"Steve Jobs," the movie that was written by Aaron Sorkin and opened in Palo Alto last week, artfully captures the character...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2015Last comment by @a, on Oct 23, 2015 at 1:16 pm | 18 comments | 12143 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Marriott hotels approved in south Palo AltoPalo Alto rolled out the welcome mat on Monday night to two new Marriott hotels, which won the City Council's approval despite...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2017Last comment by Anonymous, on Jun 16, 2017 at 3:39 pm | 60 comments | 12140 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Silicon Valley 'hot and getting hotter' -- yet with huge inequitiesSilicon Valley is doing better than ever economically, and this time it's no bubble, Russell Hancock, president and CEO of...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2015Last comment by PhDWoman, on Feb 23, 2015 at 8:00 pm | 38 comments | 12139 Views
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