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Stanford cancels in-person classes; two students in isolation pending COVID-19 test resultsStanford has become the second major U.S. university to cancel in-person classes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus....
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by dangerous situation, on Mar 22, 2020 at 4:34 pm | 37 comments | 84175 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Experts consider how long the coronavirus crisis will last — and how we'll get out of itHealth officials have been reluctant to predict the duration of the coronavirus outbreak, but most measures indicate that...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by mauricio, on Apr 9, 2020 at 7:27 am | 59 comments | 83891 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Local parents, Stanford coach indicted in college-admissions scandalNumerous local parents and a Stanford University coach are among the dozens indicted in a nationwide college-admissions investigation...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by marquis, on Mar 20, 2019 at 12:59 pm | 99 comments | 82728 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Weekend demonstrations extend into Monday as Peninsula residents protest death of George FloydHundreds of protesters marched through Menlo Park and into Palo Alto on Monday to protest police brutality in the wake of...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Jason Eldredge, on Jul 1, 2020 at 10:17 pm | 86 comments | 82612 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State superintendent: Schools likely won't reopen this academic yearIn a letter to county superintendents across California on Tuesday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by RalphJStinson, on Apr 28, 2020 at 1:36 am | 35 comments | 81060 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school life: To whom it may concernA veteran Palo Alto educator reflects on the challenges of high school -- and how teachers, students and parents can help. ■...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2010Last comment by Neighbor, on Sep 7, 2017 at 8:57 pm | 131 comments | 80461 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caltrain fatality identified as Palo Alto teenA 15-year-old Palo Alto student was killed by a train on the railroad tracks south of Churchill Avenue in Palo Alto at about...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2015Last comment by alpaca, on Mar 13, 2015 at 11:08 am | 167 comments | 80025 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
COVID-19 put her in the hospital for nearly 2 weeks. A clinical-trial drug was her 'saving grace.'What was supposed to be an adventure-filled trip to Egypt for Palo Alto resident Monica Yeung-Arima and her husband took...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Mar 24, 2020 at 9:50 am | 42 comments | 79676 Views
AROUND TOWN
Drowning in Restoration Hardware catalogsNancy Reyering and six other volunteers from Woodside and Portola Valley made a delivery to the Restoration Hardware store...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Nayeli, on Dec 4, 2014 at 5:45 pm | 72 comments | 78677 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View NeighborhoodsFrom an early stagecoach stop and agricultural center, Mountain View has grown since its incorporation in 1902 to a thriving...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2011Last comment by P. Dorst, on Mar 3, 2016 at 9:33 pm | 4 comments | 78651 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students plan peaceful protest to 'hate minister'Nearly 1,500 students plan a "peaceful protest" against an anti-gay, anti-Semitic activist who has announced his group will...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2010Last comment by Megan Swezey Fogarty, on Jan 29, 2010 at 8:50 am | 96 comments | 77644 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto imposes 10-day curfew starting Tuesday nightCiting reports of criminal activity planned for local commercial districts, Palo Alto is instituting a curfew tonight and...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by Online Name, on Jun 4, 2020 at 4:56 pm | 211 comments | 75368 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bill Gates predicted a pandemic in 2018. Now that COVID-19's arrived, here's how he wants to control it.Philanthropist Bill Gates implicated a lack of leadership in the U.S. response to COVID-19 during an Oct. 21 event with Stanford...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 12, 2020 at 11:45 am | 11 comments | 74590 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area residents ordered to stay homeResidents of six Bay Area counties, including Santa Clara and San Mateo, are being ordered to stay at home through April...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Mar 19, 2020 at 11:33 am | 57 comments | 72777 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Beyond the 5150Sarah Gentile was shocked to find, in the midst of a crisis with her teenage son, that there are no hospital beds available...
Original post made on May. 22, 2015Last comment by Sarah1000, on Aug 20, 2017 at 12:53 pm | 40 comments | 71360 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Counties change tune on face protection, but not on N95 or surgical masksBay Area public health leaders are now asking residents to cover their faces with a cloth before leaving their homes, heeding...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by Think different, not like a sheep, on Apr 14, 2020 at 9:59 am | 40 comments | 69816 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Living in a pod? New concept in affordable shared housing emerges in Palo AltoIts name has the cache of a trendy Brooklyn home, but Brownstone Shared Housing has brought a new housing concept that is...
Original post made on May. 3, 2022Last comment by MyFeelz, on May 25, 2022 at 8:41 pm | 55 comments | 69202 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Webster Lincoln: East Palo Alto's homegrown data scientistWebster Lincoln, 33, has positioned himself as a homegrown data scientist who, if elected, will bring critical thinking and...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2020Last comment by Optimist Pessimist Realist , on Oct 31, 2020 at 4:18 pm | 8 comments | 68783 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The psychology and effects of bad coachingA coach's ability to manage anger and frustration is the key to avoiding abusive coaching, along with redefining a longstanding...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by Tyler Hanley, on May 14, 2010 at 8:54 am | 1 comment | 68151 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
PG&E plans power outages starting Wednesday; they could affect Palo Alto tooPG&E plans to pre-emptively shut down power due to dangerous weather starting Wednesday, and although the agency doesn't...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Oct 10, 2019 at 9:47 am | 39 comments | 67457 Views
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