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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Class is in session for Palo Alto's high schoolsThe hallways, classrooms and administrative offices of Palo Alto and Gunn high schools were abuzz on Monday for the first...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Aug 14, 2018 at 1:46 am | 1 comment | 8655 Views
AROUND TOWN
Trio of boutiques open at shopping centerThe transformation of Stanford Shopping Center continues this month with the opening of several new retail stores: The North...
Original post made on May. 15, 2016Last comment by Thoughts, on May 16, 2016 at 4:02 pm | 8 comments | 8655 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford Health Care names new president and CEODavid Entwistle has been name the new president and CEO of Stanford Health Care, the organization announced Wednesday. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2016Last comment by Sarah1000, on Apr 17, 2016 at 7:35 am | 4 comments | 8654 Views
AROUND TOWN
Khoury's Market set to open in College TerracePalo Alto shoppers won't have any trouble knowing which family is in charge of the new College Terrace supermarket. Khoury's...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2018Last comment by Nayeli, on Oct 18, 2018 at 10:19 am | 18 comments | 8654 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto eager to start work on new bike bridge over Adobe CreekAfter years of delays, debates and design revisions, Palo Alto is preparing to break ground on a new bike bridge over U.S....
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2019Last comment by @Richard, on Jun 25, 2019 at 5:26 pm | 33 comments | 8653 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Gunn High teacher Greer Stone joins race for City CouncilGreer Stone, a Gunn High School history teacher and former chair of the Palo Alto's Human Relations Commission, has joined...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 8, 2020 at 12:51 pm | 39 comments | 8653 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Santa Clara County's biggest drug scourge isn't fentanyl — it's methThe potent opioid fentanyl might be getting the lion's share of notoriety in recent years, but Santa Clara County -- and...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2022Last comment by John, on Aug 14, 2022 at 11:01 am | 7 comments | 8652 Views
AROUND TOWN
Better beansStarted in 2004 by coffee lovers Rekha Shivapa and Vikram Shrivastava, Moksha is a customized roasting company that helps...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2015Last comment by Kathleen Foley-Hughes, on Apr 21, 2015 at 2:42 pm | 2 comments | 8652 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council candidate denounces labor backingAs Palo Alto continues its heated negotiations with the Service Employees International Union, one City Council candidate...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2009Last comment by Timothy Gray, on Oct 11, 2009 at 11:29 am | 79 comments | 8651 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
UPDATE: Streets flood, but creeks don't0...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2008Last comment by Jenny, on Jan 6, 2008 at 11:57 am | 9 comments | 8649 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Aspire, Notre Dame de Namur sued by student over sexual abuseA student who was sexually abused by a teacher at Aspire East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy has filed a lawsuit against Aspire...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2018Last comment by Thoughts, prayers and damges of $100, on Jul 15, 2018 at 11:19 pm | 2 comments | 8649 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The end of an era: Ann's Coffee Shop to closeAfter 75 years, Ann's Coffee Shop, known for its 1950s atmosphere, bottomless carafes of coffee and homemade soups and pies,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2021Last comment by Jim Nemo, on Jun 3, 2021 at 8:16 am | 6 comments | 8649 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Gymboree to close, UNTUCKit arrivesIn this week's Shop Talk column, read about a children's clothing retailer filing for bankruptcy, the debut of a new men's...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2019Last comment by Not Surprised, on Feb 9, 2019 at 12:58 pm | 2 comments | 8648 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Help! Drunk birds bother neighbor!Our house has a cottoneaster in the back corner of the property, you know, spindly tall tree with clusters of bright orange...
Original post made by anne on Mar. 29, 2011Last comment by anne, on Mar 31, 2011 at 4:35 pm | 18 comments | 8647 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly teacher Ellen Austin wins Dow Jones awardThe Dow Jones News Fund has named Ellen Austin of Palo Alto High School "National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year."...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2012Last comment by teach every child, on Sep 16, 2012 at 5:19 pm | 9 comments | 8647 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Oregon Expressway flooding likely to continueAs the first rain in 2018 swept into the Bay Area, the underpass at Oregon Expressway near Alma Street flooded once again,...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2018Last comment by Simple minded resident, on Jan 14, 2018 at 10:40 am | 35 comments | 8647 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fearing 'election theft in progress,' Eshoo shows support for Postal ServiceCongresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, held a press conference on Tuesday morning to address what she labeled as the Trump...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2020Last comment by mauricio, on Aug 26, 2020 at 11:50 am | 26 comments | 8647 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school district eyes expansion of Mandarin immersion programThe Palo Alto school board will discuss Tuesday evening a proposal to expand Ohlone Elementary School's popular Mandarin...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2015Last comment by Paly Parent, on Feb 25, 2015 at 4:26 pm | 29 comments | 8644 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Ramon Valley High principal accepts job at Palo Alto UnifiedSan Ramon Valley High School principal Jason Krolikowski has announced that he will be leaving the Danville school after...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2020Last comment by Bruce W, on Sep 7, 2020 at 3:15 pm | 8 comments | 8643 Views
BOOKS
Nearly half of Santa Clara County residents 65 and up have been vaccinatedThe COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been difficult and is taking longer than expected, but Santa Clara County officials say...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Feb 19, 2021 at 11:45 am | 5 comments | 8642 Views
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