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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facing eviction, residents seek urgency ordinanceAs Palo Alto prepares for a possible legal showdown with the new owners of downtown's President Hotel over conversion of...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2018Last comment by Not My Problem Either, on Aug 16, 2018 at 5:22 pm | 45 comments | 8631 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District log reveals reports, complaints of discriminationAs of Dec. 1, the Palo Alto school district has logged nearly 100 reports related to sexual and racial misconduct, harassment...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2017Last comment by Hmm, on Jan 6, 2018 at 1:14 am | 14 comments | 8631 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto teacher pleads not guilty to sexual misconductPalo Alto High School science teacher Ronnie Farrell pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he touched a 15-year-old...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2016Last comment by Paly Alum, on Nov 21, 2016 at 4:51 pm | 4 comments | 8631 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council to weigh controversial Marriott proposalWith Palo Alto's hotel boom in full effect, the City Council will consider on Monday the latest entrant into the crowded...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2015Last comment by Abitarian, on Dec 7, 2015 at 4:12 pm | 31 comments | 8630 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Anti-stress group holds annual conference this weekendHigh schools around the country that have shifted their first-semester exams to before the December break "will not go back,"...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2010Last comment by Whatever, on Jan 11, 2013 at 11:36 am | 35 comments | 8630 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Biden on Trump: 'We've got to save capitalism from this guy'Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took jabs at President Donald Trump during a campaign fundraiser in downtown...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Oct 5, 2019 at 3:54 pm | 25 comments | 8630 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fact-Based Decision-Making at Alma Plaza0...
Original post made by Karen White on Mar. 23, 2007Last comment by Not so fast, on Apr 2, 2007 at 6:16 am | 28 comments | 8629 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Terrorist group claims to operate in Palo Alto0...
Original post made by I'd rather not say on Jun. 20, 2006There are no comments yet. 8629 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Report: Taser deployed in Palo Alto arrestAfter nearly two years of silence, Palo Alto Police Department Tasers buzzed to life earlier this year with officers deploying...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2012Last comment by just thinkin', on Nov 30, 2012 at 5:42 pm | 9 comments | 8629 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Foundation faces calls for new leadershipThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation is reeling from a crisis of leadership following allegations last week that the organization...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 28, 2018 at 1:07 pm | 15 comments | 8629 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Driver who struck bicycling boy won't be chargedA driver who had a small amount of methamphetamine in his blood when he struck and critically injured a 12-year-old Palo...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2013Last comment by Trainspotting, on Jul 19, 2013 at 6:11 pm | 8 comments | 8628 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mountain View man arrested for prostitution ringThe FBI carried out search and arrest warrants across the Bay Area Wednesday, including at a residence on Houghton Street...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2014Last comment by HUTCH 7.62, on Jul 3, 2014 at 9:42 pm | 9 comments | 8628 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford Collaborative Orchestra forgoes a conductorInspired by New York's celebrated Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, a group of Stanford University undergraduates have formed a...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2015Last comment by Anon E Mous, on Jul 2, 2015 at 11:12 am | 1 comment | 8628 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Salary hikes approved for Palo Alto council membersIn the latest sign of the city's growing economic fortunes, the Palo Alto City Council agreed on Tuesday night to raise the...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2015Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jan 22, 2015 at 10:23 pm | 22 comments | 8627 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
JJ&F to close; new market planned for siteJJ&F, Palo Alto's longtime neighborhood food store, is being sold, owners Lloyd, Dennis and John Garcia announced "with great...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2010Last comment by Free speech is terrible, on Dec 31, 2010 at 4:36 pm | 68 comments | 8626 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Competition heats up in race for new state Senate districtTo the average Peninsula voter, Brisbane and Sunnyvale have little in common. The former is a small, industrial suburb on...
Original post made on May. 19, 2012Last comment by Fido, on May 24, 2012 at 4:11 pm | 2 comments | 8626 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Calling all Palo Alto alumni: Paly grad launches 'Life Gets Better' projectA Palo Alto High School graduate has launched a project to collect video, audio and written testimonies from other alumni...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2015Last comment by Interesting, on Mar 31, 2015 at 4:57 pm | 22 comments | 8625 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver files suit against parents over child's deathAn East Palo Alto driver who fatally hit a second-grader in 2011 filed a counter-lawsuit against the child's parents on May...
Original post made on May. 29, 2013Last comment by Mean momma, on May 31, 2013 at 1:53 pm | 36 comments | 8625 Views
AROUND TOWN
Feature story: South Court's 'gadget guy'It was a warm fall evening on the Stanford University campus several years ago and students were celebrating the Full Moon...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2014Last comment by Charlie McPoyle , on Apr 16, 2014 at 8:42 pm | 1 comment | 8623 Views
SPORTS
Locals among star-studded field of Hall of Fame inducteesPalo Alto grad and current Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin is one of nine athletes who will be officially inducted into...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018There are no comments yet. 8620 Views
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