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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man who planned to kill three doctors diesA Visalia man who planned to murder three doctors, including one from Stanford last May has died, the Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2018Last comment by Wife of M.D., on Feb 22, 2018 at 10:49 pm | 6 comments | 8950 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Los Altos High student dies in a 'potential fentanyl poisoning'A Los Altos High student has died in what Mountain View police are calling a "potential fentanyl poisoning," but few details...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2022Last comment by vmshadle, on Apr 5, 2022 at 9:51 am | 1 comment | 8950 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
At 50, Stevenson House gets major overhaulResidents temporarily relocated from their apartments at Stevenson House have moved back into the affordable senior-living...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2016Last comment by Neighbor, on Jul 6, 2016 at 9:00 am | 1 comment | 8949 Views
RESTAURANTS
Inside the new Graduate hotel, home to Palo Alto's first rooftop barIn its reincarnation as Graduate Palo Alto, the former President Hotel aims to be an upscale homage to all things Stanford,...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 20, 2023 at 4:50 pm | 12 comments | 8949 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council has questions about mishandled 911 callPalo Alto City Council members on Monday afternoon said they have questions about the police response to a June 3 911 call...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by David, on Oct 1, 2019 at 4:25 pm | 17 comments | 8947 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board To Vote on Contracts for Legal Services for Academic Year 2013-14At the May 7th Board Meeting a proposal for the new legal firm contracts was put before the Board. At that meeting school...
Original post made by Also Curious on May. 28, 2013Last comment by resident, on May 29, 2013 at 5:21 pm | 4 comments | 8947 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Deaths from recent wildfire smoke could top 3K, Stanford researchers saySmoke from wildfires on the West Coast may be responsible for more heart attacks, strokes and other conditions in recent...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2020Last comment by Vincent, on Oct 19, 2020 at 11:12 am | 2 comments | 8947 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council urged to 'go big' on housingGo big on housing. That's the message that about a hundred Palo Alto residents delivered to the City Council on Monday --...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016Last comment by mauricio, on May 22, 2016 at 10:38 am | 92 comments | 8946 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Renters need a broad coalition to uniteLike 46% of Palo Alto's population, I am a renter. I believe that collaborative solutions are desperately needed to help,...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2022Last comment by Barbara Bolton, on Aug 23, 2022 at 4:04 pm | 105 comments | 8946 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Remembering kindness amid atrocitiesLiliane Kuhn was just 1 1/2 years old when a strange woman took her away from her parents. Hitler's henchmen were tightening...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2015Last comment by Sea Reddy, on Apr 13, 2015 at 2:51 pm | 6 comments | 8946 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford students' dream of women's shelter now a realityFor a dozen homeless women staying at the new Hotel de Zink Women's Shelter, sleeping at night now feels much safer. The...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2012Last comment by Ricardo Pinho, on May 15, 2012 at 1:10 am | 7 comments | 8946 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Online launches 'pay meter'Frequent visitors to Palo Alto Online will soon need to either become subscribing members to obtain full access to unlimited...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2016Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Feb 19, 2016 at 10:38 pm | 28 comments | 8945 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City blasts 'outrageous' taxFor the past four decades, Palo Alto residents have been paying taxes to a water district without getting a drop of water...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2015Last comment by Thomas Busse, on Jul 11, 2017 at 2:08 am | 12 comments | 8944 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Federal program that helps farmers during the pandemic is changing the local food landscapeThe Farmers to Families program met critical community needs but also experienced significant problems with its implementation,...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2021There are no comments yet. 8944 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facebook moving to Menlo Park--College Terrace happyToday's (January 5th) Daily Post has an article about Facebook and it's relationship with the neighbors in College Terrace....
Original post made by Too Much Traffic on Jan. 5, 2011Last comment by palo altan, on Jan 8, 2011 at 9:16 pm | 19 comments | 8943 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Morrissey-Compton relocates to Redwood CityThe Morrissey-Compton Educational Center, a Palo Alto nonprofit assisting children and adults with learning disabilities,...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2014Last comment by Dougall, on Jun 18, 2014 at 2:13 pm | 8 comments | 8943 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Atherton: Criminal details emerge about man who owned home with buried carAs forensic experts examine a car found buried on the grounds of a $15 million property in Atherton that may contain human...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2022Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Nov 1, 2022 at 4:50 pm | 4 comments | 8943 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
195 Page Mill headed for possible lawsuit, again0...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2008Last comment by Curious, on Aug 29, 2008 at 5:36 pm | 97 comments | 8942 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto broadens law to help evicted tenantsIn an abrupt change of course, the Palo Alto City Council approved on Monday night a law ensuring that tenants facing eviction...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2018Last comment by There's More to the Picture, on Sep 19, 2018 at 2:45 pm | 23 comments | 8942 Views
AROUND TOWN
Christopher Dawes of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford to retireChristopher Dawes has announced his retirement as president and CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2018Last comment by Former Unit Clerk, on Mar 21, 2018 at 11:19 am | 1 comment | 8942 Views
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