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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 | 8955 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
El Camino plan offers hope to Palo Alto's housing advocatesWith a mix of hope and anxiety, the Palo Alto City Council welcomed on Monday a proposal to bring 61 units of affordable...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2017Last comment by hope this helps, on Sep 1, 2017 at 4:16 pm | 37 comments | 8955 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto puts business tax on ballotA proposed parcel tax on commercial development that could generate millions of dollars for affordable housing and job training...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2018Last comment by Mark Dinan, on Aug 4, 2018 at 8:31 pm | 4 comments | 8955 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What's the deal with the city council and housing?0...
Original post made by Giraffe on Jun. 8, 2006Last comment by enoch choi, on Jun 17, 2006 at 12:24 am | 7 comments | 8954 Views
AROUND TOWN
Jordan, Dauber maintain campaign fundraising leads in school board raceWith less than two weeks until Election Day, parent Kathy Jordan and incumbent Ken Dauber are maintaining their fundraising...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2018Last comment by The Impact of Kathy Jordan's Campaign, on Oct 29, 2018 at 2:26 pm | 63 comments | 8953 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City looks to ban plastic straws, produce bagsPlastic straws, disposable utensils and beverage stirrers may soon be on their way out of Palo Alto as part of the city's...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2019Last comment by use paper and compost, on Jun 13, 2019 at 4:02 pm | 51 comments | 8952 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bridging the gapThere's a term that's been coined to describe the experience of Stanford University students: duck syndrome. Read the full...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2014Last comment by mitalum, on Dec 15, 2014 at 4:58 pm | 2 comments | 8952 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 | 8951 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 | 8951 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 | 8951 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 | 8950 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford team unveils solar car for race in AustraliaA group of Stanford students will send their newest creation, Luminos, a 375-pound solar car whose hood is nearly entirely...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2013Last comment by @m3, on Jul 13, 2013 at 1:23 am | 3 comments | 8950 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 | 8949 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto man sentenced to 96 years for fatal slashingA 50-year-old East Palo Alto man who stabbed and slashed his girlfriend to death in a jealous rage was sentenced to more...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Dec 31, 2014 at 11:42 am | 2 comments | 8949 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Edgewood developer sues over finesAttorneys for an Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center developer filed an appeal in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Monday...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2017Last comment by Paul, on May 9, 2017 at 8:26 am | 43 comments | 8948 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto man drowns in Utah's Lake PowellA man who drowned in Lake Powell in Utah on Thursday while rescuing his children from the water has been identified by the...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on Aug 9, 2021 at 4:29 pm | 2 comments | 8948 Views
AROUND TOWN
Photo gallery: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts0...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2007Last comment by M, on Aug 25, 2007 at 7:38 pm | 8 comments | 8948 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 | 8947 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 | 8947 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Setting the bar: Nine seniors who exemplify the meaning of being selflessThis year's Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement honorees have gone beyond the call of duty to create positive changes in their...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2020Last comment by Zhao, on Mar 4, 2020 at 8:23 am | 6 comments | 8947 Views
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