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Palo Alto Utilities employee dies after workplace accident SaturdayA City of Palo Alto Utilities Department employee died Saturday from injuries that he suffered while upgrading an electrical...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2019Last comment by wmconlon, on Nov 17, 2019 at 10:32 am | 5 comments | 8945 Views
AROUND TOWN
New handyman service helps seniors age in placeIf a normally handy person can age out of working on their home, what about other people? Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/08/01/new-handyman-serv...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2023Last comment by Green Gables, on Aug 7, 2023 at 1:10 pm | 5 comments | 8945 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 | 8944 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto traffic stop yields arrest for pimpingFollowing an early morning traffic stop on Jan. 29, Palo Alto police arrested a man for pimping, pandering, identity theft,...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2015Last comment by rick, on Feb 6, 2015 at 3:08 am | 5 comments | 8943 Views
MOVIES
where's the script?0...
Original post made by Lori on Jul. 5, 2006Last comment by Danny, on Jul 22, 2006 at 1:43 am | 1 comment | 8943 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police officers defer $800,000 in raisesIn a move that will save Palo Alto about $800,000 during bleak financial times, the city's police union has voted to defer...
Original post made on May. 26, 2009Last comment by Not important, on Dec 10, 2009 at 2:37 pm | 84 comments | 8942 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Charges dropped in Palo Alto bus fatalityA SamTrans bus driver facing a vehicular-manslaughter charge after her bus struck a pedestrian in Palo Alto in 2010 was exonerated...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2012Last comment by ndnorth, on Dec 15, 2012 at 10:47 am | 21 comments | 8942 Views
AROUND TOWN
SLAC: Fundamental questionsSLAC's 426-acre campus is dotted with eucalyptus and oaks, trailers, parking lots and '60s-era office buildings -- all surrounding...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by Anon, on Mar 20, 2011 at 5:56 pm | 8 comments | 8941 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto man shot in East Palo AltoA Palo Alto man was shot and seriously injured this afternoon while driving on University Avenue, according to police. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Oct 21, 2013 at 10:59 pm | 12 comments | 8940 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards grants to 41 organizationsThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced today the first 41 beneficiaries of its CZI Community Fund who are working to address...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2018Last comment by Deborah, on Jan 24, 2018 at 3:17 pm | 3 comments | 8940 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Election 2007: From handshakes to high-tech0...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2007Last comment by Timothy Gray, on Oct 19, 2007 at 10:06 am | 11 comments | 8938 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
It's 11:40 PM & there's a party outside my bedroomI can't believe the noise! This Marissa Mayer party tonight is so freaked loud!!! This is a neiborhood lady, go buy a boat...
Original post made by Tired on Addison on Dec. 13, 2014Last comment by OscarMayerWeiner, on Dec 18, 2014 at 4:23 am | 26 comments | 8938 Views
MOVIES
Do-gooders and evil-doersThe year-that-was offered film fans a plethora of noble protagonists and sinister miscreants to cheer and jeer. Read the...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2009Last comment by Danny, on Jan 13, 2009 at 10:53 am | 7 comments | 8938 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Our city stateSix years ago, when then-Mayor Pat Burt delivered his first 'State of the City' address, he read from prepared remarks about...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2016Last comment by mauricio, on Feb 27, 2016 at 11:09 am | 7 comments | 8937 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto sets aside funds for teacher housingA proposal to build a housing development for teachers at a county-owned site near California Avenue received a lift Monday...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2018Last comment by common sense, on Jul 1, 2018 at 5:37 pm | 50 comments | 8937 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents demand tunnels for high-speed trainsAnger, confusion and frustration over California's proposed high-speed rail system dominated a tense informational meeting...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2009Last comment by No Blasting, on Oct 28, 2013 at 10:40 pm | 66 comments | 8936 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Street sweeping no parking zones0...
Original post made by JL on Jan. 2, 2007Last comment by HS, on Jan 4, 2007 at 9:36 am | 3 comments | 8935 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Recycling a 'good deed' that punishes southeast AsiaPalo Alto's wastes should not impact any community in southeast Asia more adversely than locally acceptable environmental...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by ferdinnd, on Apr 15, 2019 at 10:23 pm | 15 comments | 8935 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Holiday Fund recipients awarded $390K in grantsA record total of $390,000 in grants, collected from 496 donors, was awarded by the Palo Alto Weekly this year as part of...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on May 1, 2013 at 1:06 pm | 6 comments | 8935 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The Battle for City Hall: The IncumbentsWhen Karen Holman, Greg Scharff and Nancy Shepherd took their oaths of office five years ago, budget deficits, the future...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2014Last comment by sea REDDY, on Oct 10, 2014 at 6:59 am | 5 comments | 8934 Views
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