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Longtime neighborhood leaders looking for helpWhen the Barron Park neighborhood association in Palo Alto sought to recruit more members recently, board member Lydia Kou...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2013Last comment by Fred Balin, on Apr 24, 2013 at 10:43 pm | 10 comments | 8506 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto seeks resident input on rail designAs Caltrain prepares to electrify its trains and potentially share space with California's new high-speed trail system, Palo...
Original post made on May. 20, 2017Last comment by lurker, on May 24, 2017 at 8:51 am | 56 comments | 8506 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Woman nearly drowns in Palo Alto condo complex swimming poolAuthorities in Palo Alto are investigating the third near-drowning incident in the city since June 1 after an 89-year-old...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2015Last comment by dennis, on Jun 25, 2015 at 11:59 pm | 3 comments | 8503 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
To ease traffic, city looks to techPalo Alto's push to create "complete streets" for all types of commuting has been proceeding full speed ahead, often to the...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2018Last comment by Rick, on Apr 30, 2018 at 12:49 pm | 16 comments | 8502 Views
AROUND TOWN
Red-light camera bill coasts through state SenateA bill authored by Sen. Joe Simitian that would add restrictions to red-light cameras cruised through the state Senate Monday...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2012Last comment by Jean, on Sep 24, 2012 at 9:37 am | 51 comments | 8502 Views
AROUND TOWN
Here's how Palo Alto Unified is supporting families in need during distance learningFeeling an "even greater urgency" to address student and family needs while schools remain physically closed this fall, Palo...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2020Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 25, 2020 at 11:08 am | 4 comments | 8502 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to seek public input on trenching train tracksDigging a trench for Caltrain would be a colossal undertaking with a price tag that could be higher than $1 billion, but...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2014Last comment by citizen, on Oct 23, 2014 at 12:00 pm | 43 comments | 8501 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Yelp not moving into Palo Alto's College Terrace CentreLong construction delays pushed review website Yelp to vacate its lease at College Terrace Centre in Palo Alto, a Yelp spokesman...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2016Last comment by Ahem, on Feb 4, 2016 at 10:00 pm | 9 comments | 8501 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto seeks citizen help with 'difficult' budgetPalo Alto officials are bracing for two months of painful negotiations with residents over City Manager James Keene's sweeping...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2010Last comment by Uhhhh??, on Sep 1, 2016 at 7:03 pm | 39 comments | 8500 Views
RESTAURANTS
Old treat with a new twistIn the midst of getting her doctorate degree in immunology from Stanford University, Lori Phillips began experimenting with...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jul 15, 2014 at 5:24 pm | 11 comments | 8499 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Atherton resident dies in homebuilt-plane crashAtherton resident and attorney Gary Lampert, 58, died after his experimental aircraft caught fire and crashed north of an...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2009Last comment by Cheryl Martina, on Jul 19, 2014 at 6:44 pm | 11 comments | 8498 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Drug dealer sentenced to 6 years for fatal fentanyl overdoseA man who sold the powerful narcotic fentanyl to a woman who later died was sentenced to six years and eight months of jail...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2020Last comment by Confusing, on Feb 27, 2020 at 4:40 pm | 5 comments | 8498 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
After trustee questions, school district decides not to renew contract with controversial law firmWhen the school board replaced a controversial law firm Lozano Smith in 2017, board members expected their former attorneys...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2019Last comment by Toast, on Sep 6, 2019 at 6:40 pm | 41 comments | 8497 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: The ridiculed registryWhen Palo Alto launched a business "registry" more than a year ago, the goal was to collect useful information about who...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2016Last comment by common sense, on May 1, 2016 at 9:59 pm | 16 comments | 8496 Views
AROUND TOWN
Virginia Chang Kiraly Earns Endorsement from The Stanford Review0...
Original post made by Jerome Encinas on Oct. 26, 2006There are no comments yet. 8496 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Third East Palo Alto homicide in the past weekAnother young person has died after being shot multiple times in East Palo Alto on Tuesday, July 19, police said. The shooting...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2011Last comment by Sekou Black, on Jul 28, 2011 at 2:45 am | 25 comments | 8495 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Algebra for all 8th graders0...
Original post made by Elementary Parent on Jul. 11, 2008Last comment by palo alto mom, on Aug 28, 2009 at 3:49 pm | 47 comments | 8493 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Lucile Packard rebrands itself as Stanford Children's HealthLucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is re-branding itself as part of Stanford Children's Health, a network dedicated...
Original post made on May. 20, 2014Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on May 21, 2014 at 4:17 pm | 6 comments | 8491 Views
AROUND TOWN
NASA rover lands on MarsThe rover Curiosity landed on Mars Sunday night shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to NASA officials. Its two-year mission...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2012Last comment by musical, on Aug 7, 2012 at 1:26 am | 9 comments | 8491 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kindergarten Readiness Act of 20080...
Original post made by Michelle Yee on Apr. 20, 2007Last comment by Tired of push-push-push, on Apr 22, 2007 at 10:13 pm | 10 comments | 8488 Views
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