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Wilbur Junior High0...
Original post made by Andrew L. Freedman on Mar. 3, 2008Last comment by Mark Baugh, on Aug 3, 2016 at 2:53 pm | 44 comments | 262796 Views
AROUND TOWN
Park Blvd crash spurs $17 million claim with Palo AltoThe family of a 12-year-old boy who was struck by a vehicle while riding on the 2500 block of Park Boulevard has filed a...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2013Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jul 8, 2013 at 10:54 am | 60 comments | 262608 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Longtime teacher, administrator named Terman principalA longtime Palo Alto teacher and middle-school administrator was named Tuesday as principal of Terman Middle School. Pier...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2013Last comment by Former Terman Student, on Aug 9, 2017 at 4:55 pm | 29 comments | 260237 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park considering suspending Tinsley SettlementTinsley settlement The Tinsley voluntary transfer program resulted from a 1986 court settlement over a desegregation lawsuit....
Original post made by palo alto mom on Dec. 15, 2009Last comment by Don't hold EPA back!, on Jan 1, 2010 at 6:43 am | 66 comments | 257075 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto homeless man in court for violating sit-lie ordinance0...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2008Last comment by reader, on Mar 30, 2009 at 12:04 am | 103 comments | 254475 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Do not open Foothills Park0...
Original post made by Anne T. on Jul. 16, 2007Last comment by Ying, on Jun 29, 2009 at 11:41 pm | 48 comments | 254194 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford study: More than 48K Santa Clara County residents have likely been infected by coronavirusThe number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara County could be between 50 and 80 times higher than the officially confirmed...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by Big D, on May 12, 2020 at 8:42 am | 88 comments | 243895 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto reboots its dream of a fiber networkFor more than 15 years, Palo Alto's drive toward a citywide fiber network flickered on and off like a faulty dial-up connection,...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2013Last comment by Not an issue, on May 28, 2013 at 8:16 pm | 62 comments | 231762 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Los Altos planning commissioner arrested for Tesla DUIThe chair of the Los Altos Planning Commission, Alexander Samek, was arrested in Palo Alto early Friday morning after police...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by musical, on Dec 3, 2018 at 5:20 pm | 31 comments | 220971 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parked cars in front of our houseDoes anyone know the law on parking cars on the street -- how long? We've got a neighbor who has renters parking in front...
Original post made by paresident on Apr. 19, 2011Last comment by Talk, talk, then talk again until they leave, on May 6, 2015 at 1:03 pm | 73 comments | 216880 Views
AROUND TOWN
Group of residents shelters, feeds the needy and homelessConcerned about people sleeping on the streets or in their cars during the recent cold snap, Midtown-based Neighbors Helping...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2014Last comment by Neighbors Helping Neighbors, on Oct 6, 2015 at 8:39 am | 13 comments | 207656 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The Wave that changed the worldThe classroom guards, symbolic armbands and secret salutes carried out by members of an elite student movement at Cubberley...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by Reginanicole, on May 28, 2017 at 12:31 pm | 24 comments | 202105 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA: Palo Alto Online archiveA compilation of video content from the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online staff. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2013/02/04/videomultimedia...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2016Last comment by Multi-Media Productions. Palo Alto, on Apr 16, 2016 at 5:13 pm | 1 comment | 200291 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two pit bulls shot after they killed a small dogAn East Palo Alto police officer shot two pit bulls that had mauled a small dog being walked by its owner Wednesday evening...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2009Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Dec 9, 2009 at 7:39 pm | 58 comments | 198472 Views
AROUND TOWN
Longtime dim sum spot, Cho's on California Avenue, to closeCho's Mandarin Dim Sum, a 35-year-old hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant on California Avenue, will be serving potstickers,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2014Last comment by Marty, on Mar 12, 2014 at 1:53 pm | 141 comments | 147248 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto treads carefully on new garagesFaced with a citizenry upset about downtown's deepening parking shortages and businesses anxious about looming parking restrictions,...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2014Last comment by baleylanger, on Mar 6, 2014 at 4:36 am | 36 comments | 145967 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto NeighborhoodsNamed for an ancient redwood tree that was a living landmark for late-1700s Spanish explorers, Palo Alto today is a diverse...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2010Last comment by Andrew Wolkstein, Col., retired, on Nov 3, 2016 at 12:02 pm | 6 comments | 138660 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford Health Care to cut workers' wages by 20%Employees of Stanford Health Care, including doctors and nurses who are caring for COVID-19 patients, will have their pay...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Nursing Assistant, on Apr 28, 2020 at 6:29 pm | 88 comments | 130982 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Do I need a permit to put in an rv hookup in my backyard?My mother is traveling around the country in her 30 foot rv. She is comin gout here in August and wants to stay with me...
Original post made by daughter on Jun. 22, 2009Last comment by sauce for the goose, on Sep 25, 2014 at 12:00 pm | 21 comments | 130837 Views
AROUND TOWN
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer buys funeral-home propertyPalo Alto's oldest funeral home is closing its doors on Oct. 31, and the property's new owner is Yahoo Chief Executive Officer...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2013Last comment by resident 1, on Jan 27, 2015 at 10:11 pm | 77 comments | 122114 Views
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