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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto teachers seek pay raiseAs Palo Alto schools cheer the best financial picture they've seen in years, teachers are asking for a pay raise. Read the...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2013Last comment by Teacher, on Mar 7, 2013 at 7:26 pm | 93 comments | 9487 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Responding to sexual harassment: What the law saysFederal, state and school district guidelines offer a framework for the investigation into sexual harassment. The Weekly...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2015Last comment by Paly Parent, on Oct 10, 2015 at 12:03 pm | 14 comments | 9487 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A bridge apartAs the Palo Alto City Council's unanimous vote on Aug. 12 showed, there was little doubt that residents on streets near the...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2013Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Dec 11, 2013 at 11:57 pm | 67 comments | 9483 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board fails to OK superintendent raises in publicFor two years in a row, the Palo Alto school board made a “mistake,” board President Terry Godfrey said, when it approved...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2017Last comment by Watched them, on Sep 15, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 31 comments | 9482 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sensory room facilitates learning for students with severe disabilitiesThree special-education specialists have converted a Terman Middle School office into a "sensory room," draped with jungle-themed...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2014Last comment by Sally Mickel, on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:20 am | 2 comments | 9482 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board hopefuls: more needed for minorities, special edA Saturday morning school board debate hosted by two Palo Alto parent groups that represent special education students and...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2014Last comment by Mindy, on Oct 28, 2014 at 11:02 am | 42 comments | 9479 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Feature story: Palo Alto WWII veterans look backLeland Felton, 95, flipped through a scrapbook Monday of photographs he took during his service in World War II. Young, handsome...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2012Last comment by Wayne Martin, on Nov 10, 2012 at 8:19 am | 7 comments | 9479 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Brick-and-mortar retailers face steep challengesDowntown Palo Alto stores are struggling with high costs, difficulties in finding employees who will work for minimum or...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2017Last comment by MP Resident, on Aug 4, 2017 at 5:01 pm | 33 comments | 9478 Views
AROUND TOWN
Spotlight on the new arts seasonIn the Palo Alto Weekly's annual fall arts preview, we visit some of the top destinations of the A&E season. Happy travels....
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2011Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 22, 2011 at 3:32 pm | 4 comments | 9478 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto initiative seeks to curb office growthIn a bid to rein in commercial growth in Palo Alto, a group of residents is preparing to place a measure on the November...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2018Last comment by Signatures!, on May 21, 2018 at 6:04 pm | 77 comments | 9476 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spanish Immersion at Jordan0...
Original post made by Parent on Jun. 14, 2008Last comment by Parent, on Jun 27, 2008 at 5:53 pm | 231 comments | 9474 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District prioritizes mental health support, outreach to Asian-American familiesThe Palo Alto school district is looking to increase its mental health support and outreach to Asian-American families, with...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2015Last comment by _Parent, on Mar 30, 2015 at 11:16 am | 34 comments | 9474 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Eleven candidates to square off in council raceEleven candidates, including planning commissioners, past contenders and a few political newcomers, will square off for four...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2016Last comment by concerned citizen, on Sep 19, 2016 at 12:29 pm | 61 comments | 9471 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parking program brings instant impact to downtown Palo AltoIt took years for Palo Alto to launch its downtown parking-permit program and just hours for residents to notice the transformation...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2015Last comment by Got permit, got ticketed anyway, on Nov 9, 2015 at 9:05 am | 49 comments | 9470 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
County embarks on long road to fix congested expresswaysFaced with thickening traffic jams throughout its expressway network, Santa Clara County officials are considering a range...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2014Last comment by Silly, on Jul 24, 2014 at 3:59 pm | 44 comments | 9470 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board searching for ideasSince this topic was locked, I just wanted to start it again. Why is it that we have to go down to the board meetings...
Original post made by Parent on Jun. 20, 2013Last comment by Not exactly, on Jun 25, 2013 at 5:04 pm | 22 comments | 9469 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hayward and Fremont: Setting the standard for widespread testingLeaders in two East Bay cities have learned much about testing for the coronavirus through their drive-thru sites and have...
Original post made on May. 8, 2020Last comment by Clax @2020, on May 9, 2020 at 12:23 pm | 5 comments | 9468 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Congress to Bail Out Ailing Newspapers?http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/27/1515245 I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, there is...
Original post made by Sun and Sand on Mar. 27, 2009Last comment by Perspective, on Mar 28, 2009 at 6:14 am | 3 comments | 9467 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto cautious about encouraging second-dwelling unitsFor some in Palo Alto, "second-dwelling units" represent one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways for addressing the...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2016Last comment by Gale Johnson, on Aug 9, 2016 at 3:44 pm | 40 comments | 9465 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tesla pulls the plug on showroomsPalo Alto-based electric automaker Tesla announced on Thursday that it plans to shut down its showrooms and shift sales to...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2019Last comment by YSK, on Mar 7, 2019 at 7:15 pm | 38 comments | 9464 Views
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Fighting an 'uphill battle,' Palo Alto's longtime MacArthur Park to close until 2021
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Do peaceful protests do any good? How about the more violent ones?
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Traffic Lights for the Whole Family
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Tough back-to-school decisions
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