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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Holocaust survivors share stories for Yom HaShoah eventLuba Keller vividly remembers tracing the number 143683 in the snow with her toe outside a Nazi concentration camp. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2013Last comment by Mary Ruth, on Aug 3, 2013 at 6:34 pm | 9 comments | 12058 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto looks to become a 'dementia-friendly city'After living with a diagnosis of "mild cognitive impairment" for the past three years, Kitty Lynch has a few things she'd...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2018Last comment by OR, on Mar 13, 2018 at 11:10 pm | 9 comments | 12057 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto bans eviction of tenants who can't pay rent during pandemicPalo Alto landlords will not be allowed to evict residential tenants whose ability to pay rent is being hindered by the coronavirus...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2020Last comment by Michelle , on Jun 21, 2020 at 9:10 pm | 21 comments | 12056 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
On the front lineA babushka with a rubber stamp can be scarier than a masked man with a gun, says reporter Noah Sneider, who's had to negotiate...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2014Last comment by Palo Verde Parent, on Jul 17, 2014 at 5:27 pm | 1 comment | 12056 Views
AROUND TOWN
Old Palo Alto residents start neighborhood associationOld Palo Alto neighborhood resident Nadia Naik never saw herself as a community activist. But when the issue of high-speed...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2011Last comment by Herbert Kanner, on Apr 26, 2014 at 12:07 am | 28 comments | 12054 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto launches City Hall makeoverPalo Alto officials won't have to venture far this summer for signs that construction season is now in full bloom. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2014Last comment by confused, on Jul 23, 2014 at 8:52 am | 32 comments | 12052 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bill to help businesses raise cash moves aheadA bill that aims to help small businesses amass capital and go public overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2011Last comment by Know Your Facts First, on Nov 3, 2011 at 11:56 am | 2 comments | 12052 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mayor faces blowback from colleagues after declaring city's support for advancing Caltrain tax measureThe regional debate over funding for Caltrain swept through Palo Alto on Monday, when Mayor Adrian Fine submitted a letter...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 4, 2020 at 10:11 am | 69 comments | 12050 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto women's shelter won't openHeart and Home Collaborative, a startup that sheltered homeless Palo Alto women last year during the coldest winter months,...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2015Last comment by realestatesrv, on Feb 24, 2016 at 10:12 pm | 32 comments | 12048 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto police outline assault on crime waveA string of 20 robberies in Palo Alto neighborhoods is among the most serious some officers have seen in their careers because...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2011Last comment by Not a Threat, on Jan 23, 2011 at 9:14 pm | 50 comments | 12045 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto set to approve new bike bridgeThey were looking for "Wow!" in the new bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101. Having failed, Palo Alto residents and city leaders...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Nov 28, 2017 at 9:34 pm | 58 comments | 12044 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Club sports add challenges to school athleticsThe emergence of "club sports" in the past 20 years has created a pool of experienced coaches in high school athletics --...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by Tyler Hanley, on May 14, 2010 at 9:01 am | 1 comment | 12044 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Christina Schmidt and Mary Vincent: Volunteering to be part of the solutionThe Office for Civil Rights report inspired Palo Alto special-education parents and Community Advisory Committee members...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by JLS mom of 2, on Feb 7, 2014 at 5:24 pm | 10 comments | 12043 Views
AROUND TOWN
Residents sound off on Ross Road changesAfter installing a host of "traffic calming" measures aimed at promoting bicycling on Ross Road, Palo Alto officials are...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2018Last comment by Ready at the brake pedal, on Aug 10, 2018 at 6:16 am | 111 comments | 12042 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Family sues school district for potato-gun injuriesThe parents of a Palo Alto Unified School District student who faces long-term eye damage from an injury sustained during...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2018Last comment by An Engineer, on Feb 24, 2018 at 1:01 pm | 37 comments | 12041 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Best Of Palo Alto: Iconic bookstore weathers pandemic without a single layoffWhen the pandemic forced Kepler's Books & Magazines to close its doors to the public in March, the independent bookseller...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Linda Heiliger, on Jan 4, 2021 at 3:38 pm | 3 comments | 12038 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police detonate suspicious package in Palo AltoA suspicious device found on a residential lawn in Palo Alto Friday, Aug. 17, was at first suspected of being an acid bomb...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2012Last comment by Anon, on Aug 21, 2012 at 8:23 am | 66 comments | 12038 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto boys open old-school arcadeAlmost every Saturday, a garage in the Leland Manor neighborhood transforms into old-school arcade, filled with classic...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2017Last comment by Sue Allen, on Mar 6, 2017 at 12:00 pm | 15 comments | 12038 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Hotels nearly empty as coronavirus 'recession' hits Palo AltoLike other Bay Area cities, Palo Alto has seen its hotel industry screech to a halt, a development that is particularly ominous...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2020Last comment by Elizabeth, on Mar 25, 2020 at 11:22 am | 20 comments | 12037 Views
AROUND TOWN
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Original post made by DJ on Dec. 7, 2006Last comment by Mama, on Dec 15, 2006 at 3:37 pm | 3 comments | 12036 Views
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