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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto man dies after fight at downtown San Jose restaurantPolice are investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was in a fight at a downtown San...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Apr 2, 2015 at 11:11 am | 7 comments | 11242 Views
SPORTS
Fast start triggers Spartans NorCal rout of AthenianMountain View High boys basketball averaged under 50 points a game this season and never scored more than 61 in any game...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2022Last comment by Robert, on Mar 3, 2022 at 10:56 am | 1 comment | 11240 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tension grows between City Council, planning commissionIn theory, the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission serves at the pleasure of the City Council. In practice,...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2015Last comment by About Time, on Dec 4, 2015 at 10:22 am | 68 comments | 11238 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Con man Simon Gann loose in Bay Area, police sayGood Samaritans beware: A traveling con man has returned to the Bay Area, and may be only too eager to help relieve you of...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2012Last comment by hmmm, on Mar 14, 2012 at 10:19 pm | 7 comments | 11237 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Marriott hotels approved in south Palo AltoPalo Alto rolled out the welcome mat on Monday night to two new Marriott hotels, which won the City Council's approval despite...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2017Last comment by Anonymous, on Jun 16, 2017 at 3:39 pm | 60 comments | 11236 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Bloomies goes high-tech, Common Ground closesA brand new Bloomingdale's opens at the Stanford Shopping Center, Mac's Smoke Shop and Gryphon Stringed Instruments celebrate...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2014Last comment by Kim, on Feb 4, 2015 at 5:50 pm | 12 comments | 11234 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto's Ron Unz Leads Effort to Raise Minimum Wage in CaliforniaFrom today's NY Times Ron Unz, a Silicon Valley millionaire, rose to fame by promoting a ballot initiative that essentially...
Original post made by Fred on Nov. 25, 2013Last comment by Sparty, on Dec 7, 2013 at 10:14 am | 14 comments | 11233 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Non-residents are a drain on public schools0...
Original post made by Rebecca on Jun. 23, 2006Last comment by Luke, on Dec 15, 2007 at 8:06 pm | 49 comments | 11232 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pedestrian killed after being hit by truck in Palo AltoA pedestrian died early Sunday morning in Palo Alto after a collision with a big-rig on an Embarcadero Road on-ramp, according...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2015Last comment by :-(, on Apr 19, 2015 at 5:08 pm | 5 comments | 11232 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto bike-sharing program hits speed bumpA bicycle-sharing program will be doomed to fail in Palo Alto unless planners place the rental stations in locations that...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by Mark, on Nov 9, 2012 at 11:38 am | 20 comments | 11231 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
County looks to redesign Page Mill-Oregon, Foothill expresswaysSome of the most dangerous and congested sections of Oregon Expressway/Page Mill Road from Alma Street to Foothill Expressway...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Nov 26, 2014 at 12:37 pm | 40 comments | 11230 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Perspectives on Mandarin Immersion discussion?0...
Original post made by Paly parent on Jan. 31, 2007Last comment by OhlonePar, on Feb 3, 2007 at 5:55 pm | 114 comments | 11230 Views
MOVIES
"Truth" is scarier than fiction0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Jun. 6, 2006Last comment by Sharon, on Aug 8, 2010 at 10:27 pm | 11 comments | 11227 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: How to help those in crisisThe communities of Palo Alto and Woodside have lost two young people in the past few days to suicide. As we grieve, it is...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2014Last comment by wrong, on Oct 18, 2014 at 2:27 pm | 1 comment | 11226 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plaintiffs to continue court fight against Vi at Palo Alto despite dismissalsA U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Palo Alto retirement community Vi for allegedly illegally giving...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2016Last comment by Steve, on Apr 6, 2016 at 9:06 pm | 2 comments | 11224 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto peace walk marks Sept. 11 anniversaryA multifaith march for peace in Palo Alto Sunday afternoon drew hundreds of participants. Walking along Alma Street and Middlefield...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2016Last comment by No apples, no oranges , on Sep 13, 2016 at 4:54 pm | 17 comments | 11224 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fire Dept. burns through half its overtime budgetThe Palo Alto Fire Department has burned through half of its annual overtime budget -- $718,000 -- during this fiscal year...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2013Last comment by Walter White, on Dec 14, 2013 at 10:30 am | 24 comments | 11222 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill College vying to offer new, affordable four-year degreeFoothill College is in the running to become one of the first California community colleges to offer a four-year bachelor's...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2015Last comment by Marie, on Jan 8, 2015 at 7:37 am | 4 comments | 11222 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
AT&T withdraws Palo Alto cell-tower applicationAT&T has withdrawn its application to install a 75-foot-tall cell-phone tower at the Eichler Swim and Tennis Club in Palo...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2010Last comment by bILL, on Nov 22, 2010 at 3:31 pm | 82 comments | 11221 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Slew of changes eyed for Charleston-Arastradero corridorThe Charleston-Arastradero Road corridor in Palo Alto may not be the city's most famous roadway but it is undoubtedly its...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2015Last comment by Sunshine, on May 5, 2015 at 6:02 pm | 61 comments | 11220 Views
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