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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rebounding from loss, refocusing on the students2015 in the Palo Alto Unified School District was, indelibly, a year of immense loss but also one of significant change and...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2015Last comment by parent, on Jan 5, 2016 at 4:44 pm | 41 comments | 11964 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
A different kind of justice0...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2008Last comment by Melinda Letterman Circuit, on Feb 5, 2017 at 11:20 pm | 10 comments | 11963 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
California Avenue salon owner found deadThe owner of a hair salon in Palo Alto's California Avenue business district was found deceased in her shop Tuesday morning,...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2014Last comment by Her Dear Friend, on Apr 8, 2014 at 3:27 am | 12 comments | 11963 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Friends and family gather at intersection where Mountain View teen died after a collision with a truckFamily and friends have left flowers, candles, balloons and mementos at an impromptu memorial at the corner of El Camino...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on May 16, 2022 at 12:34 pm | 2 comments | 11963 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Stanford building gathers neuroscience researchers, cliniciansStanford University's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center as well as its Center for Memory Disorders are among the groups...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2016Last comment by JHC, on Feb 10, 2016 at 9:03 am | 6 comments | 11961 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Body found Thursday confirmed to be missing Palo Alto hikerThe Alameda County Coroner's Office has confirmed that a body found in a wilderness area that of a Palo Alto man who went...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2015Last comment by Hedy McAdams, on Apr 26, 2015 at 8:30 am | 4 comments | 11961 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council drops Matadero Creek bikeway planFacing a slew of physical obstacles and neighborhood concerns, Palo Alto is veering away from a once popular proposal to...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2016Last comment by Tom DuBois, on Jun 25, 2016 at 1:22 pm | 48 comments | 11961 Views
AROUND TOWN
To reduce waste, Palo Alto takes aim at demolitionIn its latest bid to curb construction waste, Palo Alto is preparing to effectively ban contractors from demolishing entire...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jul 14, 2019 at 4:15 pm | 29 comments | 11961 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents disturbed by short-cutting tech busesA seeming invasion of rumbling commuter buses and large shuttles on Downtown North streets has some neighborhood residents...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2015Last comment by Be Kind PA, on Aug 15, 2015 at 9:49 pm | 41 comments | 11959 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Structure fire erupts at former Compadres Restaurant sitePalo Alto firefighters responded to a structure fire that erupted at 3877 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, a vacant building...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2018Last comment by musical, on Nov 16, 2018 at 10:17 pm | 29 comments | 11959 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High senior publishes children's book on autismInspired by a friend and class assignment, an autistic senior at Gunn High School has self-published a children's book on...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2014Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 23, 2014 at 2:24 pm | 9 comments | 11958 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local mom launches app to help kids lose weightJoanna Strober's 11-year-old son had a weight problem. Looking for advice and specific weight-loss tools, she took her son...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2014Last comment by mathewmurdock, on Mar 11, 2015 at 1:01 am | 11 comments | 11958 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Holman, Scharff to vie for board seat on open-space districtTheir City Council tenures may be coming to an end, but Karen Holman and Greg Scharff are preparing to square off in another...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2018Last comment by Karen Holman has my vote., on Oct 31, 2018 at 11:51 am | 78 comments | 11958 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 | 11956 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk0...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2008Last comment by yves, on Feb 17, 2012 at 8:44 pm | 31 comments | 11956 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man killed by Caltrain Saturday is identifiedA middle-aged man who was struck and killed by a train at the California Avenue Caltrain station in Palo Alto Saturday morning...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2013Last comment by Ramone, on Nov 19, 2013 at 9:13 pm | 1 comment | 11955 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A joyful 'Noise'From handmade acoustic instruments to powerful distorted electronics, from teenage phenoms to music-world veterans, KZSU's...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2016Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 30, 2016 at 11:23 am | 3 comments | 11953 Views
BOOKS
Living an intentional lifeOn a small East Palo Alto street, just blocks from U.S. Highway 101, 15 people share three houses, a trailer, a diverse fruit...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2013Last comment by PatZy, on Apr 5, 2013 at 9:32 pm | 6 comments | 11953 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 | 11951 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
JP Blanchard's mother: 'Empower our students'The mother of a Gunn High School student who died at the Caltrain tracks in May pleaded with the school board Tuesday night...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2009Last comment by YSK, on Sep 1, 2009 at 2:21 pm | 61 comments | 11948 Views
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