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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Brock Turner juror to judge: 'Shame on you'"Absolutely shocked and appalled" -- that's the reaction of a juror in the Brock Turner sexual-assault case to the sentence...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2016Last comment by baszia, on Jul 9, 2016 at 5:49 pm | 87 comments | 103323 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Emails reveal internal school discussionsPalo Alto school-district superintendent Kevin Skelly has made a practice of communicating with school board members via...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2012Last comment by Gunn Alumni, on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:07 am | 122 comments | 102401 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board members take umbrage at allegations of possible Brown Act violationsStung by what they view as unfair allegations that they violated California's open-meeting law, Palo Alto school board members...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2012Last comment by amazed, on Jun 13, 2012 at 7:26 pm | 131 comments | 99360 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Political polarization sparks confrontation at Starbucks, triggering online furyIn the latest example of social-media fueled extremism, a heated confrontation over politics in a Palo Alto Starbucks on...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2019Last comment by Old Steve, on Apr 3, 2019 at 6:01 pm | 57 comments | 91116 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High student dies by suicideGunn High School Principal Kathie Laurence, in an email to school families this afternoon, is urging parents to talk openly...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2017There are no comments yet. 89886 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community Notebook: Silicon Valley Robot Block Party features the latest in roboticsMore than 1,000 people are expected to celebrate National Robotics Week at the 2015 Silicon Valley Robot Block Party, where...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015Last comment by Ron, on Apr 9, 2015 at 11:10 am | 5 comments | 88939 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police warn about doorbell-ring burglariesPolice are cautioning Palo Alto residents about a recurring type of crime: burglars who ring door bells, posing as a solicitor...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2013Last comment by gutbug, on Aug 27, 2013 at 6:39 pm | 13 comments | 88795 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Living on emptyBy all accounts, Whitney Dafoe was leading a vibrant life before the mysterious illness overtook him. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2015Last comment by A friend in the community, on Oct 6, 2016 at 3:49 pm | 70 comments | 88202 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Silicon Valley's year: 'amazing' but with 'perils'Joint Venture Silicon Valley's annual economic study found that 2015 was a year of record-breaking growth and prosperity,...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2016Last comment by Ed Barbar, on Feb 12, 2016 at 8:06 pm | 44 comments | 87315 Views
AROUND TOWN
Last train to Palo AltoThe train whistle hooted in Eric Struck's backyard as 15 railroad cars made their way out of the station, wheels chugging...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2015Last comment by musical, on Nov 23, 2015 at 1:15 pm | 3 comments | 85601 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Third coronavirus case found in Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County public health department leaders have reported a third case of coronavirus (COVID-19) within the county,...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2020Last comment by anonymous, on Mar 1, 2020 at 9:56 am | 63 comments | 79281 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 | 78320 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Brock Turner sentenced to six months in county jail, three-year probationSanta Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced on Thursday former Stanford University student-athlete Brock Turner to six...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2016Last comment by marie, on Jun 10, 2016 at 6:40 pm | 35 comments | 77979 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caltrain fatality identified as Palo Alto teenA 15-year-old Palo Alto student was killed by a train on the railroad tracks south of Churchill Avenue in Palo Alto at about...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2015Last comment by alpaca, on Mar 13, 2015 at 11:08 am | 167 comments | 75254 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Los Angeles study backs Stanford researchers' conclusion about high prevalence of COVID-19Days after Stanford University researchers suggested that COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara County are far more prevalent --...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by rld, on May 3, 2020 at 10:14 pm | 58 comments | 75013 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students plan peaceful protest to 'hate minister'Nearly 1,500 students plan a "peaceful protest" against an anti-gay, anti-Semitic activist who has announced his group will...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2010Last comment by Megan Swezey Fogarty, on Jan 29, 2010 at 8:50 am | 96 comments | 74935 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Experts consider how long the coronavirus crisis will last — and how we'll get out of itHealth officials have been reluctant to predict the duration of the coronavirus outbreak, but most measures indicate that...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by mauricio, on Apr 9, 2020 at 7:27 am | 59 comments | 73824 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
COVID-19 put her in the hospital for nearly 2 weeks. A clinical-trial drug was her 'saving grace.'What was supposed to be an adventure-filled trip to Egypt for Palo Alto resident Monica Yeung-Arima and her husband took...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Mar 24, 2020 at 9:50 am | 42 comments | 72496 Views
AROUND TOWN
Drowning in Restoration Hardware catalogsNancy Reyering and six other volunteers from Woodside and Portola Valley made a delivery to the Restoration Hardware store...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Nayeli, on Dec 4, 2014 at 5:45 pm | 72 comments | 72438 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford cancels in-person classes; two students in isolation pending COVID-19 test resultsStanford has become the second major U.S. university to cancel in-person classes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus....
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by dangerous situation, on Mar 22, 2020 at 4:34 pm | 37 comments | 69789 Views
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The Nut House is back -- with a self-taught chef and Palo Alto native in the kitchen
By Elena Kadvany | 16 comments | 6,716 views
Some of your comments on nuclear energy
By Sherry Listgarten | 22 comments | 5,460 views
Public statues: Up or down? But does the historical importance of the individuals represented matter?
By Diana Diamond | 39 comments | 3,520 views
Bay Area and Palo Alto RHNA
By Steve Levy | 12 comments | 1,980 views
Stay Together or End the Relationship? Independence or Interdependence?
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