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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hundreds of COVID-19 cases appear in Palo Alto schools as omicron surgesClasses have been back in session for less than a week after winter break and local schools are reporting record numbers...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2022Last comment by Jennifer Tate, on Jan 18, 2022 at 4:36 pm | 42 comments | 32136 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto, Menlo and Priory reach CCS volleyball finalsIt will be a busy day for local volleyball fans with Palo Alto, Menlo School and Priory all playing for Central Coast Section...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by john, on Nov 22, 2013 at 1:54 am | 2 comments | 32133 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent Max McGee resignsAfter weeks of upheaval over senior school leadership’s handling of two controversies -- a missed deadline that will cost...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2017Last comment by Cari V., on Sep 29, 2017 at 9:30 pm | 101 comments | 32130 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City and union deadlocked over salary hikesPalo Alto and its largest labor union remain nearly $3 million apart on a new contract, with the biggest dispute centering...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2014Last comment by ISeeTheFuture, on Jan 26, 2014 at 10:48 am | 23 comments | 32079 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: For now, a required 'public benefit' slips awayThere is plenty of blame to go around in any assessment of why Miki's Farm Fresh Market will have to close its doors next...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2013Last comment by "Neighbors Helping Neighbors", on Apr 5, 2013 at 8:08 am | 72 comments | 32065 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
In East Palo Alto, a microcosm of the state's heated charter school debateAs California's charter school movement booms and polarizes public education, educators, elected officials and researchers...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Wayne Martn, on Mar 24, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 23 comments | 32005 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Feds: Parents paid tens of thousands to game the admissions systemThe 204-page federal complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on March 12 in the case of a nationwide college-admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Mar 21, 2019 at 12:07 pm | 73 comments | 32001 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A pandemic on the rise: Charts reveal how virus has spread at different rates in two countiesThrough a series of charts, track how the coronavirus has infected and killed people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties,...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 25, 2020 at 4:31 pm | 46 comments | 31949 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford admits 2,210 for Class of 2017Stanford University has offered admission to 2,210 students from a record-breaking pool of 38,828 applicants for its undergraduate...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2013Last comment by Bob, on Jun 26, 2013 at 2:04 pm | 36 comments | 31939 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fallen trees cause power outages for about 2,500 Palo Alto Utilities customersStrong winds and stormy conditions caused trees to fall down in Palo Alto, where two separate power outages are impacting...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Mar 21, 2023 at 6:23 pm | 36 comments | 31878 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Grand jury calls for denser housingDespite a recent push to build more housing, Palo Alto and other Santa Clara County cities will have to answer to the civil...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jul 15, 2018 at 8:38 am | 205 comments | 31845 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shoptalk: Samyama is a lavishly adorned yoga studioPalo Alto's Midtown neighborhood is about to become home to one of the city's more unusual projects. Spanning two floors...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2013Last comment by Eagerly Anticipating, on Apr 10, 2013 at 1:52 am | 11 comments | 31808 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board votes to rename schoolsAfter hours of impassioned public comment, the Palo Alto school board voted unanimously on Tuesday night to rename two of...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2018Last comment by kids, on Apr 1, 2018 at 2:35 pm | 96 comments | 31675 Views
SPORTS
Track and field's greatest dual meet is turning 50==I (This month marks the 50th anniversary of the famed 1962 U.S.-U.S.S.R. track and field meet at Stanford Stadium. This...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2012Last comment by Carl, on Feb 22, 2014 at 5:32 pm | 5 comments | 31664 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
CDC releases final youth suicide reportThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Friday a much-anticipated final report on its investigation...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by Unbelievable, on Mar 13, 2017 at 10:07 am | 31 comments | 31602 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Paly teacher arrested for alleged sex crimesA Palo Alto High School science teacher who allegedly touched a student in a classroom was arrested by police on Wednesday...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2016Last comment by Ms.A, on Jun 21, 2016 at 9:14 pm | 43 comments | 31592 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Parking lot fire destroys McLaren office, Tesla batteriesA pallet of Tesla batteries, a McLaren business office and a Ford pickup truck went up in flames Sunday morning in a shared...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2022Last comment by felix, on Aug 9, 2022 at 2:28 pm | 13 comments | 31589 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: SB 50 undermines single-family neighborhoods and diversityRather than reap the benefits of locally driven solutions, SB 50 pulls the rug from under them with radical, one-size-fits-all...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Oh Really?, on Mar 28, 2019 at 12:29 pm | 153 comments | 31578 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park police arrest alleged looters en route to Stanford Shopping CenterMenlo Park police officers on the lookout for looters Sunday night arrested two men who were allegedly headed to Stanford...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jun 4, 2020 at 7:49 pm | 26 comments | 31555 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School renaming sparks protest, divisionA proposal to rename a Palo Alto middle school after Fred Yamamoto, a Japanese-American Palo Altan who enlisted in the U.S....
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2018Last comment by John Koster, on Mar 28, 2018 at 6:43 am | 220 comments | 31551 Views
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