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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council urged to 'go big' on housingGo big on housing. That's the message that about a hundred Palo Alto residents delivered to the City Council on Monday --...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016Last comment by mauricio, on May 22, 2016 at 10:38 am | 92 comments | 8857 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto eager to start work on new bike bridge over Adobe CreekAfter years of delays, debates and design revisions, Palo Alto is preparing to break ground on a new bike bridge over U.S....
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2019Last comment by @Richard, on Jun 25, 2019 at 5:26 pm | 33 comments | 8857 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District eyes expansion of student research programPalo Alto Unified Superintendent Max McGee is hoping to expand a longtime student-research program at Palo Alto High School...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2015Last comment by parent, on Aug 12, 2015 at 10:35 pm | 53 comments | 8856 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police officers defer $800,000 in raisesIn a move that will save Palo Alto about $800,000 during bleak financial times, the city's police union has voted to defer...
Original post made on May. 26, 2009Last comment by Not important, on Dec 10, 2009 at 2:37 pm | 84 comments | 8855 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to streetlights to address wireless needsAs Palo Alto's voracious appetite for wireless data continues to grow, local streetlight and utility poles are transforming...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2017Last comment by Peninsula Commuter, on Aug 26, 2017 at 11:09 pm | 25 comments | 8855 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Our reporting on arrestsAt age 19, Joe Smith, home from college and enjoying catching up with some old high school friends the night after Thanksgiving...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by A Neighbor, on Oct 17, 2017 at 8:22 am | 6 comments | 8854 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facebook moving to Menlo Park--College Terrace happyToday's (January 5th) Daily Post has an article about Facebook and it's relationship with the neighbors in College Terrace....
Original post made by Too Much Traffic on Jan. 5, 2011Last comment by palo altan, on Jan 8, 2011 at 9:16 pm | 19 comments | 8853 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students return to campus for new school yearStudents at Palo Alto Unified School District's five middle and high schools started a new year on Wednesday, the first relatively...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2021Last comment by Gustavo Woltmann, on Sep 13, 2021 at 11:32 pm | 7 comments | 8852 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Hot lunch program to resume downtown serviceThe senior hot lunch program La Comida is expanding into a temporary, trial location in downtown Palo Alto this year as the...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2019Last comment by neighbor, on Jan 9, 2019 at 10:29 am | 5 comments | 8851 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Chilling recordings relate plane-crash fearsTwo audio recordings of communications between air-traffic controllers reveal rising anxiety and a tense exchange as the...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2010Last comment by Stan Faust, on May 4, 2010 at 3:15 pm | 66 comments | 8850 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facelift planned for popular Eleanor Pardee ParkIt's been the site of controversy due to limb-dropping eucalyptus trees and a public restroom that some residents feared...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2012Last comment by Michelle, on Aug 13, 2012 at 1:23 pm | 22 comments | 8850 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks past harassment allegations, inks new deal with Downtown Streets TeamSetting aside their concerns about numerous allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against top executives at the...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2020Last comment by Online Name, on Dec 11, 2020 at 11:47 am | 11 comments | 8850 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New 'performing-arts center' approved for PalyGroundbreaking for a state-of-the-art "performing-arts center" at Palo Alto High School is planned for the summer of 2013....
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2012Last comment by Kevin, on Feb 17, 2012 at 10:34 pm | 29 comments | 8849 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Eight is enoughThe Palo Alto school district has a rare opportunity to put a term limit measure on this November's ballot without it being...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jan 22, 2018 at 4:49 pm | 10 comments | 8849 Views
RESTAURANTS
For the love of sandwichesIn the noontime line at Ike's Place at Stanford University, a line that curves around the spacious, light-filled Forbes Family...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2011Last comment by Will, on Feb 7, 2011 at 10:16 am | 2 comments | 8849 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Gunn High teacher Greer Stone joins race for City CouncilGreer Stone, a Gunn High School history teacher and former chair of the Palo Alto's Human Relations Commission, has joined...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 8, 2020 at 12:51 pm | 39 comments | 8848 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Dr. David Druker of PAMF dies at home FridayDavid Druker, M.D., president and CEO of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and a longtime practicing physician, died at his...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Jul 27, 2010 at 5:32 am | 5 comments | 8848 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Ramon Valley High principal accepts job at Palo Alto UnifiedSan Ramon Valley High School principal Jason Krolikowski has announced that he will be leaving the Danville school after...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2020Last comment by Bruce W, on Sep 7, 2020 at 3:15 pm | 8 comments | 8847 Views
AROUND TOWN
Girl, 9, drowns in pool in Menlo ParkA 9-year-old girl died Tuesday night as a result of a drowning at an apartment community pool in the 300 block of Sharon...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2014Last comment by tragic, on Jul 27, 2014 at 10:03 pm | 11 comments | 8847 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Liz Kniss to run for Palo Alto City CouncilAfter a decade-long hiatus, Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss launched her quest to return to local politics Monday...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2012Last comment by svatoid, on Jan 14, 2012 at 9:31 am | 43 comments | 8846 Views
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