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Edgewood Plaza developer faces growing fineThe developer of Edgewood Plaza is now facing a fine of $1,000 per day for not replacing the vacant grocery store formerly...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2015Last comment by palo alto mom, on Oct 17, 2015 at 11:49 am | 32 comments | 8538 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shop Talk: Reach Fitness closes, Blue Bottle to openReach Fitness Club is set to close on Dec. 15, ACE Hardware is using autonomous cars for deliveries and Blue Bottle Coffee...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2018Last comment by charles reilly, on Nov 23, 2018 at 7:38 am | 1 comment | 8537 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: The retail quandaryThe retail health of Palo Alto's various commercial districts has ebbed and flowed over the decades, influenced by economic...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2017Last comment by Suspicious, on Feb 14, 2017 at 8:10 am | 8 comments | 8536 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Nonprofit housing execs: 'Palo Alto process' still a problemFor Palo Alto Housing, these are both the best and worst of times. Since the nonprofit's planned senior-apartments and market-rate-housing...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Mar 24, 2018 at 4:51 pm | 18 comments | 8536 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The sheriff's race: What they'd do if electedHow the scandal-plagued Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office will operate in a post-Laurie Smith era will be determined by...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2022Last comment by Neal, on Oct 6, 2022 at 6:47 pm | 2 comments | 8536 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers push back against reorganization of arts departmentFor the second time in as many years, Palo Alto Unified art teachers, students and parents are protesting the consolidation...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2019Last comment by PA, on Apr 28, 2019 at 8:36 pm | 22 comments | 8536 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Toward a mea culpaIt has taken two Palo Alto Board of Education elections and the replacement of four out of five trustees, a new Superintendent...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2017Last comment by TIMOTHY, on Jan 27, 2017 at 5:11 pm | 5 comments | 8535 Views
AROUND TOWN
President Hotel owner applies for hotel conversionThe owner of President Hotel submitted this week its plan to convert the historic apartment building in downtown Palo Alto...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2019Last comment by Rainer, on Feb 11, 2019 at 4:18 am | 32 comments | 8535 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto defers master plan for Fry's sitePalo Alto officials rarely turn down grant funding but they made an exception on Monday night when they agreed not to launch...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2015Last comment by Palo Alto , on Jun 29, 2015 at 9:18 am | 13 comments | 8534 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn grads celebrate individuality, kindness over competitionAmid the cheers, air horns and applause, the take-away message for Gunn High School class of 2014 graduates was: strive to...
Original post made on May. 28, 2014Last comment by musical, on May 30, 2014 at 12:05 am | 11 comments | 8534 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto, police union deadlocked over contractFive months after Palo Alto completed its long and bitter negotiations with the city's firefighters union, officials find...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2012Last comment by Earn the respect, on Aug 10, 2012 at 11:34 pm | 82 comments | 8533 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
FBI agents arrest former SLAC employeeA former employee of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was arrested Monday for allegedly destroying $500,000 worth of...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2009Last comment by John McGuire, on Jul 31, 2009 at 7:10 am | 8 comments | 8533 Views
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East Palo Alto gets two new police captains0...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2008Last comment by Margaret Fex, on Jan 31, 2012 at 12:18 am | 9 comments | 8533 Views
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A social whirl0...
Original post made on May. 16, 2008Last comment by Thanks whoever took the photo, on May 16, 2008 at 6:52 am | 2 comments | 8533 Views
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Memorial service, reception held for Cate FisherA memorial service for Catherine (Cate) Fisher, 19, of Menlo Park, who died after being shot in East Palo Alto, was held...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2011Last comment by mother of 5, on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:38 am | 4 comments | 8533 Views
AROUND TOWN
No quick fixes for downtown's parking woesWith downtown residents up in arms about a shortage of parking spots on their blocks, Palo Alto officials approved on Tuesday...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2012Last comment by infrequent, on Nov 16, 2012 at 10:58 am | 30 comments | 8533 Views
BOOKS
Stanford prepares to reopen outdoor campus spaces to the publicAfter nine and a half months of tightly controlled access to its campus, Stanford University on Wednesday, June 16, will...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2021There are no comments yet. 8533 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bioterrorism drill creates a 'race with death'0...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2007Last comment by Parent, on Nov 14, 2007 at 12:52 pm | 1 comment | 8532 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Possible train part catapults into Palo Alto carA mysterious large object slammed into a parked Chevrolet Suburban in Palo Alto sometime on Monday night, Oct. 8, or Tuesday...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2012Last comment by Senior RFE, on Oct 12, 2012 at 8:52 pm | 32 comments | 8532 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stanford construction site could be in violation of city lawStanford University is violating a city nuisance ordinance that prohibits storing building materials on a site where construction...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Feb 19, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 30 comments | 8532 Views
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