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AROUND TOWN

Edgewood Plaza developer faces growing fine

The 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, 2015
Last 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 open

Reach 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, 2018
Last comment by charles reilly, on Nov 23, 2018 at 7:38 am | 1 comment | 8537 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Editorial: The retail quandary

The 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, 2017
Last 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 problem

For 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, 2018
Last 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 elected

How 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, 2022
Last comment by Neal, on Oct 6, 2022 at 6:47 pm | 2 comments | 8536 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Teachers push back against reorganization of arts department

For 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, 2019
Last comment by PA, on Apr 28, 2019 at 8:36 pm | 22 comments | 8536 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Editorial: Toward a mea culpa

It 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, 2017
Last comment by TIMOTHY, on Jan 27, 2017 at 5:11 pm | 5 comments | 8535 Views

AROUND TOWN

President Hotel owner applies for hotel conversion

The 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, 2019
Last 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 site

Palo 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, 2015
Last comment by Palo Alto , on Jun 29, 2015 at 9:18 am | 13 comments | 8534 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Gunn grads celebrate individuality, kindness over competition

Amid 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, 2014
Last comment by musical, on May 30, 2014 at 12:05 am | 11 comments | 8534 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto, police union deadlocked over contract

Five months after Palo Alto completed its long and bitter negotiations with the city's firefighters union, officials find...

Original post made on Feb. 24, 2012
Last comment by Earn the respect, on Aug 10, 2012 at 11:34 pm | 82 comments | 8533 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

FBI agents arrest former SLAC employee

A former employee of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was arrested Monday for allegedly destroying $500,000 worth of...

Original post made on Jul. 28, 2009
Last 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 captains

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Original post made on Apr. 20, 2008
Last comment by Margaret Fex, on Jan 31, 2012 at 12:18 am | 9 comments | 8533 Views

AROUND TOWN

A social whirl

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Original post made on May. 16, 2008
Last comment by Thanks whoever took the photo, on May 16, 2008 at 6:52 am | 2 comments | 8533 Views

AROUND TOWN

Memorial service, reception held for Cate Fisher

A 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, 2011
Last 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 woes

With 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, 2012
Last 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 public

After 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, 2021
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SCHOOLS & KIDS

Bioterrorism drill creates a 'race with death'

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Original post made on Nov. 14, 2007
Last comment by Parent, on Nov 14, 2007 at 12:52 pm | 1 comment | 8532 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Possible train part catapults into Palo Alto car

A 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, 2012
Last 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 law

Stanford University is violating a city nuisance ordinance that prohibits storing building materials on a site where construction...

Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019
Last comment by Neighbor, on Feb 19, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 30 comments | 8532 Views
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