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SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board backs $17 million Addison giftThe Palo Alto school board enthusiastically endorsed Tuesday night a multi-million dollar plan, paid for in full by an anonymous...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2016Last comment by High School Parent, on Feb 25, 2016 at 6:32 pm | 29 comments | 8539 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Four dead in Half Moon Bay shooting, suspect in custodyFour people are dead, and a suspect is in custody after a person opened fire in two separate shootings in an unincorporated...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2023Last comment by Novelera, on Jan 24, 2023 at 1:15 pm | 6 comments | 8539 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 | 8538 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 8538 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A worthless permit parking testIf the city is truly committed to giving Professorville and other residents living in homes adjacent to downtown some protection...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2012Last comment by matthew, on Jul 7, 2012 at 9:47 pm | 32 comments | 8537 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 | 8537 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Car hits, flips ambulance on El Camino in Palo AltoFive people were taken to the hospital after a Toyota sedan collided with an ambulance at Oregon Expressway and El Camino...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2010Last comment by Jake, on Oct 30, 2010 at 11:14 am | 29 comments | 8537 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 | 8537 Views
AROUND TOWN
Memorial service Tuesday for former Sunset publisher Mel Lane0...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2007Last comment by joe, on Jul 31, 2007 at 6:04 pm | 2 comments | 8537 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Mr. Palo Alto' Warren Thoits dies after illnessWarren Thoits, a lifelong Palo Altan, attorney, philanthropist and downtown Palo Alto property owner, died Thursday night...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2009Last comment by Rob Burlison, on Dec 2, 2013 at 12:28 pm | 11 comments | 8537 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto prepares to tap into federal funds, reserves to avoid budget cutsElected leaders moved this week to reverse most of the cuts in City Manager Ed Shikada's proposed budget, which includes...
Original post made on May. 13, 2021Last comment by chris, on May 14, 2021 at 9:51 pm | 17 comments | 8536 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 | 8535 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Charges dropped in Palo Alto bus fatalityA SamTrans bus driver facing a vehicular-manslaughter charge after her bus struck a pedestrian in Palo Alto in 2010 was exonerated...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2012Last comment by ndnorth, on Dec 15, 2012 at 10:47 am | 21 comments | 8535 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto survey points to growing concerns over mental health, retirementAsk Palo Alto residents how they feel about their city, and many will praise its bountiful parks, job opportunities and educational...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2023Last comment by Old PA Resident, on Jan 21, 2023 at 12:51 pm | 9 comments | 8535 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 | 8535 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Shooting hoax triggers massive police responseSomeone impersonating a Palo Alto resident called police on Tuesday night and falsely reported he’d just shot his wife...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2019Last comment by Novelera, on Jan 10, 2019 at 5:44 pm | 16 comments | 8535 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 | 8535 Views
AROUND TOWN
Snapshots from the neighborhoods' vaultsThe spiderweb gauntlet leading to Aki Ueno's front door on the 1100 block of Hamilton Avenue is enough to make anyone's skin...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2016Last comment by Springs at Chandler AZ, on Oct 31, 2016 at 10:18 pm | 2 comments | 8535 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mayor: 'Green revolution' will aid economyThe faltering economy could force Palo Alto to cut programs and delay a new public-safety building but it should not keep...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2009Last comment by resident, on Mar 13, 2009 at 12:14 pm | 50 comments | 8534 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Parking problems brew at Philz CoffeeParking is getting tight in Midtown, and the opening of a new cafe may make matters worse. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/05/25/shop-talk-parking-...
Original post made on May. 25, 2015Last comment by Jean G, on May 26, 2015 at 5:16 pm | 20 comments | 8534 Views
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