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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 | 8606 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Edgewood developer sues over finesAttorneys for an Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center developer filed an appeal in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Monday...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2017Last comment by Paul, on May 9, 2017 at 8:26 am | 43 comments | 8605 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 | 8605 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto's Davante Adams completes a football circleWhen Tony Kelly became a receivers coach for the Palo Alto High School football team in 2010, Davante Adams was known more...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2016Last comment by Midtown Mom, on Jun 29, 2016 at 8:17 pm | 4 comments | 8605 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 | 8604 Views
AROUND TOWN
Don't pay a 6% real estate commission!0...
Original post made by Kevin J. on Oct. 9, 2006Last comment by uhmm, well, on Oct 10, 2006 at 1:01 pm | 6 comments | 8604 Views
RESTAURANTS
Yard to tableThe kitchen at Maum, an upscale, 16-seat Korean restaurant in downtown Palo Alto, is fueled by carefully tended vegetable...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2018Last comment by Raj, on Nov 29, 2018 at 10:59 am | 1 comment | 8604 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Battle of the bookstores0...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2007Last comment by trudy, on Nov 11, 2007 at 7:34 am | 6 comments | 8603 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto mulls raising age for buying tobaccoWith Palo Alto's crusade against tobacco rapidly gathering force, two members of the City Council on Tuesday floated a proposal...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2015Last comment by 2nd hand smoker, on Nov 16, 2015 at 6:23 am | 46 comments | 8603 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
It's unanimous -- Midtown loses 88 bus line0...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2007Last comment by Parent of Gunn High School Student,, on Sep 6, 2007 at 10:26 pm | 31 comments | 8602 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Woman arrested after car search nets gun, suspected drugsPalo Alto police have arrested a woman who they say falsely identified herself after officers searched the car she was in...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2022Last comment by Mama, on Sep 19, 2022 at 10:52 am | 5 comments | 8601 Views
AROUND TOWN
Christopher Dawes of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford to retireChristopher Dawes has announced his retirement as president and CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2018Last comment by Former Unit Clerk, on Mar 21, 2018 at 11:19 am | 1 comment | 8601 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 | 8600 Views
AROUND TOWN
Plan for 'gateway' building in downtown Palo Alto moves aheadPalo Alto's latest downtown project seeks to accomplish two things: blend seamlessly into the bustling, tech-savvy environment...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by YIMBY, on Apr 1, 2011 at 9:25 am | 42 comments | 8600 Views
AROUND TOWN
Junior Museum bald eagle returns homeA large bald eagle from the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, who had flown to the Menlo Park area on Saturday, returned to...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2013Last comment by Nora Charles, on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:42 pm | 18 comments | 8600 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Citizen Pundit's Old Ideas Create Delay, Hinder Palo Alto's Future0...
Original post made by JL on Dec. 7, 2006Last comment by J.L., on Dec 13, 2006 at 1:19 am | 55 comments | 8599 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PA council opposes 'preemptive action' in Iran0...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2007Last comment by joan, on Dec 15, 2007 at 2:39 pm | 71 comments | 8599 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 | 8599 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Study: Blacks subconsciously 'dehumanized'0...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2008Last comment by perspective, on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:16 pm | 31 comments | 8599 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Who's running in Newsom recall? Politicians, activists, Californians of all stripesForty-six candidates are running in California's second recall election for governor. They include politicians, activists...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2021Last comment by No heat, on Aug 26, 2021 at 4:01 pm | 2 comments | 8599 Views
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