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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 | 8776 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 | 8776 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 | 8776 Views
AROUND TOWN
Khoury's Market set to open in College TerracePalo Alto shoppers won't have any trouble knowing which family is in charge of the new College Terrace supermarket. Khoury's...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2018Last comment by Nayeli, on Oct 18, 2018 at 10:19 am | 18 comments | 8776 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council to weigh controversial Marriott proposalWith Palo Alto's hotel boom in full effect, the City Council will consider on Monday the latest entrant into the crowded...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2015Last comment by Abitarian, on Dec 7, 2015 at 4:12 pm | 31 comments | 8775 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto eyes new ways to manage storm waterFor decades, Palo Alto's storm drains have functioned like hidden highways, ferrying water away from local streets and into...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2016Last comment by resident, on Jul 7, 2016 at 7:53 pm | 18 comments | 8775 Views
AROUND TOWN
Robotics builds community for Space Cookies girlsA 5-foot-tall, 120-pound, Frisbee-throwing contraption that was built by a group of Girl Scouts and is being pitted in competitions...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2013Last comment by concerned about your attitude, on Dec 2, 2013 at 8:05 pm | 2 comments | 8775 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 | 8774 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford Health Care names new president and CEODavid Entwistle has been name the new president and CEO of Stanford Health Care, the organization announced Wednesday. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2016Last comment by Sarah1000, on Apr 17, 2016 at 7:35 am | 4 comments | 8774 Views
AROUND TOWN
Gov. Sarah Palin is coming to Woodside0...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2008Last comment by toadstool, on Sep 18, 2008 at 12:21 am | 46 comments | 8774 Views
SPORTS
Stanford senior class will bow out as program's best everLinebacker Shayne Skov and his fellow seniors were recruited on the heels of Stanford's worst football season ever. It took...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2013Last comment by Regan, on Dec 13, 2013 at 7:50 am | 2 comments | 8773 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Deaths from recent wildfire smoke could top 3K, Stanford researchers saySmoke from wildfires on the West Coast may be responsible for more heart attacks, strokes and other conditions in recent...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2020Last comment by Vincent, on Oct 19, 2020 at 11:12 am | 2 comments | 8773 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Over the past year, Stanford and Santa Clara County clashed over numerous issues. Here are three key points of contention.Stanford University and the county of Santa Clara took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues,...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 13, 2019 at 12:34 pm | 8 comments | 8772 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to cut funding for planning, transportation as revenues dropWith the city's finances sputtering, Palo Alto plans to reduce planning staff, eliminate its shuttle program and turn to...
Original post made on May. 20, 2020Last comment by Red, on May 22, 2020 at 1:39 pm | 26 comments | 8772 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police search for man who assaulted woman on sidewalkPalo Alto police are searching for a man who assaulted a woman while she was walking on the 2500 block of El Camino Real...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2018Last comment by Another One Captured!, on Jan 3, 2019 at 6:14 pm | 51 comments | 8772 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 | 8772 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Competition heats up in race for new state Senate districtTo the average Peninsula voter, Brisbane and Sunnyvale have little in common. The former is a small, industrial suburb on...
Original post made on May. 19, 2012Last comment by Fido, on May 24, 2012 at 4:11 pm | 2 comments | 8772 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New approach needed for College Terrace grocery storeMy family has been connected with the JJ&F Food Store brothers since the late 1940s, when they learned the trade at my mother's...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Feb 14, 2018 at 8:42 am | 57 comments | 8771 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Family donates $1 million to develop youth mental health resourcesThe family of a Palo Alto man who died by suicide in October 2021 has made a $1 million donation to create a scholarship...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Marc Vincenti, on May 20, 2022 at 11:55 am | 3 comments | 8771 Views
AROUND TOWN
Weekly, Palo Alto Online named 'best in state'The Palo Alto Weekly was honored Saturday as best large newsweekly in California and PaloAltoOnline.com as the best news...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2013Last comment by FatCat, on May 1, 2013 at 3:26 pm | 11 comments | 8771 Views
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