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AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto embraces new vision for public artIn an effort to encourage more streetscape whimsy and greatly expand the city's eclectic collection of murals and sculptures,...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2016Last comment by Megan , on Aug 26, 2016 at 11:08 am | 15 comments | 8866 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto plans major revamp of Fire DepartmentFirefighters are typically associated in the popular imagination with burning buildings, wildfires and disaster response....
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2012Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 10, 2012 at 11:37 am | 32 comments | 8865 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Air traffic noise increasingAm I the only one noticing an increase in air traffic noise from SFO? SFO noise abatement doesn't seem to include Palo Alto....
Original post made by Tired of the Noise? on Jul. 1, 2012Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 22, 2014 at 1:52 pm | 49 comments | 8865 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to explore new laws to protect rentersFresh off adopting an emergency law that offers relocation assistance to low-income tenants facing eviction, the Palo Alto...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by Me 2, on Sep 10, 2018 at 8:50 pm | 36 comments | 8865 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police investigate 2 armed robberies that took place within 25-minute spanPalo Alto police are investigating two armed robberies that took place within a 25-minute span on Monday night, April 17....
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 21, 2023 at 8:56 pm | 22 comments | 8865 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Developer seeks a pass from Palo Alto's retail lawThe city's retail-preservation ordinance will be put to the test on Aug. 14, when the City Council will consider giving an...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2017Last comment by Exceptions galore, on Aug 5, 2017 at 1:15 pm | 26 comments | 8864 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD VP Barb Mitchell falsely accuses OCR of interviewing students without parental consentPalo Alto school board vice president Barbara Mitchell on Sunday escalated her attack on the US Department of Education's...
Original post made by Curious on Jul. 17, 2013Last comment by spectator at large, on Jul 22, 2013 at 8:35 pm | 28 comments | 8864 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ban on vehicle dwelling back on the tableAfter balking last year, Palo Alto is now once again pursuing a new law that would make it illegal for people to live in...
Original post made on May. 15, 2013Last comment by PAmom33, on May 22, 2013 at 8:16 pm | 66 comments | 8864 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council set to revive -- and revise -- contentious zoning toolAfter more than a year of hibernation, Palo Alto's most controversial zoning process is preparing to roar back to life. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2015Last comment by imby, on Aug 26, 2015 at 8:13 am | 37 comments | 8863 Views
AROUND TOWN
For love of a luteDoris Williams was raised in the birthplace of General Motors, but the culture she experienced at home in and around Flint,...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2012Last comment by Carol, on May 23, 2012 at 6:35 pm | 2 comments | 8863 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 | 8863 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
These students are using augmented reality to honor Chanel Miller's words on the Stanford campusA group of Stanford University students are using augmented reality to restore Chanel Miller's voice to a campus memorial....
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2019Last comment by Never leave yourself at the mercy of others, on Oct 1, 2019 at 11:40 am | 11 comments | 8862 Views
AROUND TOWN
please don't park on the street on street sweeping daysWork crews try to sweep city streets once a week during the fall and winter. Unfortunately, scofflaws parking on the street...
Original post made by resident on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by , on Nov 20, 2013 at 4:15 pm | 1 comment | 8861 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 | 8860 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 | 8860 Views
AROUND TOWN
Health care advocate and architect chosen for Athena honorsThe two women selected as Palo Alto's most influential leaders by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce have dedicated countless...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2018Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 10, 2018 at 11:22 pm | 30 comments | 8860 Views
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Upset with Google's leadership, tech employees launch a workforce union to fight backA coalition of employees working for Google parent company Alphabet and its subsidiaries announced Monday that they have...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Common Sense Speaks, on Jan 25, 2021 at 10:09 pm | 10 comments | 8860 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Lackadaisical library adminFour years ago the city auditor suggested hiring a collection agency for unpaid library fines. $300,000 is due now, and they...
Original post made by $300,000 on Feb. 23, 2011Last comment by Library Hound, on Feb 28, 2011 at 5:21 pm | 11 comments | 8859 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Utilities tries to keep pace with technological changeWhen Palo Alto's founding fathers decided more than a century ago to launch a municipal utility, they could hardly have imagined...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2018Last comment by Joe, on Feb 21, 2018 at 2:23 pm | 13 comments | 8859 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How bad is the drug problem at Palo Alto high schools?Rylan Fuchs, a good looking, white, 17 year old high school student in Danville, was shot and killed this week apparently...
Original post made by Sarah on Jan. 24, 2009Last comment by rick, on Apr 29, 2009 at 8:17 am | 33 comments | 8859 Views
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