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PALO ALTO ISSUES
To appease developer, Palo Alto looks to further loosen El Camino zoning rulesWeeks after Palo Alto adopted new zoning rules to allow taller and denser housing projects on a segment of El Camino Real,...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Dec 30, 2023 at 5:57 pm | 14 comments | 5347 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mail carriers increasingly at risk of armed robberyMail carriers are facing more than just the usual perils of bad weather, heavy loads and aggressive dogs. They now also have...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2023Last comment by Ocam's Razor, on Dec 30, 2023 at 2:05 pm | 8 comments | 4127 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Year in review: A month-by-month lookback at 2023At the end of every year we engage in a ritual of sense-making, pausing to consider how the year began, how it ended and...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Dec 30, 2023 at 9:01 am | 2 comments | 2877 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council looks to keep large commercial tenants out of Homer Avenue buildingFor more than 20 years, the commercial building at 260 Homer Ave. has faced a unique restriction: none of its occupants are...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2023Last comment by Online Name, on Dec 29, 2023 at 7:28 pm | 6 comments | 4069 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A roundup of municipal closures during the winter holidaysWith the winter holidays approaching, various municipal services and popular Palo Alto establishments are set to be closed...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Dec 29, 2023 at 11:57 am | 2 comments | 4678 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
'Builder's remedy' project on Sunset Magazine site could go even higherMenlo Park leaders and Linfield Oaks neighbors worry that a proposed project could be close in size to buildings in San Francisco. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Dec 29, 2023 at 11:07 am | 16 comments | 5504 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Who will succeed Eshoo? Here are the candidatesWhen U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo announced on Nov. 21 that she would not seek another term, she sent ripples through Silicon Valley's...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2023Last comment by EADGBE, on Dec 29, 2023 at 12:17 am | 12 comments | 9246 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Neighbors go unnotified under new housing lawA 2021 California law that allows multiple residences to be built on a single-family lot to increase the state's housing...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Dec 28, 2023 at 1:35 am | 4 comments | 894 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford sit-in persists despite holidays, lack of response from university leadersAs Stanford’s winter quarter has come to a close, students involved with the sit-in have plans to maintain the sit-in’s...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Dec 27, 2023 at 7:12 pm | 7 comments | 4653 Views
BOOKS
A look at the educational rights for youth in the child welfare systemOver 70,000 children and youth in California have an open case in the child welfare system, according to the most recent...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2023There are no comments yet. 2275 Views
AROUND TOWN
With funding boost, plans advance for redevelopment of Buena Vista Mobile Home ParkFor the second time in the past decade, the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park is facing the prospect of demolition. This time,...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2023Last comment by Silver Linings, on Dec 24, 2023 at 11:30 am | 7 comments | 4386 Views
BOOKS
Author pays homage to legendary band with ‘All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows’'There are a lot of Grateful Dead biographers. I’m not one of them. But I tell the story of their music,' said Ray Robertson,...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2023Last comment by Stuart Sockol, on Dec 24, 2023 at 7:53 am | 1 comment | 11884 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Salaries, benefits increase as school superintendents become harder to findBay Area superintendents Donald Austin of Palo Alto Unified and Michael Gallagher at Sunnyvale School District, who earn...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Dec 23, 2023 at 6:40 am | 6 comments | 2805 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Restaurants blast plan to remove downtown parkletsAs Palo Alto prepares to redesign University Avenue, downtown restaurants are rallying to protect a treasured asset that...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2023Last comment by Online Name, on Dec 22, 2023 at 12:25 pm | 26 comments | 6063 Views
AROUND TOWN
Frank Ford, co-founder of Gryphon Stringed Instruments, diesFrank Ford, the co-founder of Gryphon Stringed Instruments and a beloved member of the Palo Alto musicians’ community,...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2023Last comment by Gaz, on Dec 22, 2023 at 11:29 am | 3 comments | 5833 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local family repeats $100K gift to the Holiday FundA Palo Alto family has made another $100,000 donation to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund, its 13th year of supporting the...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on Dec 21, 2023 at 10:16 am | 1 comment | 2591 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Hearing set to decide if Redwood City teen accused of fatal street racing crash will be tried as an adultOne of two people accused of killing a San Carlos couple following a street race in Redwood City last fall will return to...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Dec 21, 2023 at 7:45 am | 4 comments | 4351 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Greg Tanaka joins crowded race to succeed Anna Eshoo in CongressPalo Alto City Council member Greg Tanaka has joined the crowded race to succeed U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, who is set to leave...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2023Last comment by Concerned, on Dec 20, 2023 at 11:54 am | 21 comments | 5495 Views
AROUND TOWN
'No party preference' voters must take action to vote in March presidential primaryRegistrar of voters offices across the Bay Area on Wednesday issued guidance to "No Party Preference" voters who will have...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2023Last comment by Alice Schaffer Smith, on Dec 19, 2023 at 10:43 pm | 3 comments | 2992 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Around Town: a local BMX biking champion, a former Palo Alto mayor, and the cost of updating Cal. Ave.In this week's Around Town column, the latest on a local BMX biker, an update on a former Palo Alto mayor and the cost of...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Dec 19, 2023 at 4:22 pm | 3 comments | 3118 Views
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