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AROUND TOWN
With most activities on hold in 2020, running experiences a resurgenceRunning has experienced a resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated 50 million Americans, or about 15% of...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 5216 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto hosts week-long party to celebrate city's resilienceTo celebrate the community's resilience over the course of the pandemic, Palo Alto is hosting a week of more than 20 events,...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2021Last comment by , on Sep 10, 2021 at 7:41 am | 1 comment | 898 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Opening statements in Holmes trial give competing versions of Theranos claimsProsecutors gave a scathing opening statement Wednesday in the federal trial against Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by It.is.what.it.is, on Sep 9, 2021 at 4:26 pm | 3 comments | 6770 Views
SPORTS
Water polo, volleyball tournaments on the schedule this weekendA full slate of tournaments in various sports is on tap for the weekend, highlighted by the 23rd annual Scott Roche Tournament,...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by Claudette, on Sep 9, 2021 at 11:38 am | 2 comments | 3187 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local events will commemorate Sept. 11's 20th anniversaryPalo Alto and Stanford organizations will remember the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Friday and Saturday,...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 9, 2021 at 9:58 am | 3 comments | 5570 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Supply shortages delay opening of Palo Alto's new bike bridgeFacing construction delays and supply shortages, Palo Alto now plans to open its new bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101 in...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2021Last comment by AllenPod , on Sep 9, 2021 at 9:43 am | 7 comments | 10860 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Coroner's office identifies skeletal remains found near Skylonda in AprilSkeletal remains found near the Skylonda/Woodside area on April 12 have been identified as 42-year-old Jill Anderegg, according...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Sep 9, 2021 at 8:46 am | 1 comment | 7327 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Are there enough 'mad moms' in California to recall Gov. Newsom from office?Recall supporters are counting on mothers angry over school closures, who helped fuel the petition drive, to also vote to...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2021Last comment by Sophie, on Sep 8, 2021 at 9:47 pm | 10 comments | 11705 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
As school boards resume in-person meetings, will the public still get to comment from home?During the pandemic, local residents got used to offering their comments at virtual school board meetings by Zoom or phone....
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2021Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Sep 8, 2021 at 12:23 pm | 2 comments | 8388 Views
SPORTS
Gunn, St. Francis, Woodside, Pinewood win football gamesJames Lambert ran for three touchdowns, including a 57-yard romp, and the Gunn football team opened its home schedule with...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 4422 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Assembly vote boosts police decertification billA bill that creates a process for decertifying police officers who have committed serious misconduct advanced in the state...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2021Last comment by MM, on Sep 8, 2021 at 11:44 am | 3 comments | 5527 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Getreu trial: Brother of victim testifies alleged serial killer murdered his sister in 1963Evan David Williams, a pastor, said that Getreu killed his sister on June 9, 1963, when his family and Getreu's parents were...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2021Last comment by NanaDi, on Sep 8, 2021 at 10:58 am | 1 comment | 11931 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
How much will California's EDD scandal cost Newsom in the recall election?Will voters in the California recall blame Gavin Newsom for backlogged unemployment claims and billions in fraud? Republican...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2021Last comment by Jason Tarrick, on Sep 8, 2021 at 9:12 am | 5 comments | 11019 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Locals contribute over $3.4M to fight Newsom recallWith the California recall election less than three weeks away, the campaign fighting the effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2021Last comment by community member, on Sep 7, 2021 at 2:27 pm | 10 comments | 17694 Views
SPORTS
The Playbook, a newsletter about high school sports, to launch on the PeninsulaWith the return this fall of full seasons of high school athletics, veteran sports journalists Rick Eymer and Glenn Reeves...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2021Last comment by frankie1234, on Sep 7, 2021 at 10:43 am | 4 comments | 9593 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Apartment building eyed for The Fish Market siteThe building on El Camino Real could be replaced with a five-story building with 129 apartments and ground-floor retail under...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2021Last comment by I miss my small town feel, on Sep 7, 2021 at 8:27 am | 10 comments | 11665 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bike plan in south Palo Alto faces uphill climbMonths after the City Council enthusiastically endorsed the creation of new bikeways south Palo Alto, the effort has run...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2021Last comment by Ryan, on Sep 6, 2021 at 5:37 pm | 39 comments | 15270 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cities make the case for a 'bicycle superhighway'Few roads better epitomize the frustrations and hopes of Peninsula's bicycle advocates than El Camino Real, a hazardous route...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2021Last comment by Ryan, on Sep 6, 2021 at 5:05 pm | 32 comments | 15181 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford University resident assistants go on indefinite strikeResident assistants at Stanford University went on an indefinite strike Thursday after the university failed to meet their...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2021Last comment by felix, on Sep 5, 2021 at 11:36 am | 2 comments | 4700 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to tax businesses based on square footageAs Palo Alto advances its effort to bring a business tax to the November 2022 ballot, the City Council is moving toward a...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2021Last comment by Leland , on Sep 5, 2021 at 11:02 am | 26 comments | 9879 Views
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