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PALO ALTO ISSUES
County extends comment period for Stanford expansionResponding to requests from Palo Alto and Menlo Park, Santa Clara County planners have agreed to give the public 60 more...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Thanks Joe, on Nov 30, 2017 at 11:19 pm | 1 comment | 6521 Views
AROUND TOWN
Artisan pop-up market opens FridayA pop-up market featuring dozens of local artists will open up at the Clarkwood Center starting Dec. 1, and will kick off...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Probably74, on Nov 30, 2017 at 8:40 pm | 1 comment | 2596 Views
SPORTS
Cardinal hopes to have a senior day at Pac-12 title gameStanford (9-3) meets USC (10-2) for the Pac-12 football championship Friday at 5 p.m. inside Levi's Stadium and the 25 fourth-...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Nayeli, on Nov 30, 2017 at 7:35 pm | 1 comment | 3232 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New rules may require retrofits of 'soft-story' buildingsHundreds of city property owners could be forced to firm up the shaky foundations of their buildings under a proposal the...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Nov 30, 2017 at 5:33 pm | 3 comments | 7672 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cities seek more time to vet Stanford proposalPalo Alto and Menlo Park city officials are calling for the Santa Clara County Planning Department to give them another 60...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by margaret heath, on Nov 30, 2017 at 3:19 pm | 15 comments | 6716 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Evening Explosions???Has anyone else heard explosion type noise one or a few times in the evening this past week? I have a friend living at The...
Original post made by Your Neighbor on Nov. 30, 2017There are no comments yet. 1517 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Private meeting held between Facebook officials and East Palo Alto advocatesA private town hall meeting was held at the East Palo Alto Senior Center on Monday between Facebook executives and Real Community...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Mark Dinan, on Nov 30, 2017 at 11:24 am | 1 comment | 8412 Views
AROUND TOWN
Miki Werness out at College Terrace MarketThe grocer whose experience in the business convinced the Palo Alto City Council to give the go-ahead for the new College...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2017Last comment by Micheal Tandino, on Nov 30, 2017 at 10:12 am | 44 comments | 10849 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district will correct Brown Act violationThe Palo Alto school board failed to properly notice a closed-session discussion of a potential lawsuit from the family of...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2017Last comment by Truth, on Nov 30, 2017 at 2:47 am | 19 comments | 8112 Views
SPORTS
Paly girls rally falls short in NorCal volleyball lossThe season came to an end Wednesday for the Palo Alto girls volleyball team as Oak Ridge pulled out a 25-27, 25-18, 25-15,...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2017Last comment by member35, on Nov 30, 2017 at 1:29 am | 33 comments | 4937 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cutting the Foreign Service Hurts America…and Silicon ValleyForeign Service Officers and Specialists of the U.S. Department of State come from every corner of our society to promote...
Original post made by Scott Kilner on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by Pelper, on Nov 29, 2017 at 4:34 pm | 1 comment | 1705 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto council splits over roof decksA proposal to build a roof deck on a Hamilton Avenue became the latest item to divide the Palo Alto City Council into two...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2017Last comment by Evan, on Nov 29, 2017 at 1:14 pm | 27 comments | 7955 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to select supe-search firmAfter hearing public presentations tonight from four search firms, the school board plans to select a company to oversee...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2017Last comment by kids, on Nov 29, 2017 at 8:26 am | 8 comments | 3554 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto set to approve new bike bridgeThey were looking for "Wow!" in the new bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101. Having failed, Palo Alto residents and city leaders...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Nov 28, 2017 at 9:34 pm | 58 comments | 12714 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Silicon Valley's tsunami decade of retirementsA virtual tidal wave of retirements will occur between now and 2025 as older workers leave the workforce in Silicon Valley,...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Nov 28, 2017 at 6:16 pm | 28 comments | 13797 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto's bike-share plan takes a turnAfter failing to get traction in its prior attempts, Palo Alto's plan to bring bike-share programs to the city's masses is...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2017Last comment by Been there lately?, on Nov 28, 2017 at 2:36 pm | 41 comments | 9134 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Hermès to open; restaurant newsRead about Hermès of Paris' forthcoming Palo Alto store, plus the latest restaurant openings and closures. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2017Last comment by Haha, on Nov 28, 2017 at 2:24 pm | 6 comments | 7876 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Aircraft noise: Moving from north to south Palo Alto?I understand that aircraft may start routing even more flights over S Palo Alto instead of North and Mid Palo Alto, per our...
Original post made by Aircraft noise on Nov. 8, 2017Last comment by Giraffe, on Nov 28, 2017 at 12:22 pm | 23 comments | 3174 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Still standing in tributeIn Palo Alto's Peers Park stand redwood trees that as infants traveled farther than many people do in their lifetimes. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2017Last comment by musical, on Nov 28, 2017 at 9:16 am | 3 comments | 7838 Views
SPORTS
Stanford football to play USC for the conference titleCall it divine intervention. Call it getting prayers answered. Call it whatever you want but there was nothing magical about...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2017Last comment by Sea Seelam Reddy, on Nov 27, 2017 at 4:18 pm | 2 comments | 5052 Views
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