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SPORTS
Paly girls' season comes to an end after forfeiting playoff winWhile the SCVAL El Camino Division champion Palo Alto girls' soccer team was looking forward to Saturday's Central Coast...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2013Last comment by PALY Soccer Parent, on Feb 23, 2013 at 6:37 pm | 57 comments | 15209 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to sue High Speed Rail AuthorityPalo Alto will urge federal and state officials to cut off funding for California's proposed high-speed rail and sue the...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2010Last comment by Larry Cohn, on Sep 23, 2010 at 10:04 pm | 70 comments | 15208 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Downtown Streets Team settles wage theft lawsuit for $170KA class-action lawsuit filed by a former employee against Downtown Streets Inc. for nonpayment of wages was preliminarily...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2021Last comment by Over it!, on Aug 21, 2021 at 7:34 am | 7 comments | 15207 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Coronavirus weekend update: The latest COVID-19 newsThe biggest news from this past week is the revised San Mateo County Health order that allows for the reopening of places...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by Old PA Resident, on May 31, 2020 at 10:32 pm | 4 comments | 15206 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Middlefield Road 'road diet' set to become permanentAfter an extended trial run, Palo Alto is preparing to make permanent the recent road modifications on a busy stretch of...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2019Last comment by Moot, on Jan 20, 2019 at 11:11 am | 40 comments | 15203 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Nature offers boost to storm drain fee increase campaignPalo Alto officials could hardly have chosen a better week to start mailing out ballots for their campaign to raise fees...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2017Last comment by Competent oversight?, on Mar 15, 2017 at 5:02 pm | 61 comments | 15202 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
El Camino Health is first in the world to use new blood flow monitoring technologyEl Camino Health announced Tuesday that it will begin using a new blood flow monitoring technology called FloPatch, a wearable...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2023Last comment by Silver Linings, on Mar 19, 2023 at 11:45 pm | 1 comment | 15202 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
VA Palo Alto cleared after reports of active shooterA reported shooter at the Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System's Palo Alto campus led to a shelter-in-place order...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2018Last comment by Danville Expatriate, on Jul 28, 2018 at 2:20 pm | 11 comments | 15201 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Palo Alto says goodbye to last 24-hour restaurantIn the latest Shop Talk column, read about Flegel's new location, the addition of two eateries at DoorDash's shared kitchen...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2020Last comment by musical, on May 10, 2020 at 6:52 pm | 6 comments | 15200 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Magical Bridge playground surges toward realityWith funds nearly secured and its final design winning approval Thursday, Palo Alto's dream of creating an "inclusive" playground...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2014Last comment by Christina Owen, on Apr 18, 2014 at 4:53 pm | 8 comments | 15197 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Early-morning earthquake shakes parts of the Bay AreaAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 shook parts of the Bay Area early this morning, according to the U.S. Geological...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018Last comment by the big one, on Jan 4, 2018 at 4:26 pm | 11 comments | 15195 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sea lion found outside Palo Alto Animal ServicesA California sea lion tried to cross East Bayshore Road in Palo Alto early Thursday morning but was intercepted by staff...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Thank you, on Nov 10, 2018 at 6:11 am | 2 comments | 15195 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Update: Victims identified, motive sought in Palo Alto murder-suicideThe man who police believe used a semi-automatic gun to kill the building manager at a Palo Alto senior-housing complex on...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2015Last comment by Palo Alto Native, on Mar 27, 2015 at 12:08 am | 22 comments | 15194 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto dentist missing in remote Wyoming wildernessA beloved Palo Alto dentist has gone missing in the Wyoming wilderness after he became separated from his hiking group over...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2023Last comment by WhatAboutme, on Sep 12, 2023 at 10:37 am | 6 comments | 15194 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
After receiving vulgar phone calls and death threat, Palo Alto council member is speaking outCity Council member Lydia Kou was the target of sexual harassment and a death threat, and now she's speaking out to prevent...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2021Last comment by ALB, on Aug 18, 2021 at 10:49 pm | 23 comments | 15192 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: New EPA shops are big local draw0...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2008Last comment by MM, on Aug 14, 2008 at 8:38 pm | 4 comments | 15188 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Amid outcry over sheriff's Batmobile raid, San Mateo County supervisors ask state attorney general to investigateSupervisors on Aug. 16 asked the state attorney general to make an inquiry into the criminal investigation and prosecution...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2022Last comment by MD, on Aug 22, 2022 at 7:02 pm | 3 comments | 15185 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Funding questions loom over high-speed rail's new planSeeking to comply with a legislative requirement, the agency charged with building California's high-speed-rail system on...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2014Last comment by resident 1, on Feb 24, 2014 at 12:15 pm | 18 comments | 15178 Views
AROUND TOWN
Retired judges oppose Persky recallA letter released Wednesday by a group of retired Santa Clara County Superior Court judges speaks out against efforts to...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2016Last comment by Michele Dauber, on Jul 10, 2016 at 2:37 pm | 32 comments | 15178 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Higgs boson confirmed - the God particleVery cool. The rest of the world goes on while we holiday. In fact, they go on and discover the glue that holds us together. Literally. The...
Original post made by Higgs on Jul. 4, 2012Last comment by bosun mate, on Jul 7, 2012 at 12:20 pm | 5 comments | 15168 Views
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