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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Google expands into Stanford Research ParkMountain View-based Google is continuing its quiet expansion into Palo Alto, with two new Stanford Research Park spaces joining...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2014Last comment by BringBacktheHorse, on Jun 21, 2014 at 6:16 am | 15 comments | 15062 Views
AROUND TOWN
Healing the mindWhen Donald Ray Williams, in the grip of a psychotic episode, torched the University Avenue Walgreens in Palo Alto on July...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2014Last comment by Do more, on Feb 15, 2014 at 11:45 pm | 5 comments | 15058 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Rent-cap law prompts calls for tenant protections in Palo AltoWith California's new rent-cap law set to take effect on Jan. 1, the Palo Alto City Council is preparing to pass an emergency...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by Louise Turnbry, on Dec 14, 2019 at 12:43 pm | 53 comments | 15055 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 | 15055 Views
RESTAURANTS
Our guide to Thanksgiving meals on the PeninsulaConsider taking the glass-half-full approach to Thanksgiving this year and seize the opportunity to create the holiday meal...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2020Last comment by AlexDeLarge, on Nov 22, 2020 at 12:20 am | 3 comments | 15052 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto breaks ground on California AvenuePalo Alto Mayor Nancy Shepherd will join other council members, local residents and dignitaries Monday afternoon in celebrating...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2014Last comment by Roland, on Apr 21, 2015 at 5:51 pm | 22 comments | 15051 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Undisclosed meetings, private funds cloud downtown debateIn July 2011, just weeks after Palo Alto approved the mammoth expansion of the Stanford University Medical Center -- the...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2012Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jun 20, 2014 at 10:33 am | 78 comments | 15050 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 | 15045 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fletcher Middle School's dwindling size causes district to propose enrollment lotteryWith the student body at Ellen Fletcher Middle School shrinking by over 30% since 2015, Palo Alto Unified is considering...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2021Last comment by Citizen, on Nov 28, 2021 at 11:15 pm | 20 comments | 15041 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 | 15036 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto City Council approves first major housing project of 2020Seeking to make a small dent in the local housing crisis, the City Council approved on Tuesday its largest residential project...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Dec 8, 2020 at 11:47 am | 30 comments | 15036 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Turner-trial judge criticized for bias in assault caseAnother local sexual-assault case has become the latest battleground in the continued debate over whether the judge who presided...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2016Last comment by baszia, on Jul 9, 2016 at 6:40 pm | 12 comments | 15033 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 | 15032 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 | 15032 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Student journalists investigate 'rape culture' at PalyThe editor of a student magazine at Palo Alto High School said her staff has received "overwhelmingly positive" reaction...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2013Last comment by Consent=YesPlease!, on Apr 15, 2013 at 2:51 pm | 78 comments | 15030 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 | 15027 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 | 15027 Views
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 | 15026 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn hits top 100 in Newsweek ranking0...
Original post made on May. 20, 2008Last comment by Resident, on May 28, 2010 at 8:48 am | 72 comments | 15025 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto police hone in on robberies, auto burglariesThe Jan. 23 home-invasion robbery of an elderly Palo Alto couple was the flashpoint for a public meeting that focused on...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2014Last comment by Citizen, on Feb 7, 2014 at 12:04 am | 23 comments | 15024 Views
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