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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto managers plan to take pay cut during budget crisisWith Palo Alto facing a gaping budget deficit, City Manager Ed Shikada said Monday that he plans to take a 20% pay cut and...
Original post made on May. 19, 2020Last comment by Firehim, on Jun 4, 2020 at 9:04 pm | 47 comments | 10645 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Hewlett-Packard historical archives destroyed in wine country firesThousands of important papers related to Silicon Valley's early history were destroyed in the North Bay wildfires, Keysight...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2017Last comment by Scotty, on Nov 1, 2017 at 8:26 am | 7 comments | 10645 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Park 'undedication' heads to Palo Alto ballotA proposal to "undedicate" a 10-acre parcel of parkland in Byxbee Park to enable the construction of a waste-to-energy plant...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2011Last comment by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, on Mar 26, 2011 at 1:09 pm | 28 comments | 10643 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Teavana to close; Nobu takes over hotelIn this week's retail news, Teavana will close at Stanford Shopping Center, Nobu Hospitality takes over The Epiphany Hotel...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2017Last comment by CK, on Aug 10, 2017 at 2:12 pm | 3 comments | 10643 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Castilleja celebrates a century of schooling0...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2007Last comment by Casti Alumna, on Jun 11, 2015 at 10:02 pm | 5 comments | 10642 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens, philosophers deconstruct 'college rat race'Is there a deeper meaning to the college rat race? Students from Gunn and Palo Alto high schools pondered that question in...
Original post made on May. 26, 2011Last comment by John Perry, on Jun 1, 2011 at 3:50 pm | 16 comments | 10642 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Seventeen-year-old arrested for infant's homicideTwo teenage boys, ages 16 and 17, have been arrested, one in connection with the fatal shooting Sunday (June 5) of a 3-month-old...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 7, 2011 at 9:29 pm | 48 comments | 10642 Views
AROUND TOWN
NASA, Google ink deal for Hangar One, Moffett airfieldsNASA announced today that officials signed a lease with Google's Planetary Ventures LLC to manage Moffett Federal Airfield...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2014Last comment by Long Timer…., on Nov 13, 2014 at 5:16 am | 8 comments | 10641 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Judge set to toss lawsuit from police officers over Black Lives Matter muralA Santa Clara County Superior Court judge is preparing to toss a lawsuit from six Palo Alto police officers over a Black...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2022Last comment by vmshadle, on Mar 11, 2022 at 10:48 am | 19 comments | 10640 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullying recommendations delayed until April 9The Palo Alto school district will unveil its recommendations for a new policy on bullying April 9, Superintendent Kevin...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2013Last comment by Edmund Burke, on Mar 19, 2013 at 11:00 am | 125 comments | 10640 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Hard school lessonsThe revelation that former Palo Alto High School Principal Phil Winston engaged in "unprofessional conduct and unsatisfactory...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2014Last comment by Perspectives, on Apr 13, 2014 at 2:26 pm | 3 comments | 10640 Views
AROUND TOWN
Walnut GroveThe Walnut Grove neighborhood looks a little different this week. White ghosts haunt the bushes of an Eichler home. Tombstones...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2015There are no comments yet. 10640 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shop Talk: Shady Lane moves, Anatolian Kitchen expandsGift boutique Shady Lane is slated to move from University Avenue to Sharon Heights Shopping Center next month; Anatolian...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 17, 2015 at 4:47 pm | 33 comments | 10638 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto OKs church to house the homeless in parking lotSoon, the cracked pavement of Highway Community Church's parking lot on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto will be home to up...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Carroll Whitaker, on May 7, 2021 at 9:52 am | 102 comments | 10638 Views
BOOKS
Join Palo Alto Reads -- "Funny in Farsi"0...
Original post made by Palo Alto City Librarians on Sep. 26, 2006Last comment by Marianne, on Nov 20, 2006 at 3:51 pm | 18 comments | 10638 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan for offices, retail at old Varsity Theatre move aheadThe Varsity Theatre in downtown Palo Alto represents, in many ways, the tension between the city's past and its future. Now,...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2011Last comment by Lost Treasures, on Nov 11, 2011 at 1:33 am | 43 comments | 10636 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto superintendent to convene achievement gap advisory committeeDuring a live call-in show Wednesday evening, Palo Alto Superintendent Max McGee announced the launch of a minority achievement...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2014Last comment by Legal Bills, on Oct 11, 2014 at 4:21 pm | 25 comments | 10635 Views
AROUND TOWN
Project to sync University Avenue traffic signalsA new plan to synchronize 14 traffic signals along University Avenue in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto could cut the amount...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2018Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 2, 2018 at 5:39 pm | 22 comments | 10634 Views
BOOKS
Dynasty-scale dining0...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2007Last comment by Betty Dunworth, on Sep 7, 2012 at 12:40 pm | 5 comments | 10633 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto families warned against too many APsPalo Alto students and their families are consistently warned against taking on too many advanced placement classes, counselors...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2011Last comment by Sophomore, on Feb 28, 2012 at 9:50 pm | 101 comments | 10632 Views
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