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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Commission approves first public art in private developmentInnovation. Technology. Sustainability. These were the buzzwords at Palo Alto's Public Arts Commission meeting on Thursday,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2015Last comment by eileen stolee, on Feb 23, 2015 at 11:25 pm | 7 comments | 10738 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Castilleja requests restraining order against alleged sign vandalSome supporters and opponents of Castilleja School's proposed expansion have said lawns signs from both sides of the debate...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2019Last comment by Money interests rule, on Feb 26, 2019 at 10:31 pm | 22 comments | 10736 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Who knew? PAUSD coverup of sex offender0...
Original post made by Concerned parent on Nov. 7, 2006Last comment by Warning, on May 29, 2014 at 3:08 pm | 16 comments | 10736 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin Immersion program now 'ongoing'Palo Alto's once-controversial Mandarin Immersion program was elevated from the status of "pilot" to "ongoing" Tuesday with...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2010Last comment by Mom, on Jan 6, 2011 at 7:02 pm | 117 comments | 10732 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 | 10732 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New flu deaths in Santa Clara, San Mateo countiesA second person has died in Santa Clara County from influenza, and the first death in San Mateo County was also reported...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2014Last comment by Rupert of henzau, on Jan 12, 2014 at 4:31 pm | 19 comments | 10730 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Judging the judges: Recalls may become easier, but is that better for California?Amid a constellation of factors, some legal experts believe we could be plunging into a new era in which judges increasingly...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2016Last comment by mauricio, on Aug 30, 2016 at 6:35 pm | 5 comments | 10729 Views
AROUND TOWN
New AT&T 'hotzone' opens on University Ave.Seeking to provide local technophiles with faster and easier Internet access, AT&T on Wednesday launched a "hotzone" initiative...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2011Last comment by Jim Larkin, on Sep 11, 2011 at 10:02 am | 14 comments | 10729 Views
AROUND TOWN
Yuletide trees spread joy in Old Palo AltoDebbie Nichols' remembrances of her Old Palo Alto neighborhood at Christmas time do not include colored lights and boughs...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2013Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Dec 30, 2013 at 10:38 am | 10 comments | 10729 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 | 10728 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Suit threatened over city's car-camping banA group of Palo Alto attorneys is threatening to sue the city over a recently adopted ban on vehicle habitation, a law that...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2013Last comment by Retired Teacher, on Nov 20, 2013 at 1:33 pm | 49 comments | 10727 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto masseur arrested second time for sex crimesAn East Palo Alto man who was arrested in September for sexual battery was taken into custody again after 21 women came forward...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2015Last comment by Rene Cartagena, on Jan 6, 2015 at 5:50 pm | 3 comments | 10725 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Some schools lag in measles immunizationsDespite cases of the measles now showing up in Santa Clara County, some Palo Alto schools still have up to 12 percent of...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2015Last comment by Sandy, on Jan 31, 2015 at 10:45 pm | 32 comments | 10724 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Possible measles exposure hits Palo Alto areaPeople who visited at least six locations in the Palo Alto area may have been exposed to measles, the Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2019Last comment by Mama, on Mar 27, 2019 at 10:56 am | 9 comments | 10722 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
With ideal climate and landscape, why aren't we biking?One of the reasons I love life in Palo Alto is because our city has made a serious commitment to bicycle infrastructure....
Original post made on May. 26, 2017Last comment by Steve Dabrowski, on Jun 3, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 66 comments | 10722 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students, parents rally against 'hate' groupMore than 250 people gathered at the southeast corner of the Gunn High School campus in Palo Alto this morning in opposition...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2010Last comment by gogunn, on Feb 3, 2010 at 10:13 am | 163 comments | 10721 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 | 10721 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 | 10721 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Four game changers of 2014Jessica Sullivan, Andrew Swanson, Elaine Uang, and Roger Smith worked behind the scenes to bring big changes to Palo Alto. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2014Last comment by Deceptive sweettalk, on Dec 27, 2014 at 12:50 pm | 11 comments | 10719 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 | 10719 Views
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