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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to explore new laws to curb gas vehicles, appliancesFour years after they adopted a lofty goal of cutting emissions by 80% by 2030, Palo Alto's elected leaders are confronting...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by Online Name, on Aug 17, 2020 at 11:54 pm | 54 comments | 8964 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford provost addresses sex-assault memorialStanford University Provost Persis Drell is defending the university's handling of a campus garden that was created to mark...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2018Last comment by Protect victims not rapists and colleges, on Mar 17, 2018 at 8:18 pm | 14 comments | 8964 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Museum wins final approval, prepares for constructionThe Palo Alto Museum is set to make the leap from concept to reality after the City Council approved the final agreement...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2023Last comment by Richard, on Apr 24, 2023 at 8:00 am | 5 comments | 8963 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan to build homes at Cubberley gets pushbackAs Palo Alto gets closer to the finish line in its collaborative effort to redesign and rebuild Cubberley Community Center,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 21, 2019 at 12:01 pm | 37 comments | 8962 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Elective surgeries, procedures ramp up at Stanford Health Care after coronavirus cases dropStanford Health Care is rapidly resuming elective surgeries, diagnostic tests and other procedures, with more than 800 scheduled...
Original post made on May. 6, 2020Last comment by Alexa, on May 7, 2020 at 11:19 am | 9 comments | 8962 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Developer proposes 73 housing units on University Avenue blockAfter dropping its plans to build apartments next to the California Avenue Caltrain station, Smith Development is now proposing...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 18, 2021 at 8:11 pm | 17 comments | 8962 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Terrorist group claims to operate in Palo Alto0...
Original post made by I'd rather not say on Jun. 20, 2006There are no comments yet. 8962 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspect at large in Hamilton Avenue robberyPalo Alto police are looking for one of three suspects who beat up, robbed and threatened to stab a pedestrian on Hamilton...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2013Last comment by Tecsi, on Nov 4, 2013 at 9:16 am | 14 comments | 8962 Views
AROUND TOWN
Former 49er found guilty of misdemeanors in domestic violence caseAfter a six-day trial, jurors found former San Francisco 49er offensive tackle and Palo Alto resident Kwame Harris guilty...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Nov 5, 2013 at 6:49 pm | 2 comments | 8962 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Nail salon chain hit with class action lawsuitA class action lawsuit was filed in San Mateo County Superior Court Tuesday against a popular nail salon chain accused of...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2011Last comment by Tessa Gallo, on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:33 pm | 10 comments | 8961 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board candidates to debateThe public will get its first chance to see all five candidates for the Palo Alto school board next Thursday, Sept. 11, at...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2014Last comment by PAUSD, on Sep 11, 2014 at 2:07 pm | 38 comments | 8961 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto teacher pleads not guilty to sexual misconductPalo Alto High School science teacher Ronnie Farrell pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he touched a 15-year-old...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2016Last comment by Paly Alum, on Nov 21, 2016 at 4:51 pm | 4 comments | 8960 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
VIDEO: Tall Tree awardees honored ThursdayHundreds of Palo Altans paused Thursday night to recognize the power of individuals to better their community, as two organizations...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2009Last comment by Alice Smith, on Apr 18, 2009 at 12:09 am | 2 comments | 8959 Views
AROUND TOWN
Snapshots from the neighborhoods' vaultsThe spiderweb gauntlet leading to Aki Ueno's front door on the 1100 block of Hamilton Avenue is enough to make anyone's skin...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2016Last comment by Springs at Chandler AZ, on Oct 31, 2016 at 10:18 pm | 2 comments | 8959 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto officials blast water boardFrustrated by a permitting process that continuous to plague two long-awaited construction projects in the Baylands, furious...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2014Last comment by Change the Names, on Oct 5, 2014 at 1:36 pm | 39 comments | 8958 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford emergency helipad temporarily relocatedThe emergency-transport helicopter that usually lands on the roof of Stanford Hospital will be relocated to a temporary helipad...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2013Last comment by Not an issue, on Aug 30, 2013 at 5:45 pm | 6 comments | 8957 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tough love: Paly's new principal settles in0...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2007Last comment by The Admiral, on Sep 2, 2008 at 11:47 pm | 49 comments | 8955 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facing concerns from College Terrace, city looks to reassert commitment to single-family housing zonesSince Palo Alto launched the "planned home zone" last year to encourage more housing, it has seen a steady uptick both in...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 11, 2021 at 10:27 am | 13 comments | 8954 Views
AROUND TOWN
please don't park on the street on street sweeping daysWork crews try to sweep city streets once a week during the fall and winter. Unfortunately, scofflaws parking on the street...
Original post made by resident on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by , on Nov 20, 2013 at 4:15 pm | 1 comment | 8954 Views
AROUND TOWN
Survey shows scant enthusiasm for infrastructure taxPalo Alto voters might be willing to support a funding measure in November to improve public safety and roads, but most would...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2018Last comment by Rey T, on Apr 20, 2018 at 8:13 am | 59 comments | 8954 Views
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