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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Wireless facilities meet fuzzy reception in Palo AltoWhen it comes to equipment to boost wireless reception in Palo Alto, the city's planning effort is struggling to keep up...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2015Last comment by get it right, on Jan 19, 2015 at 10:14 am | 18 comments | 8534 Views
AROUND TOWN
East Palo Alto Best Buy store to closeElectronics retailer Best Buy announced the locations of 42 of its big-box store closures Saturday, including East Palo Alto...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2012Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 19, 2012 at 3:04 pm | 36 comments | 8534 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A year later, the question remains: What's happening with Cubberley?It's been four years since the Cubberley Community Advisory Committee delivered its comprehensive report. But there is no...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2017Last comment by Grumpy Old Guy, on Apr 13, 2017 at 9:44 am | 17 comments | 8533 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What are the rules of the road for bicycles?Are bicyclists considered pedestrians or moving vehicles? Today, I saw a bicylclist coming at high speed through a crosswalk,...
Original post made by Nancy on Mar. 26, 2009Last comment by Observer, on Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 pm | 50 comments | 8530 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
June airplane overturn caused by unknown engine failureA Cessna 172S that crashed into the Palo Alto Baylands mud flats and flipped onto its roof last June totally lost engine...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2012Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 25, 2012 at 3:53 pm | 21 comments | 8530 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Off Deadline: Can vehicle traffic ever be controlled, or made 'sustainable'?Joseph Kott, who resigned as Palo Alto's chief transportation official a decade ago, is taking a broader view these days...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2015Last comment by Marie, on Aug 17, 2015 at 6:31 pm | 31 comments | 8530 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district equity coordinator resigns midyearThe midyear departure of Palo Alto Unified equity coordinator Keith Wheeler has prompted questions about whether the position...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2018Last comment by Transparency?, on Nov 30, 2018 at 8:42 pm | 19 comments | 8530 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford team creates system to recoup unused drugsA team of Stanford University students and graduates has created a system to recoup unused prescription drugs and redirect...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2012Last comment by Mark S., on Mar 30, 2012 at 9:22 am | 9 comments | 8530 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fire destroys remote Baylands boat houseA boat house at Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto, caught fire on Monday night, bringing four fire engines and two battalion...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2013Last comment by Resident, on Nov 28, 2013 at 2:07 pm | 6 comments | 8530 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss annual prioritiesPalo Alto school officials say they want to boost district-wide consistency in "academic rigor, grading and curricular elements"...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2013Last comment by Brownie, on Aug 28, 2013 at 5:32 pm | 16 comments | 8529 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Laurene Powell Jobs donates to school-board incumbent's campaignWith less than a month left until Election Day, Palo Alto school-board trustee Melissa Baten Caswell’s campaign for re-election...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2016Last comment by Scary, on Oct 20, 2016 at 1:27 pm | 11 comments | 8529 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver attacks two with a cane in road-rage incidentA 66-year-old man allegedly attacked two drivers during separate road-rage incidents on Oct. 25 in what police termed a "rampage."...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by @Anon, on Nov 1, 2019 at 6:31 am | 29 comments | 8529 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dogs Off Leash in our Parks0...
Original post made by Carol on Nov. 13, 2006Last comment by Fido, on Dec 15, 2006 at 3:41 pm | 22 comments | 8529 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Skelly contract unchanged for 2013-14Palo Alto school district Superintendent Kevin Skelly received a satisfactory performance review for 2012-13, but his contract...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2013Last comment by Have to put up with Skelly till 2016?, on Jul 22, 2013 at 5:55 pm | 22 comments | 8528 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School administrator Kathleen Meagher to leave for VirginiaA top Palo Alto school administrator and former Duveneck Elementary School principal has announced she is leaving to take...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2014Last comment by Crescent Park Mom, on Apr 14, 2014 at 11:55 am | 7 comments | 8528 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school board takes heat over special education consolidation plansTuesday's Palo Alto school board meeting got heated as parents voiced their anger over plans to eliminate programs for students...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Apr 9, 2023 at 11:06 am | 8 comments | 8528 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Genome project finds variations in ethnic groupsWhen it comes to a person's chances of getting a disease, one's ethnicity may not be as telling as some people believe, according...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2012Last comment by MIDTOWN, on Dec 10, 2012 at 4:17 pm | 5 comments | 8528 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community Notebook: Palo Alto teens organize coding eventCalling all teens interested in coding: Two Palo Alto High School students are organizing a free computer programming event...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2015Last comment by Gunn parent, on Jul 25, 2015 at 12:30 pm | 7 comments | 8528 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents ask for safer West Bayshore RoadMore than 40 Palo Alto residents are petitioning the city to add a bike lane or sidewalk along a dangerous stretch of West...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Oct 27, 2013 at 11:04 pm | 9 comments | 8527 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City to Castilleja: 'apply for new permit'City planners are urging Castilleja School to apply for an amended use permit as a way to resolve neighborhood traffic concerns...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2014Last comment by another deep throat, on Mar 7, 2014 at 4:20 pm | 30 comments | 8527 Views
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