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PALO ALTO ISSUES
The Reconing, part 3Congratulations Gennady Sheyner and The Weekly for this extraordinary investigation and 3 reports on this infamous perpetration...
Original post made by John on Jan. 24, 2024There are no comments yet. 183 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
The reckoning, part 1: How a violent arrest forced out two veteran Palo Alto copsOn Sept. 1, 2021, former Palo Alto Police Agent Thomas DeStefano received a strongly worded letter from then-Police Chief...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2024Last comment by Richard , on Jan 22, 2024 at 11:08 am | 1 comment | 3619 Views
SPORTS
Stanford's VanDerveer becomes winningest college basketball coach of all timeStanford's women’s basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer became the winningest college basketball coach in NCAA history...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2024Last comment by Claudette, on Jan 22, 2024 at 10:46 am | 1 comment | 2295 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bill aims to crack down on AI-generated child pornographyAs artificial intelligence blurs the lines between real and fake, state Assembly member Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, is introducing...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2024Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 22, 2024 at 9:37 am | 5 comments | 3690 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Embarcadero Media Foundation to launch new websites[http://EmbarcaderoMediaFoundation.org Embarcadero Media Foundation] is set to unveil brand-new websites for all seven of...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2024There are no comments yet. 2312 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Google to close child care centers, impacting one Palo Alto siteGoogle plans to close its employee child care centers later this year, impacting one facility near the border of Palo Alto...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2024Last comment by Bystander, on Jan 21, 2024 at 4:20 pm | 5 comments | 7099 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Employee at Mike's Diner Bar investigated for embezzlementPolice are investigating an employee for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from Mike's Diner Bar, a Midtown institution...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2024Last comment by Online Name, on Jan 21, 2024 at 1:36 pm | 7 comments | 5324 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Builder's remedy project would bring nearly 200 apartments to San Antonio siteAcclaim Companies, a developer whose seven-story apartment complex at the site of the Fish Market represents Palo Alto's...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2024Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 21, 2024 at 12:36 pm | 28 comments | 8048 Views
AROUND TOWN
Here's how Seniors Real Estate Specialists are helping older homebuyersWhether downsizing, joining a retirement community or relocating closer to family, navigating the real estate market can...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2024Last comment by Anne, on Jan 21, 2024 at 10:10 am | 1 comment | 1550 Views
AROUND TOWN
New coalition looks to revive effort to build Palo Alto gymA new coalition that includes former mayors, philanthropists, athletes and civic volunteers is spearheading a $33-million...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2024Last comment by tmp, on Jan 20, 2024 at 11:13 am | 13 comments | 4837 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As Palo Alto relaxes rules for tree removal, some urge broader overhaulWhen Palo Alto passed an ambitious tree-protection law in 2022, its aim was to shield the city's treasured canopy from destruction....
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2024Last comment by Hills Resident, on Jan 19, 2024 at 10:33 pm | 6 comments | 3943 Views
RESTAURANTS
Need pizza joint nameGreetings all, I'm trying to identify a pizza place from the '60's or early '70's that I believe was close to the intersection...
Original post made by The Green Acres Kid on Jan. 19, 2024Last comment by Mondoman, on Jan 19, 2024 at 8:25 pm | 1 comment | 289 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As Palo Alto relaxes rules for tree removal, some urge broader overhaulWhen Palo Alto passed an ambitious tree-protection law in 2022, its aim was to shield the city's treasured canopy from destruction. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2024Last comment by Online Name, on Jan 19, 2024 at 4:29 pm | 2 comments | 494 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Newsom sides with parents' rights groups to defend youth tackle footballThe Assembly has until the end of January to decide the fate of the youth tackle football bill, which would prevent kids...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2024Last comment by Bystander, on Jan 19, 2024 at 8:25 am | 9 comments | 1505 Views
AROUND TOWN
The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:0...
Original post made by Andrew L. Freedman on Oct. 19, 2006Last comment by Leslie York, on Jan 19, 2024 at 7:10 am | 1210 comments | 488498 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Developer proposes townhome project near Midtown SafewayAn apartment building near the Midtown Safeway would be demolished and replaced with a 12-unit townhome development under...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2024Last comment by mjh, on Jan 18, 2024 at 7:47 pm | 19 comments | 5213 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
5 major candidates want to be California's new U.S. senator. Where they stand on the economy, crime and the borderHere's a detailed look at where the main contenders for California's U.S. Senate seat stand on the big issues issues -- and...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2024Last comment by Online Name, on Jan 18, 2024 at 7:24 pm | 4 comments | 2911 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto, Tesla ink deal to upgrade substation near new engineering HQSeeking to accelerate Tesla's plans to open its new engineering headquarters, the City Council approved a deal with the car...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2024Last comment by theAlex, on Jan 18, 2024 at 12:36 pm | 3 comments | 3783 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Newsom OK'd a minimum wage increase for health care workers. Now he wants to delay itCalifornia health care workers banking on a state-ordered minimum wage increase later this year might have to wait a little...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2024Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 18, 2024 at 11:44 am | 2 comments | 2775 Views
AROUND TOWN
Our Town: 22 years of life above the foldIt was the career I never saw coming. What was supposed to be a six-to-eight-week stint as a fact checker in the summer of...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2023Last comment by Lisa Van Dusen , on Jan 18, 2024 at 9:53 am | 26 comments | 7717 Views
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