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OTHER ISSUES
Facebook CEO: 'Messages' = way of the futurePredicting people will call it "the way the future should work," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the Palo Alto social-networking...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2010Last comment by MerlinTuh, 1 hour ago | 2 comments | 3466 Views
OTHER ISSUES
San Antonio center near completionIt took nearly half a decade, but a massive new office campus at the San Antonio Shopping Center is almost complete. The...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Anke, 3 hours ago | 59 comments | 7023 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Launching rent control has hefty price tagRent control is touted as a way to clamp down on housing expenses, but in at least one regard it's fast becoming a money...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by The Business Man , 3 hours ago | 36 comments | 2691 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tenant attorneys seek clarity on rent-control kickoffCould Mountain View's landlords soon be on the hook to pay back a small fortune in overcharged rents? Read the full story...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by The Business Man , 3 hours ago | 38 comments | 1096 Views
ELECTIONS
Peninsula economy labor growth stalledA midyear analysis of Silicon Valley and San Francisco Peninsula economic trends shows unemployment at its lowest rate since...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by Putin's Plan?, 5 hours ago | 1 comment | 415 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Elected leaders celebrate start of Caltrain electrification projectGov. Jerry Brown and other elected leaders were at the Millbrae Caltrain station Friday to celebrate the beginning of a project...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by Ahem, 5 hours ago | 9 comments | 941 Views
RESTAURANTS
Los Altos: Two caught with stolen mail, police sayPolice arrested a man and woman from East Palo Alto on Sunday after they were allegedly caught stealing mail in a residential...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by MerlinTuh, 6 hours ago | 2 comments | 2340 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Still no solid plan for school bond moneyThe final day of July will mark the 1,000th day since the Los Altos School District's $150 million Measure N bond squeaked...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Backroom Dealings, 10 hours ago | 15 comments | 2912 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Regional plans for major housing growth up for approvalElected officials from all nine Bay Area counties are set to vote later this month on a road map for sustainable growth in...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by Robyn, 12 hours ago | 43 comments | 2422 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hollywood actor John Heard found dead in Palo AltoHollywood actor John Heard, 71, best known as the dad from "Home Alone," died in a Palo Alto hotel room on Friday afternoon,...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by Thomas, 13 hours ago | 4 comments | 2530 Views
AROUND TOWN
A graveyard of Google bikesIt's just one of the many perks of working at Google -- employees can take their pick from about 1,000 brightly colored bicycles...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by OUTRAGE!, 14 hours ago | 57 comments | 8774 Views
MOVIES
Health advisers help ease Medicare confusionDec. 7 marks the end of Medicare's annual fall election period and the only time most seniors can make changes to their health...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017There are no comments yet. 2023 Views
MOVIES
Our own bit of CubaErnest Hemingway was an unsettled man, marrying four times and moving around the globe from Illinois to Spain, Venice, Paris,...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2017There are no comments yet. 1535 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man arrested in suspected concert drug saleA 20-year-old man was arrested at the Audiotistic Festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre over the weekend after he was allegedly...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2017There are no comments yet. 898 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stevens Creek Trail RepairWhatever happened to the repair to the Stevens Creek trail that was damaged by the winter storm earlier this year? The Santa...
Original post made by Sam Moore on Jul. 10, 2017Last comment by Gary Kremen, on Jul 23, 2017 at 9:13 pm | 5 comments | 208 Views
ELECTIONS
Federal judge keeps injunction blocking Trump order on sanctuary cities in placeA federal judge in San Francisco Thursday denied a request by President Donald Trump's administration to lift an injunction...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by Sessions is a Con-man, on Jul 22, 2017 at 11:56 pm | 4 comments | 794 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Space science soars at Mountain View HighAfter students cleared out of Mountain View High School for summer break, physics teacher Steve Widmark rolled up his sleeves...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by Michael Harding, on Jul 21, 2017 at 9:39 pm | 1 comment | 2344 Views
ELECTIONS
Eshoo holds town hall meeting SaturdayRep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, will be stopping by the 18th Congressional District to meet with constituents for a town hall...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by Impeach and remove Trump and Spence, on Jul 21, 2017 at 8:01 pm | 1 comment | 755 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Caltrain posts new suicide-prevention signsSuicide-prevention signs along the Caltrain tracks will be updated as part of a nation-wide study on whether they are effective....
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2010Last comment by Super Dave, on Jul 21, 2017 at 12:51 pm | 4 comments | 2647 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rent committee punts on tough questionsIn their most difficult meeting to date, members of the city's Rental Housing Committee were clearly overwhelmed as they...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by Ben Around, on Jul 21, 2017 at 12:35 pm | 42 comments | 3614 Views
Chocolate + Tahini Ice Box Pie
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 1,370 views
Opening alert: Kyosho Sushi in Menlo Park
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 1,176 views
Love is a Verb
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 986 views
