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With new leverage, builder pitches two plans for downtown housing project
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (710+ words) Upon first glance, the two applications for new apartments near Palo Alto City Hall are mostly alike. The initial application, which uses the city’s in-house zoning flexibility process called “planned home zoning” calls for 89 units distributed among eight stories at…...
Letters to the editor: fixing Cubberley, the RV dilemma, Skyline speeding
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (165+ words) Cubberley has been an important resource for me ever since I moved to Palo Alto in 1982. When the November Palo Alto Community Safety/Services Measure is approved by Palo Alto voters, the half-cent increase in the sales tax will allow…...
Palo Alto Unified faces suit over mosque field trip
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (423+ words) The suit, which was filed on Aug. 7, targets the school’s Social Justice Pathway, a three-year program that focuses on social justice and that is available to students starting in the sophomore year. According to the district, it is designed to…...
Obituaries: Local residents who have died recently
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (175+ words) Local residents who have died recently include: Walter Bretall, 93, a former Menlo Park resident and financial analyst with investment management company Harris, Bretall, Sullivan and Smith, who was an avid skier and tennis player, and who loved music and traveling,…...
August 14, 2026
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Palo Alto looks to limit vehicle dwelling with new permit program
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (530+ words) Facing pressure from local residents and businesses to address a growing number of recreational vehicles in local neighborhoods, Palo Alto city leaders are considering a new solution: requiring vehicle dwellers to buy permits and designating sections of Embarcadero Road and…...
Shop sustainably at this curated secondhand fashion pop-up on the Peninsula
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1539+ words) The ethos behind the Peninsula pop-up Friends with Denim is simple: Instead of buying new clothes or accessories, try items from your community that still have plenty of life left in them. Of course, the idea of shopping second hand…...
A fresh start: Palo Alto students embark on first day under new leadership
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (413+ words) Henry M. Gunn High School was almost silent at 8 a.m., an hour before classes would start on the first day of school. A few students arrived early on Thursday morning and sat quietly in the quad, while the school office was all…...
Democratic Socialist Raymond Goins joins City Council race
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (410+ words) Raymond Goins, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is running for Palo Alto City Council, bringing the total number of candidates to eight. The council race is Goins’ first time running for public office, he said in an…...
Software engineer Brian Hamachek enters Palo Alto council race
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (338+ words) Brain Hamachek, a software engineer and entrepreneur who wants to build a train tunnel, reduce City Hall staffing and protect single-family neighborhoods from new housing developments, is seeking a seat on the Palo Alto City Council. Hamachek, who currently serves…...