After five classmates committed suicide last year, students at Palo Alto’s Henry M. Gunn high school banded together to form a support group of trained peer counselors.
After five suicides, Palo Alto high school students change culture through peer support Read More »
Freecycle is a website that connects local residents who want to get rid of old furniture and household items with people in the community who will take them. Everything listed on the site is free.
The El Palo Alto historic tree may threaten the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s plans to construct the high-speed rail line. Widening the tracks puts the tree in jeopardy.
Historic tree stands in the way of Palo Alto high-speed rail Read More »
On a warm Thursday at the end of September, Michelle Waters Pritchett serves lunch to the homeless men and women at the Opportunity Center, a facility in Palo Alto offering services for the homeless and people in need. Olive skinned, dark haired, and once homeless herself, Pritchett volunteers daily in the kitchen of the Opportunity
Homeless investing in Palo Alto with Downtown Streets Team Read More »
Werner Rogmans, owner of Stanford Floral Design, championed green waste composting. But his small business can no longer afford the city’s $100 monthly composting fees, so his clippings now go to waste.
Palo Alto florist can no longer afford $100 compost fees Read More »
Palo Alto residents fear high-speed rail will destroy the El Palo Alto “Heritage Tree.”
The Tree and The Train — high-speed rail may threaten heritage tree (VIDEO) Read More »
Palo Alto voters overwhelmingly opposed a ballot measure that would have given residents more say over Fire Department staffing levels.
Palo Alto voters reject firefighters’ measure Read More »
View a photo gallery of 2010 election highlights in the Peninsula.
PHOTOS – Peninsula Election Day Highlights Read More »
Stanford University economist Alain Enthoven has made a career of fighting wasteful spending in the public and private sectors. Recently, he published a report lining out the financial ramifications of the high-speed rail project, concluding that it will most likely never be profitable.
Stanford management professor predicts high-speed rail will lose money Read More »