Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
OTHER TOPICS
COVID vaccinations begin for law enforcement, farmworkers and educators in San Mateo CountyVaccinations for law enforcement, educators and farmworkers are underway in San Mateo County and community partners say the...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2021There are no comments yet. 1575 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Palo Alto plans to sell annual passes for Foothills Nature Preserve entryAfter moving to dramatically curtail access to Foothills Park last month, Palo Alto officially agreed on Monday to further...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2021There are no comments yet. 1277 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Ex-Stanford researcher allegedly tied to Chinese military faces more chargesChen Song, a former Stanford visiting researcher who was arrested for visa fraud last summer, faces additional charges in...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2021Last comment by CyberVoter, on Feb 23, 2021 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 1557 Views
SPORTS
It's not landlords versus tenants — everyone's losingLocal commercial real estate is in its worst crisis since the dot-com bust and the 2008 recession. It's an 11-months-old...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2021There are no comments yet. 2185 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park council to consider new law firm for city attorney servicesAfter decades of work with the law firm Jorgenson, Siegel, McClure & Flegel, LLP, the Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2021Last comment by SoodyQ, on Feb 22, 2021 at 8:00 pm | 2 comments | 2336 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Guest opinion: Parents urge Sequoia district to reopen in red tierIn a guest opinion, a group of Sequoia Union High School District parents calls on the district to prioritize the safe reopening...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2021Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Feb 22, 2021 at 12:31 pm | 11 comments | 2536 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Guest opinion: Help the Menlo Park City School District create a new financial planIn an op-ed, Menlo Park City School District school board president Sherwin Chen writes about upcoming community engagement...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2021There are no comments yet. 2362 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Local boys lacrosse teams will have shorter seasonsBoys lacrosse teams will play shorter seasons this year. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2021/02/19/local-boys-lacrosse-teams-will-have-shorter-seasons...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2021There are no comments yet. 1408 Views
OTHER TOPICS
County civil grand jury report identifies obstacles to building and permitting second unitsThere is potential for many thousands of new secondary housing units in single-family areas throughout San Mateo County,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2021There are no comments yet. 2108 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Community briefs: Longtime Atherton officer retires; Sequoia district superintendent applications due soon; Menlo Park to hold community meetings on financesIn this week's community briefs, Sequoia district superintendent application is due next week, Menlo Park district to hold...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2021There are no comments yet. 1543 Views
SPORTS
County to hold COVID-19 vaccination events for educatorsSome local teachers are reporting that they have already begun to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine doses after San Mateo...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2021There are no comments yet. 6137 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Task force on homelessness helps unhoused near Bay in pandemicThe number of people living in encampments near the Bay in Menlo Park has dropped to around 10 from a high of around 60 people...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2021Last comment by Fire Chief Schapelhouman, on Feb 19, 2021 at 5:54 pm | 1 comment | 1770 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County: Vaccination clinics underway, but short supplies limit rolloutTeachers and other frontline workers will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in San Mateo County starting Monday but county...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2021There are no comments yet. 3212 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Weight loss surgeon from Menlo Park pens book on staying fit and healthy lifelongLong-term fitness and weight loss have been a career focus in the work of Dr. Sanjoy Dutta, a Menlo Park resident and bariatric...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2021There are no comments yet. 2804 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Newsom, lawmakers agree to $600 stimulus checks plus boost for undocumented workersCalifornia has worked out a plan to provide more cash for struggling residents, particularly undocumented families left out...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2021There are no comments yet. 1970 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Spring Down owner gifts equestrian center to Portola ValleyThe Spring Down Equestrian Center will be gifted to the town of Portola Valley in the future. Owner Carol Goodstein says...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2021Last comment by pearl, on Feb 18, 2021 at 3:12 pm | 1 comment | 5813 Views
AROUND TOWN
New name, new rules: Foothills Park is in for more changesAfter opening Foothills Park to the broader public in December, the City Council is preparing to consider new visitor limits,...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2021There are no comments yet. 1718 Views
OTHER TOPICS
COVID-19 vaccine clinic at SFO opens to all San Mateo County residents for two daysA two-day vaccination clinic at San Francisco International Airport will provide drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations for all...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2021Last comment by Margaret L, on Feb 17, 2021 at 2:51 pm | 2 comments | 16373 Views
SPORTS
Atherton couple donates $80M to Stanford children's hospital, medical schoolAn Atherton couple has given $80 million to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford University's School...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2021Last comment by been there, on Feb 17, 2021 at 1:06 pm | 1 comment | 3834 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Teacher housing plan gains momentum as Palo Alto City Council voices supportA proposal to build 110 apartments for teachers and school district staff near California Avenue gained momentum last week....
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2021There are no comments yet. 1435 Views
Get the most important local news stories sent straight to your inbox daily.
Specialty's Cafe and Bakery comes back to life in Mountain View (cookies included)
By Elena Kadvany | 4 comments | 19,339 views
Kill two birds with one ... mini-split!
By Sherry Listgarten | 15 comments | 4,109 views
March Madness for Seniors
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 0 comments | 2,665 views
Whoof! Our problems have all disappeared
By Diana Diamond | 13 comments | 2,570 views
Premarital and Couples: How Long is Your Restoration Cycle?
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,027 views
Submit your story today
The 35th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult and Teen categories. Submit your short story here by April 2 (online submissions only). Stories must be 2,500 words or less. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
Sponsored by Kepler's Books, Linden Tree Books and Bell's Books.
