GreenWaste Palo Alto workers approve their first union contract
Palo Alto’s refuse collectors celebrated a milestone on Feb. 24 when they reached a deal with GreenWaste on a collective bargaining agreement.
Police: Man arrested for robbing woman in her driveway
Palo Alto police arrested on Feb. 29 an East Palo Alto resident who they said robbed a woman of her purse earlier this month while she was sitting in the driveway of her home, according to a news release from the Police Department.
Private preschool programs see impacts of transitional kindergarten expansion
Preschools across the Peninsula are seeing fewer students registering after the state began to roll out free universal TK in public schools in 2021.
Rain, chilly temps and gusty winds start Thursday
The National Weather Service forecast for the greater San Francisco Bay Area for Thursday calls for up to 90% chance of rain with breeze.
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Palo Alto Commons expansion in limbo after community opposition
Palo Alto Commons, an assisted-living community for seniors on El Camino Way, is in a…
Youth & Education
Schools explore replacing Fs to address demographic grading gaps
The Palo Alto Unified School District is shifting how it grades its students, including testing out replacing F grades, in an effort to tackle achievement…
People & community
Letters to the editor: Recognize interfaith vigil, local inequities and necessities
In this week’s letters to the editor, a call to recognize the interfaith nature of a vigil in last week’s paper, an ask for basic…