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Palo Alto’s long-awaited renovation of car-free California Avenue is being delayed by a month after the street’s new bollards were held up in customs as they were on the way to California from Vietnam. The union representing frontline VTA workers in Silicon Valley put the transit… With cuts to federal staff and uncerta
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Guest Opinion: Palo Alto schools face a self-inflicted budget crisis
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (650+ words) By Todd Collins and Ken Dauber It’s almost impossible to believe. Over just a few weeks this summer, PAUSD went from its strongest ever financial position to its absolute most dire. When school ended in June, they boasted a record…...
Julie Makinen named Embarcadero Media publisher and CEO
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (472+ words) Julie Makinen, a veteran news executive who was inspired to pursue a career in journalism after interning at the Palo Alto Weekly while attending Stanford 30 years ago, will become the CEO and publisher of the Weekly’s parent nonprofit Embarcadero Media…...
A bug educator’s life: Meet the ‘Beetlelady’ bringing interactive insect (and other 'bug') classes to all corners of Silicon Valley
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (931+ words) “Bugs,” the colloquial term San Mateo entomologist Stephanie Dole uses to refer to insects, are all around us. The term encompasses six-legged wonders such as flies, beetles, grasshoppers and so many more, including “true bugs” belonging to the order Hemiptera;…...
Stanford pitches ambitious new plan for campus growth
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (940+ words) Seeking to accommodate more students and shifting academic needs, Stanford University is preparing to add nearly 2 million square feet of academic space, 2,500 student beds and about 500 units of housing for faculty and staff over the next two decades, according to…...
Giant teacher housing project advances in East Palo Alto
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (639+ words) The East Palo Alto City Council offered a boost to a 430-unit housing project for school staff and residents at 2120-2160 Euclid Ave. when it approved last week the affordability levels for units in the new development. Under the plans, which…...
Suit to remove school board candidate suffers setback
1+ week, 4+ day ago (414+ words) An attempt to remove a Palo Alto school board candidate from the November ballot suffered a legal setback on Tuesday, with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters coming out strongly against the idea of changing ballot language. Henigin lists…...
School board candidate calls charges of ballot misrepresentation a 'distraction"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (434+ words) Responding to a lawsuit that accused her of lying about her position as a math teacher, Palo Alto school board candidate Linda Henigin has released employment records that back up her work history as well as a statement from the…...
Guest Opinion: Lawsuit against Palo Alto school district fans prejudice
2+ week, 2+ day ago (236+ words) Muslim students and parents in Palo Alto, like those around the country, are acutely feeling the sting of intensifying prejudice and discrimination. In that context, this lawsuit comes as a gut punch, bringing the national hysteria to our own local…...
Palo Alto native tapped to lead thousands of cadets at West Point
2+ week, 6+ day ago (952+ words) Elizabeth Fetter’s resume is littered with accolades. In 2021, she won a regional cross-country meet representing Palo Alto High School, and she later earned a Truman Scholarship for college-bound students committed to public service. Now, she’s gearing up for her hardest…...
Around Town: Brady bunch, new faces in the school district
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (570+ words) Riley Cooke is a reporter at Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online focusing on city government. She joined in 2025 after graduating from UC Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in political science. Her work has appeared on the radio for…...