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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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paloaltoonline.com > guest-opinion > 09/12/2026 > guest-opinion-palo-alto-schools-face-a-self-inflicted-budget-crisis

Guest Opinion: Palo Alto schools face a self-inflicted budget crisis

21+ hour, 30+ min 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…...

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paloaltoonline.com > transportation > 09/09/2026 > as-costs-rise-palo-alto-scales-back-rail-redesign-plans

As costs rise, Palo Alto scales back rail redesign plans

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (609+ words) After more than a decade of designing, debating and dreaming of grade separation at three local rail crossings, Palo Alto’s elected leaders are preparing to narrow their scope and focus their energy on one location: Charleston Road. But as members…...

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paloaltoonline.com > community > 09/06/2026 > around-town-chasing-dreams-celebrating-a-legacy

Around Town: Chasing dreams, celebrating a legacy

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (665+ words) Gennady Sheyner is the editor of Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online. As a former staff writer, he has won awards for his coverage of elections, land use, business, technology and breaking news. Gennady grew up in San Francisco…...

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paloaltoonline.com > palo-alto-city > 09/03/2026 > palo-alto-school-city-leaders-pledge-deeper-partnerships-to-address-youth-suicide

Palo Alto school, city leaders pledge deeper partnerships to address youth suicide

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (861+ words) City and school district leaders in Palo Alto plan to deepen their partnership and take a closer look at spending and utilization of their mental health resources as they reflected this week on the findings of newly released study of…...

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paloaltoonline.com > calmatters > 08/31/2026 > a-year-after-their-promise-lawmakers-again-reform-environmental-planning-now-newsom-will-weigh-in

A year after their promise, lawmakers again reform environmental planning. Now Newsom will weigh in

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (853+ words) Lawmakers this week made good on a year-old promise, passing a bill to narrow a controversial exemption from California’s environmental review law. The proposal passed both houses of the Legislature and now goes to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 954 follows…...

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paloaltoonline.com > guest-opinion > 08/28/2026 > guest-opinion-lawsuit-against-palo-alto-school-district-fans-prejudice

Guest Opinion: Lawsuit against Palo Alto school district fans prejudice

2+ week, 1+ 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…...

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paloaltoonline.com > courts > 08/28/2026 > judge-sides-with-the-stanford-daily-rules-federal-government-violated-constitution

Judge sides with The Stanford Daily, rules federal government violated constitution

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (276+ words) In a sweeping ruling with national implications, a federal judge sided with The Stanford Daily and ruled on Friday that the federal government violated the U.S. Constitution when it targeted student journalists who wrote stories that criticized Israel and participated in…...

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paloaltoonline.com > transportation > 08/26/2026 > palo-alto-nears-critical-juncture-in-rail-redesign-plan

Palo Alto nears critical juncture in rail redesign plan

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (830+ words) After more than a decade of debating and designing, Palo Alto is approaching a critical juncture in its plan to redesign the rail corridor, a critical and complex project with a price tag that now hovers above $1.5 billion, according to…...

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paloaltoonline.com > letters-to-the-editor > 08/24/2026 > letters-in-favor-of-retox-empathy-for-the-homeless-and-bike-safe-corridors

Letters: In favor of 'retox,' empathy for the homeless and bike-safe corridors

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (412+ words) While I was detoxing weeding in the garden, I thought “Since I don’t like detoxing, what is the opposite of a detox?” A retox, of course! A retox is bingeing on video games and TV to make up for lost…...

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paloaltoonline.com > east-palo-alto > 08/21/2026 > poised-for-growth-a-brief-history-of-woodland-park

'Poised for growth': A brief history of Woodland Park

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1040+ words) The tension between the city’s legacy of affordability and pressures for gentrification is nearly as old as the city itself. Residents of East Palo Alto, many of whom are Black and Latino, originally moved to the city after facing exclusion…...