HolidayFund
Support our Kids, with a gift to the Holiday Fund

The deadline to apply for Holiday Fund grants for 2009-10 has passed.
Applying organizations will receive first notification by January 28, 2010.

There have been 430 donors through 2/10/10 $146,626 with match $238,626 has been raised for the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund.

Donate Online

Business owners unsure about county health plan
Palo Alto business owners appear to be hesitant about joining a new county health care plan for uninsured workers, despite promises it would cut monthly insurance premiums in half. (Wednesday, 5:40 PM)

City proposes to peek at people's garbage
Palo Altans who repeatedly throw recyclable items into their trash bins could soon find themselves slapped with fines and without a garbage-collection service. (Wednesday, 9:54 AM)

Airport reps, public discuss February crash
Palo Alto Airport representatives met with community members Tuesday morning in an effort to improve communication between the airport and the general public in light of the fatal Feb. 17 plane crash that damaged several East Palo Alto homes. (Tuesday, 5:33 PM)

Possible suicide briefly closes part of 101
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a possible suicide after someone fell onto southbound U.S. Highway 101 from the state Highway 92 overpass in San Mateo this morning. (Wednesday, 1:53 PM)

Paly team takes another first in a science contest
For the second time in a week, Palo Alto High School's science club has earned top honors in a regional competition. (Wednesday, 9:54 AM)

Man arrested for robbery after altercation at Fry's
A man was arrested for strong-arm robbery Sunday after stealing a pocket knife from Fry's Electronics in Palo Alto and scuffling with the store's security guards, the Palo Alto police department said. (Tuesday, 4:16 PM)

Palo Alto drops 'prevailing-wage' study
Palo Alto has scrapped its plan to study the impacts of union-level wages on capital projects after the City Council concluded Monday that such a study could be inconclusive and that its results may end up costing the city money. (Tuesday, 3:37 PM)

SPORTS: Stanford teams head into Pac-10 tournaments
Stanford seniors Jayne Appel and Landry Fields will most likely have their seasons end in extremely different ways. Appel, who sat out Stanford women's basketball's 63-48 victory over host California with a bad ankle Saturday, figures to be playing several NCAA tournament games before she's through. Fields, who scored 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and recorded a team-high three assists in Stanford men's 71-61 loss to visiting California, knows the end is in sight. For the complete story, as well as scores, schedules, video and more, visit PASportsOnline.com. (Monday, 9:00 AM)

REAL ESTATE: Palo Alto home sells for $1.2 million
A house on Columbia Street in Palo Alto sold for $1.275 million on Feb. 19, 2010. The home previously sold for $134,000 in December 1991. For home sales information, as well as a map of homes for sale, neighborhood guides, virtual tours and more, visit PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate. (Wednesday, 4:42 PM)

• Three local schools land on state's 'worst' list (Tuesday, 9:56 AM)
• Small fire erupts at HP construction site (Tuesday, 3:32 PM)
• City Council wants earlier release of staff reports (Tuesday, 11:43 AM)
• Power outage hits 700 homes in Palo Alto (Tuesday, 11:31 AM)
• Palo Alto comes up short on composting options (Tuesday, 12:05 AM)
• East Palo Alto seeks to revise its rent-control law (Tuesday, 10:41 AM)
• Energy secretary: 'U.S. lagging in clean-tech race' (Monday, 9:45 PM)
• PUBLIC AGENDA: Human Relations Commission, ways to support Palo Alto youth and teens (Friday, 1:10 PM)
• VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA (Wednesday, 9:57 AM)
• FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! (Wednesday, 9:56 AM)

Recent headlines from Palo Alto Online
Subscribe to Palo Alto Online News RSS