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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

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…...

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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

5+ day, 1+ 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 > east-palo-alto > 09/01/2026 > east-palo-alto-pushes-ahead-with-new-parking-permit-program

East Palo Alto pushes ahead with new parking permit program

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) After an earlier split over parking policies, the East Palo Alto City Council took a decisive step on Tuesday toward implementing a new residential parking permit program, voting to approve a study that will help the city set the rules…...

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paloaltoonline.com > housing > 09/01/2026 > how-palo-altos-newest-housing-projects-are-testing-the-limits-of-what-can-be-built

How Palo Alto’s newest housing projects are testing the limits of what can be built

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) Project description: The 59-building development will bring 145 for-sale townhomes to an existing office park just south of the Baylands Athletic Center on the east side of Highway 101. The project includes a mix of attached and detached townhomes, with 19 units, or…...

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paloaltoonline.com > social-services > 08/25/2026 > palo-alto-backs-away-from-plan-to-let-rvs-remain-in-neighborhoods

Palo Alto backs away from plan to let RVs remain in neighborhoods

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (708+ words) Palo Alto officials deferred a controversial pilot program on Monday night that would have concentrated occupied RVs on certain streets in south Palo Alto, following significant uproar from residents. According to staff, the permit pilot would cost about $400,000 for the…...

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paloaltoonline.com > home-sales > 08/24/2026 > former-home-of-famed-mountaineer-sells-for-21-7m-in-old-palo-alto

Former home of famed mountaineer sells for $21.7M in Old Palo Alto

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (343+ words) This week, 34 homes sold across the Midpeninsula, with prices ranging from $760,000 in East Palo Alto to $21.9 million in Atherton. We also take a closer look at a $21.7 million Palo Alto property with an unusually large lot and a surprising connection…...