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paloaltoonline. com > social-services > 04/15/2026 > palo-altos-safe-parking-program-cant-find-case-managers

Palo Alto's safe parking program can't find case managers

19+ hour, 39+ min ago  (411+ words) At a parking lot near the Palo Alto Baylands, 23 vehicles serve as the homes of more than 40 individuals. Clients have the option to join a waitlist, and as of December 2025, six households signed up. "Operationally, it's common for interest lists…...

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paloaltoonline. com > health > 04/15/2026 > jed-foundation-hopes-to-help-palo-alto-prevent-suicides-process-grief

Jed Foundation hopes to help Palo Alto prevent suicides, process grief

20+ hour, 54+ min ago  (576+ words) Parents, students and elected leaders in Palo Alto have debated for years the best approach to suicide prevention, a topic that became more urgent in fall 2025 as the city entered its third "cluster," a short period of time when multiple…...

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paloaltoonline. com > east-palo-alto > 04/13/2026 > chan-zuckerberg-initiative-announces-10m-in-donation-for-menlo-park-east-palo-alto-families

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces $10 M donation for Menlo Park, East Palo Alto families

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (441+ words) The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced Monday that it will be providing $7 million in grants and investments to three local nonprofit organizations in East Palo Alto and the Belle Haven neighborhood in Menlo Park. The donation comes two months before…...

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paloaltoonline. com > palo-alto > 04/14/2026 > palo-alto-homes-cost-5-6x-more-to-buy-than-rent-study-finds

Palo Alto homes cost 5. 6x more to buy than rent, study finds

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (563+ words) Buying a home in Palo Alto now costs more than five times as much as renting, according to a new national analysis highlighting the widening divide between homeownership and affordability." A typical homebuyer in Palo Alto pays about $21, 798 per month…...

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paloaltoonline. com > neighborhood > 12/31/2025 > palo-alto-tries-to-rein-in-zuckerbergs-expansion-in-crescent-park

Palo Alto tries to rein in Zuckerberg's Crescent Park expansion

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1772+ words) The complaints from residents of Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhood about the recent changes on their block began more than five years ago via letters to planning staff, phone calls to City Hall and reports filed on 3-1-1, an online portal…...

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paloaltoonline. com > neighborhoods > 04/14/2026 > palo-alto-plan-to-limit-billionaire-compounds-fizzles

Palo Alto plan to limit billionaire compounds fizzles

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (778+ words) Crescent Park residents have strong feelings about the transformation that their neighborhood has undergone over the past decade, as Mark Zuckerberg went on a homebuying spree on the 1400 block of Hamilton Avenue. They have been vocal about suffering through years…...

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paloaltoonline. com > news > 03/28/2026 > no-kings-protesters-line-el-camino-in-palo-alto-mountain-view-and-beyond

No Kings" protesters line El Camino in Palo Alto, Mountain View and beyond

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (846+ words) About 300 protesters gathered Saturday at Palo Alto's Stanford Shopping Center, holding signs rejecting the Trump administration's domestic and foreign policies before joining a larger "No Kings" protest on the Peninsula. It was one of over 3, 000 such demonstrations held nationwide on…...

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paloaltoonline. com > transportation > 10/08/2025 > palo-alto-weighs-property-and-traffic-impacts-for-rail-redesign

Palo Alto weighs property and traffic impacts for rail redesign

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1510+ words) Palo Alto's epic, expensive and ever-shifting quest to redesign its rail corridor is back in the spotlight with city and Caltrain now soliciting feedback on a revised plan for transforming crossings on Churchill Avenue, East Meadow Drive and Charleston Road....

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paloaltoonline. com > youth > 10/09/2025 > east-palo-alto-hopes-to-give-youth-a-great-say-in-civic-affairs

East Palo Alto hopes to give youth a greater say in civic affairs

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (651+ words) The City of East Palo Alto is moving forward with a youth representative program, or youth commission, as local kids seek change in housing, downtown development and opportunities for leadership development, according to a presentation that the City Council heard…...

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paloaltoonline. com > housing > 04/13/2026 > palo-alto-approves-321-apartments-in-barron-park

Palo Alto approves 321 apartments in Barron Park

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (531+ words) A once-contentious project for hundreds of apartment units on El Camino Real received unanimous backing from the Palo Alto City Council on Monday evening, overruling a recommendation from the planning commission and laying the foundation for the city to make…...