It sounds harmless enough. If city government ban or restricts newspaper racks in the interest of beautification. Newspapers that have published stories critical of city officials lose their rights to distribute. The city says it’s a coincidence. The U.S. Supreme Court said that the distribution of news through news racks is protected by the...
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One of the most shocking local stories in the past few days was how Palo Alto’s Community Cubberley Community center is becoming, in the words of city manager James Keene, a “de facto homeless shelter”. The Cubberley parking lot is where car campers spend the night. They’re attracted by the bathrooms and showers at...
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During last nights Policy and Services Committee meeting Council members Liz Kniss, Larry Klein and city manager James Keene have resurrected the segregated south by officially recommending that the City of Palo Alto make it illegal for homeless people to possess and or own a vehicle. “Injustice fights with two weapons, force and fraud..  A common...
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Palo Alto police said yesterday they have arrested a Vespa scooter rider who threatened to hurt a woman driver after the two got into a road rage fight on Alma Street. Police said a Palo Alto woman call them on May 1st after she and the man on the scooter, later identified as Patrick Little,...
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Very little progress it seems has taken place since 2008 with the resignation of former Palo Alto police chief Lynne Johnson concerning her controversial orders to stop all African Americans wearing a “Doo-rag” during a series of robberies having taken place in Palo Alto involving an African American. We believe an alleged racial profiling...
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For the millions of visitors who visit Palo Alto annually, that greeting, “Welcome to Palo Alto” represents a sign of friendship. However, for those who live just a stone’s throw away, in East Palo Alto, it’s more like an International Border crossing with unspoken conditions of travel appearing to be specify designed for the...
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At a time when city governments are telling us that they have to cut back on services because they don’t have the money, it’s funny that they have the money to buy dinners for council members. Los Altos, for instance, spends $130 to $150 before every meeting feeding its five council members. Receipts reviewed...
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Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen has found a loophole to compensate his employees for a 5% pay cut by giving attorneys paid time off that doesn’t impact their accrued vacation time, his office confirmed yesterday. In order to skirt 5% cuts for upper management And, after Rosen said he was not only...
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When the unspeakable and the unimaginable occurs; you’re a young female and you’ve just been pulled over by a police officer and you have no idea why?  As he approaches the driver’s side of her car, all seems normal when he asks for her drivers license, registration and proof of insurance. However, during the...
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Monday, April 1, 2013–High Release Dance, an acclaimed modern dance company based here, announced today that for the first time in its 19 year history, it will offer a public workshop whose dancers will be invited to perform in its home season gala. High Release, a talented group of more than...
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