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City News

Mary, Mary, How Does Your Garden Grow?

By Mary CrowellI recently read an article that spoke about the hidden pleasure of yard work. Yeah, yeah. yeah, I thought...

Romolo's to be featured at Chocolate Fest

By Michelle Carter Zirana Managing Editor Joey Cappello is the third generation of his family to scoop ice ...

Caltrain fares to rise next year

By Shaun Bishop / Daily News Staff WriterPassengers will pay an extra quarter to ride Caltrain next year so the agency c...

Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic

A century of classic and new Disney stars are taking to the ice to share memories, laughs, and excitement in Disney On I...

Chocolate Fest returns Oct. 10, 11 and 12

Chocolate candy, ice cream, cookie and dessert makers from the Peninsula and the entire Bay Area will offer their cho...

September: Mary, Mary, How does your garden?

By Mary Crowell Recently I found this Chinese saying in a magazine and it spoke to me: Pleasure for an hour, a bot...

NDNU's Fall Theatre Festival kicks off

Dedicated to providing a theatrical venue for local talent and alumni, Notre Dame de Namur University’s Theatre Ar...

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School News

Report on High Schools in Palo Alto

School Accountability Report Card for School Year 2006-'07, for Henry M. Gunn High, and Palo Alto High, with details of student ...

Report on Middle Schools in Palo Alto

School Accountability Report Card for School Year 2006-'07, for David Starr Jordan Middle School, Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle ...

Report on Elementary Schools in Palo Alto - third set

School Accountability Report Card for School Year 2006-'07, for Herbert Hoover Elementary School, Juana Briones Elementary&nbs...

Report on Elementary Schools in Palo Alto - second set

School Accountability Report Card for School Year 2006-'07, for El Carmelo Elementary School, Fairmeadow Elementary  School...

Report on Elementary Schools in Palo Alto - first set

School Accountability Report Card for School Year 2006-'07, for Addison Elementary School, Barron Park Elementary  School...

Comparison of High Schools in Palo Alto

Comparison of the School Accountability Report Card for School Year 2006-'07, for Palo Alto High and Gunn High, with details of st...

VTA unveils plan to revamp bus service to Palo Alto's Gunn High

Palo Alto residents largely embraced the latest proposal from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on Wednesday night t...

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