Lisa Moreno

2 weeks ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner |Lisa Moreno

Blocks away from Palo Alto’s Rinconada park, the tree-shaded streets echoed with the shouts of protestors, car-honks and live music as part of a day full of demonstrations against the Trump administration on Saturday. Crowds of people walked from the corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road toward the park, where over 5,000 participants met for what was branded as a Democracy Fair.

1 month ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner |Lisa Moreno

NEW DIGS … Palo Alto’s wastewater operation on Embarcadero Way will soon undergo a rare expansion, with the city recently completing a lease agreement to take over a commercial building across the street. Once occupied, the building at 2470 Embarcadero Way will house the Regional Water Quality Control Plant’s nine-person Laboratory Group and its five-person Engineering Group. According to a report from the Public Works Department, these employees are currently working in substandard facilities.

1 month ago | paloaltoonline.com | Lisa Moreno |Gennady Sheyner

BEHIND THE SCENES … In the school system, there are people who speak at the front of the classroom, lead public meetings and those who make district-wide decisions. But there are also so many more who quietly uphold school operations behind the scenes, “who give 100%, not for applause, but because that’s simply who they are,” said Juana Briones Elementary school clerk Katherine Ames, at a Tuesday school board meeting.

1 month ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner |Lisa Moreno

GO FOR A RIDE … Palo Alto will be celebrating its proud legacy of bicycling on May 15, when it joins other Bay Area cities to celebrate Bike to Work & Wherever Day with a series of events featuring “energizer stations” with refreshments and free gifts. The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition’s Palo Alto Local Team, Walk Bike Palo Alto Volunteers and The Hub are hosting five Energizer Stations citywide.

2 months ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner |Lisa Moreno

A preview of Palo Alto government meetings this week. CITY COUNCIL … The council plans to have its semi-annual presentation from the independent police auditor, consider a polling strategy for a potential 2026 measure to fund Cubberley Community Center redevelopment; and consider approving a consulting contract to study the impacts of artificial turf fields. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 21, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.