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1. Bay Area schools are locking up students' phones. One district is betting there's a better way (siliconvalley.com) — Palo Alto Unified is taking a different path from many Bay Area districts by banning phones only during class at elementary and middle schools and allowing high schoolers limited use between periods. The story details how Gunn and Palo Alto High are enforcing the rules, local parent advocacy for stricter limits, and how this approach contrasts with stricter phone-locking policies elsewhere.
2. Townhomes proposed for vacant lot in Barron Park (paloaltoonline.com) — A developer has proposed 18 three-story townhomes at 4146 El Camino Real in Palo Alto's Barron Park, using state density bonus law to exceed local height limits and add two affordable units. The project, which would reshape a vacant lot near Maybell Avenue, still awaits city review and hearings, and highlights a broader shift toward for-sale townhomes across Palo Alto.
3. Concert Star San Francisco Regional Winners Advance to Carnegie Hall Final – The Los Angeles Post (lapost.us) — A major international classical music competition just held its first San Francisco regional round at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, sending two young winners on to Carnegie Hall in 2027. The live event brought top Bay Area piano and string talent before a professional jury, expanding high-level performance opportunities for Northern California musicians.
4. What $217K gets you in Palo Alto: A condo where an 1840s adobe once stood (paloaltoonline.com) — A below-market-rate two-bedroom condo in Palo Alto's San Alma neighborhood, on the historic former Robles Adobe site, recently sold for $217,000, standing out in the latest Midpeninsula home sales. The piece also traces how this south Palo Alto area evolved from a 19th-century rancho and social hub into today's townhome community built around a protected heritage elm tree.
5. 'Hard to believe': Two Redwood City residents died in Palo Alto motorcycle crashes (paloaltoonline.com) — Two Redwood City motorcyclists were killed hours apart in separate crashes on El Camino Real near Stanford Shopping Center and on Highway 101 through East Palo Alto, shaking local families and friends. Relatives are holding memorials, organizing fundraisers for funeral costs, and asking anyone with information or video of the Highway 101 collision to contact the California Highway Patrol.
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