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Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Palo Alto Museum opening delayed until next April (paloaltoonline.com) — Palo Alto residents will have to wait until April 16 for the long‑anticipated opening of the Palo Alto Museum in the historic Roth Building, after water damage forced extensive waterproofing and drainage work around Heritage Park. In the meantime, the museum is planning monthly pop‑up events in Palo Alto starting October 10, offering music, history exhibits, and community activities leading up to the grand opening.
2. Palo Alto mulls new rules for building, selling ADUs (paloaltoonline.com) — Palo Alto is weighing whether to let homeowners sell backyard ADUs as separate condominiums, a move that could reshape local starter‑home options and downsizing strategies. Planning commissioners are split over equity, demand, and legal risks, while the City Council has delayed final decisions on both ADU development standards and separate‑sale rules that would directly affect many Palo Alto property owners.
3. Palo Alto school board race: Henigin says she's flexible on delaning (padailypost.com) — Palo Alto voters get a closer look at school board candidate Linda Henigin's views on math "de-laning," equity, and the district's budget deficit as the race heats up. She emphasizes listening to teachers on grouping students, defends calling herself a math teacher, and contrasts herself with incumbent-aligned candidates and board member Rowena Chiu over ethnic studies and equity issues.
4. AI Scientist's Sudden Death Leads To Demand For Answers In Bay Area (patch.com) — Palo Alto residents are hearing new details as the family of AI scientist Irfan Al-Hussaini, who was found unconscious in his Palo Alto apartment in July and later died, publicly questions the suicide ruling. Relatives and their attorney gathered outside Palo Alto City Hall, citing timeline discrepancies and a fast-growing petition as they push for an independent review and fuller investigation.
5. Deacs Head to Palo Alto to Face No. 6 Stanford - Wake Forest University Athletics (godeacs.com) — Palo Alto soccer fans can catch No. 3 Wake Forest visiting No. 6 Stanford at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium this Sunday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. The high-stakes women's soccer matchup, a rematch of their 2024 College Cup clash, features one of the nation's last undefeated teams taking on a strong Cardinal squad on Stanford's home field.
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