Chatter and the smell of coffee fills the air as thousands of students pour into Paly, rushing into classrooms to begin the school day. But throughout Palo Alto — instead of the four concrete walls...

INTRODUCTION With the 2024 United States presidential election just weeks away, the nation braces for a high-stakes showdown between the Republican and Democratic nominees.  Running as the Democratic...

As a longtime resident and former mayor of East Palo Alto, Ruben Abrica remembers when he could have bought a home in his city for just over $200,000. That was in 2009. Today, he drives through the same...

Before the most recent board of education meeting, over 300 teachers marched outside of the district office, calling out to oncoming cars rushing down Churchill Ave. while displaying handcrafted signs...

Senior Maxwell Zhang walks onto the golf course, hefting a club and the rest of his gear while wearing a green polo shirt he found in his closet. He looks at his teammates beside him, who are also wearing...

As chatter flies across the spread of meals, senior Anna Van Riesen finds herself absorbed in conversations including a variety of cultures, faiths and traditions. She looks up at her mother, a pastor...

Junior Mina Baba stares down at the scale, watching her weight drop lower and lower while her anxiety temporarily rushes away. A few years ago, this constant scale-watching was the way she chose to reassert...

Driving down U.S. Highway 101, Stacy, an unhoused resident of Palo Alto who asked to be identified only by her first name due to privacy concerns, was hit by a speeding drunk driver in 2018. Due to the...

When junior Ben Levav heard Hamas militants had opened fire on attendees of the Nova music festival in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 7, he immediately called his friends who were there. They never picked up. Days...

Rise in Aggression  When Economics teacher Grant Blackburn returned to school after COVID-19 restrictions eased, he found himself and his students in need of new footing.  “We’re all struggling...

For Lori McCormick’s son at Fletcher Middle School, his Academic Success class — a key part of his Section 504 plan — seems almost too good to be true. In the small, cozy classroom, he receives 2-1...