Samuel Stein, Reporter
Sam is a general assignment reporter.
Bridging divides: Palo Alto and Bloomington, Indiana to enter sibling city agreement
STORY BY SAMUEL STEIN, PHOTO BY ARYA NASIKKAR An unlikely duo separated by more than 2000 miles, Palo Alto and Bloomington, Indiana are soon to be connected by a sibling city relationship. At its Nov. 15 meeting, the Palo Alto City Council accepted a resolution to create this relationship, which now pends the likely approval…
Palo Alto to implement Lyft-like city-run ride sharing service
STORY BY SAMUEL STEIN, PHOTO BY ARYA NASIKKAR Palo Alto residents will soon be able to benefit from a government-run on-demand transit service similar to Uber and Lyft, projected to begin before the 2022 school year. The city council gave the project the green light at its Nov. 8 meeting when it agreed to accept…
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30 years and a pandemic later, the Palo Alto book sale still goes strong
STORY BY SAM STEIN, PHOTOS BY EMILY YAO For the past 30 years, a dedicated group of volunteers from the Friends of the Palo Alto Library (FOPAL) have been maintaining a book sale with a variety of books at affordable prices. The sale has helped fund the Palo Alto City Library, and continues to foster…
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Student activists rally for climate action at Palo Alto council meeting
STORY BY SAMUEL STEIN, PHOTO BY ARYA NASIKKAR Palo Alto Unified School District students demanded climate action at Monday’s Palo Alto City Council meeting, urging council members to prioritize sustainability through the acceleration of S/CAP, Palo Alto’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan. “We want to show the city council that even if they’re not going…
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