Stanford asks Santa Clara for GUP amendment Josee Smith March 31, 2015 0 Comments Stanford has asked the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to amend the University’s General Use Permit (GUP) and Community Plan from 2000 to provide more flexibility in planning future campus... Read More »
Palo Alto considers limiting commercial and office development Jeremy Quach February 10, 2015 0 Comments Palo Alto City Council is considering implementing an annual cap on commercial and office development despite resistance from Stanford University and other companies. Read More »
Burglaries target Stanford Research Park, surrounding area Akshay Agrawal February 5, 2015 1 Comment According to a press release from the City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto Police apprehended a man in the process of burglarizing a construction site in Stanford Research Park on Jan. 11. Eleven burglaries... Read More »
University threatened with lawsuit over MLK Day bridge protest Alice Phillips and Catherine Zaw January 29, 2015 33 Comments The University received an email shortly after the Silicon Shutdown protest on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, “expressing concern and threatening to file a lawsuit,” according to an email to The... Read More »
San Mateo bridge protest led to traffic accidents, according to Highway Patrol Caleb Smith January 26, 2015 17 Comments According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), there were several traffic accidents related to last Monday's demonstration, some of which involved property damage and minor injuries. Read More »
Students shut down San Mateo-Hayward bridge; 68 people arrested, 11 jailed Caleb Smith and Catherine Zaw January 19, 2015 93 Comments Monday afternoon, Stanford students and community members shut down the San Mateo-Hayward bridge in support of the Ferguson Action national demands, which include the demilitarization of local law... Read More »
Students engage in protests over winter break Chelsey Sveinsson January 15, 2015 1 Comment Winter break did not put a freeze on #BlackLivesMatter protests for Stanford students who returned home for the holidays. Read More »
Trustees approve development of Stanford in Redwood City campus Catherine Zaw January 7, 2015 0 Comments During a meeting last month, the Stanford University Board of Trustees gave preliminary approval for the first phase of an administrative campus in Redwood City, located seven miles from Stanford’s... Read More »