Editorials

Editorial: Substitute pay should be increased

We appreciate the commitment of substitute teachers in filling instructional vacancies following the transition back to in-person school and urge the Palo Alto ...

Editorial: Verde’s commitment to equitable journalism

In 2018, Verde published an editorial detailing the publication’s commitment to diversifying its sourcing and stories. The staff pledged to seek out underrepres...

Editorial: Unsuccessful Monday Schedule

Returning to in-person school this year has resulted in several major changes, one of the most controversial among students being the new bell schedule. Befor...

Editorial: Allow remote days during wildfire: state must certify online learning for emergencies

As wildfire season returns and air quality fluctuates, the Palo Alto Unified School District announced updated protocols on Aug. 18 that would keep students ind...

Editorial: Praising ASB, admin for successful campus return

After over a year of remote learning, students have successfully returned to Palo Alto High School’s campus, largely due to the hard work of Paly’s Associated S...

Editorial: Returning to campus: Successes, shortcomings of reopening

Following a shift in Santa Clara County’s COVID-19 risk level from the purple to red tier on March 3, Palo Alto High School students and teachers began to retur...

Support, listen to survivors

In January, students across the Palo Alto Unified School District and larger Bay Area shared their experiences of sexual harassment and assault on social media....

Editorial: Avoid traveling during COVID-19

As the residents of Santa Clara County near one year of living under COVID-19 restrictions, increased restlessness has pushed many to shrug off mandates discour...

Editorial: Make housing affordable

Palo Alto's enduring lack of affordable housing has fostered a historically unwelcoming community for middle and low-income families, prevented local workers an...

Editorial: Biden must tackle climate change

President Joe Biden has pushed federal agencies to reinstate over 100 environmental laws eliminated by the Trump administration. Verde applauds this shift in na...

Editorial: Substitute pay should be increased

Editorial: Verde’s commitment to equitable journalism

Editorial: Unsuccessful Monday Schedule

Editorial: Allow remote days during wildfire: state must certify online learning for emergencies

Editorial: Returning to campus: Successes, shortcomings of reopening

Editorial: Avoid traveling during COVID-19

Editorial: Make housing affordable

Editorial: Biden must tackle climate change

Behind “1 Palo Alto”: Austin seizes on deputy’s idea to deploy parents

City libraries temporarily close branches, reduce hours amid COVID surge

Wait decreases at COVID clinic with district-only testing

Local middle schoolers eligible to receive COVID-19 boosters

Coronavirus testing mandated for student-athletes

COVID-19 concerns rise as winter break ends

Stemming the divide: Comparing the gender gap in Paly’s STEM electives over the past decade

Micro food hall opens on California Avenue

Ernesto Cruz: A campus supervisor’s past and present