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267 donors through 12/21/09 totalling $73,617 with match $147,234 has been raised for the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund.

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The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund Reception story printed April 24, 2009.

Train fatality is 26-year-old Mountain View man
The man killed late Wednesday afternoon by a southbound Caltrain has been identified as Alejandro Escobar Samayoa, 26, of Mountain View, the Santa Clara County medical examiner's office announced Thursday. (Friday, 6:40 AM)

Alberto Alvarez defense to request new trial
Defense attorneys for Alberto Alvarez plan to ask the court to set aside the death-penalty verdict a jury recommended Tuesday, Dec. 22. Related stories:
■ Jurors deliberated hard, but did 'the right thing'
■ Unanimous jury recommends death for Alvarez (Wednesday, 4:13 PM)

Countywide campaign nets 189 DUI arrests
Law enforcement agencies across Santa Clara County will be setting up sobriety checkpoints in Palo Alto and other Peninsula cities during the holiday weekend as part of the county's annual "Avoid the 13" campaign. (Wednesday, 3:12 PM)

Spare the Air alert a possibility for Christmas
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking residents to check before burning any wood fires this week, as roasting chestnuts over an open fire may not be an option this Christmas. (Wednesday, 1:51 PM)

Developer sues Palo Alto over housing policy
A Palo Alto policy that requires developers to dedicate portions of their residential projects to affordable housing is facing a legal challenge from a developer who is calling the policy excessive, onerous and arbitrary. (Wednesday, 9:32 AM)

Atherton family honors Richard May
Family and friends of slain East Palo Alto police officer Rich May, including his stepfather Frank Merrill of Atherton, plan to build the first regulation playing field in East Palo Alto through the Rich May Foundation, Merrill announced Dec. 22 in a news release. (Wednesday, 1:54 PM)

All but one Palo Alto 'Tinsley kids' off to college
Of the 22 "Tinsley kids" who graduated from Gunn and Palo Alto high schools in June, 21 reported plans to go on to college, according to Palo Alto Unified School District officials. (Tuesday, 2:25 PM)

SPORTS: Stanford's Smit shatters world swim record in the 400 IM
In only a matter of a few months, Stanford senior Julia Smit will wrap up her remarkable college career -- one that has taken her far beyond the confines of collegiate competition. Case in point. Smit broke the world record in the short-course 400-meter individual medley at the Duel in the Pool on Friday in Manchester, England. For the complete story, as well as scores, schedules, video and more, visit PASportsOnline.com. (Monday, 9:30 AM)

• Judge wants settlement in Recendes case (Tuesday, 9:47 AM)
• Four young men arrested for five car burglaries (Tuesday, 8:04 PM)
• Driver escapes before Caltrain smashes car (Tuesday, 7:53 AM)
• Santa Clara County bus, light-rail cuts coming (Monday, 10:27 PM)
• 2.2-magnitude quake hits in Santa Clara County (Monday, 9:19 AM)
• Feature story: A changing vision (Sunday, 5:16 PM)
• VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA (Monday, 9:36 AM)

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