AROUND TOWN Open Letter to Warren Buffett The following is a letter that Menlo Park resident Jennifer Bestor wrote to billionaire Warren Buffett concerning her research on the tax burden shift, favoring commercial pro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 4 hours ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Menlo Park delays smoking ordinance Menlo Park has delayed the adoption of a series of new smoking regulations, citing "unintended consequences" and "inconsistencies" in proposed revisions to the city's smoking ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 6 hours ago There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Patrol car windows smashed in East Palo Alto The rear windows of two East Palo Alto police patrol cars were smashed over the weekend, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
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PALO ALTO SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly senior earns fourth in national Intel contest Palo Alto High School senior Lynnelle Ye has placed fourth in the Intel Science Talent Search, one of America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competitions.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Stanford backs Palo Alto's fiber drive If Google's founders listen to their alma mater, Palo Alto may very well succeed in its bid to be selected for the company's fiber project.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES New Foothill campus at Cubberley resurfaces A 2008 plan to tear down part of Cubberley Community Center to build a major new "educational center" for Foothill College has resurfaced. Top Palo Alto officials are schedule... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 10 hours ago There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent 3 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Two men shot at East Palo Alto football field Two men are reported in stable condition this morning after being shot Tuesday evening at a football field in East Palo Alto, police said.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Small fire kept small by passerby, quick response A fire in the front portion of a house in the 3000 block of Louis Road Wednesday afternoon was kept small by an alert pedestrian and quick response from the Palo Alto Fire Dep... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 22 hours ago There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 9 hours ago.
PALO ALTO SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly student takes fourth place in the 'junior Nobel Prizes' of science fairs http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_14688543
"Lynnelle Ye, 18, a senior at Palo Alto High School, finished fourth and will return to California with an extra $40,000. It's th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Go Paly!, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 17, 2010 at 9:02 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Menlo mom wonders: Who wins with Prop 13? Proposition 13 has been called California's "third rail." But one Menlo Park resident decided to touch it anyway and conducted a parcel-by-parcel investigation. Her conclusion... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 17, 2010 at 4:26 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent 3 hours ago.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Beasley sculpture approved for Mitchell library Palo Alto's new Mitchell Park Library and Community Center will feature at its entrance a blocky, arch-shaped sculpture designed by Bruce Beasley, the same artist whose propos... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 17, 2010 at 3:51 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent 22 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto firefighters push law to prevent layoffs Palo Alto's firefighters union is spearheading a new ballot measure that would keep the city from reducing the staffing levels at the Fire Department without voter approval.
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AROUND TOWN Palo Alto Fire Union Seeks Job Protection What is the feelings from citizens about Palo Alto Fire Union's petition to protect jobs? SJ Mercury New has the story:
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AROUND TOWN Jurors begin deliberation in Koloto murder trial The defense attorney for a man accused of murdering 27-year-old Philip Lacy during a robbery in downtown Palo Alto two years ago reiterated to jurors Tuesday morning the crime... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 17, 2010 at 1:54 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 20 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Does Palo Alto need three post-offices? Further to this story about the US Postal service deficit
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/opinion/10wed1.html
Does Palo Alto need three post-offices? I posit no, that on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Mar 17, 2010 at 11:49 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent 10 hours ago.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto hesitant about landfill-gas contract Palo Alto should reconsider its renewable-energy goals before it makes any long-term commitments to a "green energy" provider, a City Council committee recommended Tuesday nig... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 17, 2010 at 10:28 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2010 at 6:14 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Plans for California Avenue discussed, debated Palo Alto residents debated plans for changing California Avenue Tuesday night, in particular shrinking the number of lanes from four to two.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto to do outreach on recycling, 'privacy' Palo Alto will conduct more outreach before drafting a new recycling ordinance, and address "privacy" concerns before considering enforcement provisions, city officials said t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 16, 2010 at 9:54 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
SPORTS Castilleja's Albanese just perfect on the mound Tuesday's prep roundup
Castilleja softball pitcher Sammy Albanese was at her best on Tuesday. That certainly was not good news for Gunn, which stood helpless as Albanese st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 16, 2010 at 9:17 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2010 at 12:22 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Adult school website earns international award The Palo Alto Adult School has been honored for the "excellence" and "functionality" of its website by the Learning Resources Network, an international association of lifelong... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 16, 2010 at 7:44 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 16, 2010 at 9:55 pm.
SPORTS Eackles and Harvey share MVP honor in the WBAL Girls' all-league hoops
Pinewood junior Hailie Eackles and Eastside Prep junior Ahjalee Harvey, two of the most dynamic basketball players in the Central Coast Section who... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 16, 2010 at 6:04 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 8 hours ago.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO 2009 Girls' All-League Tennis Teams ==B ALL-WEST BAY ATHLETIC LEAGUE==
==B FOOTHILL DIVISION==
==B Most Valuable Player: ==Giannina Ong (Menlo) Fr.
==B First Team==
Arthi Padmanabhan (Harker) Sr.; Jenny Chen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 16, 2010 at 2:58 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 16, 2010 at 2:58 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Armed men rob Willow Road gas station Two men armed with handguns held up three employees at the 76 gas station on Willow Road Monday night.
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AROUND TOWN Palo Alto employees boogie for Google On Monday, the quest to impress search-engine giant Google took a disco turn in Palo Alto as city staff and residents exuberantly leapfrogged and jived in front of City Hall t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 16, 2010 at 1:54 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent 22 hours ago.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Mountain lion sighting in Atherton A mountain lion sighting was reported at a home on Park Lane in Atherton late Sunday night, police said.
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