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Community responds to student suicide
The Gunn High School student who died on the Caltrain tracks Monday night has been identified as William Dickens, 17, a junior at the school.
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on Oct 28, 2009 at 8:08 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Paly student arrested for parking -- upside down
A Palo Alto High School senior has been arrested for felony vandalism when he parked his car upside down on the lawn of the Paly Quad as an apparent senior prank.
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 6:22 pm by Mac J J Star, a resident of Stanford |
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PA 3rd grade teacher hosting teen party
I am dumbfounded that a Palo Alto elementary school teacher and her husband would allow alcohol to be served to Paly students at their home and then allow them to get wasted. ... |
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on Dec 1, 2006 at 12:49 am by Enough, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Lawyer: 'Innocent mistake' sparked Gunn lockdown
Weston Healy, an Eagle Scout with a 4.17 grade-point-average, was about to complete his senior year at Gunn High School and looking forward to enrolling at Cornell University ... |
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on Jan 13, 2011 at 11:15 pm by member, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto officially condemns racial profiling
Palo Alto leaders reaffirmed the city's stand against racial profiling Monday night, publicly condemning the practice and vowing to investigate whether it's being practiced in... |
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on Nov 15, 2008 at 11:59 am by fierman, a resident of another community |
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Gunn High student killed by train; school mourns
The 16-year-old male killed by Caltrain Tuesday morning at the East Meadow Drive crossing was a student at Gunn High School, school officials have confirmed. Photo by Veronica... |
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on May 15, 2009 at 1:29 am by bernard, a resident of Mountain View |
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Gunn student, 18, arrested in Palo Alto after lockdown
An 18-year-old Gunn High School student, Weston Healy, was arrested Thursday afternoon for possession of a weapon on a school campus, following a dramatic police lockdown of t... |
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on Jun 1, 2010 at 6:02 pm by grewupinpa, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Small plane crashes in East Palo Alto
A small plane crash in East Palo Alto caused a major power outage this morning. Power is out in parts of Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and Palo Alto.
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on Feb 22, 2010 at 9:23 am by Anna, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Police continue search for suspected killer
Palo Alto police are still searching for Otto Emil Koloto, a Gilroy man suspected of shooting a man outside of City Hall in the early morning hours of July 13 during an allege... |
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on Jul 25, 2012 at 4:13 am by Joann, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Train victim, 17, identified as Gunn senior
The 17-year-old girl who ended her life Tuesday night at a Caltrain crossing was identified today by friends as Sonya Raymakers, a senior at Gunn High School who had been acce... |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 12:10 pm by scoop, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Paly students face suspensions for egg fight
Palo Alto High School students held a protest this morning following the reported suspension of several students for participating in an egg fight among Paly students on the G... |
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on Oct 30, 2009 at 1:18 pm by Parent that lives in Barron Park, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Gunn 16-year-old died in car crash early July 6
He just finished his sophomore year at Gunn - one of my child's best friends - I am frightened and at a loss on how to deal with this. Does the PAUSD district do any counselli... |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 5:09 am by <3, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Ten binge-drinking teens cited for intoxication
Ten teens were detained by Palo Alto police and cited for public drunkenness following a Saturday-night binge-drinking party at Peers Park. Paramedics transported one youth to... |
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on Sep 5, 2010 at 9:37 pm by wow, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Possible train suicide at W. Meadow Friday night
A possible suicide or fatality involving a Caltrain occurred about 10:30 p.m. Friday night at West Meadow Drive in Palo Alto. Details were not immediately available from Caltr... |
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on Aug 23, 2009 at 6:45 pm by bellag, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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Door to Door Home Buyer?
I came home to a note on my door step. Jason Buzi would like to buy my house. His note said, "I am not a realtor! I have money and can handle all of the paperwork." Then he le... |
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on Jul 10, 2012 at 4:19 pm by Trump, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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'Not in Our Town' event to explore diversity
Issues of race, diversity and bias will be the focus of a "Not in Our Town" workshop in Palo Alto next week that will include former Palo Alto City Councilwoman LaDoris Cordel... |
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on Mar 15, 2008 at 1:49 am by No OP fan, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
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Friends, family recall 'amazing, loving' Seidman
The memorial service for Phyllis Seidman, who died Tuesday night after she was struck by an SUV in Palo Alto Tuesday afternoon, will be held in January to give family and frie... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 11:38 pm by Driver, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Rail agency, Caltrain eye 'four-track' train line
A proposed agreement between the agency overseeing Caltrain and the one responsible for building the new high-speed rail line has Palo Alto officials worried that the controve... |
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on Jul 29, 2009 at 2:50 pm by Kennard, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Theater employees suspected of embezzlement
Palo Alto police suspect Children's Theatre Director Pat Briggs, the late Assistant Director Michael Litfin and Costume Supervisor Alison Williams of embezzlement, according t... |
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on May 11, 2008 at 11:58 pm by David Taylor, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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College Terrace petition: 'End vehicle dwelling'
Two years ago Palo Alto city officials said they planned to craft a new ordinance to prohibit sleeping in cars overnight. But a cat-and-mouse game of vehicle shifting on city ... |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 9:27 pm by Annoyed, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Description, sketch and observant cop led to the arrest
The arrest last week of Todd David Burpee on charges he beat, kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old Gunn High School student Tuesday, Oct. 30, came about in large par... |
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on Jan 10, 2009 at 7:01 pm by mom of 8 black young men, a resident of another community |
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Victor Frost cited for violating sit-lie ordinance
Long-time Palo Alto panhandler and a perennial City Council candidate Victor Frost received a citation Tuesday as he sat at his usual spot along Homer Avenue -- nine months af... |
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on Jun 28, 2009 at 12:40 pm by A. F., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Strongarm robbery of iPod leads to six arrests
The strongarm robbery of an iPod Touch from a youth who was knocked off his skateboard in the 200 block of Everett Avenue in north Palo Alto Friday evening led to the arrest o... |
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on Jan 12, 2009 at 5:09 pm by TwoSides, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Rabbi cites 'grief, dread, confusion' of suicides
With loving memories of Gunn senior Sonya Raymakers, who died at the Caltrain tracks Tuesday, clergy members and friends at her funeral urged parents and children to consider ... |
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on Jun 10, 2009 at 2:52 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Palo Alto ponders rules for people who live in their cars
Palo Alto's deeply divisive debate over whether to ban vehicle dwelling could get closer to resolution Tuesday evening, Nov. 20, when a City Council committee considers the st... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 9:28 pm by Zuck, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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