CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto lawyer sentenced for bribery attempt A Palo Alto patent attorney who was convicted of attempting to bribe a police officer and drunken driving after being pulled over outside a Colma casino received an 8-month ja... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 28, 2012 at 9:59 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 29, 2012 at 10:39 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Burglary wave topped Palo Alto crime news Crime was No. 1 on the list of Palo Alto neighborhood concerns in 2012, with residential burglaries taking center stage. Home burglaries jumped by 56 percent in 2012, police s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 28, 2012 at 9:24 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 28, 2012 at 6:55 pm.
SPORTS Local teams will be busy in holiday tournaments School is out but basketball is not, which means 11 local teams will be busy this week while their classmates are on holiday break. Seven girls squads will be in action starti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 27, 2012 at 1:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 27, 2012 at 1:42 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Pedestrian deaths, Hangar One top Mountain View news in 2012 From the banning of plastic grocery bags to rejection of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant, there was no shortage of news in Mountain View in 2012.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS DUI arrests down over holiday weekend Over the Christmas holiday weekend, DUI arrests were down, but fatal collisions were up in the Bay Area from a year ago, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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AROUND TOWN East Palo Alto sets drunk-driving checkpoint A sobriety and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted by the East Palo Alto Police Department Friday, Dec. 28, at University Avenue and Bay Road, the department has anno... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 27, 2012 at 2:33 am
AROUND TOWN Two displaced by Christmas Eve apartment fire A cooking fire in a Menlo Park apartment spread to the unit and attic above it Monday night, Dec. 24, before firefighters extinguished it, fire officials said.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Sound Lounge strikes a chord with students With an apocalypse on the horizon, Gunn High School senior Timmy Linetsky seemed extraordinarily relaxed, even eager. "It's the end of the world, so you've got to go out with ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Dozens return home after East Palo Alto flooding About 36 people who had reported to an evacuation center due to flooding in East Palo Alto returned home late Sunday night, Dec. 23, according to a Red Cross spokesman.
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AROUND TOWN Tomorrow's events (Dec. 27) [Web Link Photography: 'Impacted By Life']
Photographers Dan and Eric Meacham are exhibiting an eclectic selection of work covering subjects as divers... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 26, 2012 at 11:35 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 11:35 am.
AROUND TOWN Today's events (Dec. 26) [Web Link Music: Jazz jam session]
Jazz pianist Neil Adler "and friends" host a musical jam session from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. tonight, Dec. 26, at th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 26, 2012 at 11:31 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 11:31 am.
AROUND TOWN "We prefer that you use your real name, but you may use any 'member' name you wish." PaloAltoOnline.com asks that posters use their real names, which in my opinion means your full, real name (Chris Zaharias, for example, which is mine); after all, using your r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 26, 2012 at 10:59 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 11:29 am.
SPORTS Luck sets rookie passing record in Colts' 20-13 win Stanford grad and current Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck set the record for yards passing by a rookie when he threw for 123 in the first half of Sunday's game agai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 26, 2012 at 10:20 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 10:20 am.
SPORTS Lin gets 20 as Rockets topple Chicago Bulls With four starters getting at least 20 points, including 20 by Palo Alto High grad Jeremy Lin, the Houston Rockets scored easily and often on the way to a 120-97 NBA victory o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 25, 2012 at 10:18 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 9:51 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Let it go over the cliff I have worked for the federal government for the last three years. It is absurdly bloated and corrupt. Even though it will cost me my job, probably, it is time to cut the bai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jamie, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 25, 2012 at 5:54 pm
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Photo gallery: Christmas Tree Lane Christmas Tree Lane (Fulton Street between Embarcadero Road and Seale Avenue) has been a continuous Palo Alto tradition since 1940, when it was conceived over a bridge table -... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 24, 2012 at 3:25 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2013 at 7:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Stevenson House Seniors Collect Over 100 Lbs. of Food for Downtown Food Closet Senior residents at Stevenson House recently held a food drive for the holidays. More than 120 residents participated, donating over 100 pounds of canned and non-perishable fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stevenson House Senior Living, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Dec 24, 2012 at 10:49 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2012 at 7:37 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Is there a water problem ? The water is awfully deep on University around Chaucer St.
I just tried to drive over to the Chaucer St. Bridge to see how it was fairing. The water is so deep in the stre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 5:13 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 23, 2012 at 6:11 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Unattended pot on stove sparks midnight blaze Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Redwood City and Woodside firefighters were able to extinguish a two-alarm blaze that had a female trapped inside an apartment building in East Palo Alt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 23, 2012 at 4:44 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 23, 2012 at 4:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Creeks recede, streets re-open as rain stops Water levels at all Palo Alto creeks began dropping to less dangerous levels Sunday evening as rainfall stopped and storm drains were able to drain city streets.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Christmas Day trash pickup Hi
Our trash pickup day is Tuesday and since this week is Christmas Day and the following Tuesday is New Year's Day, we have been trying to find out from the web site when ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Verde Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 1:13 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 25, 2012 at 8:08 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Let's Make PA A Drone-Free City It seems clear as day to me that domestic drone use must be stamped out before it gains a foothold:
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MOVIES Chasing Ice is a must see for anyone over 10. Last night at the Aquarius, 3 of us were mesmorized by CHASING ICE, a documentary by James Balog on the disappearance and calfing of glaciers.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Accused killer of East Palo Alto activist can't beat weapons trial Gregory Elarms Sr., the man who was accused of gunning down East Palo Alto community activist David Lewis at the Hillsdale Shopping Center in 2010, will be tried on weapons ch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 21, 2012 at 1:31 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 21, 2012 at 1:31 pm.