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.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Catholic school gets green light for expansion A new preschool will soon open in Crescent Park after Palo Alto officials voted on Monday to approve an expansion of the St. Elizabeth Seton School.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man faces more felonies after highway shooting An East Palo Alto man who is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 faces 11 more felonies after a court in San Mateo County g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 20, 2012 at 10:56 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 20, 2012 at 9:18 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS City's electric-wire program hangs in the balance For nearly 50 years, the City of Palo Alto has slowly and steadily converted electric lines around town from overhead to underground. With 70 more years to go before completin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 20, 2012 at 8:45 am There have been 78 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 30, 2012 at 12:02 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto hires polling firm to help with measure With an eye toward a 2014 ballot measure, the Palo Alto City Council this week approved a $90,000 contract with a public-opinion firm to determine which infrastructure project... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 19, 2012 at 7:59 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS iCrime epidemic video released by DA's office, Palo Alto police A new video addressing an electronic-devices crime wave was released Tuesday by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. The video, called "The Epidemic of iCrime," ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 19, 2012 at 11:11 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2012 at 5:38 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS East Palo Alto police investigate Sunday homicide A man was shot and killed in East Palo Alto Sunday night, police said. The city's ShotSpotter system alerted police to a shooting in the 1500 block of Bay Road at 9:55 p.m., p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 18, 2012 at 2:21 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2012 at 2:45 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 60 arrests in county's holiday DUI campaign Sixty people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs last weekend during an ongoing, holiday anti-drunken driving program by the Santa Clara County S... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 18, 2012 at 9:22 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2012 at 3:10 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS DUI driver strikes hydrant on Sand Hill Road A portion of Sand Hill Road near Stanford University in Palo Alto was temporarily closed Tuesday morning after a DUI driver struck a fire hydrant that flooded the roadway, acc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 18, 2012 at 8:56 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 18, 2012 at 3:21 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto finds willing partners in Shanghai Two weeks after a delegation including Mayor Yiaway Yeh and City Manager James Keene made a pilgrimage to Yangpu, the council voted 8-0 to pursue a series of joint efforts wit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 18, 2012 at 3:37 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 20, 2012 at 9:09 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS please slow down when driving in the rain Sections of both Hwy 101 and Hwy 280 were closed this morning due to serious car crashes. Please folks, slow down when the roads are wet. Rain = less traction, poorer brake pe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by reckless driving is not an accident, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:42 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 7:41 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Shop Talk: Palo Alto Grill opening downtown When the Lavanda Croatian restaurant and wine bar closed its doors last summer at 185 University Ave. in Palo Alto, the closure came with a promise from its two owners. "We wi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 12:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 16, 2012 at 11:39 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Feature story: High altitude, high risk When Chris Klinke and a group of fellow mountaineers started up K2, they knew the risks of climbing the second highest, and possibly most dangerous, mountain in the world. He ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:22 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 18, 2012 at 2:25 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Three killed in crash on Interstate 280 Three people were killed in a pulled-over car that was struck by a passing vehicle on northbound Interstate Highway 280 in unincorporated San Mateo County near Redwood City th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 5:36 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 16, 2012 at 9:55 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Google defends $2 billion tax dodge Google chairman Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that he is proud of the way the Mountain View company is avoiding taxes, according to Bloomberg news service.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Assault on pedestrian - what should I have done? I witnessed a disturbing incident yesterday afternoon. A pedestrian was crossing Bryant Street in a crosswalk and was about half way across the street. An older man in a car c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by resident, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 14, 2012 at 9:14 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:52 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Feature story: Power of the people All year long -- not just during the holiday season -- volunteers quietly work behind the scenes, providing nonprofit organizations with the fuel to keep them running. Photos ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 9:07 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:03 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Teens being charged as adults in MV sex assault The two 17-year-olds arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at a Mountain View park are being charged as adults, according to the Santa Clara County dis... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 13, 2012 at 1:45 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2012 at 1:51 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Woodside: Man fled to neighbor's after attack A Woodside man fled into a neighbor's house after he was attacked with a shovel Wednesday afternoon. The suspect was later Tased by sheriff's deputies while he was taken into ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 13, 2012 at 10:28 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2012 at 1:49 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Woman sues over alleged Menlo Park dog attack A woman who said she was maimed during a dog attack at Nealon Park has sued the owner of a German shepherd and the rescue organization that adopted out the dog.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man arrested in Menlo Park shooting A 24-year-old man was arrested early Sunday, Dec. 9, following a shooting in the 1300 block of Windermere Avenue in Menlo Park.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Feature story: The spirit of compassion Each day chaplains and volunteers from Spiritual Care Services at Stanford Hospital and Clinics visit hundreds of patients to deliver a kind of healing that medical interventi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 10, 2012 at 7:44 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2012 at 1:04 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Looking for witness to car accident - Safeway truck hit a small car I was involved in a car accident on Wednesday, November 28 at about 11:20 am on Embarcadero near Middlefield. My car stops at the red light, then hit by Safeway’s long wheel t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by jenny, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Dec 10, 2012 at 7:09 am
CRIMES & INCIDENTS EPA man arrested for shooting on Highway 101 An 18-year-old man was arrested in Redwood City Friday afternoon after a two-month search for a suspect in a shooting on U.S. Highway 101, Belmont police said.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS School board postpones election of officers A legal technicality torpedoed plans for the Palo Alto school board to elect new officers Tuesday, Dec. 4. But the glitch did not stop the celebration Tuesday, when newly elec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 6, 2012 at 3:56 pm