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Another Spare the Air alert issued this week
Yet another Winter Spare the Air alert has been issued for the Bay Area for Friday, Jan. 25, meaning residents won't be able to burn wood for 24 hours. Read the full story he... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 24, 2013 at 3:22 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 25, 2013 at 11:19 am.

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Real Estate Matters
There are two types of deal killers in real estate: those that are correctable or avoidable and those that are core beliefs or superstitions and unalterable. Read the full st... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 24, 2013 at 8:33 am
There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2013 at 11:17 pm.

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Grade separations at Churchill, Meadow, Charleston?
The "very contentious issue" of grade separations at Alma, Churchill, East Meadow and Charleston is something Palo Alto is going to have to confront in the coming years, City ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 23, 2013 at 10:15 am
There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2013 at 2:54 pm.

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VIDEO: Mitzvah Day in Palo Alto
About 900 volunteers of all ages participated in Mitzvah Day Monday, Jan. 21, a day of volunteering activities for families to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Jewish ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 22, 2013 at 11:35 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2013 at 11:49 am.

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High-speed rail on tonight's council agenda
High-speed rail will be back on the agenda of the Palo Alto City Council tonight as members are asked to update the city's "guiding principles" on the project. Read the full ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 22, 2013 at 10:16 am
There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 23, 2013 at 5:35 pm.

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Woman dies in fiery Mountain View crash
A woman was killed early Sunday morning when her car struck a tree in Mountain View, police said. Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 21, 2013 at 3:06 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2013 at 3:06 pm.

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New Palo Alto Fire Chief Eric Nickel sworn in
After two and a half years without a permanent fire chief, Palo Alto held a promotional ceremony Thursday, Jan. 17, for Eric Nickel, the former Novato deputy fire chief hired ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 19, 2013 at 8:55 am
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2013 at 1:41 pm.

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Matadero Creek Trail project heading to Midtown
A proposed trail for bicyclists and pedestrians through the center of Midtown Palo Alto is taking some residents by surprise, and they aren't sure whether it will be such a go... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 17, 2013 at 11:42 pm
There have been 62 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2013 at 2:54 pm.

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Another Spare the Air alert issued for Thursday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its fifth Winter Spare the Air alert for Thursday, Jan. 17, prohibiting the use of wood-burning devices. Read the full... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 16, 2013 at 6:47 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 17, 2013 at 11:53 am.

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Stanford football receives commitment from top tight end
Stanford football may lose two top tight ends to the NFL this year, but those losses could be offset by the commitment of De La Salle High's Austin Hooper, a 6-5, 240-pound de... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 14, 2013 at 11:16 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2013 at 12:49 pm.

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Breast Cancer Connections gets $12,000 boost
Nate Heydorff, a firefighter and paramedic for the Palo Alto Fire Department, hands Karen Nelson, executive director of Breast Cancer Connections, a check for $12,000 on Frida... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 13, 2013 at 3:09 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 13, 2013 at 3:09 pm.

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Re-inventing a classic
Like many local residents, the Zankich family never forgot the Parisian burger served at Mountain View's Linda's Drive-In decades ago, with its special sauce and sourdough bun... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 12, 2013 at 9:38 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 25, 2013 at 12:28 am.

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'Moderately severe' flu season expected
The influenza virus, which is hammering states in other parts of the country is slowly moving into Northern California, officials said today. Read the full story here http://... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 10, 2013 at 7:16 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 14, 2013 at 2:05 pm.

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Natural-gas incident prompts road closure in Palo Alto
El Camino Real in Palo Alto between Charleston Road and Ventura Avenue, which was briefly closed Thursday afternoon due to a natural-gas incident, has been re-opened. Read t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 10, 2013 at 5:04 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2013 at 5:04 pm.

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gas leak at El Camino / Los Robles
Web Link Why was there no emergency notification of any sort? No email or phone or text message broadcast... Not being para... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jon, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jan 10, 2013 at 4:29 pm

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Palo Alto hopes to spur affordable housing
With affordable housing in short supply, Palo Alto's planning officials debated on Wednesday night ways to fulfill this need without exacerbating the traffic and parking probl... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 10, 2013 at 6:52 am
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:56 am.

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JCC to hold Mitzvah Day for community service
The Oshman Family Jewish Community Center will hold its sixth annual Mitzvah Day on Monday, Jan. 21, to commemorate both the Jewish spirit of doing a "mitzvah" (good deed) and... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 9, 2013 at 12:17 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 2:51 am.

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Staying true to original vision
Near Middlefield and Oregon Expressway is a house originally designed by a Palo Alto legend and recently remodeled by the two professional designers who now live there. Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 9, 2013 at 11:04 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 3:48 am.

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Palo Alto looks to change affordable-housing law
Seeking to comply with changes in state law and encourage construction of more affordable housing, Palo Alto is considering revising a local law that gives developers incentiv... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:58 am
There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 4:32 pm.

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Palo Alto set to swear in new mayor, vice mayor
Palo Alto will elect its 2013 mayor and vice mayor tonight, as well as say goodbye to outgoing Mayor Yiaway Yeh and Councilman Sid Espinosa, who will be taking part in their f... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 7, 2013 at 12:11 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:50 pm.

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Former Mayor Sandy Eakins dies
Sandra Brown Eakins, a former Palo Alto mayor and civic activist, died Jan. 2 at her home in Oakland after a long illness. She helped organize the League of Women Voters-spons... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 7, 2013 at 10:58 am
There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2013 at 12:13 pm.

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Quality of life tops neighborhood goals for 2013
New Year's resolutions are as varied as Palo Alto's residents, but for leaders of the city's neighborhood associations, addressing three issues -- creek flooding, new developm... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 6, 2013 at 11:28 am
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:22 pm.

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Chi-Chang Kao named new director of SLAC
An associate laboratory director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has been named as the lab's fifth director, Stanford University President John Hennessy announced Wedn... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 3, 2013 at 1:32 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2013 at 6:07 pm.

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How did horses get on Interstate 280?
Why and how four horses from Webb Ranch got onto Interstate 280 on Saturday, Dec. 29, is unclear. Three of the horses were struck and killed by a car on I-280 north of Alpine ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 4:19 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:06 pm.

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New safe-driving laws take effect in California
Texting while driving, red-light cameras and party buses are among the targets of new driving-related laws that took effect in California Tuesday, Jan. 1. Read the full story... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 12:57 pm
There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2013 at 5:46 pm.

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