CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Los Altos fire causes $150,000 in damage
A two-alarm restaurant fire on State Street in Los Altos on Sunday afternoon caused about $150,000 in damage, a Santa Clara County Fire Department spokeswoman said today.
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 9:28 pm by Kathy, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Local Dog Kennel Suggestions
Does anyone have a suggestion for a local dog kennel that they have used and could recommend? I have a small dog (15 pounds) and am looking for a spot that will take very goo... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 9:26 pm by Kathy, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Kids and matches caused big Dish fire
Two juveniles playing with matches were responsible for starting the June 25 fire in the Stanford Dish area that burned 171 acres, according to the Stanford University Departm... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 8:01 pm by chillin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man assaulted while walking home from bar
A 39-year-old Palo Alto man was walking home at 2:30 a.m. Saturday after drinking at a bar when he was robbed by four young men in hooded sweatshirts who beat him up and took ... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 7:42 pm by complaining mom, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
New law will restrict car sales on El Camino
Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, Palo Alto police will have the ability to restrict illegal car sales on El Camino Real.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 7:33 pm by i saw the comment before it got censored, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Provocateurs
Here we go again. There seems to be a rash of provocateurs on this forum. They post in various topics with various aliases with no thought to engage in dialog but merely to ... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 6:53 pm by i saw the comment before it got censored, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
looking for recipe sauce for hamburgers from Harry's
My family moved to Palo Alto in 1952 and have lived in the area off and on all these past years. I have been obsessing about a sauce served at Harry's Hamburger which was in w... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 2:52 pm by barbara, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Rattan Repair
Anyone know where I can either get a rattan stool repaired or buy a new one? |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 2:52 pm by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Foothills Park - things to do
We are new in the town, new to the area in general .. would like to get some suggestions regarding the foothill park ..
We drove there once - its magnificent ! We spent ti... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 10:42 am by Mary, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Romic receives last hazardous waste shipment
Romic Environmental Technologies in East Palo Alto has completed its sale to Clean Harbors, Inc. and will no longer accept shipments of hazardous wastes after today, company o... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 7:11 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
From the bay to the foothills
Palo Alto has 35 parks and fields, 162 acres of which are in an urban setting. Each park-goer is drawn for a special reason -- be it to play a set of tennis, create a painting... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 5:31 am by Ranger\'s Mom, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bush Administration Domestic Terrorists? (This is not about 9/11)
The recent tragedy in Minneapolis reminds me that our federal tax dollars are being spent on adventuristic military operations in a far-away land, while domestic infrastructur... |
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on Aug 8, 2007 at 4:29 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Self-Sustainable Chair for City Council Members
Web Link
With a bit of affectionate whimsy; it's not easy being green. :)) |
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on Aug 8, 2007 at 9:09 am by Periwinkle, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
All for one
After earning -- and donating -- $2,300 to brain tumor research, members of Cub Scout Den 6, Pack 57, in Palo Alto visited Stanford's Comprehensive Cancer Center Friday to tou... |
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on Aug 7, 2007 at 5:45 am by Aric Zoe Leavitt, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parking woes prompt permit push
The cost to park at Stanford University for a year: between $216 and $552. The cost to park across Stanford Avenue in Palo Alto's College Terrace neighborhood: free.
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on Aug 6, 2007 at 2:33 pm by gary, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Barron Park Market Grand Opening Today
Just got home from a morning walk and Barron Park Market looks stocked up for today's grand opening. Lots of fresh fruit in the front windows, and produce in the back. Saw two... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 10:54 pm by Sammy, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Disater photo ops
Does anyone beside me want to shout NO! Whenever, after a disaster, presidents, governor and assorted politicians rush to the disaster scene to prove that they care? I was fir... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 8:36 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Threads completely deleted concerning Israel
In the last couple of days, two threads started by Jag Singh have been completely removed from this forum.
is there a new policy in effect that any threads dealing with Israe... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 9:01 am by Avoid Dante\'s Hell, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dana Gauthier Jr. dies at age 9
Dana Alfred Gauthier Jr., a 9-year-old boy whose courageous two-year fight against brain cancer was an inspiration to many, died July 22 at his Palo Alto home.
Read the full ... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 1:20 am by Aric Zoe Leavitt, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MI Summer School - how's it going?
Anyone know how the MI summer school program is going and would like to pass on any info? |
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on Aug 4, 2007 at 8:20 pm by parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
La tosca
La Tosca has the best Italian food. Plain and simple! Although quiet busy at night and on weekends Love this place!The food is awesome, the staff is knowledgable and professi... |
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on Aug 4, 2007 at 1:30 pm by Enough already, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
College Terrace wants parking permit system
Along with a system of barracades that denies use of public streets to others, the Terracers now want to eliminate stranger parking. Obviously it is time for them to buy back ... |
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on Aug 4, 2007 at 6:12 am by Craig Laughton, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bringing light to the world
Rabbi Yosef Levin admits being Jewish carries with it a heavy stigma.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday,... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 11:11 pm by Lou, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tree branch lands on car, blocks street
A massive limb from a Bradford pear tree crashed onto the roof of a silver Honda and blocked High Street near the intersection of Forest Avenue in Palo Alto at about 9:45 a.m.... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 9:53 pm by Mary, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Please stop censorship
Palo Alto Online, you are going too far with your censorship. I have little doubt this topic will soon be deleted by you, never to be seen again. Too often I find comments tha... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 8:10 pm by Zion Be Damned, a resident of Menlo Park |