ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cyclist dies after fall on Sand Hill Road
Deborah Johnson, the 51-year-old Palo Alto woman who was hospitalized Sunday, July 22, after falling off her bike that afternoon on Sand Hill Road, died Tuesday, July 24, acco... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 11:57 pm by Citizen A, a resident of Woodside |
BOOKS
650 horses competing in Charity Horse Show
More that 650 riders and horses are pulling into the Midpeninsula to compete for $100,000 in prizes at the Menlo Charity Horse Show, a nationally ranked equestrian event that ... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 9:34 pm by Carole Kealy, a resident of Portola Valley |
SPORTS
Strange coincidence: Two local VB standouts end up in Philly
Just heard this story this afternoon and thought those of you who remember these two young women would enjoy it.
Colleen Carey, a 2003 graduate of Palo Alto High School, at... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 5:57 pm by Volleyball Fan, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shame on our city leaders
Web Link
Mayor Kishimoto, the city council, the city manager and city attorney should be ashamed of themselves for t... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 12:21 pm by Firefighter, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Friends of Briones house win again in court
The Friends of Juana Briones House won in court again on Friday in their fight to save the historic Palo Alto house that was built around 1845.
Read the full story here... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 12:05 pm by Yay!, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Dog on leash attacked by vicious racoons
Thursday evening, July 27 around 8:50 PM I was walking with my dog on leash when suddenly a racoon jumped on my dog to attack out of some bushes near the sidewalk at the inter... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 8:40 am by Maria, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Student robbed at knifepoint on campus
A Stanford University student was robbed by a man with a knife or a box-cutter about 11:40 p.m. Monday as the student was walking along Palm Drive near Arboretum Road.
Read t... |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 11:10 pm by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
'Mod Mom' gets a makeover
Raising an energetic toddler while battling an aggressive form of breast cancer left Kristen Dimont, known online by her handle "ModMommy" or "ModMom," depleted and frazzled.
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 9:37 pm by Beth Blecherman, a resident of Menlo Park |
AROUND TOWN
Memorial service Tuesday for former Sunset publisher Mel Lane
A "celebration of life" memorial service for Melvin Lane, the former co-owner and publisher of Sunset magazine who died July 28, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m. at S... |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 6:04 pm by joe, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Best thing about living in Palo Alto
The best thing about living in Palo Alto is never having to deal with not living here. |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 8:53 am by Tess, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Street naming conventions
What are the guidelines to name a street as "Ave", "Rd", "Way"? Direction / Traffic load ? |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 5:28 am by natasha, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Diana Diamond Please Run For City Council
Now that the MI hub-bub has died down, I need something else to keep me entertained. So please, Diana, run for PA city council. |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 12:48 am by YourBoredNeighbor, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Traffic snarled due to downtown 'Promenade'
Traffic is heavily backed up along Alma Street and El Camino Real in Palo Alto this afternoon due to the closure of University Avenue as part of a six-hour
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 9:18 pm by Eve N. Reynolds, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Strengthening family ties
Laurie Hunter, her husband and her 15-year-old son, Philip MacQuitty, eat dinner together about five times a week. But MacQuitty, a sophomore at Palo Alto High School, wishes ... |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 4:30 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Another bicyclist dies on Peninsula
Another bicyclist dies on Peninsula
BUSINESS CONSULTANT FELL, STRUCK HEAD
By Sandra Gonzales
San Jose Mercury News
Article Launched: 07/28/2007 01:29:59 AM PDT
Yet ... |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 10:49 am by Citizen, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
VTA bus line 88 should be seen as a transit opportunity
As someone doubly interested in the future of traffic and available alternatives to automobile traffic in south Palo Alto (as chair of this year's PTA Traffic Safety Committee... |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 9:37 am by happy to report, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
MOVIES
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
I enjoyed the movie very much. And I was so happy that Michael Gambon's (Dumbledore) acting improved. His speaking parts were thankfully shorter too. Prior, I couldn't beli... |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 12:41 am by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
MOVIES
Ratatouille
Ratatouille was REALLY good. I felt like I was in another world, it had lots of non-slapstick/non-bathroom laughs, and the best evil character ever. Only criticism was the l... |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 12:27 am by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Tour of California coming to Palo Alto
Professional bicycle racers -- and about 50,000 other people -- will congregate in Palo Alto Feb. 17, 2008, for the "prologue" time trials and ceremonies that kick off the Tou... |
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on Jul 29, 2007 at 9:54 pm by student, a member of the Gunn High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Wierd Statues in Paly Parks - Help !
There is a park at the intersection of alma and north california avenue. Several months ago a very very VERY wierd statue showed up in the park.
It is, as best I can tell,... |
Paly Resident |
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on Jul 29, 2007 at 9:34 pm by natasha, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
MOVIES
Lives of Others
Ignorance is sweeping the world.
Thus, when art uncovers some measure of knowledge (no matter how limited in historical context), brings it to our consciousness, and stirs... |
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on Jul 28, 2007 at 7:40 pm by Rosemary, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Undergrounding program could short-circuit
Wires stretching from pole to pole -- providing electricity, phone and television service -- can still be found in most Palo Alto neighborhoods, although the city began buryin... |
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on Jul 28, 2007 at 7:24 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
MOVIES
ONCE
I waited a long time to see this film because I was afraid that I wouldn't like the music and reviews said it was essentially a musical.
Well, "Once" played a long time... |
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on Jul 28, 2007 at 2:44 pm by nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Daltons were good neighbors, resident says
Neither alcohol nor drug use was apparent at the Dalton house Monday night, where two brothers fought and one was fatally stabbed, Palo Alto police Sgt. Sandra Brown said toda... |
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on Jul 27, 2007 at 10:12 pm by high school friend, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
'Tour of California' bike race may come to PA
A major kick-off event for the Tour of California bicycle race in early 2009 received an enthusiastic reception -- with some caution -- from the Palo Alto City Council Monday ... |
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on Jul 27, 2007 at 6:10 pm by bruce, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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