PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Interests collide over Buena Vista's future
There has been a certain inevitability to the situation now unfolding at the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, located behind El Camino Real in the Barron Park neighborhood.
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:32 pm by w. dean, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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 ... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:03 pm by Mark, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Tomorrow's events (Dec. 18)
[Web Link Holiday Concert: Mary McLaughlin]
Celtic singer and songwriter Mary McLaughlin will perform with harp work of Steve Coulter for a concert of... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:51 am by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Holiday Fund: Giving hope to the homeless
Tucked at the end of an industrial lot, East Palo Alto's only homeless shelter occupies an unassuming warehouse that's been transformed into a refuge for the city's homeless. ... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:00 am by Sean, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 11:39 pm by Aquamarine, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Sharon Hofstedt: Hot chocolate and community building
As a pre-teen in small-town Minnesota, Sharon Hofstedt delivered the Minneapolis Star Tribune door to door seven days a week.
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 6:26 pm by danielle you-know-who, a member of the Nixon School community |
SPORTS
Palo Alto Knights will play for third place in nationals
The Palo Alto Knights' Jr. Midgets extended their season for one more game following a 16-14 win over the Detroit Dolphins in the consolation semifinals of the American Youth ... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 6:24 pm by the MAN, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto in final stage of California Avenue redesign
After two years of revisions, lawsuits and squabbles with area business owners, Palo Alto officials are now putting the finishing touches on their ambitious plan to transform ... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 5:50 pm by resident, a member of the Barron Park School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Whither Your Mortgage Interest Deduction?
Is 2012 the last year of mortgage interest reduction up to $1M in loan value? I think so. I hear most homes in PA are bought all-cash these days, but for those who own in PA v... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 11:09 am by Jod, a resident of Los Altos |
AROUND TOWN
Big Thank You to all the Volunteers helping to make Holiday Bouquets right now for our hospitalized vets!! You are welcome to join in!!
Hi Beautiful Palo Alto Community!
Right now, the midtown floral shop, Nature's Alley, is filled with caring folks, who are busy making holiday bouquets for veterans at the Pa... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:38 am by Carrie Manley, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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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on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:01 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 9:55 am by MIdtown resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New law calms loud television commercials
A law authored by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, that turns down the volume on TV commercials went into effect Thursday.
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 9:25 am by MIdtown resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto's Christmas Tree Lane lighting up for holidays
Santa will be approaching Fulton Street chimneys, reindeer will be landing on the lawn, snowmen will be "singing" in a row as Christmas Tree Lane lights up Fulton Street, betw... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 7:27 pm by waste of time, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Does the Library have multiple member categories?
I was going to ask this from a Librarian next time I was in the Library, but thought I'll ask here as well (in case someone already knows)
While looking for the availabilit... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 6:30 pm by tom, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Karate Kick-a-thon to support families from Newtown
I have been teaching Karate and Self-Defense in this area for many years and have been organizing an annual charity kick-a-thon for quite a few years as well.
We just added... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 5:21 pm by Read the post, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Today is the day to talk about Gun Control in Palo Alto
I am not normally a political rantist, but I feel so strongly about this and we do need to act to prevent more bloodshed in this country and prevent it in Palo Alto.
If eve... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 5:15 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
City punches hole in Izzy's rooftop bagel display
Customers are doing a double-take if they happen to look up at the roof as they enter Izzy's Bagels at 477 S. California Ave. They see a 7-foot-tall coffee cup, paired with a ... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:19 pm by Hoving, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Around Town
A PERFECT MATCH? ... The intricate courtship between Palo Alto and Yangpu, a district within Shanghai, started to get serious in September, with the Bay Area Council playing t... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 3:57 pm by Janet F, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Help Save a Life, Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive for Palo Alto Mom
What: Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive
When: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
Where: Palo Alto Unified School District Office
Dr. Nalini Ambady, a Palo Al... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 3:56 pm by A.Neck Dote, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SPORTS
Title dreams end for Palo Alto Knights in national playoffs
The dream was to bring home a first-ever national title and send retiring coach Mike Piha out as a winner. That's what the Palo Alto Knights' Jr. Midgets were hoping to do thi... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 12:01 pm by KnightsParent, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Charges dropped in Palo Alto bus fatality
A SamTrans bus driver facing a vehicular-manslaughter charge after her bus struck a pedestrian in Palo Alto in 2010 was exonerated Wednesday after the Santa Clara County Distr... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 10:47 am by ndnorth, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hit-and-run driver injures cyclist near Jordan
A driver fled a collision involving a bicyclist outside Jordan Middle School Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 11, and police are seeking information that would lead to the driver's ide... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:36 am by Victor, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto ponders design of new bike bridge
Emboldened by a $4 million grant and a freshly completed master plan, Palo Alto is rolling ahead with design work on a new bike bridge that would span U.S. Highway 101 and giv... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:21 am by Lance, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
Police post traffic advisories for Saturday and Sunday
Palo Alto police have issued traffic advisories for both Saturday and Sunday in connection with a sold-out Stanford football game and a major bicycle ride.
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 11:20 pm by Thanks Stanford for traffic, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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