AROUND TOWN
Around Town
FEELING THE HEAT ... Palo Alto firefighters took part in an unusual rescue operation last week after they learned about a heat-stressed brown pelican perched on ... |
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 5:58 pm by animal lover, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
I miss the old palo alto!
I was born and raised in PA. I, like so many others, grew up in our nice little safe neighborhood where the kids all played together and everyone knew one another. We all wen... |
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 5:12 pm by Evan, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Car flips in crash on Embarcadero and Middlefield
A woman suffered minor injuries after her car flipped in a crash at the intersection of Embarcadero and Middlefield roads at 9:20 p.m. Friday, July 6.
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 3:58 pm by Mr. stop, a resident of Mountain View |
RESTAURANTS
Former President Bill Clinton visits Palo Alto
Former President Bill Clinton stopped by LYFE Kitchen in downtown Palo Alto Wednesday afternoon for a private lunch with the restaurant's three founders and management team. P... |
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Holiday Fund: Library Foundation pushes to furnish city's libraries
Palo Alto's politicos, civic leaders and bookworms rejoiced in November 2008 when voters resoundingly passed Measure N, a $76 million bond measure to renovate two city librari... |
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 12:45 pm by MadamPresident, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Got milk? Car thief on the lam steals soy milk
Running from the police makes a man thirsty. When Menlo Park officers caught up with Valentin Arias Jimenez, they discovered the alleged car thief chugging stolen soy milk bev... |
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 10:14 am by M, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SPORTS
Feature story: Lessons from rowing
When people hear the word "crew," they typically think of prep schools or a sport on the East Coast. But local rowing club NorCal Crew has been making a splash on the Californ... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 11:26 pm by Paly Alum, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Driver at fault for hitting pedestrians
The 89-year-old driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured two women in an El Camino Real crosswalk Sept. 30 was speeding and at fault for the collision, an Atherto... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 7:44 pm by ndnorth, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto settles suit over compost plant
The City of Palo Alto has reached a settlement with a group of environmentalists who had filed a lawsuit challenging a proposal to build a waste-to-energy facility in the Bayl... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 6:41 pm by Craig Laughton, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Social media exec claims British Bankers Club
Eight months after the party stopped at the landmark British Bankers Club in Menlo Park, signs of revival appeared, thanks to a former social media executive with ties to Palo... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 3:48 pm by michelle, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Car rolls over on Charleston Road in Palo Alto
A white Nissan sedan going west on Charleston Road in Palo Alto hit a tree and rolled over, skidding into the intersection of Middlefield Road at about 4:35 p.m. Monday, Dec. ... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 1:25 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Service Friday for former school board president Tuomy
Services will be held Friday, Dec. 7, for John Tuomy, a former Palo Alto teacher who served for eight years on the Palo Alto Board of Education. Tuomy suffered fatal injuries ... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm by Jan Strand, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto man gets 20 years for child molestation
A Palo Alto man accused of molesting his two stepdaughters was sentenced to 20 years in state prison in San Mateo County Superior Court Wednesday, Dec. 5, Assistant District A... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 10:54 am by iSez, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Audit: Supervisor Shirakawa owes $12,772
Supervisor George Shirakawa must repay the county $12,772 in expenses he wrongly charged on his government credit card, the Santa Clara County Controller-Treasurer Department ... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 9:14 am by audits, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Man robs Palo Alto Walgreens for OxyContin
Palo Alto police have released a photo of a man suspected of robbing the downtown Walgreens by showing a concealed gun on Monday afternoon, Dec. 3. The man allegedly walked in... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 12:14 am by rick, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Building inspector's death under investigation
The death of a building inspector who fell down an elevator shaft in a Palo Alto home in December 2011 is under investigation, the Weekly has learned.
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 9:15 pm by Pete Bennett, a resident of another community |
BOOKS
A world of cooking
This year we have chosen a smorgasbord of cookbooks.
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 7:38 pm by Judy, a resident of Mountain View |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Second assault reported in downtown Palo Alto
A woman sleeping near a downtown Palo Alto sidewalk was beaten by a man during a robbery attempt early Sunday morning, Dec. 2, police said. The attack occurred shortly after a... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 7:35 pm by Pearl, a resident of Menlo Park |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Boehner got 98% what he wanted - why are we doing this dance again?
John Boenher August 2011 " When you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white House, I got 98 percent of what I wanted. I'm pretty happy. "
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 1:39 pm by Kelly Long, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Undisclosed meetings, private funds cloud downtown debate
In July 2011, just weeks after Palo Alto approved the mammoth expansion of the Stanford University Medical Center -- the largest development in the city's history -- city offi... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 12:43 pm by resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
BOOKS
Tomorrow's events (Dec. 6)
[Web Link Author talk: 'Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore']
A tale of global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, y... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 12:09 pm by LVK, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
SPORTS
Stanford volleyball duo on all-region team
Stanford freshman Inky Ajanaku and junior Carly Wopat were named to the All-Pacific Region Team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The pair was listed among the t... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 11:11 am by John G., a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school board members to take oath
A public cake-and-punch reception to honor incoming members of Palo Alto's Board of Education will precede a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 4.
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 10:22 am by huh?, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto nixes election on Arrillaga's downtown proposal
Faced with a flurry of criticism of a sweeping proposal to build four office towers and a theater in downtown Palo Alto, city officials on Tuesday scrapped the idea of bringin... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 10:20 am by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
9 Years As A Local "Official"
I received this week a couple e-mails about openings for various Commissions in Palo Alto for which there have not been enough canditates.
Engagement in our community takes... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 10:19 pm by Mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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