CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Another plane crash at the Palo Alto Airport
Another plane crashed Thursday night at the Palo Alto Airport. Of the three aboard the Cessna 172, one was taken to the hospital by PAFD. The SJ Mercury News has this story: h... |
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on Jun 23, 2011 at 11:48 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pool Service Recomendation?
Hello fellow Palo Alto pool owners. I'm seeking a recomendation for a weekly pool maintenance/service company. Very few of these companies are reviewed on line and those tha... |
PA Pool Owner |
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on Jun 22, 2011 at 10:24 am by PA Pool Owner, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Sliding scale?
How about indexing civil service salaries to tax revenue? Revenues up, salaries up; revenues down, salaries down. This would be a non-political issue, since all politicians ar... |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 7:46 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn HS Athletic Achievements
Congratulations to the 2010-11 Gunn Athletes!
11 CCS Individual Champions:
Erin Robinson (Track & Field),
Stefan Weidemann and Cadence Lee (Wrestling),
Henry Liu, Phoe... |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 5:46 pm by gunns ok, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Public meeting on math and student stress in PAUSD on Tuesday
We Can Do Better Palo Alto (Web Link) is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, July 21, from 7:00 - 8:30pm at Cubberly classroom A-6.
Stanford P... |
Ken Dauber |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 7:35 am by Ken Dauber, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
RECENT HOME SALES
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 2:22 PM |
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on Jun 16, 2011 at 4:03 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG
Ad Libs: A whole new world
If you're a local theater-goer, you might think of James Monroe Iglehart as The Big Bad Wolf from TheatreWorks' 2005 production of "Into the Woods," or you might have seen him... |
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on Jun 2, 2011 at 4:15 pm by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn considering later 8:25am start time
From today's Gunn Connection
Since February the departments and the Instructional Council have been reviewing the possibility of a late start. The late start possibility wa... |
Gunn parent |
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on Jun 2, 2011 at 10:52 am by Gunn parent, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Best Of Palo Alto 2011 launches
It is time again for the readers of the Palo Alto Weekly and users of Palo Alto Online to voice their views on the top establishments in or around Palo Alto. With a musical th... |
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on May 30, 2011 at 9:56 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
HSR or just better R
The following makes a lot of sense.
Run a Train That’s Fast Enough 05/11/2011 By William Lind
As part of his infrastructure investment agenda, President Obama has called... |
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on May 29, 2011 at 12:39 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kamala Harris speaks to East Palo Alto girls
California's first female attorney general, Kamala Harris, was in East Palo Alto Thursday morning (May 26) to talk to more that 150 seventh- and eighth-grade girls.
Read the ... |
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on May 29, 2011 at 5:18 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
SPORTS
2011 Boys' CCS Track and Field Leaders
1600 -- Waschura, Chris (Woodside) 4:13.18, Bishop, Kevin (Monta Vista) 4:17.08, Rae, Kyle (Bellarmine) 4:17.53, Plazolo, Donald (Willow Glen) 4:19.03, ==B Prior, Andrew... |
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on May 24, 2011 at 11:48 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mechanical problem causing Caltrain delays this morning
Caltrain is reporting delays of up to 20 minutes caused by a train with a mechanical problem. Southbound train No. 312, an express train that left San Francisco at 6:59 a.m., ... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on May 24, 2011 at 9:09 am by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
AROUND TOWN
What is a good size for a lap blanket?
I would like to make a lap blanket for an adult who is wheel chair bound .. not yet decided if it will be a quilt or made out of yarn. What is a good size for such a blanket? |
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on May 23, 2011 at 9:24 pm by LapBlanket, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SPORTS
There will be a lot more than just tennis at NCAA championships
The next two weeks are truly a tennis lover's dream, with no shortage of riveting team and individual matches on tap at the Taube Family Tennis Center. However, in addition to... |
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on May 21, 2011 at 9:54 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Managing the urban forest
If a tree falls in Palo Alto's urban forest when no one is around, will anyone know? With the debut of the city's $156,894 TreeKeeper, an inventory of Palo Alto's estimated 36... |
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on May 21, 2011 at 5:52 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Empowerment is theme of Saturday 'youth forum'
Youth empowerment will be a theme at a Palo Alto Youth Forum Saturday that is free and open to all high-school students in the city. Headliners include former Stanford dean, S... |
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on May 21, 2011 at 5:51 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
SPORTS
More honors for a pair of Menlo College football players
Oaks' report
Menlo College doubled its total from last year's NAIA Independent Players of the Week honors as junior free safety Beau Bussani was selected NAIA Indepe... |
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on May 19, 2011 at 7:52 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
AROUND TOWN
TEDx Gunn High School Registration is Up!
TEDx Gunn High School is an independently organized event that features presentations from local figures and fellow Palo Alto Students. The purpose of this event is to bring t... |
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on May 12, 2011 at 5:47 pm by TEDx Gunn High School, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
21st Century Education Summit
I wanted to let people know about an interesting and informative event coming up this Saturday afternoon.
Parents for Great Education presents
21st Century Education Summi... |
David Cohen |
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on May 11, 2011 at 11:51 pm by David Cohen, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Indecent exposure arrest at MV Rite Aid
A 55-year-old transient man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure on May 5 outside of the Rite Aid on Grant Road in Mountain View, police said.
Read the full story ... |
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on May 11, 2011 at 7:04 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG
Ad Libs: Hail to the hydrangeas
Sometimes, in the clutter and spam of the email inbox, you just want a cushion of lush hydrangeas to rest your eyes on. I have the best job in the world.
Kudos to Viewpoint... |
Rebecca Wallace |
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on May 11, 2011 at 4:18 pm by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Remove the troops
Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in a stunning decision that honored the first-year U.S. president more for promise than achievement and drew both praise and skepticism ... |
Ted Rudow III, MA |
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on May 6, 2011 at 11:00 am by Ted Rudow III, MA, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
On Deadline: Glimmers of hope, but no $$ yet, for 'Free at Last'
Glimmers of hope -- but no real $$ yet -- are on the horizon for Free at Last, the recovery-and-rehabilition organization based in East Palo Alto but serving a broader area of... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on May 5, 2011 at 12:37 pm by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
BOOKS
Local Zen Master Talk and Book Signing on Saturday April 30th at 11 AM
Les is the abbot of the Kannon Do Zen Center on Rock Street in Mountain View. While studying and practicing Zen, he worked in the hi-tech, corporate world for over thirty year... |
Chi |
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on Apr 26, 2011 at 8:10 am by Chi, a resident of Mountain View |