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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Occupy the Courts! National Day of Action During a Week of Action...
Occupy the Dream, Occupy Congress, Occupy Wall Street West, Occupy the Courts, Occupy Your Heart, Occupy Everywhere� Across the country, despite the cold, the police crackdo...
 
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on Jan 18, 2012 at 2:58 am by JoR, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Letters
Broadband options Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 10, 2011, 12:00 AM
 
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on Jun 23, 2011 at 11:59 pm by Sven Thesen, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Car nearly hits Palo Alto home after driver has seizure
A man having a seizure Wednesday night was rescued from his vehicle by Palo Alto firefighters and emergency crews after his car veered off Middlefield Road and struck a brick ...
 
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on Aug 17, 2012 at 5:16 pm by just thinkin\', a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto makes city data public
Palo Alto's data-hungry residents and app-makers now have something new to feast on. The City of Palo Alto has unveiled the latest step in its "Open Data" initiative -- an eff...
 
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on Aug 14, 2012 at 3:23 am by vladrad, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Spring flowers
Obama's former personal physician said much the same thing "in over his head", etc. Obama supporters would do better by him by admitting it is ok that he does walk on water, a...
 
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on May 11, 2012 at 5:33 pm by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Delegation from China visiting East Palo Alto
A group of Chinese government officials visited East Palo Alto Tuesday, Feb. 21, to learn about the city's rent stabilization policies. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Feb 21, 2012 at 2:13 pm by Raymond Lucas, a resident of East Palo Alto
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Paly #84, Gunn #67
Paly was ranked #83 in public schools throughout the nation, as well as #54 in "Math and Science Schools" and #81 in "Most Connected Classrooms". U.S. News Rankings http://...
 
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on Jan 16, 2012 at 9:01 pm by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community
AROUND TOWN
Love affair with baseball, labor law, is worth the read
Stanford author William B. Gould IV retains his lifelong passion for two things: the law, specifically labor law, and baseball, most specifically the Boston Red Sox....
 
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on Nov 13, 2011 at 9:46 am by Mark Weiss, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Final weekend to see 5th of July at Pear Ave Theatre
Friends have said the current production at Pear Ave Theatre in Mountain View is very good, hope to get over there before it closes Sunday. '5th of July' by American playwrig...
 
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on Oct 7, 2011 at 4:21 pm by KATHY, a resident of Mountain View
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Homeowners to pay more for school bond
It will cost the average Palo Alto property owner an additional $10 a year to repay the $378 million bond that is upgrading school facilities across the city. The news came in...
 
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on Aug 24, 2011 at 5:10 pm by Need Schools, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Earthquake............
Richmond, Va; Colorado Earthquakes. Are we next?
 
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on Aug 23, 2011 at 8:12 pm by brother, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fairmeadow neighborhood fire injures one
A fire at a home on Starr King Circle caused minor damage and a minor injury to one resident on Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, Palo Alto Fire Battalion Chief Chris Woodard said. Re...
 
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on Aug 4, 2011 at 7:33 am by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Jobs' home burglar receives seven-year sentence
Kariem McFarlin, the man who burglarized the home of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, was sentenced to seven years in state prison by a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge, ac...
 
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on Jan 19, 2013 at 7:15 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Shots fired at dog walker in Menlo Park
An 18-year-old man walking his dog Monday night escaped unscathed after someone shot at him from a car near Newbridge Street and Hollyburne Avenue in Menlo Park, police said. ...
 
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on May 2, 2012 at 4:42 pm by Anonymous, a resident of East Palo Alto
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man attacked in Mountain View attempted robbery
An employee of Red Rock Coffee was injured Saturday when he tried to stop a man from stealing his bicycle, which was locked to a pole outside of the popular Mountain View cafe...
 
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on Apr 17, 2012 at 2:19 pm by support cj, a resident of Mountain View
AROUND TOWN
A final tribute to Coach Parks
When former Menlo-Atherton High football coach Ben Parks passed away in his sleep on Aug. 19 at age 77, there was an immediate outpouring of emotions from those he touched thr...
 
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 11:13 pm by Robert Caron, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Romney now leads in Wisconsin.
Paul Ryan has definitely helped Romney, including in Wisconsin, where Obama won by 14% in 2008. Romney is now up by 1% (a 15% swing). Web Link...
 
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 11:11 am by That User Name is already, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
VA Hospital Opens New Mental Health Center
A crowd of active military personnel, veterans, hospital staff and community members looked on as a pair of golden shears sliced the ribbon, opening a state-of-the-art Mental ...
 
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 8:07 pm by Daniel Drake, a resident of East Palo Alto
AROUND TOWN
Sales tax increase poll
Ha Ha, I love this poll NewsPoll Would you vote in favor of a one-eighth-of-a-cent sales-tax increase in Santa Clara County? and 91 percent said NO, Is this a s...
 
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 5:25 pm by poll watcher, a member of the Santa Rita (Los Altos) community
SCHOOLS & KIDS
EPA teacher wins award for using tech in classroom
When Robert Pronovost started teaching at Belle Haven Elementary in 2007, the only tech in his classroom was three aging desktop computers. Now, his classroom collection inclu...
 
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on Aug 24, 2012 at 9:48 am by Lexie, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
What is the gold dome on the Laning Chateau?
I just posted a Palo Alto question when this one occurred to me, too. What is that gold dome on top of the Laning Chateau apartment building on Forest? Is there some great a...
 
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 11:48 am by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto
AROUND TOWN
more high paying jobs leaving Palo Alto, does the city care?
Pinterest is leaving Palo Alto because they are outgrowing their current building and nothing suitable is available in Palo Alto: Web Link-...
 
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on Jul 7, 2012 at 12:49 pm by plandlord, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Proposed Budget: Reduce Engine Service, Increase EMS, Trim OT
Fire engine service from one of the Palo Alto Fire Department's six round-the-clock stations would be reduced, possibly dramatically, under a budget plan to shift personnel to...
 
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on Jun 9, 2012 at 7:21 pm by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto girls' team places first in LEGO robotics competition
A team of eighth-grade Palo Alto girls placed first among 65 teams Sunday in the First LEGO League robotics competition at Legoland in Carlsbad. The girls are students at JLS ...
 
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on May 21, 2012 at 8:47 pm by sap, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
High-speed-rail critics eye fresh legal challenges
As state officials prepare to approve the environmental analysis for California's planned high-speed-rail system, Peninsula cities are again gearing up to challenge the legali...
 
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on Apr 15, 2012 at 9:19 am by Robert, a resident of Stanford


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