SPORTS
Palo Alto resident named to Sailing Hall of Fame
Palo Alto resident Stan Honey, winner of the 2006 Volvo Ocean Race, will be inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame along with eight others, at a special ceremony on O... |
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on Aug 16, 2012 at 11:52 am by Alan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What is PTSD?
Nearly 70 percent of Americans will be exposed to a traumatic event in their lifetime, and an estimated 20 percent of those will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTS... |
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on May 29, 2012 at 9:04 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto woman wins 2012 National Wetlands Award
Florence LaRiviere has frequented Palo Alto's Baylands since the 1950s, but she said developments diminished much of the bayside environment. The Environmental Law Institute w... |
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on May 7, 2012 at 12:53 am by Barbara and Barry , a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
M. A. Fruth: Gap Teeth
The harbor gapes in unnatural haze, its two front teeth knocked out--
it cannot chew the ash that shades a mourning moonscape.
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on Sep 8, 2011 at 5:07 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
SPORTS
Area preps help PASA swimmers win team title
Local swim teams will be happy to have some of their top swimmers back this week as the spring season gets fully under way. Most of those top swimmers spent last weekend in Te... |
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on Mar 6, 2013 at 3:28 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
White House may decide fate of Moffett Field's Hangar One
"The highest levels" of the federal government are now deciding whether to accept an offer from Google's founders to restore Moffett Field's iconic Hangar One, NASA Ames Admin... |
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on Oct 14, 2012 at 12:08 pm by Keith Hull, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police arrest man on stolen-vehicle charges
A man was arrested in Palo Alto Wednesday morning after police found him in possession of stolen vehicles and drug paraphernalia on Loma Verde Avenue, according to the Palo Al... |
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on Mar 8, 2012 at 4:27 pm by JustMe, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
short white male robs Palo Alto Jack-in-the-Box on Wednesday
"The man was described as short, thin and in his 20s. He had blue eyes and blond hair and was wearing dark-colored pants and a black hooded sweatshirt with red writing on the ... |
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on Mar 15, 2012 at 8:39 am by news, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Golden opportunity to acquire downtown post office
Palo Alto residents have been picking up their mail and buying stamps at the downtown post office since 1932, but change is coming and with the financial meltdown of the Posta... |
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on Feb 25, 2012 at 8:59 am by Marrol, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
SPORTS
Menlo School girls move closer to long-awaited title
Tuesday's girls soccer
It has been 20 years since Menlo School has won a league title in girls' soccer. That came in 1992 when the Knights competed in the Girls Priva... |
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on Feb 8, 2012 at 11:59 am by member, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Around Town
PRIORITIES ... First the easy part: the City Council decided Saturday to keep all five of the city's 2011 priorities — finances, environmental sustainability, emergency... |
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on Jan 28, 2012 at 9:01 pm by common sense, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Cohousing community taking shape in Mountain View
Designing one's dream home is a lengthy process when 13 families have to agree on everything. So how does the Mountain View Cohousing Community expedite the process? Find six ... |
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on Oct 19, 2011 at 9:58 am by Jillian Brooks, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hundreds of guns collected at East Palo Alto buyback
It took less than three hours Saturday, Feb. 23, to collect 355 firearms at a three-city gun buyback event in East Palo Alto, the first private/public buyback of its kind on t... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:35 am by Adrian, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Walk-in retail law center to open in Palo Alto
Raj Abhyanker wants to change the public's perception of lawyers, streamline part of the legal process and resurrect the "Mainstreet Bookstore" business model -- all by openin... |
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on Feb 11, 2013 at 2:34 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford names Lloyd Minor new medical dean
Stanford School of Medicine has recruited the provost of Johns Hopkins University to become its new dean, Stanford announced today. Lloyd B. Minor, a head and neck specialist,... |
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on Jul 18, 2012 at 10:19 am by Arch Conservative, a resident of Menlo Park |
AROUND TOWN
Major meeting on school calendar tonight (11/29)
The PAUSD board tonight will hear a response from Supt. Skelly about how he will mitigate the problems with the new school calendar that goes into effect next fall. This is th... |
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on Nov 29, 2011 at 2:02 pm by JT, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
bikes on the loose
One last addendum to my letter to the editor about dangers of cyclists on Palo Alto's downtown sidewalks -- here is the relevant ordinance from the City of Palo ALto web site:... |
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 2:21 pm by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pat Burt's Kick-Off Party is this Sunday
Pat Burt will be holding his campaign kick-off party and ice cream social this Sunday from 4-5:30 pm at Hoover Park. |
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on Sep 5, 2012 at 1:49 pm by Resign, a resident of the St. Claire Gardens neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Motorcyclist airlifted from Skyline crash
A motorcylist suffered major head injuries in a crash with a truck Sunday afternoon on Skyline Boulevard just south of Highway 92.
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on Aug 6, 2012 at 11:09 am by Jenn, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Feature story: Carving out a new life
In the driveway of an East Palo Alto cottage, wearing a 3 1/2-foot-tall headdress and long braids down its back, a 12-foot-tall redwood god of war named Ku towered above three... |
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 3:06 pm by Keep Up Tradition!, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Taking a bite out of emergency preparedness
After a chlorine-gas explosion caused more than 200 people to be evacuated from their homes last September, the old Scouts motto to "be prepared" took on new meaning for resid... |
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 3:55 pm by Caryll-Lynn, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mayor hosts 'Day in the Park' June 3
Bring on the bocce. That's what Palo Alto Mayor Yiaway Yeh is hoping residents throughout Palo Alto will say on Sunday, June 3, when he hosts the second installment of his "YM... |
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on May 21, 2012 at 12:23 pm by Neighbor, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SPORTS
Former teammates hope to meet as rivals
NCAA women's water polo
Pallavi Menon and KK Clark won a pair of Central Coast Section women's water polo titles while playing together at Sacred Heart Prep. They've ... |
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on May 11, 2012 at 11:13 am by KPS, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Ford Motor Co. drives into downtown Palo Alto
Ford Motor Company arrived in downtown Palo Alto earlier this month, setting up a research operation in one of Hamilton Avenue's most prominent buildings.
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on Mar 31, 2012 at 11:40 pm by CrunchyCookie, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City View
City Council (March 12)
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 23, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 2:37 pm by Employee and Resident, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |