AROUND TOWN
Helicopters
Anybody know why there are helicopters flying around nearby at 7:15 Monday morning? |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 10:53 pm by Anon, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Beware negligent cycling dad with little girls in MIdtown
I am very upset. Because I am a good, ultra cautious driver, I avoided colliding with and injuring or killing a tiny girl cyclist in Midtown shopping center this Sunday aftern... |
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on Mar 24, 2013 at 8:54 pm by Outside Observer, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
State honors for Paly's Boyd, SHP's Kremer
Of local note
Palo Alto's B.J. Boyd and Sacred Heart Prep's Tom Kremer both concluded their high school careers in June by earning state player of the year honors in their ... |
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on Jul 31, 2012 at 11:30 am by For the curious, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Electrical outages planned for south Palo Alto
A City of Palo Alto electrical upgrade project will cause intermittent power outages in south Palo Alto through June, the Utilities Department has announced.
Read the full st... |
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on May 24, 2012 at 4:20 pm by resident, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Lightning knocks out power to SLAC
A lightning bolt struck a main electrical-transmission line to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Thursday night, shutting down the linear accelerator and causing nearly... |
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on Apr 13, 2012 at 4:20 pm by Herb Borock, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto toasts 'Downtown' Sandra Brown
After nearly a quarter century of patrolling the streets, testifying at trials, and counseling students, "Downtown" Sandra Brown is stepping down. The popular police lieutenan... |
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on Dec 13, 2011 at 12:30 am by Perky, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Water-board member quits his day job
A locally elected water-board member has quit his day job with an environmental organization, citing, in part, "a little more conflict than I'd anticipated."
Read the full st... |
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on Nov 18, 2011 at 2:19 pm by Bush, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mountain View parking dispute leads to fisticuffs
A man punched a woman in the face after she slapped him inside a Mountain View supermarket Monday afternoon, police said. The confrontation allegedly stemmed from a dispute ov... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 11:33 am by Anon, a resident of Mountain View |
SPORTS
SPORTS: A silver lining for American women's volleyball
Logan Tom's Olympic journey began in 2000, while she was a sophomore at Stanford. In fact, four days after the United States women's volleyball team finished fourth at the Syd... |
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on Aug 11, 2012 at 11:52 pm by thanks, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
is Romney a WIMP?
The cover of this week's Newsweek magazine says "Romney: The Wimp Factor, Is he just too insecure to be president?".
Is that a fair assessment? Or just kicking him while he... |
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on Jul 29, 2012 at 1:23 pm by Gene, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Man shot in East Palo Alto Sunday
A 19-year-old man was shot in the leg in East Palo Alto early Sunday morning, police said.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:24 pm by the_punnisher, a resident of Mountain View |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Any advice on attending Shoreline's SF Symphony show?
I plan to take my family there next year and am wondering how it works. It begins at 8:00 when it is not dark. So we sit and enjoy and then at 9:45 they play the music to the ... |
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on Jul 5, 2012 at 3:12 pm by Eric G., a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford reaps $6.2B in 'transformative' campaign
Stanford University announced Wednesday it raised $6.2 billion in a five-year fundraising campaign that ended in October.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 12, 2012 at 9:11 am by Hey-Stanford--How-About-Helping-Your-Neighbors-A-Little?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Police, DA to step up DUI arrests with $161K grant
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has been awarded a traffic-safety grant to enhance an anti-DUI program aimed at preventing roadway deaths and injuries. The $... |
Editor |
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on Dec 31, 2011 at 7:31 pm by Gunn Class of '67, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Echelon events, Taste of Palo Alto to be held Saturday
Three city-sponsored events will be held in downtown Palo Alto this Saturday (Sept. 17): The Echelon Gran Fondo (a multi-mile bike ride from town to the coast and back), the E... |
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on Sep 18, 2011 at 7:54 am by for charity, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fugitive arrested in East Palo Alto to be on TV
A Salinas fugitive became the unwitting star of the show after running a stop sign in East Palo Alto Wednesday night.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 11:10 am by Raymond, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford University Law School names new dean
Stanford University Law School announced the hiring of Mary Elizabeth Magill as its new dean Tuesday, July 24. Magill switches coasts with her new position, leaving the Univer... |
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on Jul 25, 2012 at 9:48 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: Medicine doesn't offset poison of HSR bill
In a political drama that has potentially massive financial ramifications for California, last week's razor-close vote to move forward with high-speed rail will keep the uncer... |
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on Jul 14, 2012 at 2:33 pm by ODB, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
U.S. Open golf championship is completely sold out again
For those who don't yet have a ticket for this week's U.S. Open golf championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, the best way to see the event will be from your couch. ... |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 11:38 am by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Researchers find radioactivity in migratory tuna
More than a year after a tsunami in Japan flooded the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, researchers from Stanford and Stony Brook Universities report discovering trace a... |
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on Jun 7, 2012 at 6:06 pm by nucleer, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kickstarting discovery
Kids chose from 60 different activities, including tae kwon do and sushi making, during Fairmeadow Elementary School's fifth annual "Discovery Day" May 30. Photos by Veronica ... |
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on Jun 5, 2012 at 7:20 am by TyrL162, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford forum
Hello,
I have an urgent question to ask someone from Stanford. Posted on some forum: Web Link and some college confidential forum, but haven't received an... |
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on Jan 19, 2012 at 6:08 pm by lenalena, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Suspect sought in Crescent Park groping
Palo Alto police are seeking a man who they say groped a woman standing next to her car in the Crescent Park neighborhood Monday afternoon.
Read the full story here http://... |
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 9:05 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
SPORTS
It's Beckham, Donovan and some fireworks at Stanford
The stands at Stanford Stadium have rested quietly the past six months, the echoes of Luck-inspired yells slowly faded. But the columns will shake again on Saturday, neither f... |
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on Jun 29, 2012 at 10:49 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Palo Alto celebrates May Fete Parade
The 90th annual May Fete Parade marched through downtown Palo Alto Saturday, May 5, as an array of group floats, musicians, martial-arts demonstrations and costumed characters... |
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on May 8, 2012 at 5:57 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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