CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ex Portola Valley supe pleads not guilty of embezzling funds
Tim Hanretty pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to six counts of embezzlement from the Portola Valley School District, charges involving the alleged stealing of nearly $101,00... |
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 9:45 am by Cid Young, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Apple Store on the move at Stanford?
A new Apple Store is quietly beginning construction at the Stanford Shopping Center. No one will publicly talk about it, yet no one will deny it.
Read the full story here htt... |
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on May 23, 2012 at 10:38 pm by NP, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
'Cosmo girl' icon gives $30 million to Stanford, Columbia
Famed Cosmopolitan magazine editor Helen Gurley Brown is donating $30 million for a bicoastal "media innovation institute" pairing Stanford University School of Engineering wi... |
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on Feb 2, 2012 at 8:50 pm by Pad, a resident of Stanford |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
City tries to keep retail on Emerson Street block
For a glimpse of downtown Palo Alto's changing fortunes, one need look no further than the 600 block of Emerson Street, where zoning laws have been swaying with the economic t... |
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on Mar 6, 2013 at 3:43 pm by Stan Hutchings, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two arrested for December armed robbery in Midtown
Two young men arrested for a Jan. 5 carjacking on California Avenue have been arrested again for armed robbery of Century Liquors in Midtown that occurred a week earlier.
Rea... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 9:23 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest opinion: Why Planned Community zoning makes so much trouble
Nothing brings out Palo Alto citizens with the pitchforks as fast as a Planned Community application. Everybody has a different view of how, or if, a development project provi... |
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on Dec 9, 2012 at 1:19 pm by Gianetta, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Feature story: Passionate about politics
As Nov. 6 nears, out-of-state volunteers are flocking to "battleground states" -- namely Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Florida, New Hampshire and Virginia -- where polls sh... |
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on Nov 4, 2012 at 9:10 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SPORTS
Local minor league baseball players are hitting their stride
The Palo Alto-connected MLB minor leaguers seem to be finding their groove in their new ballparks. After many of the most recent Stanford draftees struggled in their early goi... |
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on Aug 11, 2012 at 8:57 am by Nadine Jefferson, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Did you lose your keys?
I found some keys on the street when biking to JLS on 6/25. They have broke off from the key chain. I am hoping the owner can see this post. If they are yours, please respond ... |
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on Jun 26, 2012 at 12:30 pm by Anon, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Loud bang around 10 pm this evening
Does anyone know the source of the load bang heard this evening around 10 pm? We're near Park and E Meadow. |
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 10:23 pm by member, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto resident celebrates centennial birthday
Margaret Marquardt, a resident of Palo Alto for nearly six decades and former registered nurse, celebrated her 100th birthday with family, neighbors and friends over a tea par... |
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on Sep 30, 2011 at 4:24 am by Dolores Marquardt Steubing, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Example of housing insanity
If the editor will permit me, I want to illustrate the level of PA real estate craziness by comparing two homes for sale at the same price, one in Old Palo Alto, and one in La... |
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 4:40 pm by Silly valley, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Weekly you need a Daily
Editor,
The Daily Post today ran a headline story today which I thought was shoddy and mean spirited. "Bully confesses" used the public comments of a young man who rece... |
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on Mar 19, 2013 at 12:18 pm by anecdote annie, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
SPORTS
Menlo Park Legends advance to Far West League playoffs
The Menlo Park Legends' semipro baseball team finished its regular season taking two of three games during the weekend from the Neptune Beach Pearl on their way to a second-pl... |
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 3:12 pm by Another PA fan, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Youth re-sentenced to 16 years for 2008 shooting
An East Palo Alto youth who received a 20-year state prison sentence for a 2008 shooting will receive a 4-year reduction in his prison time and will serve 16 years, a judge ru... |
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on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:07 pm by A neighbor who cares..., a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Theater review: Steinbeck shines on stage
No one familiar with Robert Kelley's vast and impressive body of work as TheatreWorks' founder and artistic director should be surprised to learn that his current production o... |
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on Apr 18, 2012 at 3:54 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
SPORTS
Palo Alto Jr. Midgets will battle to remain unbeaten
Youth football
The Palo Alto Knights' Jr. Midgets football team has a history with its counterpart Oak Grove of San Jose. The teams have met in the NorCal Championshi... |
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on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:24 am by Rufus, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Critics of high-speed rail prepare for next chapter
California's contentious drive to build a high-speed-rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles sped ahead last week, when state lawmakers approved funding for the firs... |
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on Jul 19, 2012 at 11:40 pm by NONIMBYS, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Two alums make '12 Olympic Games in men's rowing
Tuesday's Stanford roundup
NCAA singles, doubles set to open
Stanford rowing alums David Banks ('05) and Jake Cornelius ('05) were part of the men's U.S. Eigh... |
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on May 23, 2012 at 11:07 am by chris burford, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Third 'Spare the Air' alert issued this week
Due to continued poor air quality around the Bay Area, Friday has been declared the third winter Spare the Air Day of the season.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 9, 2011 at 3:38 pm by don\'t pollute, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two women connected to 15 residential burglaries
Two East Palo Alto women were arrested by Los Altos police Monday, Oct. 29, and have been connected to 15 residential burglaries across three counties, according to police.
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on Nov 26, 2012 at 2:30 am by rick, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Cleaner arrested following burglaries of Palo Alto homes
A house cleaner has been arrested for burglary after three Palo Alto residents who shared the same cleaning team noticed items including jewelry, hidden money and prescription... |
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 7:38 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Lost boy's backpack--close to Page Mill/280 park and ride intersection
A boy's backpack fell out of our car onto the street as we were leaving the parking area of the Page Mill/280 park and ride parking lot this afternoon at 2:10. We saw it land,... |
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on Jul 11, 2012 at 4:18 pm by Carpool Mom, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Atherton, Menlo Park continue talks on Facebook EIR dispute
Oh, the irony of it all: The very same company that has encouraged millions of "friends" to get all warm and fuzzy online -- whether they know each other or not -- is now at t... |
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on May 30, 2012 at 8:26 pm by Linder, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Suspicious odor leads to HazMat response
A suspicious chemical odor, a plume of smoke and the sight of a man standing at the back of a pickup truck early Wednesday morning in Menlo Park led a sheriff's deputy to call... |
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on May 11, 2012 at 12:29 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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