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SCHOOLS & KIDS
One dead, one injured in East Palo Alto shooting
Police are investigating a shooting in East Palo Alto that left a 22-year-old man dead and a boy injured on Friday evening, March 1. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 2:38 pm by Carol, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What's up with the Mitchell Park Library
I haven't seen much work going on at the Mitchell Park Library. Does anyone have a status update? I can't wait to see the final building. When is it slated to open? Have t...
 
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on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm by Goose Boy, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: PRO: Retain the 50-foot height limit to protect residents
Palo Alto is a built-out city — it is increasingly difficult and expensive to expand public facilities such as schools and streets. Traffic congestion covers more and mo...
 
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on Nov 23, 2012 at 10:22 pm by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PAMF to break ground on $200 million campus
After a decade of planning to build a new four-story medical campus in San Carlos, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation received the go-ahead from the California State Water Quali...
 
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on Apr 21, 2012 at 9:03 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Neighborhood Watch Group
All, crime is getting out if hand in downtown- its not fun when each time my wife walks out at night, I have to remind her to keep her phone in her hand and look around consta...
 
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on Mar 22, 2013 at 10:44 pm by Rational, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
I Wish...
Discrimination against the disabled in Palo Alto is entirely indicative of discrimination in society as a whole. I really wish I could have done a lot more for the Palo Al...
 
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on Jan 2, 2013 at 1:45 pm by Daniel Mart, a resident of Mountain View
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Feds sue Meg Whitman for fraud and conspiracy
Meg is currently CEO of a large Palo Alto company, but is accused of crimes with a previous company. Mercury-News report: Web Link...
 
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on Nov 17, 2012 at 2:41 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Good luck to all the school board candidates today...
You've certainly made the forums fun!
 
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 9:55 am by determinant, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A celebration of cycling to roll into Palo Alto
On the list of things the Palo Alto community enjoys, bicycling and food are right at the top, and the Italian-inspired Gran Fondo bike ride and festival is bringing them toge...
 
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on Sep 16, 2012 at 8:00 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
"Palo-Alto-like Internet Speeds" mentioned in Economist article
Web Link Little do they know just how good...err...bad we actually have it! We should be embarrassed...
 
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on Aug 19, 2012 at 5:02 pm by Brit, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Free Lecture on Successful Aging
You are invited to the debut of a pioneering initiative for successful aging on Saturday, April 14, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. ...
 
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on Apr 3, 2012 at 3:51 pm by Cynthia Greaves, PAMF Public Affairs, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
International Rescue Committee
How the IRC Works IRC or the International Rescue Committee founded at Albert Einstein’s request in 1933. The organization’s thrust is to respond to the worst humanitarian ...
 
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 9:27 am by JasonBuzi, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood
SPORTS
Lin gets 20 as Rockets topple Chicago Bulls
With four starters getting at least 20 points, including 20 by Palo Alto High grad Jeremy Lin, the Houston Rockets scored easily and often on the way to a 120-97 NBA victory o...
 
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on Dec 26, 2012 at 9:51 am by Dubs, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Motorcyclist collides with deer on I-280
A man on a motorcycle was struck by a deer Wednesday, Oct. 31, after the animal ran onto an Interstate 280 exit ramp and into the vehicle, Palo Alto Fire Battalion Chief Niles...
 
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 9:42 pm by Highway 280 Steward, a resident of another community
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto police to host Twitter 'virtual ride-along'
For anyone who has ever wondered what a day (or night) in the life of a police officer is like, the Palo Alto Police Department will give the public the chance to find out ...
 
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 8:09 am by chini, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Down and derby
Kids ages 7 to 17 raced down Hanover Street in Palo Alto Saturday, May 19, for the Palo Alto Elks Silicon Valley Soap Box Derby. Photos by Veronica Weber/Palo Alto Online. Re...
 
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on May 24, 2012 at 7:03 pm by Mike Mckinney, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Yahoo sues Facebook
I am glad. fb specializes in intellectual property appropriation. the idea the advertizing revenue model.
 
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on Mar 13, 2012 at 1:53 pm by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Report: California shouldn't authorize bonds for high-speed rail
Web Link Great article by my informed colleg...
 
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on Jan 5, 2012 at 9:38 am by Sally12, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
JCC to hold Mitzvah Day for community service
The Oshman Family Jewish Community Center will hold its sixth annual Mitzvah Day on Monday, Jan. 21, to commemorate both the Jewish spirit of doing a "mitzvah" (good deed) and...
 
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 2:51 am by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto man gets 20 years for child molestation
A Palo Alto man accused of molesting his two stepdaughters was sentenced to 20 years in state prison in San Mateo County Superior Court Wednesday, Dec. 5, Assistant District A...
 
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 10:54 am by iSez, a member of the Palo Alto High School community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Dryer fire damages home on Margarita Avenue
Palo Alto firefighters used a garden hose to extinguish a dryer fire Tuesday afternoon at 1:57 p.m. in the 200 block of Margarita Avenue. Read the full story here Web Link....
 
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on Nov 21, 2012 at 1:43 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Jazz Jam at CSMA in Mountain View on July 29
Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) hosts Jazz Jam sessions several times per year - with one coming up on Sunday, July 29! The Jam is open to all players and vocalis...
 
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on Jul 25, 2012 at 3:25 pm by Community School of Music and Arts, a resident of another community
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Host an exchange student and bring the world home!
AFS in the Peninsula is looking for host families for our newest exchange students for the 2012-2013 school year! Welcome a student into your home for a school year, a semeste...
 
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on Jun 24, 2012 at 12:44 am by Kate C., a resident of Mountain View
AROUND TOWN
Gunn's Robinson makes U.S. U-17 team for World Cup soccer qualifying tournament
When the SCVAL De Anza Division track and field championships are held May 3 at Los Altos High, Gunn sophomore Sarah Robinson will not be in the running for a league title. Ro...
 
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on Apr 17, 2012 at 3:20 pm by david, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Daily News to cut two print days per week
Palo Alto-based newspaper The Daily News announced today it would decrease the frequency at which it publishes its print edition each week. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 11:06 pm by Grandma, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood


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