AROUND TOWN
Hundreds celebrate aboard 'Freedom Train'
After singing a rendition of "We Shall Overcome" at Caltrain's San Mateo station, hundreds of Bay Area residents of all ages celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday by b... |
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on Jan 17, 2012 at 12:25 pm by tru data, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
City set to bid for historic post office
The check isn't exactly in the mail, but Palo Alto took its first major move toward buying the Hamilton Avenue post office Monday night when the City Council agreed to make a ... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 10:52 am by David, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Plastic Bags at Retail
I don’t think I am alone in not understanding what the plastic bag ordinances, banning plastic bags at virtually all retail establishments in town, really means.
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on May 3, 2013 at 2:39 pm by just thinkin\', a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Sen. Simitian to hold 'sidewalk office hours' in Palo Alto
State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) will return to his district to hold public office hours at the downtown farmers market this Saturday. Simitian will be taking residents' ... |
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on Aug 20, 2012 at 10:26 am by Kathy Janz, a resident of Atherton |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
State Senate candidates in 30 minutes or less
California State Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) seems like a man who really could tell you his life story in three minutes flat. He demonstrated his mastery of the eleva... |
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on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:17 pm by JoAnn, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Finance committee OKs reduced CDBG plan
The City of Palo Alto's funding for planning and administration and for public services may be reduced next year in response to a decrease in federal funding.
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on Apr 22, 2012 at 11:22 pm by jardins, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man who broke into Jerry Hill's home meets assemblyman, asks forgiveness 11 years later
Mark Harvin was 18 years old when, high on crystal meth and alcohol, he broke into the garage of Jerry Hill, a San Mateo County supervisor at the time, nearly 11 years ago.
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on Feb 22, 2012 at 11:29 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
AROUND TOWN
No settlement in high-speed-rail lawsuit
Efforts to settle a lawsuit filed against the California High-Speed Rail Authority failed nine days after they started because the agency insisted on a four-track system, acco... |
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on Jul 29, 2012 at 12:01 pm by Rockridge Kid, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PUBLIC AGENDA: California Avenue streetscape project; Performance reviews for city manager, city attorney
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings this week.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, July 9, 2012, 10:38 A... |
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on Jul 10, 2012 at 11:22 am by Oh well!!, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Motorcyclist, 80, killed in La Honda crash
An 80-year-old Belmont man died in a motorcycle crash near La Honda on Sunday afternoon.
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on Aug 15, 2012 at 4:16 am by Wendy Sager Sorensen, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Trading 'the stuff of life'
On a small Barron Park street lined with patches of wildflowers and dandelions, rows of tables were piled high with items ranging from shawls as delicate as spider webs to sta... |
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on Jun 28, 2012 at 11:46 am by Lana, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two-acre brush fire skirts Stanford hills
A fire of unknown origin burned two acres of Stanford land off Interstate Highway 280 in Palo Alto Monday afternoon. The grassland blaze caused a traffic backup northbound fro... |
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on Jun 18, 2012 at 8:28 pm by Moo, a resident of Woodside |
AROUND TOWN
Feature story: Listening to nature
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District audio tour is part of the latest trend in the outdoor experience. Once the purview of art and natural history museums, audio tour... |
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on Apr 23, 2012 at 10:28 am by Joan Hamilton, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Housing policy
Here's a interesting article about how the policies on housing, taxation, etc. in California are driving out the middle class.
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on Apr 23, 2012 at 7:53 am by common sense, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Simitian to host public hearing on high-speed rail tonight
A possible new business plan for California's high-speed rail project is set to be revealed tonight, March 13, in Mountain View at a public hearing hosted by State Sen. Joe Si... |
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on Mar 14, 2012 at 8:32 am by ben, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rich Gordon reflects on first year in California Assembly
"I think it's still a fairly dysfunctional system," Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, says of state government during a recent interview in a Santa Cruz Avenue coffee sho... |
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on Jan 16, 2012 at 10:24 am by jb, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police arrest two for Midtown armed robbery
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.
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 9:40 am by Wondering?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Man faces deportation after allegedly ramming Menlo Park police vehicle
A man who fled after crashing a stolen car into a Menlo Park police vehicle and hid inside a garage before he was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 31, after a manhunt is being held in... |
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 8:42 am by iSez, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Learning how to save lives
Kim Roderick, EMS Chief for the Palo Alto Fire Department, helps Drew Reeder and other HP employees learn how to properly apply pressure during CPR training on Sept. 24, 2012.... |
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on Sep 27, 2012 at 7:51 am by smartinson, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Around Town
GETTING WIRED ... Palo Alto officials often bask in the city's worldwide reputation as a global trendsetter for new technology. But things are different inside City Hal... |
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on Jun 14, 2012 at 2:49 pm by Inaudible meetings, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto bird lovers to take part in Christmas Bird Count
On Monday, Dec. 17, volunteers will fan out throughout Palo Alto for the annual Christmas Bird Count sponsored by the National Audubon Society, an effort to take a census of t... |
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Judge throws out murder charge in Lewis killing
Gregory Elarms Sr., the man accused of gunning down East Palo Alto community activist David Lewis in a Hillsdale Shopping Center parking garage in 2010, had his murder charge ... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 11:16 am by the_punnisher, a resident of Mountain View |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Motorcyclist dies in crash on Woodside Road
A 27-year-old San Francisco man was killed Friday on Woodside Road when his motorcycle collided with a car heading out of the Menlo Country Club.
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 11:04 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tennis legends join festivities for Bank of the West Classic
The Bank of the West Classic is the longest-running women's-only pro tennis tournament in the world, but it will have something new this year when for the annual stop at Stanf... |
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on Apr 5, 2012 at 4:13 pm by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View |
AROUND TOWN
Pool Service Recomendation?
Hello fellow Palo Alto pool owners. I'm seeking a recomendation for a weekly pool maintenance/service company. Very few of these companies are reviewed on line and those tha... |
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on Jun 22, 2011 at 10:24 am by PA Pool Owner, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
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