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Feature story: The spirit of compassion
Each day chaplains and volunteers from Spiritual Care Services at Stanford Hospital and Clinics visit hundreds of patients to deliver a kind of healing that medical interventi... |
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 1:04 pm by Mary , a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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EPA man arrested for shooting on Highway 101
An 18-year-old man was arrested in Redwood City Friday afternoon after a two-month search for a suspect in a shooting on U.S. Highway 101, Belmont police said.
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 12:23 pm by Gethin, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Man arrested in Menlo Park shooting
A 24-year-old man was arrested early Sunday, Dec. 9, following a shooting in the 1300 block of Windermere Avenue in Menlo Park.
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 12:14 pm by Gethin, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Looking for witness to car accident - Safeway truck hit a small car
I was involved in a car accident on Wednesday, November 28 at about 11:20 am on Embarcadero near Middlefield. My car stops at the red light, then hit by Safeway’s long wheel t... |
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 7:09 am by jenny, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Car flips in crash on Embarcadero and Middlefield
A woman suffered minor injuries after her car flipped in a crash at the intersection of Embarcadero and Middlefield roads at 9:20 p.m. Friday, July 6.
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 3:58 pm by Mr. stop, a resident of Mountain View |
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Got milk? Car thief on the lam steals soy milk
Running from the police makes a man thirsty. When Menlo Park officers caught up with Valentin Arias Jimenez, they discovered the alleged car thief chugging stolen soy milk bev... |
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 10:14 am by M, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Police: Driver at fault for hitting pedestrians
The 89-year-old driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured two women in an El Camino Real crosswalk Sept. 30 was speeding and at fault for the collision, an Atherto... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 7:44 pm by ndnorth, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Second assault reported in downtown Palo Alto
A woman sleeping near a downtown Palo Alto sidewalk was beaten by a man during a robbery attempt early Sunday morning, Dec. 2, police said. The attack occurred shortly after a... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 7:35 pm by Pearl, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Teenage boy assaulted in Menlo Park
A 16-year-old boy was walking near Newbridge Street and Carlton Avenue Monday night when two teens approached him and demanded his property, according to Menlo Park police.
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 5:04 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Woman fights off purse snatcher downtown
A woman walking near downtown early Sunday morning thwarted a robbery attempt and was able to keep her purse despite her attacker punching her in the face several times before... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:12 pm by Pearl, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Crash at Middlefield and Charleston
At about 4:20 late this afternoon a Volkswagen flipped over on Middlefield near Charleston. Apparently another vehicle smashed into it immediately after. There were four fire... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:03 pm by the Second busiest corner of the Peninsula, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Palo Alto ponders rules for people who live in their cars
Palo Alto's deeply divisive debate over whether to ban vehicle dwelling could get closer to resolution Tuesday evening, Nov. 20, when a City Council committee considers the st... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 9:28 pm by Zuck, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Lost driver's 'wrong turn' flips car near Peers Park
A driver who was lost in south Palo Alto struck a tree and flipped her vehicle near Peers Park Wednesday morning, Palo Alto police said.
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 6:34 pm by robit noops, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Burglary victim speaks out about break-in
Palo Alto burglars apparently adhered to the old postal adage about neither rain nor sleet nor snow keeping them away during a morning burglary -- and neither did locked windo... |
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 2:31 pm by Edgarpoet, a resident of Mountain View |
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Senior housing planned for old orchard property
Palo Alto could gain 59 homes for seniors if an affordable-housing project by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation becomes a reality. Officials unveiled plans for the apartment p... |
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 11:16 am by g.eichberg, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto man arrested for assaulting prostitute
A Palo Alto man was arrested Thursday night, Nov. 29, after allegedly punching a prostitute and threatening her with a knife in a South San Francisco hotel, police said today.... |
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 10:01 am by homeless , a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Attempted sexual assault reported in Palo Alto
A man broke in to a home in the 100 block of Hawthorne Avenue early this morning and "may have been about to commit a sexual assault on the female resident," Palo Alto police ... |
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 9:53 pm by some guy, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto officer reprimanded for off-duty incident
A Palo Alto officer has been reprimanded and directed to seek counseling for allegedly failing to fully cooperate with the San Francisco Police Department after consuming alco... |
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 4:14 pm by Anony, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Report: Taser deployed in Palo Alto arrest
After nearly two years of silence, Palo Alto Police Department Tasers buzzed to life earlier this year with officers deploying the stun guns on two occasions, according to a n... |
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on Nov 30, 2012 at 5:42 pm by just thinkin\', a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Just downtown tonight ... noticed lots of scratched plate glass ?
I went downtown tonight to eat dinner. We had the usual great salads at Sprouts Cafe, and as we went out the door for a stroll down University and back I began to notice that... |
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on Nov 30, 2012 at 3:35 pm by Joe, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Redwood City girl killed while riding bike
A Redwood City teen was killed in a traffic collision as she was riding her bike Monday morning, according to police.
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on Nov 30, 2012 at 11:27 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Ban on car dwelling loses support in Palo Alto
Palo Alto is preparing to abandon a deeply divisive proposal to ban vehicle dwelling and to explore instead a program in which businesses, churches and possibly city lots woul... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 8:01 pm by Trainspotting, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Palo Alto, Stanford win $10 million for bike bridge, trails
Palo Alto's bicyclists, pedestrians and nature lovers had much to celebrate Tuesday after the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors awarded $10 million to the city and Stanf... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 10:55 am by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park man shot in East Palo Alto Sunday
A Menlo Park man was wounded in a shooting in East Palo Alto Sunday night, Nov. 25.
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 1:31 am by Dionne, a resident of another community |
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Two caregivers sentenced for $171,256 elder fraud
Two East Palo Alto women were sentenced Thursday to 11 months in jail and 5 years probation for defrauding an 82-year-old woman, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Off... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 8:22 pm by Treal Talk, a resident of Woodside |