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Armed robbery, sexual assault occurs at Palo Alto hotel
A man with a knife robbed a woman and then sexually assaulted her during an arranged meeting at a room in the Glass Slipper Inn in Palo Alto on Saturday, March 9, according to... |
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on Mar 15, 2013 at 3:35 am by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Letters to the editor
Pay the artist already
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 7:38 pm by Agree with Cherie, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood |
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Shoptalk: Downtown to get Cream with its cafe
The latest scoop: a new ice cream shop moving into the former Michael's Gelato at 440 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Michael's closed earlier this year after a nearly eight-yea... |
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 4:17 pm by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Material world
Penny Hassett was born to work on this exhibit. After all, her name is Penelope, just like the great weaver in Homer's legend, who wove and wove while waiting for Odysseus to ... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 7:09 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Kniss victim of identity theft
Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss said she was the victim of identity theft last fall when someone used her county-issued credit card to charge thousands of dolla... |
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on Mar 11, 2013 at 3:48 pm by Just-Charge-It, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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East Palo Alto police seek witnesses to shooting
East Palo Alto police are seeking witnesses to a shooting that occurred Sunday, Feb. 17, around 2:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Runnymede Street.
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on Mar 8, 2013 at 2:32 pm by Marisol, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Indecent exposures just a flash in the pan?
When a man raised his shirt and pulled down his pants to a woman near downtown Palo Alto on Jan. 31, his act was perhaps shocking. But psychology and criminology experts say i... |
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on Mar 8, 2013 at 2:22 pm by Kay , a resident of another community |
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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 |
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Groupon CEO: 'I was fired'
After a poor earnings report sent Groupon's stock down by 24 percent, the company fired its CEO, Andrew Mason, Thursday, according to a letter to Mason wrote to employees in a... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 12:54 am by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Potential gift for Paly gym: $20 million
School board members Tuesday lauded an anonymous family who is considering a possible $20 million donation to renovate Palo Alto High School's indoor athletic facilities.
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 11:50 pm by World B. Free, a resident of another community |
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Santa Clara County Supervisor Shirakawa resigns
Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa Friday, March 1, announced his resignation after he was charged with a dozen felony and misdemeanor counts including perjury and... |
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 9:46 pm by Michael, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Science Bowl competition moved to San Jose
The location of Saturday's National Science Bowl competition, which was scheduled to take place at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, has been moved to National Hispa... |
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 9:52 am by Lyle, a resident of another community |
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State of emergency declared for East Palo Alto levees
California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Mateo County due to damage caused by heavy rains and flooding in December, his office announced today, March 1... |
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 9:05 am by Overdue, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Victim identified in fatal collision on Highway 85
The woman who died after crashing into a tree on the side of Highway 85 in Mountain View has been identified.
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 10:01 pm by Cousin , a resident of Mountain View |
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Scharff lays out bold plans in 'State of the City'
Calling Palo Alto a place where the "future continues to be invented," Mayor Greg Scharff rolled out on Wednesday night a broad and ambitious agenda for the coming year, inclu... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 2:17 pm by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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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.
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 9:23 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Driver arrested for homicide in fatal crash
A 25-year-old East Palo Alto woman has been arrested for the death of her friend after a fatal car crash on June 17, an East Palo Alto police spokesman said.
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 5:35 pm by halapio family, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Shop Talk: Burgers, bison and more
In Daryl Savage's column this week: Midtown's Cafe Sophia closes; a burger joint starts serving bison; and a new dim-sum restaurant opens in downtown Palo Alto.
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 1:25 pm by Nayeli, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Homework, bullying top school-board agenda
Homework and anti-bullying policies are among the topics on the agenda for the Palo Alto Board of Education tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 26. Superintendent Kevin Skelly will report ... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 12:25 pm by Observer, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood |
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Palo Alto woman attacks boss at laundry
A Palo Alto woman was arrested last week for allegedly bashing another woman's head into a washing machine repeatedly, according to police.
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:40 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Cold case cracked: three arrested in 2004 gang murder
A new investigation into the 2004 shooting death of 17-year-old Alejandro "Alex" Fernandez of Mountain View has lead to the arrest of two main suspects, the alleged driver and... |
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on Feb 24, 2013 at 1:48 pm by SF Peninsula resident, a resident of another community |
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Three-city gun-buyback program to be held Feb. 23
A group of Silicon Valley residents is sponsoring a gun-buyback event for Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto on Saturday, Feb. 23 — the first buyback in Palo Alto ... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 11:57 pm by Hal, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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A headmaster's parting lesson for parents
An overemphasis on college preparation is "extinguishing childhood" for too many of today's kids, says Norm Colb, who is nearing completion of his second decade as head of Men... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:49 pm by <b>marketing</b>, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Building eyed for busy Palo Alto intersection
A vacant Palo Alto parking lot on the prominent intersection of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road would make way for a four-story commercial building under a new proposal from... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 11:49 pm by Nancy, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Attempted robbery on Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View
A pedestrian was dragged to the ground last week when a man attempted to steal his backpack while on a Mountain View portion of the Stevens Creek Trail, police said.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:44 pm by Tom Walsh, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood |
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