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Horrendous accident last night
There was a horrendous auto accident last night, Thursday July 15th, about 6:15 p.m. at that dangerous corner of the Oregon Expressway and Louis Road. Does anyone know what ...
 
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on Jul 16, 2010 at 1:23 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood
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Opportunity Center Police Action in Progress
I just drove by the Opportunity Center on my way back from the Palo Alto Medical Clinic. There were seven (7!) police cars in front and the place was swarming with officers...
 
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on Aug 21, 2009 at 11:46 am by Bob, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Aftermath of a Bicycle/Car Accident on Lincoln Ave
This morning I generated my own news - striking an opening car door while biking on Lincoln in a construction zone on my way to work, and flying to the street over the bars. N...
 
Bob Wenzlau
 
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on May 5, 2012 at 3:51 pm by Sally, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
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Happy Anniversary BP!
This year, Earth Day celebrates the 3rd anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (April 20, 2010). In honor of this event, the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, a...
 
bp
 
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on Apr 20, 2013 at 10:38 am by greed, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Sign Of The Times
On Sept.23rd at 11am I placed a sign in my yard to show my support for the Republican presidential candidates in this upcoming election .. by nightfall it had been taken .. Be...
 
bph
 
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on Oct 13, 2008 at 12:06 am by RJS, a resident of another community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Gunn High School Poisoned Earth
I had the opportunity to ride my bicycle through Bol Park last week and was horrified to see the parched ground in the area between the official park and the High School. Aft...
 
Brielle Johnck
 
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on Nov 18, 2010 at 1:40 pm by Joshie, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
another scandal for Miss California
People who want to be Christian leaders shouldn't pose for nude photos. Web Link
 
bristol
 
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on May 5, 2009 at 7:08 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Thoughts on Gunn incident & teaching good judgement
I think the question asked in another forum of what should the Gunn student with the airgun in his car have done is a very good one, and a discussion and exploration of that w...
 
Bru
 
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on Jun 2, 2010 at 11:49 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
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The Weekly Asks...
The Palo Alto Weekly asks if I will change my behavior due to the recent spate of crime. Of course I am concerned, especially with the news of the recent armed robberies. But ...
 
Buster's Mom
 
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on Jun 29, 2006 at 4:51 pm by spate?, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pandhandlers getting out of control and scary....
Two nights ago about 9pm there were three young men, 2 about in their early twenties and one quite older, out side of Ernie's on El Camino (right near the Taco Bell store). As...
 
C me around
 
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on Jun 13, 2008 at 10:03 pm by Mom by Gunn High, a member of the Gunn High School community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspicious Car around Palo Vere
I thought it might benefit the community to repeat the contents of a handout the parents of Palo Verde received this afternoon. According to the handout, a student felt he ma...
 
CandyKing77
 
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on Dec 16, 2009 at 2:08 pm by Bill, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
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Auto Burglars Strike Palo Alto Parking Lots and Parking Garages
17 car burglaries in Palo Alto in the last couple of days. Press release from the Palo Alto Police Department: Web Link...
 
car owner
 
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 6:11 pm by car owner, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
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Jewish groups accuse Carly Fiorina of selling HP equipment to Iranian military
So HP insiders, did she or didn't she? Is this illegal? Immoral? Should non-Jewish people be upset by this? Story on ABC news: Web Link...
 
Carly
 
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on Sep 8, 2010 at 6:59 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
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spill baby spill
CNN is reporting that another oil well blew up in the Gulf of Mexico this morning. 13 workers went overboard and there is a big new oil spill off the Louisiana coast. http://w...
 
Carly
 
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on Sep 2, 2010 at 5:19 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
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HP pays $55 million fine for Carly's kickback scheme
The U.S. Justice Department confirmed Monday that Hewlett-Packard paid $55 million to settle claims that the Palo Alto tech giant gave illegal kickbacks to other companies tha...
 
Carly
 
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on Aug 31, 2010 at 7:03 pm by Carly, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
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US soldier faces death penalty for war crimes in Iraq
Web Link
 
Cheney
 
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on May 8, 2009 at 11:01 am by Cheney, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
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280 South, Sunday 1am, a dozen police cars and 3 closed lanes
Any idea what that was all about Sunday around 1a.m. on 280 south around the Sand Hill exit? Lots of police cars and officers milling around, but didn't look like there had be...
 
Chris
 
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on Oct 5, 2010 at 2:16 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Accident on Embarcadero near PA Muni this morning?
I was dropping off my car for service at Carlsen Audi ~9:45am this morning and saw 5-6 fire trucks gathered on Embarcadero near Faber Place. I couldn't make out what occurred,...
 
Chris Zaharias
 
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 2:50 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Startup Equity: Do You Know What You Need To Know?
Palo Alto is perhaps home to more startups per capita than any other city in the world. Hardware, software, SaaS, biotech, clean tech, you name it, there are PA-based startups...
 
Chris Zaharias
 
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on Oct 10, 2012 at 1:27 am by sean, a resident of another community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
What to do about Downtown homeless, begging
I'm fairly new to town (1.5 years) and so I don't know the history of city decisions nor do I know of any past or current plans to help those who appear to be homeless and who...
 
Christopher
 
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on Aug 1, 2011 at 2:14 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
EPA Police Chief testifies before the US Senate
Surprised that this story didn't make the PaloAltoOnline. East Palo Alto Police Chief Ronald Davis testified before the US Senate earlier this week. He discussed racially prof...
 
citizen
 
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on Apr 20, 2012 at 12:20 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Death on Alma, Friday afternoon
I was biking home via Alma, north of downtown, at around 3:45 PM on Friday afternoon. Traffic was backed up due to some emergency vehicles parked on the southbound side. I saw...
 
CLB
 
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:53 am by John, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Snake on California Ave 5 pm Sunday?
Did anyone else see a few folks trying to corral a big snake at California Ave near Hanover / Harvard Streets around 5 pm on Sunday afternoon? Was driving through and saw an ...
 
College Terrace
 
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on May 24, 2010 at 12:13 am by College Terrace, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Richard May, Alvarez
The section on Richard May is on lockdown, with only registered users being able to comment. I am a registered user, still can't comment. Signed in twice. Here's my comme...
 
CommonSense
 
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on Dec 9, 2009 at 2:54 pm by CommonSense, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Caltrain vs. car at Charleston Rd at 5pm today
Heard a report of Caltrain hitting a car at Charleston Road around 5pm today.
 
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 5:30 pm by commuter, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood
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