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Social media exec claims British Bankers Club
Eight months after the party stopped at the landmark British Bankers Club in Menlo Park, signs of revival appeared, thanks to a former social media executive with ties to Palo... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 3:48 pm by michelle, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Audit: Supervisor Shirakawa owes $12,772
Supervisor George Shirakawa must repay the county $12,772 in expenses he wrongly charged on his government credit card, the Santa Clara County Controller-Treasurer Department ... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 9:14 am by audits, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Boehner got 98% what he wanted - why are we doing this dance again?
John Boenher August 2011 " When you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white House, I got 98 percent of what I wanted. I'm pretty happy. "
Why are we doi... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 1:39 pm by Kelly Long, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
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British Bankers Club's liquor license indefinitely suspended
Until another owner takes over operations at the landmark British Bankers Club, at the corner of El Camino Real and Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park, the restaurant and bar wil... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 10:55 am by charles buckley, a resident of another community |
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'Undocumented' but inspiring
Immigration reform activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke at to a near-capacity crowd at Los Altos High School last weekend, advocating for swift, comprehensive and fair changes t... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 9:18 pm by Legal immigrant, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Protests target Arrillaga project in Menlo Park
A small group of residents has a large mission: Save Menlo Park. Their target? The eight-acre, mixed-use complex developer John Arrillaga wants to build on property owned by S... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 8:15 am by Less Government, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Coming clean
About 40 employees of SurveyMonkey, a Palo Alto tech firm that offers online surveys, grew mustaches in November, only to have them shaved off en masse Friday, Nov. 30. The ef... |
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 6:38 am by annon, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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New study on genetically engineered foods
The first-ever lifetime feeding study1 evaluating the health risks of genetically engineered foods was published online on September 19, and the results are troubling, to say ... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 4:34 am by Perspective, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
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Prop 37 failing???
So strange, Californians vote for Obama yet against Prop 37?
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 4:28 am by Perspective, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
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Wave of property crimes hits Menlo Park
A walker, a generator, computers and a gun were among the items stolen in a wave of property crimes in Menlo Park over the past several days that included seven burglaries and... |
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 3:53 am by Member, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Local merchants hope for strong holiday season
As they piled their shelves with popular toys and festive treats, and crafted holiday window displays, local retailers this week had little time for crystal-ball gazing.
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on Nov 26, 2012 at 3:03 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Native American remains found in Menlo Park
Native American remains were unearthed by construction crews working in Menlo Park on Tuesday, police said.
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on Nov 24, 2012 at 1:10 am by Bob, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Two men robbed at gunpoint at Foothill College
Two men were robbed at gunpoint Monday morning at Foothill College, a campus spokesman said. According to law enforcement officials, no one was hurt during the robbery.
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on Nov 22, 2012 at 12:54 am by Chief Ron Levine, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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California Liberals Commitment to Taxes and Government to be put to the test
In California, based on the results of the recent election when combined with Obama's re-election at the national level, we're about to be presented with a demonstration proje... |
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 2:32 am by maguro_01, a resident of Mountain View |
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Great gourds
Long gone are the days when the only squash people could name was zucchini. This fall, farmers markets and grocery stores are filled with winter squashes of many shapes, sizes... |
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 6:12 pm by Anne, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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What is wrong with the "Fiscal Cliff"?
The Bush tax cuts would expire. The military would get a haircut, as would various domestic programs, including entitlements.
We would take on another recession, but proba... |
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on Nov 15, 2012 at 1:41 pm by Jamie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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There You Go Again, Obama ...
First, I voted again for Barack Obama for President as I did in the last election, even though I did have a great but perverse curiosity about exactly which Mitt Romney we wou... |
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 9:42 pm by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Voluntary 'execution' by the state...a thought exercise
There is a lot argument about involuntary execution by the state, for incarcerated murderers. One big issue is about the method of execuation, especially lethal injection.
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 9:18 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Republicans make GOP Tent smaller
One would think with the shellacking and beatdown they took last week, losing the vote in all groups of color and losing the women's vote, the GOP would be interested in incr... |
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 10:28 am by Angus King, a resident of another community |
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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 |
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The Omnishambles of Patraeus and Benghazigate
I know the American press and in fact all media worldwide like sex scandals, but please stop looking at this as a sex scandal and start seeing it as a game of politics. |
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on Nov 13, 2012 at 5:45 pm by Sharon hates Jews, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Maybe Prop 37 Passed ?
An email has been going around from MoveOn talking about how it may be that Prop. 37 on labeling GMO foods may have passed. Just passing it along ....
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on Nov 13, 2012 at 5:43 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Hell hath no fury....
Paula Broadwell got jealous, so now we lose a top level national resource in David Petraeus. I suggest, along with Diane Feinstein, that Petraeus be given a pass on this one,... |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 12:31 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Veterans Day
So, how are we doing around here? Have H-P, Stanford, VMware, and the other big corporations in our back yard been hiring any veterans? Any disabled veterans? How about PAU... |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Herman Cain calls for third party
Sounds good to me. Let's break up the two party system!
"Appearing on Bryan Fischer’s radio program this afternoon, [Herman] Cain called for a large faction of Republican P... |
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm by blessing, a resident of Mountain View |
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