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East Palo Alto tenants to protest rent increases
Many East Palo Alto apartment tenants, possibly hundreds, have received rent increases of "18 percent, 20 percent or 25 percent" that may violate the city's Rent Stabilization... |
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on Dec 19, 2007 at 6:39 am by mean ol\' landlord, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Canada opens consulate in Palo Alto
Canada's ambassador to the United States was in Palo Alto Friday to officially open the new Canadian Consulate there.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 17, 2007 at 1:00 pm by perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Stanford researchers isolate key blood cell
Stanford University researchers have isolated a human blood cell that represents the "great grandparent" of all blood cells, a finding that may lead to more effective treatmen... |
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on Dec 17, 2007 at 5:09 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bird species face extinction from global warming
Rachel Carson's 1962 warning of a "Silent Spring" in a world without birds may partially come true within the next century due to climate change, not pesticides, according to ... |
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on Dec 16, 2007 at 4:18 pm by perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Stanford stem cell researchers get $10.7 million
Four stem cell research scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have been awarded grants totaling $10.7 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Med... |
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 4:08 pm by Can-You-Spare-A-Million-For-Stanford?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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City Council opposes 'preemptive action' in Iran
Warning of the experiences of Japanese Americans during World War II, Palo Altan Mitra Varza urged the Palo Alto City Council to oppose a preemptive invasion of Iran Monday ni... |
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 1:42 pm by Kat, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Christmas Time
The Christmas Season is upon us, I saw my first two Christmas plays from my infants. One did a Nativity Play, my 4 year old was a shepherd we watched and listened in the schoo... |
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 10:52 am by michael casey, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Volkswagen to fund Stanford research lab
Volkswagen of America announced Thursday that it is giving $5.75 million to Stanford University to build and fund a new laboratory for automobile teaching and research.
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 5:24 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Big earthquakes may give warning signals
Earthquakes are unpredictable, but there is a chance that large earthquakes may give a detectable sign a week or more before they strike, according to a Stanford University re... |
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on Dec 12, 2007 at 9:17 pm by Shake-Rattle-and-Roll, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Map showing Bay Area newspapers owned by MediaNews
This map depicts the Bay Area daily newspapers owned by MediaNews and those owned by other companies.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 10, 2007 at 5:14 pm by princess, a resident of Stanford |
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Our Town: Trying to defuse a crisis
John Raisian, the director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, showed up at a university Faculty Senate meeting many years ago wearing a World War I French Army helmet.
Re... |
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on Dec 10, 2007 at 1:15 pm by davida, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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It's in the bag
Just before Halloween, three Addison Elementary School teachers helped students count plastic bags in lunchboxes and found an average of 25 per classroom. But by Wednesday tha... |
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on Dec 9, 2007 at 8:02 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Guest Opinion: Will 'clean tech' deliver us from global warming?
In case you haven't noticed, a "Clean Tech Revolution" is sweeping Silicon Valley and other centers of innovation around the globe.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 7, 2007 at 6:21 pm by deaf, dumb and blind, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Does anyone mourn our dying civil liberties, or notice?
Hello. Has anyone noticed the state by state death of our most basic civil liberties?
Read the full Guest Opinion here Web Link... |
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on Dec 5, 2007 at 1:42 pm by good grief, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Annapolis
The much touted Annapolis Middle East Peace Conference will without doubt turn out to be a complete sham designed to offer the Bush Administration an empty photo-op devoid of ... |
Tej Uberoi |
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on Dec 2, 2007 at 1:55 pm by Not Dr Ferragamo, a resident of Stanford |
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Hoover Institution gets $10 million gift
The Hoover Institution at Stanford University has received a $10 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation to establish a fund to study public policy development in economics... |
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 3:16 pm by Rummy is Sticky, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Mountain View police ask for gifts for kids
More than 1,700 children are expected to gather at the Mountain View Police Department Dec. 22 for the department's fifth annual "Cops That Care" holiday gift-giving event.
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on Nov 30, 2007 at 10:47 pm by Mayfield Child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Anti-Rumsfeld petition tops 3,200 signatures
The petition being circulated in the Stanford University community protesting the one-year appointment of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the Hoover Institution as... |
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on Nov 30, 2007 at 5:57 pm by Stanford\'s Shame, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Flying the American Flag on Memorial Day
In driving through my neighborhood in Palo Alto, I noticed a lack of U.S. flags on residents’ homes. It was Memorial Day, one of the most significant days of the year for Ame... |
R. Donan |
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on Nov 30, 2007 at 12:37 pm by Can Never Come Back Again, a resident of another community |
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Potential Press Conference Topic For Bush
Press Conference, The White House, December 2007
Reporter: Mr. President, over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Pentagon reported that less than 2% of the people under detent... |
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on Nov 26, 2007 at 4:17 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Reagan of France
It's looking like Sarkozy will win against the radical rail unions. He stood up like Reagan did. I have to admit that I did not think France was capable of producing such gr... |
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on Nov 25, 2007 at 3:09 pm by Sam, a resident of another community |
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Guest Opinion: Why Burma/Myanmar is closer than it seems to Palo Alto
I was born in Palo Alto almost 61 years ago. My son, Josiah Slone, married his UCLA classmate, a Burmese woman, Khin Khin Slone, who was born and raised in Yangon (Rangoon).
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on Nov 25, 2007 at 9:05 am by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Pedometers get people walking, study finds
Just in time for the holiday season and celebratory meals, Stanford University researchers have concluded that using pedometers gets people walking -- and they become more act... |
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on Nov 24, 2007 at 10:21 pm by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Garage sale to benefit Myanmar monks
Burmese handicrafts as well as weavings from refugee camps will be featured at a Palo Alto garage sale Sunday, Oct. 28, to benefit the Buddhist monks of Myanmar, who have been... |
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on Nov 24, 2007 at 8:55 am by Barbara Slone, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Anonymous posting. Good or bad?
Curious what people thought about posting anonymously. It allows a lot of freedom, but seems to create many problems too. |
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on Nov 22, 2007 at 10:45 pm by Anon, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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