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Nation's budget problems slow NASA's toxic cleanup
Until budget problems are sorted out, NASA officials say they plan to simply put a fence around piles of contaminated soil that could harm wildlife in Moffett Field's wetlands... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 9:24 pm by HUTCH 7.62, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Local Boy Scouts want change in sexual-orientation policy
The national Boy Scouts of America policy prohibiting homosexual people from becoming members or leaders is out of touch, parents and some scout leaders said after a meeting M... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 12:31 pm by A boy scout is brave, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Facebook, hotel on tonight's Menlo Park council agenda
After sailing through with unanimous approvals from the Planning Commission, Facebook's plan for its Constitution Drive campus heads to the City Council for a final review on ... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 7:00 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
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Zero Dark Thirty
Just watched this movie on the cable channel (pay for view). Very impressive. Taught and challenging, great acting, with a very serious story line, based on reality. It expl... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 11:44 am by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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New suit claims high-speed-rail officials 'misled' public
Just weeks after California's high-speed rail project withstood a court challenge from a group of Peninsula cities, the agency is facing another suit from project critics, who... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 12:52 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Equal Rights? Fine, as long as they agree with me!
It seems that in Palo Alto and possibly elsewhere, equal rights are only fine and acceptable as long as the rights agree with the way I think.
If the John Doe family want t... |
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on Mar 24, 2013 at 9:35 pm by PalyDad, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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HP increases dividends to stockholders
Hewlett Packard today announced that it will raise the quarterly dividend it pays out to shareholders by 10 percent, to 14.52 cents per share.
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on Mar 24, 2013 at 12:13 pm by anecdote annie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Simitian breast cancer bill takes effect April 1
A bill introduced by former state Sen. Joe Simitian requiring medical professionals to notify women they have dense breast tissue will go into effect on April 1.
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on Mar 22, 2013 at 7:11 pm by Chatelaine, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Palo Alto pharma company lays off 230, considers bankruptcy
Affymax, a Palo Alto-based pharmaceutical company, announced March 18 that it would lay off approximately 230 employees -- 75 percent of its workforce -- and is considering sa... |
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on Mar 21, 2013 at 7:44 am by Steve C, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Santa Clara County grows, with international migration's help
Santa Clara County's population has grown 3.1 percent since 2010 and more than half that growth can be attributed to people who migrated to the county internationally, accordi... |
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on Mar 20, 2013 at 4:56 pm by Pete, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Locals commemorate Iraq War 10th anniversary
Locals on Saturday, March 16, gathered in front of Palo Alto City Hall to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War by lining up boots that represented dead U.S. soldie... |
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on Mar 18, 2013 at 10:53 pm by WMD, a resident of Los Altos |
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Simitian sworn in as Santa Clara County supervisor
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph Huber officially swore in former state Sen. Joe Simitian as Santa Clara County supervisor at a ceremony in Palo Alto, Sunday, Ma... |
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on Mar 18, 2013 at 11:34 am by Old P.A. Grouch, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Movie theater proposed for San Antonio shopping center
Developer Merlone Geier has significantly revised its proposal for phase two at San Antonio Shopping Center to include an eight-screen movie theater to go with a hotel and off... |
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on Mar 14, 2013 at 7:09 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Tax time = joy
Is there a hotline to report financial rape by the Franchise Tax Board? |
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on Mar 14, 2013 at 7:05 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Zero Dark Thirty was zeroed out the leftists
>The recent movie "Zero Dark Thirty" explained the truth that waterboarding, and related enhanced interrogation methods, produced the crucial elements that allowed for OBL ... |
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on Mar 14, 2013 at 2:17 pm by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Stanford study: strong link between sugar, diabetes
Researchers have thought for years that eating too much of any food can cause weight gain and predispose people to diabetes. But a Stanford University School of Medicine study... |
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 7:49 pm by Good point, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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How PETTY!!!
With hundreds of school children and other tourists headed for Washington, DC for spring break, the Obama administration just cancelled tours of the White House due to 'budge... |
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on Mar 10, 2013 at 12:16 pm by Eaton, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Temporary patent office will open in Menlo Park
Menlo Park will be the site of a new patent office, albeit a temporary one, according to a United States Patent and Trademark Office official.
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on Mar 8, 2013 at 8:36 am by palo alto parent, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Stanford scheduling proposal draws student ire
To address an abundance of student scheduling conflicts, Stanford University is considering a plan to spread out its class times, which may include starting more classes earli... |
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 11:02 am by Nayeli, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Three robberies, one armed, hit Palo Alto
A man with a semi-automatic handgun walked into Public Storage on East Bayshore Road on March 2 and made off with cash and various items in what Palo Alto police said was one ... |
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 10:59 am by Nayeli, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Facebook seeks land for housing in Menlo Park
Like the city itself, Facebook's hunting for spots to build homes in Menlo Park. The social media company either needs to create 15 homes, or pay $4.5 million in in-lieu fees,... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 12:16 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Editorial: State ballot recommendations
The Weekly's recommendations on state Propositions 30-40, as well as Foothill-De Anza College Board, Santa Clara County Board of Education and other local races. ==B Related m... |
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on Mar 3, 2013 at 8:42 am by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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International Rescue Committee
How the IRC Works
IRC or the International Rescue Committee founded at Albert Einstein’s request in 1933. The organization’s thrust is to respond to the worst humanitarian ... |
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 9:27 am by JasonBuzi, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Hundreds of guns collected at East Palo Alto buyback
It took less than three hours Saturday, Feb. 23, to collect 355 firearms at a three-city gun buyback event in East Palo Alto, the first private/public buyback of its kind on t... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:35 am by Adrian, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Judge orders Elarms back into custody
A man who had been accused of killing East Palo Alto activist David Lewis in 2010 was ordered back into custody Wednesday, Feb. 26, three weeks after a San Mateo County Superi... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:54 pm by So-Just-How-Do-I-Calculate-Time-Served?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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