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Rich Gordon reflects on first year in California Assembly
"I think it's still a fairly dysfunctional system," Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, says of state government during a recent interview in a Santa Cruz Avenue coffee sho... |
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on Jan 16, 2012 at 10:24 am by jb, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Peet's Coffee & Tea selling for $1 billion
Longtime Bay Area fixture Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. will be sold to a German company for $1 billion, the Emeryville-based company announced in a statement Monday. Peets has sev... |
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on Jul 31, 2012 at 8:13 pm by Vivian, a resident of Mountain View |
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RNC fails to light the fire for conservatives
Think of past conventions and recent political tidal waves or sea changes:
- Sarah Palin igniting the crowd in 2008
- in 2004, Zell Miller unleashed pure fury
- George... |
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on Aug 30, 2012 at 9:21 am by Steve Mills, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Front-loading respect and compassion in the digital age
Like many people throughout the world, I'm mesmerized by the Olympics.
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on Aug 15, 2012 at 8:08 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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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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State Senate candidates in 30 minutes or less
California State Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) seems like a man who really could tell you his life story in three minutes flat. He demonstrated his mastery of the eleva... |
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on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:17 pm by JoAnn, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Spare the Air alerts continue through Saturday
A Spare the Air alert warning of poor air quality has been issued for Saturday, air quality officials said Friday, Aug. 10.
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on Aug 12, 2012 at 6:25 am by daniel, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Caltrain workers raise $12K for suicide prevention
A team of San Mateo County Transit District employees who manage Caltrain have raised nearly $12,000 to help prevent suicides.
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on Jun 28, 2012 at 3:12 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Motorcyclist dies in crash on Woodside Road
A 27-year-old San Francisco man was killed Friday on Woodside Road when his motorcycle collided with a car heading out of the Menlo Country Club.
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 11:04 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Scholar: international education comparisons misleading
Rankings that show U.S. students lagging their international peers in academic achievement are misleading because they inadequately account for social inequality, a Stanford U... |
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on Jan 21, 2013 at 12:42 pm by Mike Alexander, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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NASA scientist flooded with doomsday questions
On his Web page, "Ask an Astrobiologist," local NASA scientist David Morrison has received more than 5,000 questions about the supposed end of the world tomorrow.
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on Dec 23, 2012 at 1:07 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Joe Biden on Cheerleaders
"the stuff they do on hard wood, it blows my mind.”
Does this guy have a clue? He is one heart beat away from the presidency. How could this be? Are we all in chains? |
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 10:01 pm by Biden rocks!, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Poor air quality forces another Spare the Air alert
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has announced that today, July 12, will be another "Spare the Air" day. Today's Spare the Air alert is the third consecutive alert... |
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on Jul 12, 2012 at 8:52 am by pollution, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Fourth of July DUI arrests drop in Bay Area
DUI arrests were down throughout the Bay Area over the Independence Day holiday, authorities said Thursday.
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on Jul 8, 2012 at 11:06 am by Walter, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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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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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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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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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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Storm system from Alaska headed for Bay Area
Bay Area residents may want to bundle up, as a cold-weather system is headed this way and will linger for several days, a National Weather Service forecaster said.
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on Jan 10, 2013 at 9:14 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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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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Judge throws out murder charge in Lewis killing
Gregory Elarms Sr., the man accused of gunning down East Palo Alto community activist David Lewis in a Hillsdale Shopping Center parking garage in 2010, had his murder charge ... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 11:16 am by the_punnisher, a resident of Mountain View |
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Why would anyone, with a mentally challenged child, have weapons in their home?
Mentally unbalanced kids cannot be trusted around weapons, of any type, including hammers and knives. What was this mother thinking, having loaded up her house with guns? |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:10 pm by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
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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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Mistrial in case involving threat against principal
A San Mateo County judge has declared a mistrial in a case against an East Palo Alto mother who allegedly threatened to kill a school principal.
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 9:44 pm by tired of the BS, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Atherton Neighborhoods
The privacy gained by lots of at least one acre, winding streets with mature trees, gracious mansions set well back from the curbless streets -- this is Atherton today.
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on Dec 8, 2012 at 7:54 am by homeless , a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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