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Palo Alto football stopped again, 42-7
A lot has changed for the Palo Alto football team in just one year, which was evident on the field Friday night in the Vikings' 42-7 loss to visiting Los Gatos.
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 7:06 pm by Philip, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Stanford reporting more sexual assaults
According to statistics kept by the Stanford police, there was an increase in rapes and sexual assaults last year, with six assaults in 2006 compared to one in 2005.
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 3:10 pm by ro, a resident of Los Altos |
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Students ready to 'Walk and Roll'
Students from Walter Hayes Elementary School walked and rode their bikes to school Wednesday morning as part of Palo Alto's "Walk and Roll" week, which officially kicked off F... |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 9:38 pm by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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EPA man riding in a car shot and killed last week
An East Palo Alto man riding a car in North Fair Oaks south of Redwood City was shot and killed last week, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department reported this week.
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:37 pm by Jayfer, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Derelict Gas Station
It has been mentioned here before, but the derelict gas station on Middlefield is an eyesore, a reminder of what we had that was very useful, a possible hangout for illegal ac... |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 1:51 pm by Vivian, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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10K Moonlight Run actual distance
Just curious. My ipod registered 6.45 miles for the 10K and my husband's 10.8K. Anyone get similar numbers? Just wondering... it was a great night! Don't ever cancel this fun ... |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 10:00 am by Shia Geminder, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Pedestrian Safety in Midtown
I'm a Midtown resident who walks my dog around the neighborhood twice a day. Drivers on the side streets near my house are usually good about stopping at the crosswalks, but I... |
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on Sep 29, 2007 at 10:27 am by Slow Driver, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Armed robbers hold up Edgewood liquor store
Two masked men carrying firearms robbed Century Liquors at 2121 St. Francis Drive 8 p.m. Monday. The robbers stole a large amount of cash and several bottles of alcohol before... |
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on Sep 28, 2007 at 9:50 am by Alyssa, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Berkeley Takes Realistic Look att Aggressive Homeless
Berkeley's homeless policies, including shelters, drop-in services, hands-off community policing and overall homeless-friendly policies have been a magnet for the homeless po... |
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on Sep 27, 2007 at 4:16 pm by Jimbo, a member of the Terman Middle School community |
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Honey Bees
Recently my small apartment building had a swarm of honey bees that suddenly died overnight. I collected a few and now would like to see if someone is interested in this.
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 11:53 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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FYI
BUILDING FROM THE TOP DOWN ... Palo Alto-based home developers SummerHill Homes hired a new CEO last week: Robert Freed of KB Home. The developer of almost 100 housing units ... |
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 8:20 pm by Peter, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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Hetch-Hetchy project needed to fix weaknesses
Water for Palo Altans, and 2.3 million other Bay Area residents, flows down from the Sierra through a series of pipes and tunnels, crossing five seismic faults.
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 7:21 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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On Deadline: Does anonymity cause online rudeness?
Ever since www.PaloAltoOnline.com launched the "Town Square" comment forum last year there has been a community debate of sorts on whether anonymity is the best policy for the... |
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 7:00 pm by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Can the format of Palo Alto Town Square be tweaked?
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this forum! It's a great place to get info and find out what is on the minds of my fellow Palo Altans.
BUT, does anyone else find the format a l... |
I like forums |
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 5:36 pm by Logical, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Simitian to hold town hall meeting Saturday
State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will host a town hall meeting for constituents 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 29, in the Palo Alto City Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton A... |
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 2:24 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Candidates' Web sites
(as of 9/9/07)
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 1:56 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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What is with the flying infestation?
Can someone please tell us what all those flying bugs are? They are really bad in midtown, but in driving around town an hour ago, we noticed that the bugs are everywhere. W... |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 9:34 am by Pat Markevitch, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Woman assaulted, robbed in downtown PA
A woman was hit in the face twice and robbed of her purse early Sunday morning in downtown Palo Alto. The woman had been waiting on the corner of Gilman Street and Forest Aven... |
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on Sep 24, 2007 at 3:04 pm by Burlington, a resident of the The Greenhouse neighborhood |
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Help Bring Dave Matthews Band To Stanford For A Free Show!
Help vote to bring the Dave Matthews Band to Stanford University for a free concert. You can vote for Stanford online here in the AT&T blue room: Web Link or... |
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on Sep 24, 2007 at 2:58 pm by Close Shoreline, a resident of Mountain View |
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McMansions!
"McMansion is a slang architectural term which first came into use in the United States during the 1980s as a pejorative description. It describes a particular style of housin... |
gordon |
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on Sep 22, 2007 at 4:29 pm by Terry, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Shout out to PASCO
We seem to be in a habit of only complaining about what we don't like/what needs to be fixed in Palo Alto, so I'm going to point out a positive.
I'd like to just take a m... |
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on Sep 20, 2007 at 12:13 am by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Surgeon donates his fortune to Stanford
Former Stanford University neurosurgeon James Doty has donated $5.4 million to the Stanford University School of Medicine, one of the largest gifts ever made by a present or f... |
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on Sep 19, 2007 at 3:27 pm by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Hetch-Hetchy proposal to be discussed in PA
A proposal by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to divert more water from the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park for additional urban and agricultural use wi... |
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on Sep 19, 2007 at 9:16 am by R Wray, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Opening a new chapter
On Saturday, Sept. 29, the newly renovated Children's Library on Harriet Street will reopen after nearly two years of construction. The colorful new library is nearly double i... |
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on Sep 18, 2007 at 6:22 pm by Native Girl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Walgreen's fire investigation is continuing
Palo Alto police are still waiting to hear from the federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agency on results of the investigation of the arson fire that destroyed the for... |
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on Sep 18, 2007 at 5:16 pm by 50 year resident, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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