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A 'chronic public health issue': Stanford officials troubled by campus sexual assault dataNearly 40% of undergraduate women who have attended Stanford University for four years have experienced some form of nonconsensual...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Resident, 13 hours ago | 1 comment | 899 Views
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Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for PG&E to repay customers affected by power shutoffAfter PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff that left over 700,000 customers without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom has called on...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Outwiththegeanie, 14 hours ago | 1 comment | 831 Views
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Probation, community service and a $9,500 fine for Menlo Park parent sentenced in college admissions scamPeter Jan Sartorio of Menlo Park, the first local parent to be sentenced in the nationwide college admissions scam, received...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2019Last comment by Kelli, 16 hours ago | 5 comments | 2759 Views
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Breaking two decades of silence, Palo Alto woman says Harvey Weinstein tried to rape her when she was his 24-year-old assistantA native of Britain and Palo Alto mother of four, Rowena Chiu had her own #MeToo story about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Oct 15, 2019 at 6:13 pm | 4 comments | 6177 Views
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Body found in parked car may be missing tech CEO last seen in Palo AltoSan Jose police are conducting a death investigation in south San Jose, where a body was found in a vehicle parked on the...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Oct 15, 2019 at 9:43 am | 1 comment | 4309 Views
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Stanford student drugged at fraternity partyA female Stanford student reported that she lost consciousness after drinking an alcoholic beverage that had been drugged...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2019Last comment by Dan, on Oct 14, 2019 at 10:59 pm | 6 comments | 4027 Views
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Former East Palo Alto man held to answer charges in 2011 killingA man charged with the 2011 murder of Cate Fisher, 19, of Menlo Park in East Palo Alto was held to answer on all charges...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 2731 Views
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Party at Airbnb rental goes awry when three men rob property ownerA man who owns an Airbnb property in Palo Alto where he found a large party in full swing early Sunday morning was robbed...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2019Last comment by wander3r, on Oct 9, 2019 at 3:58 am | 46 comments | 5538 Views
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Former Palo Alto school employee killed in Mountain View collisionThe Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office has identified two people who died in a fiery head-on collision...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Friend, on Oct 3, 2019 at 4:36 pm | 10 comments | 9629 Views
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Man armed with machete, knife threatened Caltrans workers in Menlo ParkMenlo Park police are searching for a man who brandished a machete and knife at Caltrans workers and threatened to kill them...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Oct 3, 2019 at 12:39 pm | 1 comment | 1726 Views
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These students are using augmented reality to honor Chanel Miller's words on the Stanford campusA group of Stanford University students are using augmented reality to restore Chanel Miller's voice to a campus memorial....
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2019Last comment by Never leave yourself at the mercy of others, on Oct 1, 2019 at 11:40 am | 11 comments | 4083 Views
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East Palo Alto man, 45, dies in car crash Monday morningA 45-year-old East Palo Alto man died in a solo-vehicle crash on an off-ramp from U.S. Highway 101 in Sunnyvale early Monday...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2019Last comment by Josh, on Sep 26, 2019 at 11:58 am | 1 comment | 5583 Views
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Police lean on training to diffuse crisis when mentally ill man comes at them with spear-like weaponEast Palo Alto and Menlo Park police used crisis-de-escalation techniques to try to diffuse a situation with a mentally ill...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Bring Back Agnews, on Sep 25, 2019 at 7:44 am | 9 comments | 2111 Views
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'Rape is not a punishment for getting drunk.' Chanel Miller speaks out during her first interview about being sexually assaulted by Brock TurnerChanel Miller was at the center of one of the most high-profile sexual assault cases in recent years. Until now, the world...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by Anneke, on Sep 24, 2019 at 10:43 am | 10 comments | 5088 Views
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'He was in a position of trust': Nursing assistant who raped patient sentenced to 12 years in prisonA former Webster House nursing assistant who pleaded no contest to rape and oral copulation of an incapacitated, 72-year-old...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by pearl, on Sep 20, 2019 at 5:18 pm | 1 comment | 2419 Views
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Man shot, killed when 'illegal transaction' evolves into disputeA man shot when an "illegal transaction" evolved into a dispute in East Palo Alto died two days later, marking the city's...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by RIP VIctor, on Sep 19, 2019 at 6:53 pm | 4 comments | 4118 Views
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Trump to lunch in Palo Alto foothillsWith many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it's been confirmed that President Donald Trump's Bay Area fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 17, 2019 at 4:43 pm | 20 comments | 28225 Views
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County asks judge to strike down expanded religious refusal ruleSanta Clara County, San Francisco, the state of California and an array of medical groups asked a federal judge on Thursday...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Martin Niemöller, on Sep 16, 2019 at 2:22 pm | 6 comments | 2106 Views
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Menlo Park man accused of sexual assault of minors pleads not guilty, remains in custodyAt a brief hearing on Monday, Randolph Haldeman, the Menlo Park man facing 20 sexual assault charges for allegedly molesting...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2019Last comment by James, on Sep 14, 2019 at 10:42 am | 3 comments | 3199 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Program is a life changer Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2019/09/13/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 14, 2019 at 10:16 am | 3 comments | 490 Views
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