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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
7th grade girl reportedly hit by car near JordanA female 7th grade Jordan Middle School student reportedly crashed into a car while riding her bike to school shortly after...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2009Last comment by Maggie, on Feb 22, 2009 at 3:14 pm | 36 comments | 4597 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Duck causes south Palo Alto power outageA duck that flew into a power line in south Palo Alto this morning caused an outage that affected 1,958 customers, mostly...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2009Last comment by sharon, on Mar 10, 2009 at 8:42 pm | 36 comments | 5223 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto police still looking for shooting suspect Gil-FernandezPalo Alto police are still actively looking for Daniel Gil-Fernandez, the suspect in last Wednesday's shooting outside of...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2009Last comment by good friend, on Jul 3, 2009 at 4:33 am | 36 comments | 5298 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Gay rights protestors block Stanford roadA coalition of gay rights advocates protesting today's state Supreme Court ruling upholding Proposition 8 announced a civil-disobedience...
Original post made on May. 26, 2009Last comment by Sharon, on May 29, 2009 at 10:48 pm | 36 comments | 5217 Views
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Two-alarm fire chars downtown restaurantA two-alarm fire broke out at Evvia Estiatorio in downtown Palo Alto Thursday at approximately 2:30 p.m. No one was injured,...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2009Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Sep 26, 2009 at 5:45 pm | 36 comments | 8018 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man killed at Caltrain station in Mountain ViewAn unidentified "adult male" apparently stepped off the San Antonio Station passenger platform into the path of a speeding...
Original post made on May. 3, 2010Last comment by YIMBY, on May 6, 2010 at 3:28 pm | 36 comments | 5333 Views
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Mother, child hit while crossing California AvenueA mother and young child sustained what appeared to be minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2011Last comment by Resident, on Aug 5, 2011 at 8:14 am | 36 comments | 6040 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman robbed while jogging at StanfordA woman was robbed Saturday (Oct. 1) at noon while jogging on Palm Drive near El Camino Real, the Stanford University Department...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2011Last comment by Nayeli, on Oct 3, 2011 at 10:13 pm | 36 comments | 4545 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Armed man sought following robbery in downtown Palo AltoA woman walking home from downtown Palo Alto was robbed of her purse at gunpoint Thursday night, police said. Read the...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2011Last comment by Anne, on Oct 27, 2011 at 2:33 pm | 36 comments | 4429 Views
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Driver files suit against parents over child's deathAn East Palo Alto driver who fatally hit a second-grader in 2011 filed a counter-lawsuit against the child's parents on May...
Original post made on May. 29, 2013Last comment by Mean momma, on May 31, 2013 at 1:53 pm | 36 comments | 8436 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto hiker dies after fallA Palo Alto woman has died after she fell from a ledge during a hike in Arizona, friends of the woman have confirmed. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2014Last comment by Still missing Carol, on Apr 5, 2015 at 7:43 am | 36 comments | 32867 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Americans siding with Democrats on Iraq policy0...
Original post made by Albert on Apr. 25, 2007Last comment by Draw the Line, on Apr 30, 2007 at 6:22 pm | 36 comments | 6946 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New York Times and Iraq Doggy Story0...
Original post made by Gary on Dec. 18, 2007Last comment by arrest blackwater, on Dec 19, 2007 at 6:34 pm | 36 comments | 4713 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Barack has a problem0...
Original post made by Gary on Mar. 14, 2008Last comment by McCain will lose, on Mar 19, 2008 at 9:47 am | 36 comments | 4568 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
How China's taking over Africa, and why the West should be VERY worried0...
Original post made by Sharon on Jul. 19, 2008Last comment by Boycott Interracial Marriage, on Jul 21, 2008 at 6:18 pm | 36 comments | 3654 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
AARP: Every Week Thousands of Americans File Bankruptcy Due to Medical Costs0...
Original post made by Divided We Fail on Oct. 11, 2008Last comment by Perspective, on Mar 16, 2009 at 6:50 am | 36 comments | 8995 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
NASA scientist cites 'global-warming emergency'Time is running out to prevent catastrophic consequences from global warming, a leading climate scientist warned a packed...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2008Last comment by laugh or cry..you choose, on Jun 14, 2010 at 7:32 am | 36 comments | 32587 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
is it OK for Republicans to be gay?Tea Party groups have started a smear campaign against Republican Senator Lindsey Graham saying that he is gay. Is being...
Original post made by Lindsey on Apr. 20, 2010Last comment by Tea Party rhymes with bigotry, on May 12, 2010 at 10:31 am | 36 comments | 3402 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
EPA tenants rally against proposed apartment saleEast Palo Alto residents and tenant advocates will take it to the streets this afternoon to protest Wells Fargo Bank's potential...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2011Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 6, 2011 at 5:39 am | 36 comments | 4166 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Three robberies, one armed, hit Palo AltoA man with a semi-automatic handgun walked into Public Storage on East Bayshore Road on March 2 and made off with cash and...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2013Last comment by Nayeli, on Mar 7, 2013 at 10:59 am | 36 comments | 6653 Views
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