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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man robbed at gunpoint in downtown Palo AltoA man still at large allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint in downtown Palo Alto early Monday morning, police said. Read the...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2014Last comment by What?, on Jul 16, 2014 at 9:18 pm | 31 comments | 10255 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Protest on San Mateo Bridge caused crashes, CHP saysA regional division chief of the California Highway Patrol responded to at least four collisions resulting from protesters'...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2015Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jan 24, 2015 at 9:09 pm | 31 comments | 8437 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Injured young cyclist to get $1.96 million settlementPalo Alto store Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit involving one of its employees...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by Goosie, on Jun 13, 2016 at 12:10 pm | 31 comments | 17629 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
County releases Brock Turner court documentsSanta Clara County Superior Court released Friday more than 400 pages of court documents for the Brock Turner case, illustrating...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2016Last comment by VG, on Jun 15, 2016 at 11:49 am | 31 comments | 63578 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stanford: Trump immigration ban 'deeply antithetical' to university valuesThe executive order President Donald Trump signed last Friday banning entry into the United States for 90 days for citizens...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2017Last comment by Sanctimonious City, on Feb 3, 2017 at 1:12 am | 31 comments | 11250 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Los Altos planning commissioner arrested for Tesla DUIThe chair of the Los Altos Planning Commission, Alexander Samek, was arrested in Palo Alto early Friday morning after police...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by musical, on Dec 3, 2018 at 5:20 pm | 31 comments | 221321 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
By pleading guilty in college-admissions scandal, Menlo Park father could face prison timeA Menlo Park father charged with taking part in a nationwide college-admissions scam to get his daughter into a top-ranked...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Hatfields and McCoys, on May 26, 2019 at 4:44 pm | 31 comments | 7602 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Un-forgetting the segregationist history of Palo Alto (and Daly City, and San Francisco, and…)Richard Rothstein presents the Bay Area as Exhibit A of how tangible segregationist housing policy had been implemented in...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 5, 2020 at 11:38 am | 31 comments | 47063 Views
SPORTS
Bears could be packing their football gear for EurekaThe news that Central Coast Section Open Division I champion Menlo-Atherton will have to travel all the way to Eureka for...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2018Last comment by MikeCR, on Dec 6, 2018 at 3:32 pm | 31 comments | 4864 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Condi Rice plans return to Stanford where she will "look back and write books"0...
Original post made by Robin on Jan. 20, 2007Last comment by Robin, on Jan 26, 2007 at 7:37 am | 31 comments | 6938 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hoover director to meet with faculty Nov. 80...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2007Last comment by reflections, on Oct 24, 2007 at 7:43 am | 31 comments | 8037 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Study: Blacks subconsciously 'dehumanized'0...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2008Last comment by perspective, on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:16 pm | 31 comments | 8844 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Obama Should Withdraw From Race0...
Original post made by pam on Mar. 23, 2008Last comment by pam, on Mar 24, 2008 at 5:37 pm | 31 comments | 4438 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Democrats Doubt Obama Can Win0...
Original post made by jr on Apr. 30, 2008Last comment by pam, on May 15, 2008 at 2:54 pm | 31 comments | 4613 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
40% Decline in Terrorism Deaths since 20010...
Original post made by Good News Worldwide on May. 23, 2008Last comment by alex, on May 27, 2008 at 6:54 am | 31 comments | 4852 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
More Proof of the Absolute Stupidity of the Chinese Government, and This OIympics0...
Original post made by Boycott Beijing Olympics on Aug. 12, 2008Last comment by Boycott Beijing Olympics, on Aug 18, 2008 at 12:28 am | 31 comments | 4197 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rod Blagojevich ... the Stench of Chicago Style PoliticsWhat did Barack Obama know, and when did he know it?...
Original post made by Gary on Dec. 9, 2008Last comment by Paul, on Dec 10, 2008 at 8:20 pm | 31 comments | 4251 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Faith groups take up immigration, health issuesYvette Jimenez-Mota, 17, an American citizen and the daughter of undocumented immigrant parents, says she understands that...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2009Last comment by Perspective, on Jul 21, 2009 at 7:00 am | 31 comments | 9529 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bells to ring Saturday as global climate warningSeven Palo Alto churches will ring their bells 35 times at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, as part of a global effort in more...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2009Last comment by Faithful, on Nov 1, 2009 at 8:26 am | 31 comments | 5430 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What are the real issues with global warming?Does anyone know of an Internet site that lays out the best arguments for and against global warming? I am not interested...
Original post made by Kerry on Dec. 9, 2009Last comment by To Kerry, on Jan 9, 2010 at 6:58 am | 31 comments | 3864 Views
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