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Stolen Bicycle0...
Original post made by Andrew on Aug. 28, 2008There are no comments yet. 4096 Views
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7 cars broken intohttp://paloalto.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/seven-vehicles-burglarize-in-palo-alto-wednesday 7 cars were broken...
Original post made by Beware on Jun. 14, 2013There are no comments yet. 3097 Views
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Southwood - What's Going On?There are a bunch of police cars at the end of Southwood. Does anyone know what's going on? ...
Original post made by Memories on Feb. 5, 2015There are no comments yet. 1658 Views
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Two drivers arrested on murder charges in Redwood City collision that killed parents of twin girlsTwo drivers, including a 17-year-old, face second-degree murder charges for their involvement in a Redwood City collision...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 8149 Views
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Home FrontThis week includes a walking tour of the Professorville neighborhood on Oct. 3, assistance in transforming a dead lawn into...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2015There are no comments yet. 4329 Views
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Two arrested in Hotel California robberyA brazen late-night attack on a Palo Alto hotel worker in his room has ended with the arrest of two Menlo Park siblings. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2010There are no comments yet. 5102 Views
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Sales at a glanceWhile Palo Alto only saw seven sales this week, the highest sale price came from it: $9,250,000. Mountain View had the most...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2015There are no comments yet. 4170 Views
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Palo Alto internet startup accused of widespread privacy fraudWall Street Journal says "Social Network Nears Settlement on Charges It Misled Users About Their Data": http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB100014240529702042246045770303837455151...
Original post made by zuck on Nov. 12, 2011There are no comments yet. 2660 Views
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Material worldPenny Hassett was born to work on this exhibit. After all, her name is Penelope, just like the great weaver in Homer's legend,...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2013There are no comments yet. 5827 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. 8532 Views
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Palo Alto Attorney gets jail time for trying to bribe the policeWhere is the story about the Palo Alto attorney that try to bribe a Palo Alto police officer out of a DUI? 3rd DUI and 8...
Original post made by Frank on Dec. 27, 2012There are no comments yet. 2481 Views
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Education: Flipping the university classroomStanford hopes to blaze a trail in educational technology, leveraging its entrepreneurial culture, star-studded faculty,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 24716 Views
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'The No One's Rose' blooms at Stanford Live"The No One's Rose," based on WWII survivor's poetry, has world premiere Aug. 25-29 at Stanford's Bing Concert Hall, presented...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2021There are no comments yet. 8204 Views
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Hwy 101 is closed Sunday morningBig rig crashed through the center divide in Menlo Park, closing both northbound and southbound lanes. Latest info here:...
Original post made by speeder on Nov. 13, 2011There are no comments yet. 2589 Views
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elderly white woman killed Thursday on San Antonio RoadPolice need help identifying the victim. More info in the Patch: http://losaltos.patch.com/articles/police-need-help-in-identifying-fatally-injured-pedestrian "She...
Original post made by unidentified on Jun. 22, 2012There are no comments yet. 2895 Views
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Stanford grad Douglas Tarlow arrested for blackmailing Silicon Valley billionaireVictim was Vinod Khosla, founder of Sun Microsystems and prominent Sand Hill Road venture capitalist. News report: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/Khosla-family-extortion-pl...
Original post made by resident on Apr. 23, 2014There are no comments yet. 5227 Views
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AT&T service downWe live in Palo Alto and for the last two days we have not had phone or Internet access. We were told by AT&T that there...
Original post made by Stuart on Nov. 7, 2014There are no comments yet. 1761 Views
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Longtime South Bay journalist's book takes a deep dive into an infamous Peninsula murderThe 1974 murder of a young woman in Stanford's Memorial Church shocked the community and became a decades-long cold case....
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2023There are no comments yet. 60096 Views
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Teen arrested for shooting that injures two in East Palo AltoA teenage boy who police said shot two adults in East Palo Alto during a weekend party and who allegedly tried to rob an...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018There are no comments yet. 8395 Views
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Neuroscience pioneer tapped to lead StanfordAfter six months and thousands of hours reviewing prospective candidates for a successor to Stanford University President...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2016There are no comments yet. 1787 Views
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