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Community Notebook: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative accepting local grant proposalsThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is looking to fund a new round of local nonprofits that help vulnerable people and families...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2018There are no comments yet. 5684 Views
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did global "Superfish" spyware scandal originate in Palo Alto?The Mercury-News reports on Palo Alto startup "Superfish": http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27577642/superfish-points-fingers-over-lenovo-ad-software-security...
Original post made by user on Feb. 23, 2015There are no comments yet. 1776 Views
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Resident: Atherton building department negligentIn the midst of a legal battle with her building contractor, Kimberly Sweidy is also taking on the town of Atherton's building...
Original post made on May. 16, 2016There are no comments yet. 29931 Views
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Gypsy Scam Again?I am posting on your website because it has an ongoing discussion about what I have seen 3 times now in the East Bay-Walnut...
Original post made by Eileen on Jul. 31, 2014There are no comments yet. 1979 Views
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rash of bicycle thefts in Palo Alto??Mercury-News says 10 bicycles were stolen in Palo Alto on Monday alone. Is this part of some crime spree? PALO ALTO 1100...
Original post made by Sarah on Jul. 21, 2009There are no comments yet. 3345 Views
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Hundreds celebrate Palo Alto Black & White BallHundreds of well-dressed revelers donned masks, danced, noshed and socialized at the Palo Alto Black & White Ball Saturday...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2010There are no comments yet. 7164 Views
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Exacting Smelly Revenge on a Package ThiefGreat idea! From SFGate: "After installing cameras around their property, one resident devised a crafty, though smelly,...
Original post made by love it! on Aug. 1, 2016There are no comments yet. 1458 Views
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Looking for witness to car accident - Safeway truck hit a small carI was involved in a car accident on Wednesday, November 28 at about 11:20 am on Embarcadero near Middlefield. My car stops...
Original post made by jenny on Dec. 10, 2012There are no comments yet. 3309 Views
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One or more shots fired at person on Abelia Way in East Palo AltoA gunfire detector recorded three to four shots fired late Monday in East Palo Alto with at least one meant to hit a person,...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2015There are no comments yet. 4492 Views
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Police cars racing down Channing last night (6/22)Does anyone know what was going on last night about 9PM. About 5-6 police cars came screaming down Channing Avenue around...
Original post made by Wondering on Jun. 23, 2009There are no comments yet. 3105 Views
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Tennis and tutoring, anyone?Hidden from view beneath the bleachers of Stanford University's Taube Tennis Center is a cavernous, oddly shaped space, which,...
Original post made on May. 25, 2013There are no comments yet. 8891 Views
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Any news on fire at Foothill College?My son lives next to Foothill College and said an arsonist set multiple fires up there this afternoon. I see nothing online...
Original post made by jrusoff on Jul. 30, 2022There are no comments yet. 826 Views
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Stanford to provide more help for grad students0...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2007There are no comments yet. 6538 Views
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Two to stand trial in EPA shooting deathEvidence shows two East Palo Alto young men engaged in a "mutual gun battle" during a December street brawl that left one...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2008There are no comments yet. 3379 Views
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Palo Alto airport plane crash todayCBS radio is reporting that a small plane crashed near the Palo Alto airport this morning. No injuries....
Original post made by Steve on Aug. 23, 2011There are no comments yet. 2513 Views
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CHP officers hunt for asphalt-throwing assailantAuthorities are looking for the person who threw a chunk of asphalt onto a California Highway Patrol car in Mountain View...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2009There are no comments yet. 4379 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Loss of diversity Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2016/04/15/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 2810 Views
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Man on roof allegedly tries to break home's skylight, arrested for attempted residential burglaryThe sound of banging on the roof of a home in Palo Alto's Fairmeadow neighborhood led to the arrest of a man on suspicion...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2022There are no comments yet. 3496 Views
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East Palo Alto sends message to shooters: 'We're not going to tolerate this'East Palo Alto police, city officials and faith leaders vowed on Wednesday, in the aftermath of a deadly shooting the night...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 9186 Views
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Menlo sweeps boys-girls basketball DH from GatorsThe Menlo School boys basketball team had enough. The Knights lost three times to Sacred Heart Prep last year, including...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2017There are no comments yet. 3667 Views
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