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Police detonate suspicious package in Palo AltoA suspicious device found on a residential lawn in Palo Alto Friday, Aug. 17, was at first suspected of being an acid bomb...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2012Last comment by Anon, on Aug 21, 2012 at 8:23 am | 66 comments | 12048 Views
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Hit-and-run collision injuries bicyclistA bicyclist was left with moderate injuries in a hit-and-run collision Friday on a narrow arterial in Old Palo Alto, police...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jul 24, 2017 at 9:18 pm | 66 comments | 8585 Views
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Ban on vehicle dwelling back on the tableAfter balking last year, Palo Alto is now once again pursuing a new law that would make it illegal for people to live in...
Original post made on May. 15, 2013Last comment by PAmom33, on May 22, 2013 at 8:16 pm | 66 comments | 8559 Views
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Kniss wins third term as Palo Alto mayorLiz Kniss returned to the center of Palo Alto's political limelight Monday night, when the City Council unanimously elected...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2018Last comment by Sea Seelam Reddy, on Jan 12, 2018 at 12:06 pm | 66 comments | 12254 Views
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Police seek Valentine's Day armed robberThe armed man who allegedly robbed a Palo Alto resident walking a dog Tuesday night was likely responsible for an attempted...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2012Last comment by JustMe, on Feb 21, 2012 at 10:10 am | 66 comments | 9070 Views
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Parents of East Palo Alto plane crash victim file suitThe parents of a man who died in a plane crash in East Palo Alto in February filed a lawsuit Tuesday (Aug. 17) alleging that...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2010Last comment by daniel, on Aug 23, 2010 at 11:50 am | 65 comments | 6848 Views
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Stanford sex-assault victim: 'You took away my worth'Standing in front of a full courtroom in Palo Alto on Thursday, the 23-year-old college graduate who was sexually assaulted...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2016Last comment by @Vince, on Jun 5, 2016 at 2:24 pm | 65 comments | 355851 Views
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Suspect in strong-arm robberies arrestedPalo Alto and Menlo Park police Tuesday night apprehended a suspect in at least some of the series of purse-snatch robberies...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2008Last comment by Concerned Citizen, on Nov 29, 2008 at 10:37 am | 65 comments | 6381 Views
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Multiple shootings in EPA in four-hour periodFour people were shot in two separate incidents in East Palo Alto on Friday night and Saturday morning, leaving as many as...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2008Last comment by anita smith, on Dec 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm | 64 comments | 5161 Views
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Bicyclist hit by car on Middlefield Road MondayA bicyclist was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into him, sending him flying through the air, at the intersection...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2012Last comment by Walker and Driver, on Jun 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm | 64 comments | 8932 Views
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Online education's local incubatorFor Foothill College President Judy Miner, online learning represents an opportunity to broaden the reach of her life's work...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2012Last comment by , on Oct 26, 2012 at 4:24 pm | 64 comments | 6770 Views
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Palo Altan dies from injuries sustained in brawlHe was a young, athletic tennis instructor at Kim Grant Tennis Academy. His wife of two years said he was a peaceful person...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2015Last comment by Barron Park, on Jan 16, 2015 at 12:13 am | 64 comments | 25257 Views
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Bicyclist struck, injured in College TerraceA bicyclist was injured after he was hit by a pickup truck while riding across El Camino Real in Palo Alto's College Terrace...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2009Last comment by Terry Morse, on Nov 2, 2009 at 9:57 am | 64 comments | 8875 Views
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El Palo Alto tree sprayed with graffitiPalo Alto's iconic El Palo Alto tree has been sprayed with graffiti by one or more vandals, who also left alcohol containers...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2010Last comment by Zelda, on Aug 16, 2010 at 9:31 am | 63 comments | 12330 Views
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Two men attacked in Midtown Palo Alto0...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2008Last comment by fireman, on Aug 22, 2008 at 3:55 pm | 62 comments | 7039 Views
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Weekly editorial urges police chief to step downEmbattled Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson should step down as police chief in the face of a firestorm of protest about...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2008Last comment by tj, on Nov 10, 2008 at 7:56 pm | 62 comments | 5416 Views
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Following tragic bike accident, a local family and their friends take action. 'Slow down for kids. Be more mindful.'The family and friends of an 11-year-old Greene Middle School student who died in a collision in Palo Alto on Friday are...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2020Last comment by Jake Millan, on Apr 1, 2020 at 9:49 am | 62 comments | 27693 Views
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Ban on car dwelling loses support in Palo AltoPalo Alto is preparing to abandon a deeply divisive proposal to ban vehicle dwelling and to explore instead a program in...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2012Last comment by thompsonr, on Apr 25, 2013 at 7:56 pm | 62 comments | 7382 Views
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Palo Alto man, 71, arrested for gun threatA Palo Alto man's frustration over parking in front of his home escalated into a threat to return to his neighbor's home...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2012Last comment by Resident, on Jun 28, 2012 at 3:33 am | 62 comments | 7474 Views
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Shooting victim taken off life support, dies0...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2008Last comment by vf, on Jul 21, 2008 at 9:57 pm | 62 comments | 8686 Views
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