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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Critical Mass Murder?I don't know if any of you witnessed the shocking scene that happened during a Brazilian Critical Mass event. Some guy intentionally...
Original post made by Darwin on Mar. 1, 2011Last comment by False equivalence, on Mar 12, 2011 at 5:16 pm | 35 comments | 3325 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mysterious car break-ins concern residentsCars that Palo Alto residents said were locked and have alarm systems were burglarized on Saturday, May 21, leaving some...
Original post made on May. 23, 2011Last comment by susan, on May 25, 2011 at 6:13 am | 35 comments | 5333 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Possible sexual assault at Palo Alto's Greer ParkA 22-year-old woman was found partially clothed and passed out in Greer Park on Saturday morning (Aug. 20) in what Palo Alto...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Oct 23, 2011 at 6:53 pm | 35 comments | 4759 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Car flips into Palo Alto parking garage, hits MercedesA car that slid on a rain-slicked road fell into the Birch Street garage near California Avenue and crashed into a new Mercedes...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2012Last comment by Hmm, on Mar 15, 2012 at 4:00 pm | 35 comments | 5038 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto hires polling firm to help with measureWith an eye toward a 2014 ballot measure, the Palo Alto City Council this week approved a $90,000 contract with a public-opinion...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2012Last comment by resident, on Dec 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm | 35 comments | 7911 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Brock Turner sentenced to six months in county jail, three-year probationSanta Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced on Thursday former Stanford University student-athlete Brock Turner to six...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2016Last comment by marie, on Jun 10, 2016 at 6:40 pm | 35 comments | 86392 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Oregon Expressway flooding likely to continueAs the first rain in 2018 swept into the Bay Area, the underpass at Oregon Expressway near Alma Street flooded once again,...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2018Last comment by Simple minded resident, on Jan 14, 2018 at 10:40 am | 35 comments | 8507 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Injury collision blocks segment of El Camino RealAn injury collision involving a bicycle and a car has blocked a section of northbound El Camino Real in Palo Alto since late...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2018Last comment by Good news, on Jun 21, 2018 at 3:01 pm | 35 comments | 10545 Views
SPORTS
Menlo crunched by Carmel in CCS football finaleMenlo School's football team knew it needed a near-perfect performance Saturday to defeat unbeaten Carmel and earn the school's...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2009Last comment by Todd, on Dec 12, 2009 at 8:09 am | 35 comments | 8433 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Guest Opinion: Why Rumsfeld doesn't deserve a 'distinguished' post at Hoover0...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2007Last comment by a, on Nov 7, 2007 at 9:10 pm | 35 comments | 11433 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bird species face extinction from global warming0...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2007Last comment by perspective, on Dec 16, 2007 at 4:18 pm | 35 comments | 8082 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Carbon dioxide emissions linked to mortality0...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2008Last comment by AnObserver, on Jan 8, 2008 at 11:34 am | 35 comments | 9979 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Thousands in Hollywood protest remarks from CNN's Jack Cafferty0...
Original post made by julie on Apr. 19, 2008Last comment by a, on Apr 25, 2008 at 3:23 pm | 35 comments | 6270 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Obama tried to stall Iraq withdrawal0...
Original post made by Sharon on Sep. 15, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Sep 17, 2008 at 3:11 am | 35 comments | 3703 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Obama's safety net: the TelePrompterhttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19663.html If anyone cares to see how he goes off the rails, when his teleprompter...
Original post made by Gary on Mar. 6, 2009Last comment by Marvin, on Mar 9, 2009 at 2:29 pm | 35 comments | 3445 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Popular San Mateo County beaches may closeTen San Mateo County beaches, including an elephant-seal rookery and a popular hostel and lighthouse, could be closed if...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2009Last comment by bru, on Jun 4, 2009 at 11:04 am | 35 comments | 5499 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
GOP Looking for a VoiceFull disclosure: I am a registered Democat. And I think it is important that there are two healthy political parties...
Original post made by Paul Losch on Jul. 3, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Jul 9, 2009 at 10:21 am | 35 comments | 3543 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
HondurasThe OAS is now expelling Honduras because its democratically elected Congress, and Supreme Court, are trying to stick with...
Original post made by Perspective on Jul. 5, 2009Last comment by update, on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:58 pm | 35 comments | 3864 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Court halts Calif. gay marriages pending appealThat was an fast decision----http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100816/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_trial "A federal appeals...
Original post made by Sharon on Aug. 16, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 20, 2010 at 7:56 am | 35 comments | 7311 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Why are we involved in yet another war, in Libya, President Obama?President Obama, I voted for you. I believed in you. Why are you starting yet ANOTHER war? Today, it was reported that...
Original post made by Karen on Apr. 21, 2011Last comment by The real sharon, on Apr 29, 2011 at 10:16 am | 35 comments | 4944 Views
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