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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Congressional candidate Carol Brouillet arrestedCongressional candidate Carol Brouillet was arrested Saturday, June 2, after failing to show up for a court appearance, which...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2012Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 13, 2012 at 2:59 pm | 28 comments | 8379 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Three-city gun buyback to be held Feb. 23A group of Silicon Valley residents is sponsoring a gun-buyback event for Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto on Saturday,...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2013Last comment by FollowUpInfo, on Feb 15, 2013 at 2:53 pm | 28 comments | 9371 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Building eyed for busy Palo Alto intersectionA vacant Palo Alto parking lot on the prominent intersection of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road would make way for a four-story...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2013Last comment by Nancy, on Feb 20, 2013 at 11:49 pm | 28 comments | 9024 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto police seek purse snatcherPalo Alto police are looking for a bike-riding purse snatcher who they said committed two crimes in the span of 15 minutes...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2014Last comment by JustMe, on Feb 3, 2014 at 1:17 pm | 28 comments | 14009 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto reaches labor deal with largest unionThe labor standoff between the City of Palo Alto and its largest employee union concluded this week when workers voted to...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2014Last comment by Alice Schaffer Smith, on Mar 10, 2014 at 8:56 am | 28 comments | 7383 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver in Palo Alto car crash ordered to retest for licenseThe elderly driver who [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2014/07/31/three-critically-injured-after-car-crashes-into-downtown-coffee-shop...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2014Last comment by SRL, on Aug 13, 2014 at 4:32 pm | 28 comments | 10079 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Inattentive drivers in PAThree of five members of our family have had multiple instances in the past several weeks where inattentive drivers in Palo...
Original post made by Chris Zaharias on Dec. 23, 2014Last comment by Dad, on Dec 25, 2014 at 4:18 am | 28 comments | 3405 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pilot was arrested prior to disappearanceA flight instructor who allegedly stole a plane from the Palo Alto Municipal Airport and [http://paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/05/15/palo-alto-flight-instructor-vanishes-over-pacific...
Original post made on May. 18, 2015Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 27, 2015 at 9:17 pm | 28 comments | 17357 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Caltrain collision leaves one dead in Palo AltoAn adult man in his 60s died on Friday night after a vehicle on the Caltrain right of way was struck by a train at Charleston...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2016Last comment by Resident , on Dec 28, 2016 at 4:10 pm | 28 comments | 19155 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man arrested for sexual assault at gunpointA man accused of sexually assaulting a high school-aged girl at gunpoint while she jogged near Stanford Research Park in...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2018Last comment by Justine, on May 6, 2018 at 1:36 pm | 28 comments | 13033 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Missing woman found dead off of East Bay freewayThe body of Palo Alto woman Wamaitha Kaboga-Miller was found in her car in Newark on Sunday, more than five weeks since she...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2018Last comment by Steph, on Oct 10, 2018 at 11:50 pm | 28 comments | 27148 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Teens punch, attempt to rob man at gunpoint on Stanford campusThree teens accused of punching and attempting to rob a man at Stanford University on Monday were arrested by police near...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2019Last comment by Jon Keeling, on Jul 22, 2019 at 11:20 pm | 28 comments | 11491 Views
SPORTS
Experience with 'voluntary' high school practices?0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Mar. 16, 2007Last comment by bringbackcolombo, on Apr 16, 2007 at 11:57 pm | 28 comments | 10089 Views
SPORTS
Bravo to Danny Boyle and the BritsAn opening ceremony with heart, soul, symbolism and lots of real people. Bringing the construction workers into the ceremony...
Original post made by stephen levy on Jul. 28, 2012Last comment by village fool, on Aug 2, 2012 at 4:13 pm | 28 comments | 5946 Views
SPORTS
Undefeated East Palo Alto football team needs cash for championshipThe East Palo Alto Greyhounds, a group of 21 boys, have an unblemished 33-0 record this year, but the team is facing a cash...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2013Last comment by That User Name is already, on Dec 9, 2013 at 10:42 am | 28 comments | 10535 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
McCain-Clinton0...
Original post made by Jag Singh on Mar. 28, 2008Last comment by perspective, on Apr 1, 2008 at 7:13 am | 28 comments | 4059 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bush seeking retroactive immunity for war crimes0...
Original post made by Tej Uberoi on Apr. 14, 2008Last comment by Walter E. Wallis, on Apr 16, 2008 at 6:24 am | 28 comments | 4425 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Democrats get their comeuppance as they align with Bush on Bailout0...
Original post made by Democrats aligned with Bush? on Sep. 29, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Oct 1, 2008 at 11:54 am | 28 comments | 3516 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
David Petraeus says a good leader has to be willing to talk to the enemy0...
Original post made by Greg K on Oct. 10, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Oct 12, 2008 at 1:14 am | 28 comments | 3512 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for President0...
Original post made by Greg K on Oct. 19, 2008Last comment by Eddie the Electrician, on Oct 20, 2008 at 5:08 pm | 28 comments | 3651 Views
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