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Pipeline involved in San Bruno blast runs through Palo AltoThe aging natural-gas pipeline under investigation in the Sept. 9 San Bruno explosion and fire also runs through Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2010Last comment by jardins, on Sep 20, 2010 at 10:00 pm | 28 comments | 8170 Views
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Schools to require new vaccine for pertussisStarting this fall, California public and private schools will require students in grades 7 through 12 to have a booster...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2011Last comment by laevern, on Nov 13, 2011 at 2:47 pm | 28 comments | 6002 Views
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AT&T plans Wi-Fi test for downtown Palo AltoDowntown Palo Alto could soon have a Wi-Fi network as part of two pilot wireless programs planned by AT&T Mobility, but the...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2011Last comment by Anon., on Feb 22, 2011 at 10:44 pm | 28 comments | 8760 Views
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Old Palo Alto residents start neighborhood associationOld Palo Alto neighborhood resident Nadia Naik never saw herself as a community activist. But when the issue of high-speed...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2011Last comment by Herbert Kanner, on Apr 26, 2014 at 12:07 am | 28 comments | 12305 Views
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Palo Alto awash with cell-tower proposalsPalo Alto residents concerned about the recent flood of cell-tower and antenna proposals should have plenty to complain about...
Original post made on May. 16, 2011Last comment by we are doomed, on Jun 1, 2011 at 6:29 am | 28 comments | 5115 Views
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VMWare plans massive expansion in Palo AltoPalo Alto's information-technology giant VMWare is preparing to gobble up one of the largest and most lucrative research...
Original post made on May. 26, 2011Last comment by Emily, on May 31, 2011 at 7:22 pm | 28 comments | 5942 Views
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Foothill board chooses air force baseThe former Onizuka Air Force Station in Sunnyvale has been chosen as a new campus for Foothill College, Foothill-De Anza...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2011Last comment by Minor detail, on Aug 14, 2011 at 4:49 pm | 28 comments | 7707 Views
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Q&A: Jane Fonda on life, longevity and activismActress, activist, author and fitness guru Jane Fonda answers Almanac questions about longevity and its effects, and activism...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2011Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 28, 2011 at 6:07 am | 28 comments | 4522 Views
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Private service for Steve Jobs held Sunday at StanfordSeveral hundred friends and family of Steve Jobs gathered for a private memorial service at Stanford Memorial Church Sunday...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Oct 22, 2011 at 3:49 pm | 28 comments | 5368 Views
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Air district urges public to avoid burning woodThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking the public to refrain from burning wood today (Tuesday, Dec. 27). Read...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2011Last comment by smokey, on Dec 30, 2011 at 12:42 pm | 28 comments | 4625 Views
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Golf course architect presents new planGolf-course architect Forrest Richardson presented a new plan for reconfiguring Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, which would...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2012Last comment by Marrol, on Jan 30, 2012 at 2:10 pm | 28 comments | 5303 Views
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Palo Alto police arrest three after tip from residentPalo Alto police arrested three people Monday, Feb. 27, after a resident reported suspicious behavior on Waverley Street...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2012Last comment by jenna, on Mar 7, 2012 at 5:29 am | 28 comments | 5755 Views
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Report urges more funding for Palo Alto nonprofitsPalo Alto may be best known as the land of high incomes and soaring housing prices, but affluence is far from universal within...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2012Last comment by Marrol, on Jun 27, 2012 at 8:42 am | 28 comments | 7635 Views
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Commission approves Arastradero traffic planThe plan to permanently turn Arastradero Road's four lanes to three lanes and add shared left-turn lanes and other improvements...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2012Last comment by I like it., on Aug 10, 2012 at 12:15 pm | 28 comments | 6910 Views
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Palo Alto gymnastics teacher drowns in YosemiteA popular children's gymnastics teacher drowned in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, Aug. 1, his family has confirmed....
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2012Last comment by Diane, on Aug 14, 2012 at 3:11 pm | 28 comments | 7994 Views
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Aerial spraying for mosquitoes Thursday morningA helicopter assault against the summer salt-marsh mosquito in the Palo Alto Baylands began Thursday, Aug. 23, at about 7...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2012Last comment by Brian Schmidt, on Aug 24, 2012 at 9:22 pm | 28 comments | 19986 Views
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Stanford unveils plans for perimeter trailStanford University officials won praise for plans to build a biking and pedestrian trail leading from El Camino Real to...
Original post made on May. 24, 2013Last comment by musical, on May 29, 2013 at 3:48 am | 28 comments | 8087 Views
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Obama visits Palo Alto for fundraising todayPresident Barack Obama is scheduled to visit two Palo Alto homes on Thursday, June 6, to raise funds for the Democratic Senatorial...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2013Last comment by Nora Charles, on Jun 6, 2013 at 11:16 pm | 28 comments | 5311 Views
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Editorial: As City Council returns, sticky issues awaitPalo Alto City Council members will return from their month-long break Monday night, with a volatile set of issues lined...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2013Last comment by @sad stance for the Weekly, on Aug 6, 2013 at 11:54 am | 28 comments | 12754 Views
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Zuckerberg sued for fraud in Palo Alto real estate dealA Palo Alto real estate developer is suing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleging fraud in a deal that allegedly included...
Original post made on May. 13, 2014Last comment by sour grapes, on Jun 9, 2014 at 11:24 am | 28 comments | 16051 Views
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