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Lightning-sparked fires spread smoke over the MidpeninsulaMultiple lightning-ignited fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties began sending smoke into Palo Alto and other local...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2020Last comment by Judith Wasserman, on Sep 4, 2020 at 11:12 am | 15 comments | 43139 Views
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Matadero Creek Trail project heading to MidtownA proposed trail for bicyclists and pedestrians through the center of Midtown Palo Alto is taking some residents by surprise,...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2013Last comment by Resident of Los Altos Hills, on Mar 16, 2014 at 3:05 pm | 64 comments | 42845 Views
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Palo Alto's last dive bar faces uncertain futureThree years after its colorful owner passed away, Antonio's Nut House, Palo Alto's last authentic dive bar, is still open,...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2020Last comment by Hood, on Mar 4, 2020 at 10:04 am | 49 comments | 42336 Views
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The art of natureInside his Mountain View warehouse late last month, Booker Morey was rustling through stacks and stacks of dried leaves. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2013There are no comments yet. 41850 Views
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Robots deployed to protect and serveStanding at 5 feet tall and weighing 300 pounds, Knightscope K5 looks like it came straight out of the sci-fi film Stars...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2015Last comment by Ben, on Aug 11, 2015 at 8:01 pm | 30 comments | 41299 Views
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Fall arts preview: an exuberance of cultureThough the weather's not exactly what you'd call "crisp" yet, a few trees are tentatively going scarlet. And rain or shine,...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2013Last comment by Edie, on Mar 27, 2017 at 10:13 pm | 1 comment | 41188 Views
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Palo Alto agrees to add land to Foothills ParkAfter three decades of languishing in obscurity, a flat parcel near Foothills Park is about to become the newest addition...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2014Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 27, 2014 at 11:32 am | 23 comments | 41118 Views
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Palo Alto man, 21, dies in 'freak accident' while on hike in San DiegoMax Lenail, a 21-year-old man from Palo Alto died over the weekend while hiking in San Diego, according to his family, friends...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2021Last comment by GaryB, on Feb 1, 2021 at 7:05 pm | 8 comments | 41074 Views
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Coronavirus weekend update: Ten new cases reported in San Mateo CountyA roundup of news about the coronavirus in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. As of March 21, the number of cases in San...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2020Last comment by RT, on Mar 23, 2020 at 11:55 am | 17 comments | 40859 Views
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Voters shoot down Maybell developmentA grassroots campaign in Palo Alto to overturn an approved housing development on Maybell Avenue scored a sweeping Election...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2013Last comment by BabyBoomerGuru, on Dec 16, 2013 at 11:46 am | 262 comments | 40832 Views
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Palo Alto's COVID-19 numbers are growingNearly five months into the coronavirus shutdown and the number of new COVID-19 cases in Palo Alto is rising sharply after...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2020Last comment by Jim, on Aug 12, 2020 at 10:53 pm | 60 comments | 40412 Views
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Stanford nurse disappears after abruptly leaving shiftA search effort is underway for a Stanford Hospital nurse who disappeared on Tuesday after abruptly leaving his shift. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2022Last comment by Fritzie Blue, on Jan 21, 2022 at 11:19 pm | 8 comments | 40072 Views
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Santa Clara County reports first death due to new coronavirus at El Camino HospitalA woman in her 60s died Monday morning, March 9, from COVID-19 at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, the first fatality...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Jill Ledet, on Mar 13, 2020 at 11:34 pm | 36 comments | 39947 Views
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Firefighters knock out College Terrace fireFirefighters quickly extinguished a fire that began in a back room of a house on the 2100 block of Princeton Street after...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2013Last comment by Margit, on Nov 19, 2013 at 12:42 pm | 7 comments | 39703 Views
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Historic Palo Alto Bowl gets a reprieve to 2014The lease for the historic Palo Alto Bowl in south Palo Alto -- Palo Alto's only bowling alley and one of the few remaining...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2010Last comment by mom of teens, on May 7, 2010 at 6:27 pm | 26 comments | 38871 Views
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Rats!Professorville resident Dexter Girton is an avid gardener who began noticing something was eating his crops. When he was...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2016Last comment by neighbors, on Oct 16, 2016 at 10:14 pm | 5 comments | 38779 Views
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Fear, anxiety and Champagne: How Palo Alto is bracing for coronavirusA quiet anxiety grips Palo Alto and Mountain View as residents face the possibility that coronavirus will knock on their...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by musical, on Mar 5, 2020 at 1:53 am | 22 comments | 37564 Views
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Large fire hits home in Old Palo Alto neighborhoodFirefighters battled a large fire at a home in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood on Tuesday night, which led to evacuations. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2021Last comment by Annies biped, on Sep 23, 2021 at 12:01 pm | 48 comments | 37394 Views
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Palo Alto police begin using license-plate readerThe Palo Alto Police department began using an automated license-plate reader mounted atop a patrol car on Tuesday, July...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2013Last comment by CAMD, on Feb 12, 2015 at 11:33 am | 101 comments | 37336 Views
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10 things you can still do in Palo Alto (while keeping your social distance)Despite the loss of routine, social contact and freedom to get around because of the stay-at-home order, there are still...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2020Last comment by Connie, on Apr 3, 2020 at 8:45 am | 15 comments | 37284 Views
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