HolidayFund

The 16th Annual, 2009-2010 Holiday Fund will launch Friday, November 13. Applications for non-profits interested in receiving funding will be available online at that time.

The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund Reception story printed April 24, 2009.

More information about the Holiday Fund

Police: Schipsi was strangled before fire
Jennifer Schipsi, the 29-year old Palo Alto woman whose remains were found in a burned house on Addison Avenue last month, was strangled to death before the cottage she was sharing with her boyfriend was intentionally set on fire, a newly unsealed arrest affidavit alleges. (Friday, 4:49 PM)

Election count not final but outcome remains firm
About 14,100 out of 36,100 of Palo Alto's eligible voters, or 39 percent, took part in the election, according to figures totals released by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. About 1 percent of ballots are still being counted. (Friday, 5:08 PM)

'Sandbag Saturday' needs more volunteers
Palo Alto emergency services officials need some help Saturday: community volunteers willing to deliver and fill sandbags as part of Palo Alto's annual "Sandbag Saturday."
(Friday, 4:26 PM)

Memorial service Saturday for Ariel Shaker
A memorial service has been set for 1 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 7) for Ariel Shaker, the lifelong Palo Alto resident who was killed Oct. 7 in a freak riding accident while exercising a horse for the Harvard polo team. (Friday, 7:17 AM)

Exhibit to help bring clean water to the world
"I fell in love with 'charity:water' through its photos," Eric Wong, organizer of a charity art exhibit and silent auction Nov. 14 - 16 that will help villages worldwide get clean water. (Friday, 7:45 PM)

Carnegie taps ex-Foothill College president for initiative on math
Bernadine Fong, retired Foothill College president, has been tapped to take on one of the biggest challenges facing U.S. education: the high failure rates of community college students in basic math -- a huge stumbling block to a higher education for millions of students.
(Thursday, 4:51 PM)

Expert says Officer May didn't use excessive force
East Palo Alto Police Officer Richard May did not use excessive force when he struck fleeing suspect Alberto Alvarez with a baton, a use-of-force expert testified Thursday in Alvarez' murder trial in San Mateo County Superior Court. He may even have used too little.
(Thursday, 9:26 PM)

NASA Ames soars into 70th anniversary celebration
"We've tested every military aircraft that's ever flown," Ames Research Center Historian Jack Boyd, who began working at Ames in 1947, said at a celebration of NASA Ames' 70th anniversary this week. And every spacecraft, too, he added. The huge hangar for the U.S.S. Macon dirigible is in the background -- center of a continuing controversy over its preservation. (Thursday, 8:43 AM)

SPORTS: Luck's passing efficiency is well above average for Stanford
Stanford football coach Jim Harbaugh has been talking about Andrew Luck's "efficiency" in running the team in positive terms all year. Harbaugh referred to his game management skills, but he could also mean Luck's decision-making in the heat of the moment. Visit PASportsOnline.com for the complete story, as well as scores, schedules, photos, video and team pages. (Wednesday, 3:01 PM)

REAL ESTATE: Harker Avenue house sells for $2 million
A house on Harker Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $2,060,000 on Oct. 19, 2009. The home previously sold for $979,000 in July 1997. Palo Alto Online's real estate website features a listing of homes sold in Palo Alto and surrounding cities. Visit PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate for a map of homes for sale, real estate stories, neighborhood guides, virtual tours and more. (Wednesday, 3:18 PM)

• College Terrace Centre gains momentum (Thursday, 4:37 PM)
• Climate change is a contact sport, expert says (Friday, 7:37 AM)
• Two finalists for Foothill-De Anza chancellor (Wednesday, 5:03 PM)
• Measure A business tax defeated in Palo Alto (Wednesday, 1:57 AM)
• PUBLIC AGENDA: City Council, changes to municipal code (Friday, 11:48 AM)
• VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA (Friday, October 30, 2009, 10:50 AM)

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