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New Foothill campus at Cubberley resurfaces
A 2008 plan to tear down part of Cubberley Community Center to build a major new "educational center" for Foothill College has resurfaced. Top Palo Alto officials are scheduled to meet Monday night to discuss "price and terms of payment" for potential sale of the city-owned 8-acre portion of Cubberley to the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. Related story:
■ Read the January 2008 story on the proposed Foothill plan (Thursday, 9:47 AM)

Memorial service set for Tesla employee
Friends and family of Andrew Ingram, the youngest victim of the Feb. 17 plane crash in East Palo Alto, plan to celebrate Ingram's life at a March 27 memorial service. (Thursday, 2:51 PM)

Stanford backs Palo Alto's fiber drive
If Google's founders listen to their alma mater, Palo Alto may very well succeed in its bid to be selected for the company's fiber project. (Thursday, 9:45 AM)

Menlo Park delays smoking ordinance
Menlo Park has delayed the adoption of a series of new smoking regulations, citing "unintended consequences" and "inconsistencies" in proposed revisions to the city's smoking ordinance. (Thursday, 3:03 PM)

Paly senior earns fourth in national Intel contest
Palo Alto High School senior Lynnelle Ye has placed fourth in the Intel Science Talent Search, one of America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competitions. (Thursday, 8:58 AM)

Small fire kept small by passerby, quick response
A fire in the front portion of a house in the 3000 block of Louis Road Wednesday afternoon was kept small by an alert pedestrian and quick response from the Palo Alto Fire Department, according to fire officials. (Wednesday, 9:36 PM)

SPORTS: No. 2 Stanford women will be a No. 1 for NCAA opener
The Stanford women's basketball team may be No. 2 in the nation, but the Cardinal will be a No. 1 when the NCAA Tournament begins this weekend. Stanford, ranked No. 2 in both national polls, has received the No. 1 seed in the Sacramento Regional and will face No. 16 UC Riverside on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. in Maples Pavilion. For the complete story, as well as scores, schedules, video and more, visit PASportsOnline.com. (Tuesday, 10:06 AM)

REAL ESTATE: Home on Santa Rita Avenue sells for $1.6M
A house on Santa Rita Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $1.6 million on Feb. 26, 2010. The home previously sold for $568,000 in March 1988. For home sales information, as well as a map of homes for sale, neighborhood guides, virtual tours and more, visit PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate. (Thursday, 11:24 AM)

• Patrol car windows smashed in East Palo Alto (Thursday, 8:40 AM)
• Palo Alto firefighters push law to prevent layoffs (Wednesday, 2:02 PM)
• Palo Alto hesitant about landfill-gas contract (Wednesday, 9:12 AM)
• Jurors begin deliberation in Koloto murder trial (Wednesday, 8:43 AM)
• Palo Alto employees boogie for Google (Tuesday, 1:34 PM)
• Plans for California Avenue discussed, debated (Wednesday, 9:58 AM)
• Armed men rob Willow Road gas station (Tuesday, 12:21 PM)
• New farmers market bound for Lytton Plaza (Tuesday, 1:00 PM)
• VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA (Thursday, 11:09 AM)

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