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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Online education's local incubator
For Foothill College President Judy Miner, online learning represents an opportunity to broaden the reach of her life's work -- extending educational options for people who wo...
 
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online
AROUND TOWN
Camera catches burglary suspect in the act
Police arrested a maintenance worker Thursday, Feb. 28, after he was photographed by a surveillance camera burglarizing an apartment the day before, according to Palo Alto pol...
 
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 10:23 am by Victim, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Flowers for Vets Program Highly Successful
Many thanks to our Vet friends who helped make the second annual Flowers for Vets program on December 16 amazingly successful. Thanks to Palo Alto online for helping to promot...
 
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on Dec 30, 2012 at 8:47 am by Karen Froniewski, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Police arrest man for downtown burglary
Palo Alto police arrested a man for residential burglary and prowling late Saturday, Dec. 8, in the 300 block of Emerson Street. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 12:30 am by rick, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
SPORTS
M-A girls run to PAL cross-country title
Weekend prep roundup Youth didn't translate into inexperience for the Menlo-Atherton girls' cross country as five freshmen and two juniors ran the Bears to the team t...
 
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 9:16 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Tri-E-Z robbed by man with semi-automatic gun
The clerk at a Menlo Park liquor store got an unwelcome customer Wednesday night. Around 10:30 p.m., a man brandishing a semi-automatic handgun entered the store and demanded ...
 
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on Jul 27, 2012 at 12:48 am by only thing, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
East Palo Alto fire forces 19 to evacuate
Volunteers have set up an evacuation center in East Palo Alto for 15 adults and four children affected by a fire at a two-unit home this morning, an American Red Cross spokesw...
 
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on Mar 9, 2013 at 1:14 pm by fires freak me out, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
From English learner to master teacher
When he arrived at Gunn High School as a 14-year-old newcomer in 1995, Ronen Habib spoke so little English he was placed in the school's special program for English learners. ...
 
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SPORTS
High School Athletes of the Week
Lucy Tashman Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 16, 2012, 12:00 AM
 
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on Nov 16, 2012 at 8:58 pm by Finola, a resident of Woodside
AROUND TOWN
Chamber, Weekly announce Tall Tree Awards
Five individuals and organizations will receive this year's Tall Tree Awards, which are sponsored by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and the Palo Alto Weekly. Read the fu...
 
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 7:18 pm by HRC concerned , a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Teen attacked while riding bike in Mountain View
A teenager riding his bicycle in Mountain View on Monday night was seriously injured when an assailant struck him in the head, police said Tuesday. Read the full story here h...
 
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 12:48 pm by John P, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
three Romney's 47% threads deleted
why? can someone explain what violation of the terms and conditions applies when quoting presidential candidates when the quotes are IN EVERY NEWSPAPER ACROSS THE COUNT...
 
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on Sep 18, 2012 at 10:46 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Acterra executive director to retire
Michael Closson, who has led the Palo Alto environmental nonprofit Acterra for a decade, will retire as executive director on Aug. 31, the organization has announced. Read ...
 
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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto hits the brakes on new housing vision
Palo Alto's official housing vision, already years overdue, will undergo further revisions after residents around Maybell Avenue protested the inclusion of a controversial -- ...
 
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on May 22, 2013 at 11:59 pm by Massive scam, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto City Manager set to receive 25% raise in supplemental retirement income
No, this is not an "April Fools" joke, except perhaps one foisted upon the taxpayers and employees of the City of Palo Alto. City Manager James Keene is scheduled to receive a...
 
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 3:37 pm by The Shadow Knows, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Malala Yousafzai
Web Link This young girl will live through time, as a heroine. She still still ...
 
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on Jan 15, 2013 at 3:04 pm by Susan, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Staying true to original vision
Near Middlefield and Oregon Expressway is a house originally designed by a Palo Alto legend and recently remodeled by the two professional designers who now live there. Read ...
 
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 3:48 am by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Ellen Fletcher Legacy Bike Ride - Friday November 23
An American hero, Ellen Fletcher, died on November 7 at age 83. The long-time Palo Alto resident served on the city council from 1978 to 1989, and was a tireless advocate for ...
 
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on Nov 23, 2012 at 8:35 am by Adina Levin, a resident of Menlo Park
AROUND TOWN
Festival of the Arts comes to downtown
The Festival of the Arts is returning to downtown Palo Alto this weekend for its 31st year and is expected to bring more than 150,000 people. Read the full story here http://...
 
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 6:47 am by Mike, a resident of the University South neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Today's events (June 4)
[Web Link Author talk: Richard Martin] Richard Martin presents "Superfuel: Thorium, the Green Energy Source for th...
 
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on Jun 4, 2012 at 8:43 am by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
DUI driver strikes hydrant on Sand Hill Road
A portion of Sand Hill Road near Stanford University in Palo Alto was temporarily closed Tuesday morning after a DUI driver struck a fire hydrant that flooded the roadway, acc...
 
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on Dec 18, 2012 at 3:21 pm by rick, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Can anyone explain the Zoning definitions?
What are the definitions of RM-15 and R-2 Zones? This is from an announcement about a development near Barron Park: "Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC), a nonprofit af...
 
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on May 9, 2013 at 9:08 pm by Concerned Parent , a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Tomorrow's events (Feb. 22)
[Web Link Theater: 'The Apple Never Falls'] Opening night is tomorrow, Feb. 22, for the new play "The Apple Never Falls," a hard-boiled 1960s de...
 
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:39 am by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View
AROUND TOWN
Election Day energizes Palo Alto voters
Recent elections have been eye-glazing, shoe-gazing affairs for Palo Alto's poll workers -- occasions for pleasure reading, quiet rumination and playful banter with the rare v...
 
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 2:20 pm by rick, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Slim chances, but worth fighting for
When Democratic and Republican presidential or vice-presidential candidates come to the area for their campaigns, they fly in on Air Force One, or something like it, and they ...
 
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 4:17 pm by Sanda, a resident of another community


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