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Man who tried to run over police officer pleads 'no contest'
An East Palo Alto man who tried to run over a police officer and deliberately smashed a stolen vehicle into a police van in East Palo Alto pleaded no contest to assault with a... |
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 2:37 pm by Jeff, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Marathoner's account: 'It sounded like thunder'
When Anne Trumbore finished the Boston Marathon, she like many of the other runners there, was in a post-run daze. The blasts came as she stood in line to get her personal eff... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 5:04 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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News trickles in about Palo Alto marathoners
Thirteen of the 20 Palo Alto residents who were registered for the Boston Marathon have confirmed that they are safe after a pair of blasts at the the event killed three peopl... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 12:59 pm by Alan Wachtel, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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City asks residents, firms to save energy today
Palo Alto's Utilities Department wants city residents and business owners to cut down on electricity use today, after several San Jose Pacific Gas & Electric transformers were... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 11:03 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Manipulation H1-B visa abuse betrays American Tech workers, helped by Zuckerberg's PAC
Recently, Mark Zuckerberg and many other high profile tech representatives, including immigration law firms and many self-interested others - have taken to creating a PAC to p... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 12:23 am by Outside Observer, a resident of another community |
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FWD.us lobby group includes Zuckerberg, Schmidt, Musk
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, writing in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal Thursday, announced the launch of a political advocacy group called FWD.us.
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on Apr 14, 2013 at 1:57 pm by CrescentParkAnon, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Palin disagrees with McCain, advocates invading Pakistan
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"So we do cross border, like from Afghanistan to Pakistan you think?," Rovit... |
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on Apr 14, 2013 at 11:20 am by bin Palin, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood |
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Let's talk about John McCain
Topic of discussion in this thread shall not be Barack Obama (let's make that the last time his name is mentioned). Let's instead talk about John McCain, specifically the Rol... |
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on Apr 14, 2013 at 11:11 am by McCain the Mav, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Obama budget proposal to affect mortgage interest deduction
Anyone have an opinion as to whether a moderate to severe reduction in mortgage interest deduction would affect the PA housing market? Is the market too strong to be dented?
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 6:38 pm by Morty, a resident of the The Greenhouse neighborhood |
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Victim stable after East Palo Alto shooting
A man was shot in the head in East Palo Alto during a drive-by shooting Wednesday night, according to police.
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 12:58 pm by Shannon\'s Sister, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Stanford-Arrillaga plan cuts medical office space by 74 percent
As promised, this week Stanford delivered an overview of the latest revisions to its plan for El Camino Real in Menlo Park.
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 11:31 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
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St. Patrick's finance director accused of stealing $202,000
Jennifer Margret Morris, the 57-year-old finance director for St. Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, has been charged in the theft of $202,000 and a 1982 Mercede... |
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 1:32 pm by Jean G, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Holocaust Survivors Share Stories in Honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day
To truly understand the fear, the pain and the atrocities of the Holocaust, you must listen to those who survived. In honor of Yom Ha’Shoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day, many... |
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 8:59 am by lew697, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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The Iron Lady Passes
Margaret Thatcher was a great leader. She joined Ronald Reagan in defeating the socialist thrust, including the victory in the Cold War.
The leftists hated her, and that ... |
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 1:10 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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East Palo Alto house fire suspicious, fire officials say
A suspicious one-alarm house fire displaced five residents in East Palo Alto Monday morning, according to fire officials.
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 1:08 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Palo Alto may fly rainbow flag
The rainbow flag may soon fly high over Palo Alto's King Plaza as a colorful reminder to the world where the city stands on the topic of same-sex marriage.
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 7:32 pm by mark, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Editorial: Symbolic actions matter in quest for civil rights
In the 1960s, political and community leaders in Palo Alto were among those who stepped up to publicly advocate for federal and state fair-housing laws against red-lining and ... |
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 7:00 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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East Palo Alto police take a public-health approach to fighting crime
On a cloudy afternoon at Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto, a young girl wearing a helmet and fluorescent safety vest waited eagerly on a bike behind East Palo Alto Police L... |
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 12:07 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Congressmen: NASA Ames gave secrets to China
The director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center is embroiled in what is either a scandal or a witch-hunt over accusations that secret rocket propulsion technology wa... |
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on Apr 6, 2013 at 11:03 am by American Values, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Happy trails for Michael Closson
When Michael Closson moved from New York state to Palo Alto in 1972 to work at Stanford University, his new job as assistant dean of undergraduate studies was nothing to sniff... |
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on Apr 6, 2013 at 6:45 am by Tony Acarasiddhi Press, a resident of another community |
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Cities look to install flood-warning system for creek
Residents near the San Francisquito Creek received their latest wake-up call from the fickle creek on Dec. 23, when a heavy rain storm caused the creek to spill onto Highway 1... |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 3:04 pm by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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East Palo Alto skate park reopens
A ceremony was held at 1:30 p.m., March 28, to mark the reopening of the 5,000-square-foot skate park at Bell Street Park on University Avenue in East Palo Alto.
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 10:21 pm by Angela, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Obama In Town, Open Your Wallets Please
Obama's coming to the Bay Area to reap millions of dollars from the rich in order to fund opposition to a pipeline construction project. That one of the hosts has made tens of... |
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 7:48 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Solar Impulse embarks on historic flight from Moffett
The Solar Impulse, an airplane powered entirely by energy harvested from the sun, will soon take off from Moffett Field -- kicking off the first leg of its cross-country tour.... |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 10:30 am by Wondering?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Nation's budget problems slow NASA's toxic cleanup
Until budget problems are sorted out, NASA officials say they plan to simply put a fence around piles of contaminated soil that could harm wildlife in Moffett Field's wetlands... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 9:24 pm by HUTCH 7.62, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |