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Hill's bill seeks to guarantee Caltrain electrification
As Caltrain prepares to embark on its long-stalled voyage toward electrification, Sen. Jerry Hill on Friday unveiled a bill that would bring the the project the funding it nee... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 2:38 pm by SteveU, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Nonprofit including Zuckerberg, Brin gives $33 million in prizes
A group of executives that includes local names such as Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki awarded $33 million in prizes to recognize research in life science aime... |
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on Feb 23, 2013 at 5:02 pm by local, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Stanford 'rethinking' parts of El Camino plan
Stanford University and developer John Arrillaga are revising their plans for Menlo Park's empty car lots for a third time, according to project representatives.
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 3:32 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Phone solicitors suddenly, Anyone else?
Salespeople have been calling me in the mornings, as early as 8:15 this morning. How can they be stopped? I am listed in the phone book but have been for almost a decade with ... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 5:42 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Susan Crawford for FCC Chairman
I recommend reading Susan Crawford's new book, "Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age." It is an insightful analysis of why Internet... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 4:24 pm by Wanderlust, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Caltrain to resurface tracks this week
Caltrain crews will resurface the tracks between the Menlo Park and San Antonio stations from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 through Friday, Feb. 22.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 6:30 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Real estate: The rebirth of the Eichler
Realtor Monique Lombardelli isn't content just to sell iconic, 1950s-era Joseph Eichler homes. She wants to build them, too -- capturing the midcentury-modern aesthetic by usi... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 2:26 pm by Russ, a resident of another community |
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State of the Union
SOTU speech tonight.
With the Republican response from two: Marco Rubio (who voted AGAINST the Violence Against Women Act today,) and Rand Paul (who also voted against prot... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 1:59 pm by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
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On-call nurses allege they must sleep in cars
The Jan. 23 burglary of a Lucile Packard Children's Hospital nurse's car while she slept in it has become a lightning rod for nurses who allege hospital managers are not provi... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 1:35 am by PRN, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Hollywood leftist oppression.
The recent movie "Zero Dark Thirty" explained the truth that waterboarding, and related enhanced interrogation methods, produced the crucial elements that allowed for OBL to b... |
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on Feb 17, 2013 at 6:35 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto raises red flags about rail funding
Nearly a month after California legislators passed a bill to begin construction of high-speed rail, Palo Alto officials are still trying to sort out the ambiguities in the new... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 3:50 pm by choo choo charlie, a resident of the St. Claire Gardens neighborhood |
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Rent notices stir fears in East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto's largest landlord has issued hundreds of three-day notices to pay rent to its tenants in the Woodland Park neighborhood in recent months, sparking concern amon... |
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 12:47 pm by Concerned Investor, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Stanford trustees approve tuition hikes
Stanford University's undergraduate charges will rise 3.5 percent next year to $56,441, the board of trustees decided this week. A similar 3.5 percent increase was approved fo... |
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 12:20 pm by RogueTrader, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Report: Google buses reflect region in need of traffic, housing solutions
Google buses rolling up and down U.S. Highway 101 symbolize the new Silicon Valley -- and are reminders that regional solutions are needed if the Bay Area is to stay economica... |
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on Feb 11, 2013 at 10:07 pm by Mr.Recycle, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Report: Google buses reflect region in need of traffic, housing solutions
Google buses rolling up and down U.S. Highway 101 symbolize the new Silicon Valley — and are potent reminders that regional solutions are needed if the Bay Area is to st... |
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on Feb 11, 2013 at 7:23 pm by Not all the credit, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Make the Bay Area a single Silicon Valley Region
This is the sort of idea that makes so much sense to me. I am glad that the powers that be are starting to think along these lines. Web Link... |
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on Feb 11, 2013 at 3:15 pm by identity, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Annual Concours d' Elegance auto show shifts to San Mateo
After a six-month search for a new venue, the Palo Alto Lions Club will hold its 47th annual Concours d' Elegance auto show at the San Mateo County Event Center instead of Sta... |
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on Feb 10, 2013 at 11:24 am by Shaun, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Cyclist's account of Woodside road-rage event
A Portola Valley resident said he was among 100 or so cyclists at the scene of a road-rage incident involving a pickup truck on Saturday, Jan. 26, in Woodside.
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 3:21 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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'Climate warrior' Steve Schneider dies of heart attack on airplane
Stephen Schneider, a Stanford biology professor who for decades has been a central figure in the debate on global climate change, died of an apparent heart attack today (July ... |
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 12:06 am by William, a resident of another community |
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Ching Chong Chinaman (City Lights Theater, San Jose)
Here's a review of a a stage production in San Jose. It starts with the Wongs, a Chinese American family from Palo Alto..... We are famous! But how right are they? Web Link.... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 5:01 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Valley job growth biggest since 'dotcom' boom
Last year's rebound in technology added the highest number of jobs to the Bay Area since the dotcom boom of the late 1990s, according to a report released Tuesday.
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 9:40 pm by moo, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Mistrial in case involving threat against principal
A San Mateo County judge has declared a mistrial in a case against an East Palo Alto mother who allegedly threatened to kill a school principal.
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 9:44 pm by tired of the BS, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Guest Opinion: Just do it! Biking will make you healthy, wealthy and on time
How are you doing on your New Year's resolutions? It's not too late to start a lifelong habit to truly make you healthier, wealthier and wiser. You guessed it — it is w... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 11:03 am by Tell me, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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DA says his office should not have dismissed case against Menlo Park cop
"We made a mistake in this case," said Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen. "We should not have dismissed the soliciting prostitution charge against the police off... |
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on Feb 3, 2013 at 3:32 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Feature story: A measure of his heart
Lawrence Viariseo has survived falling off a 100-foot cliff and breaking his back, paralysis from the waist down and bladder cancer. At 53, the Palo Alto native is voluntarily... |
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on Feb 1, 2013 at 5:19 pm by Elaine Peters, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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