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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto High student charged with felony assaultA 19-year-old from East Palo Alto faces felony charges after allegedly threatening and beating two Palo Alto High School...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2018Last comment by Sea Reddy, on Sep 3, 2018 at 1:25 pm | 20 comments | 10232 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Car crashes, barely misses PG&E gas linesA man crashed a sedan into a barrier protecting PG&E gas transmission lines on a major roadway in Palo Alto on Monday morning,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2019Last comment by musical, on Feb 6, 2019 at 3:16 am | 20 comments | 8322 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Armed robber in bandana steals money from 7-Eleven storeA bandana-wearing man robbed the 7-Eleven store in Midtown Palo Alto of money at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, triggering...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2019Last comment by Mayfield Child, on May 17, 2019 at 12:14 pm | 20 comments | 5627 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Trump to lunch in Palo Alto foothillsWith many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it's been confirmed that President Donald Trump's Bay Area fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 17, 2019 at 4:43 pm | 20 comments | 32753 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Searchers for missing Palo Alto couple focus on the water, following alerts from cadaver dogsWith the search for Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin nearly reaching the one-week mark, the Marin County Sheriff's Office is...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2020Last comment by Hello ....., on Feb 22, 2020 at 5:22 pm | 20 comments | 10578 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Tri-city fireworks summit examines enforcement, culture changeLoud explosions on East Palo Alto's city streets formed a backdrop for a public meeting on Monday night as leaders from three...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jul 7, 2020 at 5:48 pm | 20 comments | 7039 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
To raise funds, Fire Department proposes new service: Ambulance insurancePalo Alto residents and businesses may soon have the option of subscribing to a new service that most will hope they'll never...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Dec 26, 2020 at 2:45 pm | 20 comments | 9756 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
New police headquarters hangs in the balance as City Council's priorities shiftFacing falling revenues and uncertainty about the pandemic's trajectory, the Palo Alto City Council is preparing to reshuffle...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 1, 2021 at 11:58 am | 20 comments | 8322 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Public defender Sajid Khan runs for Santa Clara County district attorneySajid Khan, a Santa Clara County deputy public defender and criminal justice reform advocate, is running for district attorney....
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2021Last comment by Ben Z., on Aug 15, 2021 at 3:23 pm | 20 comments | 8057 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Plane crashes en route to Palo Alto Airport, strikes power lines before going down in BaylandsA plane carrying 166 gallons of fuel has gone down near the Palo Alto Airport, leading to an apparent fuel spill in the Baylands...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2021Last comment by We Are The People, on Sep 14, 2021 at 8:08 pm | 20 comments | 17414 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
John Getreu receives life sentence for 1974 murderCalling the string of murders and sexual assaults John Arthur Getreu "evil and despicable crimes," San Mateo County Superior...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2021Last comment by Lillian Davis, on Nov 11, 2021 at 3:20 pm | 20 comments | 7604 Views
SPORTS
Jeremy Lin just a phone call away from the NBAJeremy Lin is waiting for a phone call, but not just any phone call. This call will begin a process that could change his...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2010Last comment by Bob, on Jul 22, 2010 at 3:07 pm | 20 comments | 11703 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Over 90% of our money is "magically" created by banks loaning money to us...0...
Original post made by You Won\'t Believe It on Jun. 6, 2007Last comment by Another Citizen, on Jun 8, 2007 at 7:35 am | 20 comments | 5692 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A phoenix rising0...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2007Last comment by Lynn Cornish, on Sep 2, 2007 at 11:29 am | 20 comments | 9458 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Patty Fisher Column About Priuses Does Disservice0...
Original post made by Prius Owner on Feb. 20, 2007Last comment by Another mother here, on Mar 12, 2007 at 3:36 am | 20 comments | 7516 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Teen 'driving while communicating' faces ban0...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2007Last comment by auntie em, on Mar 3, 2008 at 5:24 pm | 20 comments | 7686 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
We can still prevent war with Iran.0...
Original post made by Tom R on Apr. 17, 2007Last comment by Dick, on Apr 24, 2007 at 11:11 am | 20 comments | 6386 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Development plans could push out JJ&F market0...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2007Last comment by Resident, on Apr 28, 2008 at 1:53 am | 20 comments | 8598 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
José Padilla sues John Yoo of torture memo fame0...
Original post made by Dr. Ferragamo on Jan. 5, 2008Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 8, 2008 at 7:45 am | 20 comments | 4777 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
I listened to Obamas speech today and the spell was broken0...
Original post made by E PLURIBUS UNUM on Mar. 18, 2008Last comment by Resident, on Mar 19, 2008 at 9:57 am | 20 comments | 4139 Views
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