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Menlo Park man accused of sexual assault of minors pleads not guilty, remains in custodyAt a brief hearing on Monday, Randolph Haldeman, the Menlo Park man facing 20 sexual assault charges for allegedly molesting...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2019Last comment by James, on Sep 14, 2019 at 10:42 am | 3 comments | 1653 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Program is a life changer Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2019/09/13/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 14, 2019 at 10:16 am | 3 comments | 266 Views
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County asks judge to strike down expanded religious refusal ruleSanta Clara County, San Francisco, the state of California and an array of medical groups asked a federal judge on Thursday...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by WWJD, on Sep 13, 2019 at 6:18 pm | 3 comments | 867 Views
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NTSB criticizes Caltrans for slow repairs following fatal Tesla crash in Mountain ViewA new report found that Caltrans failed to promptly fix damaged traffic safety equipment on U.S. Highway 101, including a...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Sep 10, 2019 at 3:58 pm | 7 comments | 2274 Views
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Palo Alto High graduate dies in Conception boat fireA Palo Alto High School graduate is among the 34 people who died in the Conception boat fire in southern California on Monday. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2019Last comment by Gary Ruppel, on Sep 9, 2019 at 10:29 am | 2 comments | 8967 Views
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Anonymous no longer, Emily Doe reclaims her identity in new memoirThe young woman who was sexually assaulted by former Stanford University student Brock Turner has remained anonymous for...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2019Last comment by A Moral Compass, on Sep 5, 2019 at 7:35 pm | 32 comments | 9174 Views
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San Jose police arrest 10 residents for burglaries in a dozen citiesSan Jose police this week arrested 10 San Jose residents in connection with commercial burglaries in more than a dozen Bay...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Sep 4, 2019 at 8:03 am | 11 comments | 2393 Views
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Menlo Park man accused of sexual assault of minors arrested againRandolph Haldeman, who was arrested last month on allegations of sexually assaulting children and then released on bail,...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 25, 2019 at 9:42 pm | 7 comments | 3275 Views
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Newsom signs landmark police use-of-force billCalifornia will soon have a tougher new legal standard for the use of deadly force by police, under legislation Gov. Gavin...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2019Last comment by Manteca Or Bust, on Aug 22, 2019 at 2:02 pm | 22 comments | 1960 Views
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Caltrain strikes unoccupied vehicle in Palo AltoA Caltrain struck an unoccupied vehicle in Palo Alto Friday night. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/08/17/caltrain-strikes-unoccupied-vehicle-in-...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Aug 19, 2019 at 9:37 am | 12 comments | 6441 Views
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Two men arrested for car burglaries at Stanford Shopping CenterPalo Alto police last week arrested two men who allegedly broke into cars at Stanford Shopping Center and, in one case, stole...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2019Last comment by Citizen, on Aug 17, 2019 at 4:43 pm | 11 comments | 2876 Views
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Police arrest nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting patientA woman recovering from surgery at Webster House Medical Center reported she was sexually assaulted by a nursing assistant...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2019Last comment by Lawyer Time, on Aug 15, 2019 at 8:26 am | 2 comments | 2953 Views
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Police: Woman fights off two robbers in MidtownPalo Alto police are looking for two men who they said attacked a woman during an attempted on Monday afternoon in the city's...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2019Last comment by CarlitoWaysman, on Aug 14, 2019 at 6:24 pm | 19 comments | 6606 Views
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Family fears for safety of missing disabled womanA 20-year-old East Palo Alto woman with learning disabilities and a medical condition disappeared six weeks ago, leaving...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by Concerned, on Aug 14, 2019 at 9:21 am | 1 comment | 3524 Views
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Judge denies bail to man arrested after 29-hour standoffSaying he posed a public danger, a county Superior Court judge on Wednesday refused to grant bail to Adam Allen Smith, a...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by eileen , on Aug 11, 2019 at 3:58 pm | 4 comments | 3315 Views
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Customers follow their noses to Michoacán Market's charcoal-grilled chickenWhen Janet and Ruben Robles first started cooking whole chickens to bring in more business to their Menlo Park market, they...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2019Last comment by Crispy Skin, on Aug 8, 2019 at 5:18 pm | 11 comments | 2777 Views
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Police: Man arrested after 29-hour standoff had illegal high-capacity magazine in his gunThe man whose 29-hour standoff with the police transformed a quiet block of Charleston Meadows into a hive of police activity...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by zap, on Aug 7, 2019 at 7:23 pm | 29 comments | 6250 Views
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Palo Alto, East Palo Alto neighborhoods gear up for National Night OutNeighborhoods throughout both Palo Alto and East Palo Alto are preparing for National Night Out, an annual event to improve...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2019Last comment by Ventura Resident, on Aug 6, 2019 at 3:24 pm | 2 comments | 3378 Views
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Palo Alto police in standoff in Charleston MeadowsPalo Alto police are negotiating the surrender of a man in the Charleston Meadows neighborhood who is accused of domestic...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Tennessee Jed, on Aug 4, 2019 at 11:52 am | 8 comments | 13971 Views
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Skyline slaying suspect also of Yemeni ancestryMalik Dosouqi, the suspect in the Skyline Boulevard double homicide case, shared a Yemeni ancestry with one of the victims...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by Whataboutism, on Aug 2, 2019 at 12:54 pm | 4 comments | 1763 Views
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