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Un-forgetting the segregationist history of Palo Alto (and Daly City, and San Francisco, and…)Richard Rothstein presents the Bay Area as Exhibit A of how tangible segregationist housing policy had been implemented in...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 5, 2020 at 11:38 am | 31 comments | 41726 Views
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Fourth case of coronavirus found in Santa Clara CountyThe fourth case of coronavirus was reported Saturday in Santa Clara County involving a woman who is a “household contact”...
Original post made on Feb. 29, 2020Last comment by Family Friendly, on Mar 2, 2020 at 2:02 pm | 22 comments | 41571 Views
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Police investigate bomb threat at HPPolice don't believe a bomb threat at Hewlett Packard's headquarters that forced employees to stay inside in Palo Alto this...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Sophie Mutter , on Oct 14, 2017 at 8:59 am | 6 comments | 41320 Views
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Door to Door Home Buyer?0...
Original post made by PA Resident on Mar. 16, 2007Last comment by Sunnyvale_Joe, on Jul 1, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 159 comments | 41207 Views
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Community responds to student suicideThe Gunn High School student who died on the Caltrain tracks Monday night has been identified as William Dickens, 17, a junior...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2009Last comment by OhlonePar, on Oct 28, 2009 at 8:08 pm | 569 comments | 39698 Views
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More than $150K worth of handbags stolen from Neiman Marcus storeMore than $150,000 worth of handbags were stolen from the Neiman Marcus department store at Stanford Shopping Center by at...
Original post made on May. 20, 2021Last comment by We Are The People, on May 20, 2021 at 3:29 pm | 18 comments | 38998 Views
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Palo Alto woman seriously injured in crashA 57-year-old resident of Palo Alto is in critical condition following a head-on collision on University Avenue at Bayfront...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by musical, on Nov 23, 2013 at 6:48 pm | 10 comments | 38772 Views
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Small plane crashes in East Palo AltoA small plane crash in East Palo Alto caused a major power outage this morning. Power is out in parts of Menlo Park, East...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2010Last comment by Anna, on Feb 22, 2010 at 9:23 am | 176 comments | 38741 Views
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Alleged victim testifies in Brock Turner trialThe 23-year-old woman whom former Stanford University student Brock Turner allegedly sexually assaulted on campus in the...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2016Last comment by Terrace Antelope, on Mar 21, 2016 at 6:22 pm | 15 comments | 38672 Views
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Fire department defends pancake-breakfast alertWhen 27,000 Palo Alto residents received an emergency alert telling them about an upcoming fire department pancake breakfast,...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2013Last comment by Bruce Li, on Oct 18, 2013 at 5:45 pm | 47 comments | 37820 Views
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Sheriff: Suicide note, serial killer book jacket at murder suspect's homeSanta Clara County Sheriff's detectives searching for evidence at the apartment of the man suspected of a brutal murder in...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2018Last comment by Sleuth, on Jul 4, 2018 at 9:27 am | 10 comments | 37728 Views
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Sofia names new president amid student protestTrustees of Palo Alto's Sofia University named an interim president Thursday as students and faculty protested in front of...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2013Last comment by Moo Cow, on Jan 13, 2014 at 12:18 am | 53 comments | 36844 Views
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Taking the leash law into their own handsWhich laws are okay to break, and who gets to decide? Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4660...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2008Last comment by Mama, on Dec 22, 2008 at 12:09 pm | 24 comments | 36451 Views
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Former teacher sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for sex acts with minorA former Palo Alto teacher who pleaded no contest to engaging in sex acts with a minor was sentenced by a San Mateo County...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2020Last comment by Mina, on Jan 25, 2020 at 9:12 am | 4 comments | 35819 Views
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Brock Turner: alleged victim gave him verbal consentBrock Turner, the 20-year-old former Stanford University student charged with sexually assaulting an unconscious and intoxicated...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2016Last comment by iSez, on Mar 24, 2016 at 12:39 pm | 6 comments | 35531 Views
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Woman dies after being struck by trainA woman was struck by a train Friday afternoon near downtown Palo Alto, according to Caltrain officials. She is alive and...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2016Last comment by Paly Parent, on Apr 26, 2016 at 8:27 am | 25 comments | 34478 Views
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Robbery suspect had been struggling mentallyJeffrey Owen Smith, the Palo Alto man arrested Tuesday night and charged with robbing a purse from a woman in Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2008Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Nov 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm | 20 comments | 34024 Views
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Office manager sentenced for health care fraudThe manager of a Palo Alto dental office convicted of faking an insurance claim and pocketing more than $3,000 was sentenced...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2013Last comment by NS, on Nov 21, 2013 at 10:39 pm | 4 comments | 33602 Views
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Bicyclist killed was tech executiveJeffrey Donnelly, the bicyclist who was fatally struck by a car on Page Mill Road Tuesday morning, was the chief operating...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm | 113 comments | 32858 Views
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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 | 32831 Views
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