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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Shooting hoax triggers massive police responseSomeone impersonating a Palo Alto resident called police on Tuesday night and falsely reported he’d just shot his wife...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2019Last comment by Novelera, on Jan 10, 2019 at 5:44 pm | 16 comments | 8530 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto: Pedestrian killed in suspected DUI crash identifiedA pedestrian killed on Monday morning in a collision with a suspected DUI driver on East Bayshore Road in Palo Alto has been...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2014Last comment by Jasmine, on Oct 14, 2014 at 11:54 pm | 6 comments | 8529 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspected burglar bitten by K-9, arrestedA Palo Alto police dog helped officers in locating and arresting a man who allegedly burglarized a vacant commercial building...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2015Last comment by Love crescent park dad, on Jan 16, 2015 at 11:10 am | 20 comments | 8529 Views
RESTAURANTS
Recommendation for breakfast0...
Original post made by Mary on Jan. 22, 2007Last comment by alert eater, on Feb 22, 2008 at 3:05 pm | 12 comments | 8529 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Candidate season officially opens MondayPalo Alto residents looking to jump into the City Council and school board races can start picking up their nomination papers...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2014Last comment by Let critics speak, on Jul 14, 2014 at 11:38 am | 5 comments | 8528 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Ramon Valley High principal accepts job at Palo Alto UnifiedSan Ramon Valley High School principal Jason Krolikowski has announced that he will be leaving the Danville school after...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2020Last comment by Bruce W, on Sep 7, 2020 at 3:15 pm | 8 comments | 8528 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Marriage and memory: a love storyIn the 32 months that his wife lived in the "Memory Support" unit of the Palo Alto Vi retirement community, John Gurley visited...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2015Last comment by neighbor, on Jun 9, 2015 at 8:36 pm | 3 comments | 8527 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Father John Duryea dies at 88Father John Duryea, who was excommunicated in 1976 after a third of a century as a Catholic priest -- much of it serving...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2015Last comment by Pam Gabel, on Sep 26, 2015 at 7:28 pm | 1 comment | 8527 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain swaps out old cars for larger ones to avoid overcrowdingStarting today, Caltrain will be replacing some of its trains with larger trains capable of accommodating more passengers,...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2016Last comment by Martin Sommer, on Aug 2, 2016 at 4:43 am | 16 comments | 8527 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Edgewood developer sues over finesAttorneys for an Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center developer filed an appeal in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Monday...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2017Last comment by Paul, on May 9, 2017 at 8:26 am | 43 comments | 8527 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: Tax revenues from Stanford lands support Palo Alto schoolsStanford's application to Santa Clara County for a renewed land-use permit has initiated a robust community discussion about...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2018Last comment by resident, on Aug 9, 2018 at 9:10 am | 22 comments | 8527 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School-bond opponent lays out case0...
Original post made on May. 8, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on May 16, 2008 at 11:53 pm | 87 comments | 8526 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto NJB teams head for the national championshipsPalo Alto will send six teams to the National Junior Basketball (NJB) All Net Nationals in Orange Country next week after...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by Jane Kershner, on Mar 17, 2011 at 1:51 pm | 1 comment | 8526 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local marathoners reflect on what makes them runNine local runners reflect on why, time and time again, they push their bodies to run 26.2 miles in a race that is the ultimate...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2014Last comment by Yupp, on Apr 21, 2014 at 1:32 pm | 3 comments | 8526 Views
AROUND TOWN
A neighborhood challengeSmriti Gautam has never been to a block party in her University South neighborhood because there hasn't been one. There's...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2014Last comment by Adrian, on Aug 25, 2014 at 6:09 pm | 10 comments | 8526 Views
AROUND TOWN
Real Estate Matters: Are we heading toward a correction this year?At the beginning of 2015, I wrote the column "A long-term cyclical view" and pointed out the high probability of a temporary...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2016Last comment by Ask China, on Feb 8, 2016 at 4:00 pm | 4 comments | 8525 Views
MOVIES
Do-gooders and evil-doersThe year-that-was offered film fans a plethora of noble protagonists and sinister miscreants to cheer and jeer. Read the...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2009Last comment by Danny, on Jan 13, 2009 at 10:53 am | 7 comments | 8525 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto seeks to shield retailers from office boomSeeking to protect neighborhood-serving retailers from the recent boom in office development, Palo Alto is considering a...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2014Last comment by Jeff Selzer, on Nov 4, 2014 at 4:06 pm | 27 comments | 8524 Views
AROUND TOWN
Gov. Sarah Palin is coming to Woodside0...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2008Last comment by toadstool, on Sep 18, 2008 at 12:21 am | 46 comments | 8524 Views
AROUND TOWN
Skewed sceneryA small town in southern France, seen straight-on, nestles into the forested slopes of a hill. Around the base, the landscape...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2009Last comment by Sallie Light, on Jul 11, 2009 at 12:20 pm | 4 comments | 8523 Views
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