College Terrace petition: 'End vehicle dwelling'
Two years ago Palo Alto city officials said they planned to craft a new ordinance to prohibit sleeping in cars overnight. But a cat-and-mouse game of vehicle shifting on city streets continues to frustrate residents and businesses. (Friday, 9:22 AM)

Suicide 'psychological autopsies' planned
"Psychological autopsies" of Palo Alto students who died by suicide will be conducted to "try to understand the youth suicides that have occurred here," according to community members involved in responding to a "cluster" of suicides last year. (Friday, 9:19 AM)

Palo Alto police release sketch in juvenile-assisted burglaries
Palo Alto police have provided more details and released a sketch in a search for a young boy and adults engaged in a residential-burglary spree in Palo Alto in the past month. Detective Brian Philip said a boy who looks about 10 years old was confronted inside one home and seen jumping from the window of another, and adults have been in the area. Pictured: An adult male wanted in connection with the burglaries is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 120 pounds. Sketch courtesy of the Palo Alto Police Department. (Thursday, 11:56 AM)

Mixed bag on SC County residents' health
Santa Clara County residents are improving their health in some areas and losing ground in others. A recent report on public health in the county reveals that low-income and minority communities have higher instances of disease, and are more likely to engage in unhealthy behavior and have poor diets. (Friday, 9:25 AM)

Palo Alto seeks to tame unruly permitting process
Palo Alto officials have launched a new initiative to revamp the city's convoluted and much maligned building and permitting process, City Manager James Keene announced Wednesday afternoon. (Wednesday, 4:22 PM)

Surprise marathon winner relishes 'incredible' Palo Alto-area trails
It wasn't entirely a fluke that Stanford University graduate student Keith Bechtol ran his very first marathon Sunday -- and won. The lanky, freckle-faced astrophysicist has been running for 11 years, and calls the Palo Alto-area trail network "incredible." Related stories:
■ Palo Altan runs first marathon, breaks record (Wednesday, 5:27 PM)

Palo Alto temple holds Obon Festival this weekend
The Palo Alto Buddhist Temple will celebrate the Obon Festival for the 62nd time this weekend. Events begin Saturday (July 31) at 5 p.m. with a musical performance by members of the temple. They continue on Sunday, concluding with a traditional Bon Odori dance in the evening. (Wednesday, 12:57 PM)

SPORTS: Top seed Stosur beats McHale at Stanford
Samantha Stosur has always been known as one of the top doubles players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Now she's highlighting her singles play. The 26-year-old Australian reached a career-best No. 5 on July 5. Playing in her first tournament since breaking into the Top 5, Stosur beat qualifier Christina McHale, 6-1, 7-5 at the Bank of the West Classic Wednesday. For the complete story, as well as scores, schedules, video and more, visit PASportsOnline.com. (Thursday, 9:44 AM)

REAL ESTATE: Home on Marion Avenue sells for $1.4M
A house on Marion Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $1.425 million on July 1, 2010. The home previously sold for $564,000 in March 1998. For home sales information, as well as a map of homes for sale, neighborhood guides, virtual tours and more, visit PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate. (Friday, 11:21 AM)

• Palo Alto to appoint task force for rail outreach (Wednesday, 9:45 AM)
• Mountain View examining site of fatal accident (Wednesday, 5:04 PM)
• Palo Alto police attack plan to end arbitration (Tuesday, 2:35 AM)
• David Druker memorial to be held this fall (Wednesday, 8:57 AM)
• National theater group salutes Pat Briggs (Tuesday, 11:38 AM)
• Reward offered for info about Hoover Park fire (Monday, 10:11 AM)
• Weekly launches 'Palo Alto' apps for iPhone, Android (Thursday, 10:01 AM)
• VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA (Thursday, July 22, 2010, 12:38 PM)

Recent headlines from Palo Alto Online
Subscribe to Palo Alto Online News RSS