AROUND TOWN End of the road for Ole's Car Shop Ole Christensen's blue-green eyes overflowed with tears last week as he talked about the 23 years he has serviced Palo Altans' cars at Ole's Car Shop, located just south of do... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 1 hour ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
AROUND TOWN Oregon Expressway plans draw big crowd Plans to change Oregon Expressway in Palo Alto drew a crowd of about 130 people Thursday night to a private elementary school to listen to the plans and to vent some frustrati... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 2 hours ago There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
PALO ALTO ISSUES New Policy for Playing Fields? There is an article in the Mercury News this morning regarding a policy overhaul for field use:
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_10325582?nclick_check=1
Apparently ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Midtown Mom, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, 7 hours ago There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hello Sarah, bye bye 'Bama Finally, a republican I can support. Betcha Obama wishes he could have a do-over on his hack pick. Now if McCain emulates Clinton and makes his Veep the energy boss, happy day... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, 7 hours ago There have been 37 comments on this topic, the most recent 44 minutes ago.
PALO ALTO SCHOOLS & KIDS Traffic seems worse outside schools Traffic behavior is worse outside schools this year from what I have seen. Even though we have a cop on a bike outside our school for the past three days, I have seen bad driv... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Verde Parent, a member of the Palo Verde School community, 8 hours ago There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Auditor: DA should cut attorneys, add paralegals The first-ever management audit of the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office recommended the office replace a dozen attorney positions with more than twice as many les... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 22 hours ago
AROUND TOWN IRS investigates Palo Alto dry cleaner AJ's Cleaners was temporarily closed by federal agents this morning while they executed a search warrant. At least eight agents of the Criminal Investigation Division of the I... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 22 hours ago There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent 18 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN John Ulrich in Frank's Weekly Memo? Can an employee or someone that knows please chime in.
Is that disgraced former Utility Director John Ulrich in the picture on page 2 of Frank's Weekly Memo, in the articl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Outside Observer, a resident of another community, on Aug 28, 2008 at 5:19 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Country club expansion headed for City Council Shepherding a country club expansion through the Palo Alto Process has frustrated Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club President Stephen Pahl, a land-use attorney himself.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Steve Jobs obituary published by Bloomberg
The stock obituary was published "momentarily" after a routine update by a reporter, and was "immediately deleted", Bloomberg said.
Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by michelle, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Aug 28, 2008 at 3:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 23 hours ago.
PALO ALTO SCHOOLS & KIDS If you build it, they will swim The new swimming pool currently under construction at Gunn High School is the first project under the $378 million school bond Measure A that was approved by voters in June.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Decision 2008: The Best of Palo Alto (Restaurants)
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO BUILDING PERMITS BUILDING PERMITS
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=6339 posted Friday, September 7, 2007, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 28, 2008 at 9:42 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 28, 2008 at 9:42 am.
AROUND TOWN Fifth person arrested in MV double murder Mountain View police announced the arrest of a suspect this morning who was wanted for allegedly being involved in the June 28 double murder of a brother and sister.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 28, 2008 at 9:07 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent 3 hours ago.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Stolen Bicycle 400 block
OKeefe St. Palo Alto
Dk. Red Raleigh Hybrid
One wire basket (back, right)
Blue bell
contoured hand grips
pedals with clip-in on one side (Performance bike sh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrew, a resident of Menlo Park, on Aug 28, 2008 at 1:52 am
AROUND TOWN Construction Traffic Mess at San Antonio and Charleston Has any one witnessed this traffic mess at San Antonio at Charleston these days? Today, traffic was backed up into the slow lane on 101 and all the way to El Camino. People we... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Aug 27, 2008 at 9:37 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent 10 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN No composting in Byxbee Park, commission says A seven-plus acre composting operation doesn't belong in the Baylands, the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night.
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AROUND TOWN Our Town: The little storyteller Most writers dream of getting published. Joshua Smith doesn't have that worry, since he's already published 19 books and is working on more.
Read the full story here http://w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 27, 2008 at 3:35 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2008 at 4:12 pm.
AROUND TOWN Stanford med school restricts industry funding The Stanford University School of Medicine has announced it will no longer accept funding from pharmaceutical and medical device companies for specific programs to support its... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:57 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 28, 2008 at 4:30 pm.
AROUND TOWN Man shot while driving in East Palo Alto A man who was shot in East Palo Alto Tuesday evening drove himself to Menlo Park before contacting police about the incident.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoon... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:34 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2008 at 1:46 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS '101 Bandit' pleads guilty to 20 bank robberies A Napa resident, dubbed the Highway 101 Bandit, pleaded guilty Monday to robbing 20 banks, including one in Menlo Park, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
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PALO ALTO SCHOOLS & KIDS A confident Skelly launches into second year What a difference a year makes.
Instead of a newcomer vowing to improve communication, win trust and help heal a wounded school district, Superintendent Kevin Skelly address... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 27, 2008 at 8:49 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 'Accomplice' in City Hall murder case delays plea A man charged as an accomplice in the July 13 murder outside of Palo Alto City Hall appeared in court Monday morning but delayed entering a plea.
Read the full story here h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 27, 2008 at 12:11 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2008 at 5:24 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Curtis to return to Children's Theatre Friday Richard Curtis, who was fired in June, is again the program assistant of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, according to a settlement reached Tuesday afternoon.
Read the full ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 26, 2008 at 8:53 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 28, 2008 at 10:31 am.
AROUND TOWN Town and Country Village sold The 52-year-old Town and Country Village shopping center on Embarcadero Road and El Camino Real has a new owner, Ellis Partners LLC of San Francisco. The purchase of the 171,0... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 26, 2008 at 7:26 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:29 am.