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Critical Mass in Palo Alto?Around 9pm on Friday July 20th I drove past many groups of a dozen or more bicyclists riding along El Camino into El Camino...
Original post made by SeattleExpat on Jul. 23, 2018Last comment by Colnago Man, on Jul 24, 2018 at 1:25 pm | 6 comments | 1570 Views
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HP issues negative earnings forecast, plans to fire 4000 more workers, stock price tanksI wonder if this will help with Palo Alto's housing problem? News report from the Wall Street Journal: http://www.wsj.com/articles/hp-issues-cautious-forecast-on-2017-cash-flow-147...
Original post made by talk to Meg on Oct. 14, 2016Last comment by Unbelievable, on Oct 17, 2016 at 1:54 pm | 1 comment | 1530 Views
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Evening Explosions???Has anyone else heard explosion type noise one or a few times in the evening this past week? I have a friend living at The...
Original post made by Your Neighbor on Nov. 30, 2017There are no comments yet. 1517 Views
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Train hit vehicle at Meadow - Caltrain tweetsTraffic is a mess around town. It seems that train hitting vehicle at Meadow is causing the mess....
Original post made by Resident on Sep. 19, 2016There are no comments yet. 1464 Views
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Dangerous driving on El CaminoThere can be a lot of traffic on southbound El Camino through Menlo Park during morning rush hour. Some horrible people...
Original post made by Susie on Apr. 19, 2018There are no comments yet. 1449 Views
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Video of police arresting bank robberIf anyone filmed police arresting a man on University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto on Tuesday, May 23, around 3 p.m., please...
Original post made by Palo Alto Online staff on May. 24, 2017There are no comments yet. 1447 Views
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Find My Dog Chris Need HelpI have a full page ad for Chris this last Friday on PA Weekly. I found my dog Chris from some leads. Some kids have him and...
Original post made by Monica Yeung Arima on Aug. 15, 2012Last comment by Owner of Chris, on Aug 15, 2012 at 4:58 pm | 1 comment | 1370 Views
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Palo Alto optimistic about police-building proposalPalo Alto officials remain optimistic about the prospect of building a new police headquarters on Park Boulevard despite...
Original post made on May. 3, 2013There are no comments yet. 1294 Views
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Police shootingsThe unjustified shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr., in Philadelphia by a police officer should remind us of the shooting that...
Original post made by David Hopkins on Oct. 28, 2020Last comment by Melinda, on Oct 29, 2020 at 5:46 pm | 2 comments | 1272 Views
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Exploson SoundDoes anybody knows what was the explosion sound in Palo Alto, early this morning around 3:00 AM. It woke us up, and my dog...
Original post made by Midtown Resident on Aug. 5, 2018There are no comments yet. 1199 Views
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Shame on Sign StealerI had posted my views on 2 signs on my property. They said "Defy McConnell and Trump" and "Vote for Democrats". One sign...
Original post made by Cathie Lehrberg on Jul. 17, 2022Last comment by Eugene Cunningham, on Jul 30, 2022 at 8:54 am | 14 comments | 1051 Views
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Any news on fire at Foothill College?My son lives next to Foothill College and said an arsonist set multiple fires up there this afternoon. I see nothing online...
Original post made by jrusoff on Jul. 30, 2022There are no comments yet. 998 Views
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Crow AttackI was attacked by a crow (or other black bird, perhaps a raven?) on Hamilton near Hale street today. It hit my head and then...
Original post made by Bird victim on May. 28, 2023Last comment by D. in Barron Park, on May 30, 2023 at 11:11 am | 4 comments | 879 Views
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