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13 hrs ago | San Francisco Chronicle

Compost piles burn in Palo Alto

Residents, meanwhile, were cautioned about the respiratory dangers associated with smoke inhalation.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Mountain View, CA

Fri Jul 25, 2008

Palo Alto Daily News

Medical projects get jolt

As a proposed expansion of the Stanford Medical Center slowly wends its way through Palo Alto's review process, the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System has fast-tracked a massive reconstruction ...

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Menlo Park, CA, Stanford, CA

Thu Jul 24, 2008

www.sfgate.com | ADalton

Compost pile will burn in Palo Alto for days

Residents, meanwhile, were cautioned about the respiratory dangers associated with smoke inhalation. See the photo.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Mountain View, CA

The Stanford Daily

Hospital pursues $2 billion expansion plan: Hurdles remain from city of Palo Alto regarding impact

Stanford Medical Center's plans for expansion and redevelopment - ' over a million added square feet at a cost of $2 billion - ' are on course, according to recent reports.

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Related Topix: Stanford, CA

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Landfill fire blankets south Palo Alto and Mountain View neighborhoods with thick smoke

Palo Alto and Menlo Park firefighters combat a landfill fire in Palo Alto on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Mountain View, CA, Menlo Park, CA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Wed Jul 23, 2008

NBC11.com

Palo Alto Dump Fire Flames Seen Across South Bay

A fire at the Palo Alto dump has caused flames to be seen across the South Bay, according to authorities.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Cyclelicious

Palo Alto to consider bike share program

The Palo Alto city council will discuss a proposal to ask city staff to study the feasibility of a bike sharing system for Palo Alto.

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Related Topix: Arcata, CA

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Palo Alto Weekly

Police continue search for suspected killer

Palo Alto police are still searching for Otto Emil Koloto, a Gilroy man suspected of shooting a man outside of City Hall in the early morning hours of July 13 during an alleged robbery.

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Related Topix: South San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro

Mon Jul 21, 2008

www.paloaltoonline.com | Cahira

Daily Post reporter cited for suspected drug use

Brian Bothun, a reporter for the Daily Post, was cited and released by Menlo Park police early Saturday morning on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

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Related Topix: Menlo Park, CA, Atherton, CA, Illegal Drugs

www.paloaltoonline.com | Cahira

Light rail train kills pedestrian at MV station

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail train in Mountain View early this morning, a VTA spokesman said.

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Related Topix: Mountain View, CA

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Young artists take center stage at splendid opening night of Music@Menlo Festival

The idea that classical music is the province of the older generation got a bracing comeuppance at Saturday's splendid opening night performance of the Music@Menlo Fes tival.

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Related Topix: Classical, Atherton, CA

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Palo Alto Daily News

Car accident cleared off Highway 101

A six-vehicle accident that left involved cars stacked on top of each other Tuesday afternoon was cleared by the California Highway patrol from U.S. Highway 101 in East Palo Alto around 5:40 p.m. The accident ...

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Related Topix: East Palo Alto, CA

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Trapped in the Santa Cruz Mountains: Experts say just 30 or 40...

A mountain lion is chased up a tree in downtown Palo Alto. Another one is shot after mauling a Chihuahua at a mobile home park outside Watsonville.

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Related Topix: Los Gatos, CA, Watsonville, CA

Palo Alto Daily News

Charter school disputes state dropout findings

Officials at East Palo Alto Academy: High School said Friday they are disputing figures in a state report that show the dropout rate at 37.5 percent over the past four years.

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Related Topix: East Palo Alto, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Stanford, CA, Atherton, CA

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Cbs5.com

Police Seek Witnesses To E. Palo Alto Murder

Police are trying to locate witnesses Saturday who may have seen a fatal shooting in East Palo Alto on Friday night.

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Related Topix: East Palo Alto, CA

www.mercurynews.com | ADalton

Big green bus rolls into Palo Alto

Visitors to "The Big Green Bus" including 3-year-old Emma Popham, left, look inside the bus in Palo Alto on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Dartmouth (University of Massachusetts System), University of Massachusetts System, Southern University System, New Orleans (Southern University System), Chino, CA, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

www.PaloAltoOnline.com | ADalton

One man injured in East Palo Alto fire

Palo Alto Online News One man received third-degree burns on his arms and 15 percent of his body this afternoon during a blaze near the A-1 Towing Company on Bay Road in East Palo Alto, according to the Menlo ...

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Related Topix: East Palo Alto, CA, Menlo Park, CA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

KTVU

Man Who Claimed Mountain Lion Attack Won't Face Charges

A 50-year-old man who says he was attacked by a mountain lion in a Palo Alto park Saturday will not face charges even though authorities found no proof of an attack, police said Friday.

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www.mercurynews.com | ADalton

Palo Alto mountain lion 'victim': maybe it was a dog

A man who claimed he was attacked by a mountain lion in Palo Alto's Foothills Park won't face charges, authorities said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Portola Valley, CA, Science / Technology

www.paloaltodailynews.com | ADalton

Time to improve Palo Alto plaza - but how?

Members of the Palo Alto Architectural Review Board agreed Thursday morning that just about anything would improve Lytton Plaza.

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