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Sep 07, 2008

Local News Archives

Saturday Sep 6

Measure N campaign kicks off

Police seeking indecent exposure suspect

Man shot five times in E. Palo Alto

Man gets 14 years in molest case

Following the flow

Golf association rescinds rule

Double slaying suspect appears in court

Correction

Friday Sep 5

Police HQ on track; cost woes still linger

Sharing the gold

McCain accepts nomination

Academic test scores up again

Thief gets 5 years for swindling woman

Robber accosts woman

Head-on collision kills woman, 95

Electrified rail carries big price tag

Gang member arrested

Police mum on apparent shooting

Thursday Sep 4

BREAKING NEWS: Head-on crash kills San Carlos woman

New plan for Spago site

Gunn High grad set to debut comedy in Bay Area

Police nab sixth suspect in murder plot

Good intentions or real action?

Man pleads not guilty in rape trial

Teen counseling agency to expand

Donation puts 200 laptops in Palo Alto schools

Officials: Health care plan should benefit taxpayers

Wednesday Sep 3

Roche to leave Palo Alto

Housing proposal faces size questions

Menlo Park defends child care program

61-year-old man gets 51-year prison sentence

Page Mill Properties celebrates win

Authority seeks input on spending

Local woman providing Gustav relief

Board to determine fate of 177-acre plot

Tuesday Sep 2

Breaking News: Roche to leave Palo Alto

Poor conduct charges

CHP: Labor Day traffic deaths down 50 percent

Local Guardsmen head to Gulf

Doggone it!

Local briefs

Local VA health care earns national prestige

Sunday Aug 31

Outgoing city manager era ends quietly

NEED FOR SPEED

Piano prodigy aims to conduct Bach revival

Bohannon group draws challenger

Four shot in East Palo Alto on Friday

Man who allegedly robbed bank pleads not guilty

Agency: Labor Day travel stalls in Bay Area

On the Docket

Saturday Aug 30

Pilot flew his own way

Double homicide suspects appear in court

Three arrested in blackmail scheme

Center has had 'many twists and turns'

Sizzler settles lawsuit

Friday Aug 29

BREAKING NEWS: Pilot who died was Redwood City resident

Obama accepts nomination

Fifth suspect arrested in Mountain View homicides

Murder suspects used text messaging

Volunteer helps rebuild a county

Norcal picked for trash pick-up

Green machine drives to the scene

Art and Wine Festival begins this weekend

County video hits YouTube

Naturals impress in Cooperstown

Thursday Aug 28

3 sought in double slaying

Palo Alto confronts field fracas

Reps speak on Denver

City Parks to restrict alcohol

CORRECTION

Allied lobbies for trash deal

Man shot driving in E. Palo Alto

Federal appeals court reinstates drug lawsuit

Host of council seats, 2 supe spots up for grabs

Wednesday Aug 27

Board: No compost in park

Public calls on Navy for full restoration of Hangar One

Ousted theater worker back on duty

Council moves forward on revitalizing plan

Oregon Expressway plan faces fight

Murder suspects in custody

Pilot killed in plane crash ID'd

Alleged rapist makes court appearance

Butterfly gets habitat designation

Gender gap in pay shrinking

Tuesday Aug 26

Union says theater employee will return to work

Man holds up Menlo credit union

Suspect in City Hall fatal shooting not ready to enter plea

Kitchen fight ends with serious injury

Teen MIA from treatment center

Suspect in weekend party shooting named

Interim county health czar named

Judge denies motion to toss Bay Meadows opposition suit

Monday Aug 25

BREAKING NEWS: Children's Theatre worker to return to work

Suspect in Palo Alto murder delays entering plea

Sunday Aug 24

Relic to rise again

Local Dems to live up Denver hype

Hickey challenges fellow health care district board members

Helping teens avoid gangs

On the Docket

LOCAL BRIEFS

No Atherton papers or Bigfoot here

Saturday Aug 23

Fratricide suspect sent to facility

East Palo Alto YMCA squeaky clean

Landlord, city reach minor deal

Judges call for changes to camp

Sentencing delayed for murder convict

Court denies King's second appeal

CLARIFICATION

Friday Aug 22

Crashed plane's owner identified

Google day care gets thumbs-up

City to edit news rack ordinance

East Palo Alto robbery suspects arrested

Two retailers coming to E. Palo Alto

Child molester dies in prison

Allied Waste appeals to cities

Thursday Aug 21

BREAKING NEWS: Plane that crashed registered to Palo Alto man

Two new retailers coming to East Palo Alto

Company refuses to give evidence

Teenage volunteer helps patients get their kicks

Retired teacher launches local food charity

Allied passed over for trash contract

Blood center event to boost supply

Driveway a go for homeowner

Man gets 4 months in shooting

Half Moon Bay backs Beachwood compromise

Putting a price on memories

Locals feel pinch of budget stand-off

Accused dog abuser out of jail

Wednesday Aug 20

Facebook leaving downtown in '09

City to topple century-old giant

District aims to cut traffic

Closure a go for Romic site

Glenwood escapee recovered

Remaining customers get power back

Riders say bike plan falls short

Bigfoot 'body' a rubber Halloween costume

Powered by grit and desire

School starts earlier

Sequoia district staff honored

Tuesday Aug 19

BREAKING NEWS: Facebook to move in early 2009

BREAKING NEWS: Camp Glenwood escapee found

Peninsula outage saps 21,100

Rangers want scooter off trail

Ex-cons hold vote drive at jail

Two robbed at gunpoint in Menlo Park

Arrest made in strong-arm robbery

East Palo Alto teens shot in legs

Monday Aug 18

BREAKING NEWS: Power outage hits 21,000 Peninsula customers

Sunday Aug 17

Schools get straight A's in bond rating

A thousand words and 2,000 photos

Hot council race looms for Atherton

SLIDESHOW: Living the CHEER life

Researchers make breakthrough

PHANTOM: On break.

On the Docket

Saturday Aug 16

New suspect in 2002 rape case

Bigfoot or big lie?

Only one challenger emerges in Menlo council race

Deputy sheriff claims harassment

Palo Alto teen launches climate change nonprofit

Workers must choose new paths

Russian folk dances to Courthouse Square

Scientists unveil quake detector

Friday Aug 15

Group: Hangar One panel urged

News rack tug of war

Paralyzed Redwood City man faces jury

Nine faces vie for 3 seats in East Palo Alto

County students doing better

Official seeks cash for fixes

Thursday Aug 14

City may offer incentives to grocers

Making a mission of mercy

Ex-con charged with stealing

Man killed in cycle accident on Page Mill

Stanford union vote scheduled next month

New heart research center to get $3.8M

Wednesday Aug 13

Surgeon dies in crash

9 enter race for Mountain View council

Seven vie for two Ravenswood school district seats

Murder suspect left juvenile camp

Stanford growth plans raise housing questions

First hurdle cleared by labeling law

Tuesday Aug 12

BREAKING NEWS: Redwood City murder suspect left juvenile camp

Murder suspect won't stand trial

Palo Alto ponders field policy

New Mountain View director announced

Minors to be tried as adults in killing

Attorney named for murder suspect

Fire retardant chemcial found in Bay

Sunday Aug 10

Coloring the town safer

The last resort

Law clinic preparing Page Mill database

PA developer, Half Moon Bay paying the same lobbying firm

Cell phone service unsatisfactory

Defender complains about monitoring

PHANTOM: On break.

On the Docket

Saturday Aug 9

Vote ban upheld by court

Stanford hospitals win labor case

Census data shows racial mix

Judge orders men to face trial

One dead in crash of small plane

Legal battle over calorie counts expanding

Local teens live rock 'n' roll dream

CORRECTION

Friday Aug 8

Navy's Hangar One plan has drawbacks

Cities sue to block state's bullet train

VTA clears sales tax measure for ballot

Menlo man earns Legion of Honor

Insurance carrier files suit

Burglary suspect arrested in E. Palo Alto

Caltrain approves upgrades

Wild West alive and well at fair

Thursday Aug 7

Burglary suspect arrested in East Palo Alto

Aug 7, 2008

E. Palo Alto leads foreclosure pack

Gas prices squeeze Caltrain

Pursuit policy allows thieves to escape

End of an era

Legends pepper horse track's history

Suspect delays hearing

Man fights back in robbery

Bed at Menlo Park fire station catches fire

East Palo Alto's vacant Home Expo site may land two retailers

Aug 6, 2008

BREAKING NEWS: Murder suspect delays plea hearing

Palo Alto ready to ink deal

The colors of the city

Citizens' oversight panel OK'd

New taxes sent to ballot

Aug 5, 2008

Police arrest City Hall shooting suspect

City names new auditor

Police arrest one City Hall shooting suspect

Council rejects idea to drop printed agenda

Atherton mayor won't seek re-election

Atherton taps new police chief from within

Menlo Park woman killed in freeway crash

Gang member gets 110 years to life

Police: Man broke into home, tried to rape woman

Suspected auto burglar arrested in downtown Palo Alto

Menlo Park names Roberts city clerk

Kitchen fire damages Palo Alto home

Drug counselor busted for drugs

Man gets 9 years for insurance fraud

Aug 4, 2008

BREAKING NEWS: Cops make arrest in Palo Alto City Hall shooting

Aug 3, 2008

City sees greener garbage future

Building for the future

Atherton looks to fund new city hall

Child transplant recipients celebrate

Two robbers hit Palo Alto bank

Local girl competes nationally

South City man arrested in stabbing case

On the Docket

Aug 2, 2008

Countdown to summer Senior Games

Living with, without limits

Burglary suspect in custody

Taker for outreach lab services found

101 shooting suspects denied bail

Audit report presents positive reviews on VTA

Aug 1, 2008

Hospital workers file for new union

Hangar One fight shifts to restoration

Judge denies request for rent hike freeze in East Palo Alto

Clinton cleans up her campaign debt

Surenos gang member gets new trial date

Dog sniffs out Atherton burglary suspect

Researchers trigger hair growth

Popal on way to state hospital after insanity plea

Correction

Jul 31, 2008

Hangar One spared in skeletal form

50 jobs, 50 states, 50 weeks

Two new programs set to begin

Expanding borders

Candidates step into Menlo and East Palo Alto races

Woman is halfway to Hawaii

Gag order denied in triple homicide

Some recycling ends up in landfill

Batterer on loose after bail mistake

Company pays $10K in rebate penalties

Jul 30, 2008

Stanford hospitals break with union

Cooley Landing set for makeover

Taser data at center of legal battle

GM pulls plug on Menlo Park auto mall plan

The pet guardian

Plaza slowed by architect swap

Suspected molester faces life

Security interferes with research

County pipelines vunerable to quakes

High schools score high grad rates

Girls: They're in the game

Jul 29, 2008

Union urges theater worker's return

Palo Alto digs in for new land use 'blueprint'

Safe haven in the making

Woman saves baby's life at fitness center

County giving away backpacks

Supes back S.F. in labeling battle

Murder suspect pleads not guilty

Redwood City council delays decisions on open space measures

Jul 27, 2008

Agency to give back $56M

New show seeks murder leads

Page Mill Properties target of lawsuit

City seeks do-gooders for awards

On the Docket

Jul 26, 2008

Shooting for the moon

Teen beats insurmountable odds

Driving to victory

Designer shares 'kimono culture

Program keeps young minds flexing

Stanford confirms layoffs

Two women injured in altercation

Smoke from fires returns to Bay Area

CORRECTION

Jul 25, 2008

Medical projects get jolt

Redwood City cafe to close

Report targets Atherton council members

Palo Alto landfill blaze contained

Los Altos hit with string of break-ins

Judge upholds key evidence in Ayres trial

Stinking rose to fully bloom at festival

Rep. Tom Lantos' AIDS bill passes Congress

Port business up slightly

Jul 24, 2008

Stanford puts lab on the market

Bike tour coasts by Palo Alto

SLAC-ING OFF

'Compost fire' breaks out at landfill

Pharmaceutical could bolt from Palo Alto

Supervisors trying to preserve watersheds

SEC to freeze assets of adviser

Law targets school finance schemes

Recycling center price tag questioned

Trash truck takes out power lines

CORRECTION

Jul 23, 2008

BREAKING NEWS: 'Tour' bypassing Palo Alto

Law casts shadow over solar panels

Inking innovation in detention

New photo of homicide suspect released

Supes: Committee clarity needed

Creek authority selects new executive director

Tesla Motors opens doors

Decision on suspect's competency delayed

East Palo Alto facing three legal suits

Teen arrested on suspicion of assault, hit-and-run, drugs

Airport companies protest proposed taxes

Residents fume over sewer hikes

Jul 22, 2008

BREAKING NEWS: Palo Alto police release new photo of homicide suspect

City settles with theater director

City council seeing 'green'

Solar program exceeds goals

Police rule VTA death a suicide

Cheap seats, easy scores

Aiming to keep students out

Supes to vote on tax initiatives

City's charter proposal criticized as inadequate

Big rig crash, diesel spill closes Highway 92

Hearing delayed for man suspected of killing friend

Jul 21, 2008

BREAKING NEWS: Palo Alto settles with theater director

Jul 20, 2008

Developer launches political group

From wrappers to tote bags

Man shot, killed in East Palo Alto

Taking notes

Driver crashes into family car

The Phantom

CORRECTION

On the Docket

Jul 19, 2008

BREAKING: Man shot, killed in East Palo Alto

City manager contract complete

Shooting victim remembered

Charter school disputes state dropout findings

Menlo Park kicks off summertime street fest

The 100-day whirlwind

Turtle tracking

50 states, 50 triathlons, one man

Jul 18, 2008

Time to improve plaza - but how?

Tapping into veggie power

Peninsula high in human development

Union targets tax practices

Authorities say no fines for lion 'victim'

Accused gets 21 to life for bar shooting

The flight to save a life

Reps. host town hall meetings

County reveals oversight options

Pelican hooked by fishing line may face euthanization

AIDS walk aims to end spread of HIV

Jul 17, 2008

Suspect named in shooting

Nearly 1 in 4 students drop out of school

Atherton official cleared in crime probe

Police to question man who cried lion

Sights set on Ravenswood Business District

Tax measure likely to see ballot

The new look of county bus service set for reveal today

Officials: Health care district should stay

Summer camps with dash of spirit

Temple to host Buddhist festival

Jul 16, 2008

Parks reopen after mountain lion scare

Council approves fiber network

Blazes keep local fire departments hopping

City Hall shooting victim dies

Fergusson announces re-election bid

Woman in stabbing trial pleads not guilty

Menlo Park council OKs gym contract

City council passes lien on man's property

Summer bummer

Schools urged to hike online learning

SFO named best airport

Stanford awards climate grants

Jul 15, 2008

BREAKING NEWS: Palo Alto City Hall shooting victim dies

Council approves ultra-high-speed broadband plan

Fees waived in evicted woman's case

Candidates line up for November election

Sudden oak death moving into San Mateo County

$6M drone a boon for firefighters

Attempted Wal-Mart beating leads to arrest

Justices: Land fee can't be charged

La Honda man killed in tractor accident

Students' unruly behavior targeted

Correction

Body part claim rejected

Jul 14, 2008

Jul 13, 2008

One-bedroom with a view

Man faces possible property lien by city

Middle-schooler wins trip to Australia

Big rig kills woman on Highway 101

New GI bill gears up veterans for colleges

On the Docket

Jul 12, 2008

Developer plans to make city greener

Armed suspect arrested after officers hear shots

Coding for fun

Slain person ID'd as Millbrae man

Report: Copter struck power lines in fog

Pot manhunt called off in Saratoga