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THEN AND NOW: Recall drives residentialists off council
Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on Palo Alto's recall election of 1967.
CRITTER CORNER: Season for giving starts early: local shelters need help
Today is an especially active day at Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. Wildlife volunteers prepare mini bottles of special formula to feed baby squirrels.
Worth every cent: Any size donations to Palo Alto schools
It’s still fundraising season in Palo Alto and this Saturday, Oct. 4, local parents and the community will raise money by throwing a big party at the Lucie Stern Community Center to benefit citywide ...
MAGID ON TECH: The voting machine conundrum
Just weeks before the November election, a session on e-voting at MIT's Emerging Technology conference on Sept.
HEALTH MATTERS: Bureaucratic bungling makes for a nightmarish situation
Bernadine Healy, MD, former director of the National Institutes of Health, described the Indian Health Service in 2004 as "everyone's worst nightmare of what government healthcare would look like.
THEN AND NOW: The 1967 recall election: Palo Alto's political rumble
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on Palo Alto's recall election of 1967.
HEALTH MATTERS: Ravenswood center fills health services gap for underserved
Wealth disparities in Silicon Valley are vast, and not surprisingly, so are disparities in access to health care.
ON COLLEGE: Start working on personal statements
Q: I am going to apply to UC -San Diego, UC-Berkeley, and UC-Irvine. When will these applications be available and is there anything I can do before they become available? A: There is actually just one ...
Taking a job without the needed skills
Dear Dr. Culp: I've just been offered a job that will require me to use some skills I haven't developed.
THE EYE DOCTOR: Seeking good bedside manner
Dr. Soss: I've read your column for quite awhile now, and I appreciate how you explain things.
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Woman robbed while walking home
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Man shot, killed in East Palo Alto
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Surenos gang member gets new trial date
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