VIDEO: Chili competitors cook up a hot July 4 Hundreds of chili lovers and about 20 chili-cooking teams flocked to Mitchell Park on July 4 for the 27th annual City of Palo Alto Chili Cook-off and Summer Festival. Winning teams included the Palo Alto Firefighters (People's Choice), Lounge Lizard Chili (Judges' Favorite) and Top Gun Chili (Curtis Burger Spirit Award). (Saturday, 7:58 PM)
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Few people know better than school supe... Last comment from Me Too, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood, 8 hours ago (Comments: 50) Mandarin-immersion grant saves PA district $$ A previously controversial federal grant for Mandarin instruction improved the district's Mandarin program and even saved a little money this year, Associate Superintendent Ma... Last comment from Yet another parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, 3 hours ago (Comments: 96) PA police ticket 15 drivers for cell-phone talking In the first day that a new state law went into effect prohibiting drivers from using their hands to talk on their cell phones, Palo Alto police ticketed 15 drivers Tuesday fo... Last comment from dave, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, 5 hours ago (Comments: 44) Children's Theatre's Pat Briggs fired this morning Pat Briggs, director of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre since 1961, was fired Monday morning, her attorney, Jon Parsons, said.
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JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG editor of the Palo Alto Weekly A rare inside glimpse of a police investigation Herewith is a my personalized review of one of the oddest cases in the history of the Palo Alto Police Department. It’s complex, as early police statements repeatedly emphasiz... Posted on Jun 3, 2008 at 1:12 am (Comments: 19)
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Milpitas man, 36, died in Page Mill Road crash David Guerrero, 36, of Milpitas has been identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner's office as the man who was killed in a two-car crash on Page Mill Road in Palo Alto Thursday afternoon. Related story
EPA teens arrested for $200,000 crime spree Two East Palo Alto teen boys have been arrested for an extensive spree of vandalism at construction sites around town between April and June, causing roughly $200,000 of damage. (Thursday, 2:52 PM)
Burpee trial set for October Todd David Burpee, who is charged with beating, kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old Gunn High School student last Oct. 30, will go to trial on those charges Oct. 6. Burpee appeared in Santa Clara County Superior Court Wednesday to set a trial date. His lawyer's motion to exclude evidence from his car was denied, Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney James Leonard said. Related stories:
Residents angered over Oregon Expressway project A proposed traffic-flow improvement project along Oregon Expressway has angered residents and prompted an extension of the comment period to the County of Santa Clara Roads and Airports Department to July 19. (Wednesday, 9:40 AM)
SPORTS: Stanford grad Dobson races to an Olympic berth Ian Dobson figures himself a pretty good runner at 5,000 meters. Thus, when he went t the line in the finals of men's 5K at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Monday night, Dobson expected good things. "I do this because I'm good at it and I like doing good at it," Dobson said.
Dobson made good on his feelings and words by clocking 13:29.76 and running himself onto the U.S. Olympic team with a third-place finish. Visit PASportsOnline.com for the complete story, as well as scores, schedules, video and more. (Thursday, 11:30 AM)
Iron Man Marvel Comics' golden avenger blasts onto the silver screen with all of the high-octane action and special effects one would expect from a superhero film. Unexpected are the A-list cast and acting, tons of well-timed humor and a relatively novice director (Jon Favreau) who demonstrates an appreciation and fidelity for the character's comic-book roots.
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CommunityEvents The City of Palo Alto Arts & Sciences Division presents Brown Bag Concert Series Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., July 10 - 31, 2008. Cogswell Plaza: Lytton & Ramona Streets. Free to the public! 7/10 - Quartet San Francisco; 7/17 - Kaweh; 7/24 - Miss Ann Gibson and Frederick Hodges; 7/31 - DME/Damien Masterson Ensemble. Visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/concerts for more details.
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