Palo Alto News

Palo Alto's College Terrace Library will restore its Tuesday hours, beginning next week, March 22.

With a Wednesday deadline looming, the competition among cities to lure the state's new stem cell institute is fierce, but San Jose is confident in its bid to become the world's stem cell research center.

DURECT and Endo Pharmaceuticals have signed an agreement to develop and commercialize TRANSDUR(TM)-Sufentanil patch in US and Canada

Posted Mon Mar 7 13:33:54 PST 2005 By Maggie Thompson of the Campanile In order to attend Palo Alto High School, a prospective student needs three things: proof of residency, a birth certificate and an ...

They were running, Time reported, "the world's biggest manufacturer of electronic measuring devices," with sales just over $100 million.

City Arborist Dave Dockter predicted that a California live oak tree in the new Heritage Park -- dedicated in a neighborhood celebration on Saturday -- will be 'the most climbed tree in Palo Alto' a hundred ...

Posted Mon Mar 7 13:32:22 PST 2005 By James Christopherson of the Campanile Although they used to pay only $1.70 a gallon for gas, drivers across the country have seen a massive hike in gas prices over the past ...

"Bottom line for me, nothing has changed," entrepreneur Paul Mercer said. "If anything, the enthusiasm has gone up.

Jury selection began this morning in the case against two Palo Alto police officers accused of abusing their authority when they beat and pepper-sprayed a motorist in July 2003.

Posted Mon Mar 7 13:31:32 PST 2005 By Cameron Taylor of the Campanile While students sit in the classrooms at Palo Alto High School, part of the Palo Alto Unified School District , many are aware that they are ...

VinaCapital of Palo Alto and Vietnam appointed Louis Nguyen managing director. Nguyen served most recently as founding general partner for IDG Ventures Vietnam.

Nicole Adams, like many active teens, has a full schedule, what with going to school -- she's a senior at Gunn High School in Palo Alto -- playing tennis at a high level, and working as a translator.

Posted Mon Mar 7 13:37:42 PST 2005 By Kazuma Kazeyama of the Campanile The founder of the 'Q' Fund For Aids, which rebuilds the shattered communities of AIDS-affected children in Africa,will speak to the Palo ...

Walk through any of the local public schools and you'll be greeted by fresh coats of paint, lush grassy athletic fields, resurfaced floors and new lighting.

LOCAL FARMS stay in business by selling to farmers markets and restaurants, but community supported agriculture, CSAs for short, are becoming increasingly important to the continued existence of these small ...

On a wet morning last week, the storefront windows of Domus were plastered with a sign that's become a familiar sight in downtown Palo Alto: "50% off all inventory.

Dan Logan, executive director of the Palo Alto Family YMCA, has a simple message for parents: Kids already understand the importance of education.

Traduccion al espanol When 24-year-old Felipe Tabera returned home to Salinas, California after spending five months serving in Iraq, he figured the hard part was over.

Pejman Nozad started out selling rugs, and ended up a high-tech venture capitalist.

A Mercedes Benz sedan left idling unattended in a driveway at 1215 Parkinson Ave.

Palo Alto Police have identified the man responsible for two recent bank robberies as MYCHAEL EDWARD TILLMAN, with a D.O.B. of 10/30/1961. An arrest warrant has been issued for TILLMANS arrest, charging him ...

If you walk along the 100 block of University Avenue, you will pass places like Blockbuster Video, Miyake, E-Trade and the Elbe.

Avenidas, Palo Alto's nonprofit provider of senior services, has received a $250,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to help build the new Avenidas Rose Kleiner Senior Day Health Center in Mountain ...

At Patxi's in Palo Alto, East meets West -- but not in the usual way. The 9-month-old restaurant offers an East Bay interpretation of Midwestern pizza, brought to the Peninsula by someone who spent 13 years ...

The California Supreme Court on Thursday made sure that Silicon Valley's nastiest war of words will continue for the foreseeable future.

DESIGN YOUR OWN . . . Patricia Evans, owner of Natural Landscape Designs, and Carolyn Whealan-Andersson, former director of horticulture at Gamble Garden, will offer the basic steps to "Designing Your Garden" ...

Last week's announcement that the Albertsons store on Alma Road near Oregon Expressway will be closing on March 24, created a minor hubbub in the San Jose Mercury news and the Palo Alto Weekly, though few ...

The Regency Tower Apartment Homes, a 178-unit apartment community in Oakland has been bought by an affiliate of Palo Alto-based Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Home sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder's Office.

Some students may not have realized it, but on July 1, 2004, the on-campus STA Travel office closed its doors.

A Santa Cruz man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday in connection with the October 2003 death of a Palo Alto man outside a party.

AUTO BURGLARIES An iPod, tools, emergency kit, car cradle and makeup bag were among items stolen from three vehicles on the 200 block of Homer Avenue.

Allan Perry is in search of a new hangout. He used to sip his coffee with neighbors at Cafe Sophia, but the beloved Charleston Center cafe closed down Feb.

Shareholders of a high-risk, residential real estate lending company based in Menlo Park are seeking to liquidate the company's assets and distribute the proceeds after watching the value of their investments ...

Jim Pavelich, founder of the Vail Daily and Summit Daily News, announced yesterday that Knight Ridder, the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, has purchased a group of five newspapers he and partners ...

"Pinkertons" will be presented tonight at 8 p.m. at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium.