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Online This Week
These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news or click on “News” in the left, green column.
Is bankruptcy looming for Borders? Retail bookseller Borders Group, Inc., has announced that it plans to undergo a major restructuring that will close many stores and ask vendors and some landlords to work with the company on its debts. (Posted Feb. 2 at 4:31 p.m.)
Google executive goes missing in Egypt The day before Google executive Wael Ghonim went missing last week from Egypt’s protests, he tweeted, “We are all ready to die.” His family hasn’t heard from him since Friday (Jan. 28). (Posted Feb. 1 at 5:16 p.m.)
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Tech firms pledge to help fund Stanford expansion A corporate-philanthropy program that aims to raise as much as $150 million for the proposed Stanford Hospitals & Clinics expansion project has launched with six founding companies, Stanford Hospital announced Tuesday (Feb. 1). (Posted Feb. 1 at 3:33 p.m.)
DA won’t prosecute on Brown Act violation Menlo Park Councilwoman Kelly Fergusson will not face criminal charges for a Brown Act violation, the district attorney’s office announced Tuesday (Feb. 1). In a written statement, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said that since Fergusson’s serial meeting didn’t result in any action taken by the council, her violation didn’t violate the criminal provision of the Brown Act. (Posted Feb. 1 at 12:19 p.m.)
Couple arrested for DUI at Palo Alto golf course A man and woman who allegedly had a drinking rendezvous at the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course netted double DUI arrests for Palo Alto police Monday evening (Jan. 31), but not before the man allegedly caused three accidents, police said. (Posted Feb. 1 at 11:55 a.m.)
Powerline catches fire in Palo Alto, people evacuate A fire on a transmission pole temporarily shut down Cambridge Avenue in Palo Alto Tuesday morning (Feb. 1) and severed phone and Internet service to some Comcast and AT&T customers into the afternoon. Editor’s note: This story included video content. (Posted Feb. 1 at 10:25 a.m.)
Stanford, city close to deal on hospital expansion Stanford University’s ambitious expansion of its hospital facilities will come with an equally ambitious traffic-management program that university officials hope will unclog some of Palo Alto’s busiest intersections and smooth Stanford’s path toward the city’s approval. (Posted Jan. 31 at 10:37 p.m.)
Palo Alto braces for rising water rates Palo Altans could face years of steep water-rate increases, including a 12.5 percent jump in July, because of regional efforts to repair aged water infrastructure and spiking water-supply costs. (Posted Jan. 31 at 10:11 p.m.)
Dumbarton Bridge lanes to close for construction Due to long-term construction underway on the Dumbarton Bridge, Caltrans began closing lanes in each direction on the bridge Monday night (Jan. 31) to facilitate the seismic retrofit that is expected to be completed by August 2012. (Posted Jan. 31 at 12:42 p.m.)
Skelly: Parents wrestle with expectations of kids Palo Alto parents often fear that their children will not stand out in the sea of high-achievers, but Palo Alto Unified School District Superintendent Kevin Skelly told a group of Barron Park neighborhood residents Sunday (Jan. 30) that district students are prepared for excellence. (Posted Jan. 31 at 9:55 a.m.)
Group seeks to stem Caltrain ‘death spiral’ More than 200 Friends of Caltrain met on Saturday (Jan. 29) to find ways to keep the Peninsula railway from going into what one transportation official called “a death spiral” that threatens to shut down the West’s second oldest passenger train service. (Posted Jan. 31 at 8:50 a.m.)
Police ID victim of fatal East Palo Alto shooting The man who was shot and killed in East Palo Alto early Saturday morning (Jan. 29) has been identified as Ernesto Benites Valverde, 37, a dishwasher at a Peninsula country club, police reported. There is no indication of gang involvement in the shooting, police said. (Posted Jan. 29 at 4:51 p.m.)
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