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Man found guilty of killing East Palo Alto officer Richard May

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:56:01 GMT

The case will now go to the penalty phase, in which jurors will recommend whether to impose the death penalty on the 26-year-old East Palo Alto man who gunned down May on Jan. 7, 2006 following a fight at an East Palo Alto taqueria.
Source: Inside Bay Area

Palo Alto murder, arson suspect delays plea entry

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:52:25 GMT

charges after Schipsi broke up with him in 2008. She later amended a restraining order against him, allowing the couple to get back together.
Source: The San Jose Mercury News

Jury reaches verdict in death of East Palo Alto officer

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:36:40 GMT

The jury has reached a verdict in the death-penalty trial of a 26-year-old man accused of murdering East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May in 2006.
Source: Inside Bay Area

Palo Alto-based Milo.com raises $4 million

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:29 GMT

Shopping research site Milo.com has raised $4 million in series A funding. The Palo Alto company offers a free web site where consumers can research online products they want to buy locally.
Source: San Francisco Business Times

Palo Alto develops online fitness course using Nintendo Wii

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:16:39 GMT

Palo Alto College has created a new online college credit course that combines physical education with the Nintendo Wii Fit program.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal

'Safety valve' protects photosynthesis from too much light

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:57:19 GMT

Palo Alto Photosynthetic organisms need to cope with a wide range of light intensities, which can change over timescales of seconds to minutes. Too much light can damage the photosynthetic machinery and cause cell death.
Source: EurekAlert

C.A.R. Reports October Home Sales Increased 1 Percent; Median Home Price Declined 3.2 Percent

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:27:21 GMT

November 25, 2009 1:26 PM EST -- Click here to view Unsold Inventory by price point -- Click here to view a data table comparing peak prices and current prices in areas throughout the state -- Existing, single-family home sales increased 1...
Source: Street Insider

Facebook sets up two classes of stock

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:22:47 GMT

Facebook Inc. set up two classes of stock on Tuesday in a move that could prepare it for an initial public offering. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based social networking company cautioned that the move doesn't mean it will go public.
Source: Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

Quoted in 'Best of the Web 11/23: Suicides On the Rise, U.S. Debt Service Could Top $700B, Really? An Insider Trading Beauty Queen'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:12:54 GMT

said in Street Insider:

A blond, blue-eyed former teenage beauty queen, Chiesi used her sexuality to build sources at male-dominated tech companies, says Deborah Stapleton, president of Stapleton Communications Inc., an investor relations company in Palo Alto, California.

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:29:22 GMT

In this Sept. 10, 2009 photo, Kathryn Craven, of Palo Alto, Calif. , who recently lost her job as a technical writer, looks through job seeker pamphlets at the Connect! Job Seeker Center in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:25:44 GMT

FILE - Kathryn Craven, of Palo Alto, Calif. , who recently lost her job as a technical writer, looks through job seeker pamphlets at the Connect! Job Seeker Center in Sunnyvale, Calif. , in this Sept. 10, 2009, file photo.

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Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:12:51 GMT