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"Everybody's talking about 'bolt your doors, buy a gun,' " said Monty Collins, Alto's mayor, who was against the measure.

The Day the Law Left Town Ana Campoy 2011

"Everybody's talking about 'bolt your doors, buy a gun,' " said Monty Collins, Alto's mayor, who was against the measure.

The Day the Law Left Town Ana Campoy 2011

Palo Alto's median home-sales price jumped 12.5% to $1.1 million from $977,750, according to DataQuick.

Home Prices Pop in Hot Valley Turf but Fall Elsewhere Jim Carlton 2012

Phil Lyons, high school teacher at Palo Alto's Gunn High School, refuses to assign homework in his World History and A.P. Economics classes.

Nikhil Goyal: Abolishing Homework on Weekends and Holidays Nikhil Goyal 2011

Over the past year, several of the best known Web companies from the Bay Area—Zynga Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc. from San Francisco and Palo Alto's Facebook Inc.—have opened satellite offices in Seattle in large part to tap the region's pool of software engineering talent.

Bay Area Technology Firms Put Down Roots in Seattle Nick Wingfield 2011

Over the past year, several of the best known Web companies from the Bay Area—Zynga Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc. from San Francisco and Palo Alto's Facebook Inc.—have opened satellite offices in Seattle in large part to tap the region's pool of software engineering talent.

Bay Area Technology Firms Put Down Roots in Seattle Nick Wingfield 2011

At the celebration event where we announce the winners, we've invited a close friend and business associate of mine, Ira Ehrenpreis of Palo Alto's Technology Partners, to speak.

Kimbal Musk: Colorado Cleantech Is Coming of Age Kimbal Musk 2010

In the San Francisco Bay area, Palo Alto's office vacancy rate of 9.9% in the fourth quarter was lower than those of most other cities, including San Francisco's 15.5%, according to CB Richard Ellis.

Sand and Surf Help Spur Real-Estate Revival Jim Carlton 2011

Larry Klein, a member of Palo Alto's city council, said he has told lawmakers the planned train line would inflict "severe damage on our community."

Fast Train Hits Snags in Silicon Valley John Letzing 2011

Brian L. Frank for The Wall Street Journal Palo Alto's Bon Vivant Café, a combination restaurant and art gallery, is one of the few upscale spots to open in the past year.

Appetite for Upscale Dining Shows Little Sign of Revival Ben Worthen 2011