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iphone 5 release – Palo Alto Selectively Enforces Sit-Lie-Law

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September 20, 2012
sit lie law 9

For the last several days numerous people have been sitting, lying down and even setting up tents on Kipling St. next to the Apple Store.  All of this activity is in violation of the City’s Palo Alto Municipal Code 9.48.025 states in part: (a)  No person shall sit or lie down upon the public...
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Palo Alto city council candidate hopeful “Citizen Gray” speaks out on bond measure

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September 19, 2012
Vote4Gray.com

Demonstrate Discipline before Bailout with infrastructure Bond Measure The Palo Alto political machinery is gearing up to “Sell” the community on the idea of a bond measure to fund the infrastructure deficit. I certainly understand the need to fix our roads and sidewalks, to underground the utility lines, and to replace the Public Safety...
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Palo Police Chief Dennis Burns at it again but gets it wrong

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September 17, 2012
Chief Dennis Burns

Open letter to Palo Alto Police Chief Dennis Burns, city council members and beyond. Thursday morning September 13  I got a warning on the windshield of the RV I live in telling me I was in violation of Municipal Code Section 10.44.020(a) and that I would receive a ticket for $46.00 for parking there....
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Palo Alto Police Chief Dennis Burns Lies to Federal Judge

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September 14, 2012
Liar Liar

On October 19, 2010 Palo Alto City Manager James Keene’s police chief, Dennis Burns, informed Tony Ciampi through Burns’ attorney, (Steven Sherman), and subordinate staff that Ciampi could not have a copy of the MAV videos containing the watermark because the watermark was proprietary. Police Chief Dennis Burns, (through his attorney) reiterated this LIE...
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Up-date on Local attorney stands to collect one million in attorney fees from City of Palo Alto

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September 14, 2012
one-million-dollars

Events surrounding this case goes back to March 29th,1997 where three Palo Alto police officers used excessive force to beat up Michael Schmidlin for alleged public drunkenness. A jury ultimately found the three officers, Tim Martin, David Trujillo and Burt Milliken had in fact violated Micheal Schmidlin’s constitutional rights awarding Mr. Schmidlin $24,000.00 plus...
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Negligence by State of Illinois Results in Probable Death and Disappearance of Stacy Peterson

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September 7, 2012
Drew Peterson, Joe Lopez, Mary Pontarelli,

In 2004 Bolingbrook Police Investigators determined that Kathleen Savio died as a result of accidentally falling and drowning in her waterless bathtub.  Dr. Bryan Mitchell the Coroner, the EXPERT, who analyzed the evidence in 1984, concluded that Savio died as a result of an accident. Bolingbrook Police Sergeant Drew Peterson is cleared of any...
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Man on the Lamb from Ofc. Burger and the PAPD Clan

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August 30, 2012
Burger manhunt 2

Update:  Suspect apprehended! Breaking News: PAPD Officer Burger in hot pursuit of suspect. “This is a message from the Palo Alto Police Department. We are asking for your help with locating a suspect who may be hiding in your neighborhood. Shortly after 12:35 p.m. this afternoon, a suspect fled from a car stop and...
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RFID – You are tracked and hunted!

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August 28, 2012
rfid-chip

RFID Chips are tiny, nearly microscopic semiconductor chips that emit a radio signal containing digital information when energized by a nearby scanner reader or recorder. They do no need a battery or internal energy source.  They can operate indefinitely, even through animal or human flesh. RFID Chips were first used to help simplify inventory,...
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Palo Alto can learn from Colorado shooting

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August 2, 2012
Shooting, Aurora Colorado AP

The event that transpired this last week in Colorado is a real tragedy. The suspected gunman in the Colorado shooting that killed 12 people, is from an upper middle class community of picturesque hacienda style homes surrounded by hills and canyons in San Diego, California. It was very interesting to me to recently read...
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CPRA Request Regarding Palo Alto’s Proposed Vehicle Habitation Ordinance

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July 24, 2012

Molly Stump, Palo Alto City Attorney: Public Records Request-Government Code 6250-6270-Vehicle Habitation Ordinance: Given the lack of transparency and cooperation by City Staff in regards to the Vehicle Habitation Working Group I fear that City Staff will recommend that the Vehicle Habitation Ordinance be submitted to City Council for a vote this coming September 2012...
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