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Measure to scale back Three-Strikes law passes state Assembly - but no vote til 2014

San Jose Mercury NewsLocal News

A group of Stanford University professors backing an initiative to scale back California's tough three strikes law will continue to aim for the November ballot, even as the state Assembly on Tuesday passed a similar measure that wouldn't appear before ... »

Who Owns Facebook?

Palo Alto Patch

A nice chart by Business Insider shows which major players stand to cash in when Facebook finally goes public this year (possibily May 18th?). Employees own the largest percentage of shares, at 30 percent, according to the chart, while CEO Mark Zuckerb... »

Body Found at Stanford Hospital ID'd

Palo Alto Patch

The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office has identified a man whose body was found slumped over in some bushes near Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto on Thursday as 68-year-old Raymond Vieira. Vieira's body was found around 11:50 a.m. by a constru... »

'Cosmo girl' icon gives $30 million to Stanford, Columbia

Paloaltoonline.com

by Chris KenrickFamed Cosmopolitan magazine editor Helen Gurley Brown is donating $30 million for a bicoastal "media innovation institute" pairing Stanford University School of Engineering with the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, the two school... »

GetHired.com Brings Video, Social to Job Hunters

Palo Alto Patch

Palo Alto startup GetHired.com announced this morning they have secured $1.75 million in seed money to launch a video and social-centric platform for hiring. The free service allows job seekers to add video and audio profiles to their resumes while off... »

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What’s on Menlo Park Mayor Kirsten Keith’s mind – besides running for the Board of Supervisors

Inmenlo

Editor’s note: On Saturday, Feb. 4, Menlo Park City Council member Kirsten Keith, who is serving this year as the city’s Mayor, announced that she was entering the race for a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Our conversation with Kirs... »

Measure to scale back Three-Strikes law passes state Assembly - but no vote til 2014

San Jose Mercury NewsLocal News

A group of Stanford University professors backing an initiative to scale back California's tough three strikes law will continue to aim for the November ballot, even as the state Assembly on Tuesday passed a similar measure that wouldn't appear before ... »

Transition team announces plan to make Kepler’s the “prototype community bookstore of the future”

Inmenlo

Kepler’s Transition Team, a group of local business and community leaders, today announced the launch of “Kepler’s 2020.”  The project aims to create an innovative hybrid business model that includes a for-profit, community-owned-and-operated bookstore... »

Author Daniel Handler introduces young adult novel on Feb. 2

Inmenlo

Author Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) and illustrator Maira Kalman will discuss their new young adult novel, Why We Broke Up, on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7:00 pm. The event will take place at the Menlo Park City Council Chambers, 701 Laurel St. in Menl... »

Football: St. Bonaventure agrees to play Santa Margarita

LA Times Varsity Times Insider

Todd Therrien, the football coach at Ventura St. Bonaventure, isn't afraid of anybody. His teams have faced Long Beach Poly and Corona Centennial in recent years and now the Seraphs have agreed to play Santa Margarita, the likely No. 1... »

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