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Team reels in bigger contracts: Group aids workers in getting new jobs.
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Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA)
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October 2, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Palo Alto Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Kristina Peterson
Oct. 2--Today, Henry Bostic starts his new job as a maintenance worker at the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course.
Bostic, 55, is a single father who lives with his 10-year-old daughter at Palo Alto's Opportunity Center and is the latest success story of the city's Downtown Streets Team, for which he has worked the past three months.
"They do a lot for you," Bostic said Monday. "It's a steppingstone to getting another job, getting back into the work force."
A little more than a year after the streets team nabbed its first city contracts and began paying workers $5 per hour in housing help or Safeway vouchers to clean downtown roads and ...
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Homeless men aid police in arrest: Two on Downtown Streets Team help nab...
Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA);
June 2, 2007 ;
398 words
......Peterson Jun. 2--A Palo Alto police officer...city's Downtown Streets Team who helped her...organization that employs Palo Alto's unhoused to clean...wrote. The Downtown Streets Team was founded two...To see more of Palo Alto Daily News, or...
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City considers forming a team of homeless to clean streets: Menlo Park...
Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA);
April 12, 2007 ;
394 words
......remedy similar to Palo Alto's Downtown Streets Team -- a program that...homeless people in Palo Alto can sign up to clean...store. But a Downtown Streets Team model in Menlo Park...still panhandling in Palo Alto. That was evident...
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PALO ALTO COLLEGE "TOP PERFORMER"; Disadvantaged Minorities Meeting High...
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education;
March 8, 2004 ;
G, Thomas;
787 words
...The San Antonio, Texas-based Palo Alto College is among a handful of community...Student Engagement (CCSSE). Although Palo Alto achieved superior scores in many areas...The three are integrally related, for Palo Alto serves a primarily Hispanic student body...
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13-year-old stars fall in title game in Utah: Only time a Palo Alto team...
Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA);
August 3, 2007 ;
535 words
......Such was the case Wednesday for the Palo Alto Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars as they...from earlier games in the tournament, Palo Alto managed only one hit and lost 10-1 to...decision or a call or anything like that, Palo Alto manager Matthew Atwater said. They beat...
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Palo Alto, Calif., Gets Reputation for Indecision in Local Politics.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);
September 22, 2002 ;
787 words
......Nicole C. Wong Sep. 22--It's called the Palo Alto Process. It means paralysis by analysis...for indecision in local politics. The Palo Alto Process is embodied in the committee...issue can be studied further. It holds Palo Alto's public agencies hostage to an approval...
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On the road to a well-connected future: Palo Alto embarks on Internet...
Nation's Cities Weekly;
June 6, 1994 ;
Tageldin, Shaden;
787 words
......on the national information highway, and Palo Alto, Calif., knows that to reach its communications...valuable local information infrastructure, Palo Alto is holding its ground. In February, Palo Alto became the first U.S. city to develop full...
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Palo Alto stars close in on crown: 10-5 win avenges loss to Arizona team;...
Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA);
August 2, 2007 ;
684 words
......2--Call them the comeback kids. The Palo Alto Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars found...the team that beat them last week, Palo Alto fell behind 5-2 in the fifth inning. Not to worry. The bats that have carried Palo Alto to 12 postseason wins in 14 tries came...
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GRAND RE-OPENING SET FOR BIKESTATION PALO ALTO
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
February 22, 2007 ;
390 words
...The city of Palo Alto issued the following news release: Bikestation Palo Alto will officially inaugurate its innovative bike...former Southern Pacific baggage room next to the Palo Alto train depot. Joining in the ceremony will be Mayor...
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Palo Alto: Writer, director, producer all have ties to the area.
Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA);
April 1, 2007 ;
696 words
......Vallone initially envisioned the movie Palo Alto, they were 19 years old. Two years later...this opportunity pretty cool. He said Palo Alto has already exceeded his expectations...and my friends. Leong was ready to film Palo Alto with a digital camera, but Engelhardt...
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East Palo Alto residents insist crime reputation is outmoded.(Originated...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
February 1, 1996 ;
Tran, Tini;
787 words
...EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. _ When you live on the other side of the Bayshore Freeway in East Palo Alto, it's a fact of life that you've entered...as expensive. Businesses that avoid East Palo Alto while serving its more affluent neighbors...
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Palo Alto: Local film production will debut at Tribeca festival.
Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA);
April 1, 2007 ;
559 words
......the first script reading of the movie Palo Alto, producer Daniel Engelhardt asked actor...The trio of local filmmakers behind Palo Alto promised that residents will recognize...We wanted to capture the aesthetic of Palo Alto, said director and co-screenwriter Brad...
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Palo Alto, Calif., Prepares for a Possible Natural Gas Shortage.(Knight...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
January 30, 2001 ;
Khanh, Truong Phuoc;
568 words
......electricity crisis has left many cities like Palo Alto in limbo, on alert for power emergencies...have a discussion with the public, said Palo Alto Utilities spokeswoman Linda Clerkson. Although Palo Alto residents get their power from the city-own...
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Palo Alto, Calif., leaders may form panel to market to tourists.
Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA);
October 18, 2005 ;
453 words
...Byline: Joshua Sabatini Oct. 18--Palo Alto council members may form a special committee...shutdown of significant businesses in Palo Alto and to spark a turnaround of the city...said. Visitors' dollars could rejuvenate Palo Alto's downtown businesses as well as bolster...
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Palo Alto is first city to set up on the Internet. (Originated from...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
February 6, 1994 ;
Heyser, Holly A.;
612 words
...PALO ALTO, Calif. _ Palo Alto has become the first city in the nation to set up shop on the Internet...look around. For now, computer users who wander into the ``City of Palo Alto Demonstration WWW Server,'' as the city's connection is called...
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