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Jury finds Koloto guilty of first-degree murder
A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury has convicted a Gilroy man of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Philip Lacy during a robbery in downtown Palo Alto two years ago. Otto Emil Koloto, 23, faces life in prison without parole. (Friday, 3:46 PM)

Voting for trust
Located in downtown Palo Alto, Open Source Digital Voting Foundation's goal is to build a publicly owned digital elections system that is practical, secure, affordable and above reproach. It would include voter registration, ballot design, voting, and counting and reporting of election results. (Friday, 9:24 AM)

Calls to Eshoo mostly in favor of health overhaul
As President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders continued twisting arms for votes, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, said calls to her office have been two-to-one in favor of passing the health care reform package. (Friday, 3:25 PM)

Paly community honors devoted office clerk Lue Phelps
Palo Alto High School's band is brushing up on "When the Saints Go Marching In" to honor Lue Phelps, who, at 89, was still working at Paly until a month before she died Sunday. Phelps was at her desk, working as a data processing clerk in Paly's counseling office when colleagues noticed she was ill and took her to the Stanford University Hospital Emergency Room Feb. 16. (Friday, 11:38 AM)

Doctors: Haitian will to survive amid 'stench of death'
Palo Alto physicians displayed wrenching photos of conditions in Haiti in a "thank you" presentation to volunteers and donors who supported a recent medical relief trip there. A presentation about the relief work, open to the public, will be held April 16. (Friday, 8:24 AM)

New Foothill campus at Cubberley resurfaces
A 2008 plan to tear down part of Cubberley Community Center to build a major new "educational center" for Foothill College has resurfaced. Top Palo Alto officials are scheduled to meet Monday night to discuss "price and terms of payment" for potential sale of the city-owned 8-acre portion of Cubberley to the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. Related story:
■ Read the January 2008 story on the proposed Foothill plan (Thursday, 9:47 AM)

Memorial service set for Tesla employee
Friends and family of Andrew Ingram, the youngest victim of the Feb. 17 plane crash in East Palo Alto, plan to celebrate Ingram's life at a March 27 memorial service. (Thursday, 2:51 PM)

SPORTS: Stanford women open tournament with big win
The Stanford women's basketball team has an appointment with Iowa on Monday night for the chance to advance to the ARCO Arena in Sacramento for the Sweet Sixteen. The second-ranked and No. 1 seed Cardinal took care of business with its 79-47 victory over UC Riverside in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Maples Pavilion on Saturday night. For the complete story, as well as scores, schedules, video and more, visit PASportsOnline.com. (Sunday, 2:13 PM)

REAL ESTATE: Home on Santa Rita Avenue sells for $1.6M
A house on Santa Rita Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $1.6 million on Feb. 26, 2010. The home previously sold for $568,000 in March 1988. For home sales information, as well as a map of homes for sale, neighborhood guides, virtual tours and more, visit PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate. (Thursday, 11:24 AM)

• Bay Area housing market remains slow (Friday, 8:37 AM)
• Stanford backs Palo Alto's fiber drive (Thursday, 9:45 AM)
• Menlo Park delays smoking ordinance (Thursday, 3:03 PM)
• Paly senior earns fourth in national Intel contest (Thursday, 8:58 AM)
• Small fire kept small by passerby, quick response (Wednesday, 9:36 PM)
• Palo Alto firefighters push law to prevent layoffs (Wednesday, 2:02 PM)
• PUBLIC AGENDA: City Council, Foothill and Cubberley (Friday, 11:43 AM)
• VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA (Thursday, 11:09 AM)

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