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Two public meetings to cover downtown parking
Palo Alto will present potential plans for parking in the downtown area at a pair of community meetings scheduled for June 18 and 19 at 7 p.m.
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1 hour ago by Eric, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Peery Foundation to help raise funds for Junior Museum
The board of directors of the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo announced Monday that it is partnering with the Peery Foundation to create a matching-gift challenge... |
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1 hour ago by paly parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Samsung opens new chapter for old Borders building
Palo Alto's iconic Varsity Theatre building on University Avenue, most recently a home to Borders Books, will soon be transformed into an idea lab for Samsung.
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South Korean school grades suffer due to smart phone addiction.
New study said that 30 percent of South Koreans teens are so so addicted to their smart phones that their school grades suffer.
It is so bad the government is introducing ... |
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2 hours ago by Lilith, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Firefighters extinguish two weekend residential fires
Palo Alto firefighters put out two residential fires in Palo Alto this weekend, one on Friday afternoon and another Saturday.
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24 hours ago by GoodNoLivesLost, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Google denies giving NSA "direct access" to user data
National Security Agency documents leaked to the press say Mountain View's Google has been cooperating with the US government to spy on citizens on an unprecedented scale, all... |
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on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:40 pm by Serge & Achmed, a resident of another community |
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World Music Day to bring downtown road closures
Much of downtown Palo Alto will be closed to traffic on Sunday, June 16, to make room for World Music day, which runs from noon to 8 p.m.
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on Jun 16, 2013 at 7:57 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Buyer Beware! Door to Door guys trying to sell AT&T U-verse
There are sales guys going door to door trying to sell you AT&T U-verse.
They are not AT&T employees, they work for an SF firm called "EMW".
They claim they are contract... |
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on Jun 16, 2013 at 7:39 pm by Matt, a resident of another community |
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The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:
A&W Root Beer stand on Middlefield Road – where the Safeway is now
The original Herbert Hoover on Middlefield Road across from Safeway
The Variety Store – where 7-11 now... |
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 7:40 pm by Chris (Paly \'73), a resident of another community |
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Laptop stolen from Packard Hospital
A laptop computer that might have contained limited medical information on pediatric patients has been stolen from a secure area of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, officia... |
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 7:19 pm by J. Cierra, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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PUBLIC AGENDA: Mitchell Park Library, school board retreat, Mayfield
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 14, 2013, 11:17 AM |
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 11:42 am by Parent, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Popular crossing guard 'Charles on Charleston' retiring
He greets everyone, no matter their age, their mode of transportation or their occupation.
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 8:49 pm by Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Airbnb landlords may owe Palo Alto taxes
Since its founding in 2008, Airbnb has exploded in popularity. Its website states that there are listings available in 33,000 cities in 192 countries. But the legality of rent... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 2:50 pm by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Caravan House to close after 30 years
A distressing announcement came to Caravan House on Wednesday. The Palo Alto group home, which has provided shelter and therapy to runaway, abused and neglected adolescent gir... |
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on Jun 13, 2013 at 9:24 pm by barron park resident, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Blood transfusions drop at Stanford Hospital
Stanford University Medical Center and other hospitals are substantially reducing the number of transfusions they give to patients in the face of new technology, health risks ... |
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on Jun 13, 2013 at 8:49 am by XDM, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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NSA surveillance bad for business in the valley?
Do you think that Facebook, Google, Yahoo etc may locate more of their business in another country if the NSA has managed to scare people away from using their websites?
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on Jun 12, 2013 at 8:19 pm by Winston, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto sees signs of hope in infrastructure poll
For Palo Alto officials, the old line, "No good deed goes unpunished," rings particularly true these days. A survey that the City Council discussed Thursday indicates that cit... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 2:30 pm by lazlo, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Shop Talk: 'Secret' Apple store taking shape
Apple's newest and possibly grandest store, while still hidden from ground-level view by tall black sheeting, is taking shape on the west end of Stanford Shopping Center.
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 11:59 am by John Galt, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Right turn only onto Miranda
I commute by bicycle every day from Los Altos to my job on Stanford campus. Most days I make a right turn from Arastradero onto Foothill. The stop light is actually at Miranda... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 6:26 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Changes ahead for Stanford Shopping Center
Stanford Shopping Center would build five new retail buildings, including a "lifestyle" center and a smaller Bloomingdale's department store, under a new plan that aims to bri... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 6:04 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Mobile-home park closure would displace 400
The planned closing of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto to make way for an apartment complex took a step forward Tuesday night, as attorneys for the property owners, ... |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 9:34 pm by Reality Check, a resident of Mountain View |
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Any Local Midsummer Events Upcoming?
My Swedish spouse and I were wondering if there are any midsummer events in the area? Thank you in advance! |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 7:52 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto may toss out City Council term limits
Days after three members of the Palo Alto City Council proposed extending the council's term limits from two to three, the nine-member body threw another idea on the table: el... |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 3:38 pm by lazlo, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Today's events (June 11)
[Web Link Dance: L'Ecole de Danse Performances]
Mountain View ballet school L'Ecole de Danse hosts performances today, June 11, and tomorrow, June 12, at 7:... |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 12:33 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Shop Talk
PIZZERIA DELFINA TO REPLACE EMPIRE TAP ROOM ... The unexpected closing last month of the Empire Tap Room, a Palo Alto fixture for 21 years, has made way for a... |
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on Jun 8, 2013 at 2:30 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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