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Rules About Neighbors Garbage
I live in Evergreen Park. There is an ever increasing number of my neighbors leaving trash ie: boxes, a muffler, piles of metal etc. on their lawns, and in areas visible to a... |
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on May 18, 2008 at 11:06 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto 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... |
100% bicycle commuter |
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on Oct 18, 2012 at 4:55 pm by Avoiding those cars on my way onto Foothill, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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What is the construction on Charleston/Fabian Way/San Antonio Road?
It looks like a ton of townhomes, acc. to the sign, but I thought it was going to be a huge Jewish Community Center. What happened? Our schools are already overcrowded. |
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on Aug 13, 2008 at 11:53 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Oregon Expressway Vegetation Chaos
Many Palo Alto residents and visitors pass through Oregon Expressway. This street has the potential of being one the most scenic streets in the city. Unfortunately, the ci... |
@Resident |
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on Aug 6, 2012 at 8:42 pm by jardins, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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City pay, pension costs rising
While other cities are reducing the pension and government cost, why the pension costs are rising significantly in Palo Alto! The rise is significant starting from 2012, big j... |
@taxpayer |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 12:57 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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War is Devastation, Israel and Iran to blame for high oil
Israel and the U.S. anti-Iran War rhetoric is plain devastation for the U.S. economy. On Friday when Israel said it has plans to attack Iran, oil spiked to an all-time high an... |
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on Jun 11, 2008 at 10:03 pm by Wrong Priority, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Russia says U.S. no longer world's superpower
Russia's new President Medvedev says U.S. bit more than it could chew. Russian, btw, happens to have the largest cash reserves i, the world. The U.S., uh, happens to be billio... |
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on Jun 11, 2008 at 5:39 pm by Palo Alto Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Truth or Fiction from Fox News
The Myanmar cyclone. The earthquake off the coast of Japan. The Chilean volcano. Has Earth gone bonkers?
Not at all. This level of natural activity is normal for Earth, sci... |
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on May 12, 2008 at 12:16 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Global Warming makes California more Earthquake prone
Isostasy, which is the rebalance of the Earth's outer layer, occurs when ice melts. Scientists have found that with the melting of glacial ice, areas near active tectonic plat... |
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on May 12, 2008 at 11:29 am by a, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Tesla - the new electric car
Now I can finally get the electric car I've been dreaming about! It's finally here, it's the Tesla. Web Link... |
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on May 5, 2008 at 2:40 am by Walter E. Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bay Area local Dean Kamen invents clean water technology
This guy is great. I want to get one of these.
Part of saving our environment relies heavily on figuring out new ways to process our natural resources in a self-sustaining, ... |
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on May 1, 2008 at 10:14 am by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Buy American made goods to reduce your carbon footprint
In Palo Alto, we like to pride ourselves on eating locally grown foods, buying the food from places like community farms, farmer's markets and Whole Foods. All this is great a... |
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on Apr 25, 2008 at 6:40 pm by a, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Pole Shift
This is interesting and I put this out to the community for either laughs or serious consideration. I have been of late more and more concerned about a coming apocalypse broug... |
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on Apr 13, 2008 at 4:14 pm by Spock, a resident of another community |
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That terrible stretch of road on El Camino between Embarcadero and Stanford Mall
Everyday I drive on El Camino northbound between the crossroads at Embarcadero and Quarry Road at Stanford Mall. My tires get a beating every time. There is an especially sha... |
A Car Driver |
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on Feb 7, 2012 at 8:20 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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What happened to the 88 bus this morning?
I drove down Louis Rd. and Charleston Rd. this morning at about 7:35 and saw a half dozen or more students at every bus stop, waiting to be picked up. They were looking anxiou... |
a driver |
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on Nov 18, 2007 at 12:37 am by joe willie, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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SF Giants Trophy at Lytton Plaza
Tuesday, Feb 15, 4 pm to 6pm
Lytton PLaza
Seems like a very very small place to view the world series trophy!
And during rush hour on University avenue?! |
A Fan |
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on Feb 11, 2011 at 8:43 pm by A Fan, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Where's a good place for ear piercing?
Where is a good place nearby to take my teenager to get her ears pierced? |
A Mom |
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on Jul 27, 2006 at 8:51 pm by Suzanne, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Ground Water Problem on Bryant Ave
Since Nov 2010, a very large pipe snakes out of the major construction site on Bryant Ave between Rinconada and Santa Rita, halfway down the block along the curb beside the Ba... |
A. Mayor |
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on Jun 2, 2011 at 4:14 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Dying traditions - Halloween
I checked PA Online to see if there will be any mention of Halloween yesterday, and found no mention of it whatsoever. No pictures of cute kids in costumes or best decorated p... |
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on Nov 2, 2010 at 12:15 am by A Reason, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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New stop sign at Channing/Heather
I noticed today that the city has put up a new stop sign that will presumably be "unveiled" in the coming week at the corner of Channing and Heather where there is a crosswalk... |
Adam |
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on Apr 28, 2012 at 9:15 am by giraffe, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Electric Cars, Cheaper Solar Panels Long Overdue
It's about time we had electric cars for consumers and businesses and affordable solar panels for every single home and office. What are people waiting for? $200.00 oil before... |
Addicted to Oil |
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on May 22, 2008 at 11:23 pm by Rick, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Ellen Fletcher Legacy Bike Ride - Friday November 23
An American hero, Ellen Fletcher, died on November 7 at age 83. The long-time Palo Alto resident served on the city council from 1978 to 1989, and was a tireless advocate for ... |
Adina Levin |
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on Nov 23, 2012 at 8:35 am by Adina Levin, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Annoying horn sound at 3:30am?
This morning at about 3:30am, I heard this horn sounding in the distance. I thought it might be from CalTrain, but then it just kept on sounding every 20-30 seconds or so. I... |
Adobe |
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on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:22 am by S Marinos, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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WHO'S NEXT
Is it too soon to ask who should rum for City Council this November?
Beecham, Mosser, and Kleinberg are term limited out; rumblings are that Cordell has no plans to run agai... |
Afraid to ask |
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on Apr 6, 2007 at 12:49 am by Rodham, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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AT&T cell tower problem
We no longer can make or receive cell calls from our home between Page Mill and Stanford Ave. I've called AT&T often. They report a "degraded" cell tower "near" Page Mill and ... |
Al F. |
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on Feb 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm by can you hear me now?, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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