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Another Spare the Air alert issued for Thursday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its fifth Winter Spare the Air alert for Thursday, Jan. 17, prohibiting the use of wood-burning devices.
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2 hours ago by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Re-inventing a classic
Like many local residents, the Zankich family never forgot the Parisian burger served at Mountain View's Linda's Drive-In decades ago, with its special sauce and sourdough bun... |
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3 hours ago by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Sid Espinosa will not seek second term on City Council
After four years on the Palo Alto City Council, Sid Espinosa is preparing for the next chapter in his life. Espinosa, who in 2011 became the fourth youngest mayor in the city'... |
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15 hours ago by gbell, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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The travesty of Caffe Verona
The empty husk of a building that used to be Caffe Verona frightens me. I walk by and expect bats to fly out of the doorway, or the sound of rattling chains to be heard echoin... |
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on Jan 15, 2013 at 4:20 pm by Patrick, a resident of another community |
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Stanford football receives commitment from top tight end
Stanford football may lose two top tight ends to the NFL this year, but those losses could be offset by the commitment of De La Salle High's Austin Hooper, a 6-5, 240-pound de... |
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on Jan 15, 2013 at 12:49 pm by Sylvia, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto hopes to spur affordable housing
With affordable housing in short supply, Palo Alto's planning officials debated on Wednesday night ways to fulfill this need without exacerbating the traffic and parking probl... |
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on Jan 14, 2013 at 7:20 pm by Resident and Employee, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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'Moderately severe' flu season expected
The influenza virus, which is hammering states in other parts of the country is slowly moving into Northern California, officials said today.
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on Jan 14, 2013 at 2:05 pm by medical question, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Casa Olga to close
Casa Olga, the iconic residence for nearly 9,000 seniors and disabled persons for more than 35 years, will close in a matter of weeks, owners have confirmed. The eight-story b... |
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on Jan 13, 2013 at 6:50 pm by robert jarvis, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Breast Cancer Connections gets $12,000 boost
Nate Heydorff, a firefighter and paramedic for the Palo Alto Fire Department, hands Karen Nelson, executive director of Breast Cancer Connections, a check for $12,000 on Frida... |
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on Jan 13, 2013 at 3:09 pm by Kate, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Bald eagle plants herself in Palo Alto
The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo has been known as many things over the decades, but it's safe to say that a retirement home hasn't been one of them -- until now.
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on Jan 12, 2013 at 4:52 pm by Jane Chaikin, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Palo Alto looks to change affordable-housing law
Seeking to comply with changes in state law and encourage construction of more affordable housing, Palo Alto is considering revising a local law that gives developers incentiv... |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 4:32 pm by trainspotting, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Wilbur Junior High
Why not? Thought I’d start a little thread on my old ala marter. You know how they say you mellow with age – if you knew me back then, you’d know I’ve mellowed – In fact, I ... |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 1:08 pm by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Staying true to original vision
Near Middlefield and Oregon Expressway is a house originally designed by a Palo Alto legend and recently remodeled by the two professional designers who now live there.
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 3:48 am by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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JCC to hold Mitzvah Day for community service
The Oshman Family Jewish Community Center will hold its sixth annual Mitzvah Day on Monday, Jan. 21, to commemorate both the Jewish spirit of doing a "mitzvah" (good deed) and... |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 2:51 am by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Natural-gas incident prompts road closure in Palo Alto
El Camino Real in Palo Alto between Charleston Road and Ventura Avenue, which was briefly closed Thursday afternoon due to a natural-gas incident, has been re-opened.
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on Jan 10, 2013 at 5:04 pm by Debra Katz, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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gas leak at El Camino / Los Robles
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Why was there no emergency notification of any sort? No email or phone or text message broadcast...
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on Jan 10, 2013 at 4:29 pm by Jon, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto set to swear in new mayor, vice mayor
Palo Alto will elect its 2013 mayor and vice mayor tonight, as well as say goodbye to outgoing Mayor Yiaway Yeh and Councilman Sid Espinosa, who will be taking part in their f... |
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on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:50 pm by Daniel Mart, a resident of Mountain View |
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Former Mayor Sandy Eakins dies
Sandra Brown Eakins, a former Palo Alto mayor and civic activist, died Jan. 2 at her home in Oakland after a long illness. She helped organize the League of Women Voters-spons... |
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on Jan 8, 2013 at 12:13 pm by anne, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Perhaps a better way to improve pedestrian and bike safety
Today, 1 January 2013, many communities in the UK introduced 20 MPH speed limits in areas where cars, pedestrians and bicycles share the same space.
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on Jan 7, 2013 at 4:41 pm by Be fair, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Quality of life tops neighborhood goals for 2013
New Year's resolutions are as varied as Palo Alto's residents, but for leaders of the city's neighborhood associations, addressing three issues -- creek flooding, new developm... |
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on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:22 pm by Really anon, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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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... |
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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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How did horses get on Interstate 280?
Why and how four horses from Webb Ranch got onto Interstate 280 on Saturday, Dec. 29, is unclear. Three of the horses were struck and killed by a car on I-280 north of Alpine ... |
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:06 pm by Neighbor, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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Positive comments about Palo Alto here please
We are constantly criticized here for being a town of whiners, which I don't think is true, but we definitely have opinions and like to share them - justified or not.
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 7:44 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Chi-Chang Kao named new director of SLAC
An associate laboratory director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has been named as the lab's fifth director, Stanford University President John Hennessy announced Wedn... |
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on Jan 3, 2013 at 6:07 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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New safe-driving laws take effect in California
Texting while driving, red-light cameras and party buses are among the targets of new driving-related laws that took effect in California Tuesday, Jan. 1.
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on Jan 3, 2013 at 5:46 pm by Don\'t Drive with gadgets, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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