PALO ALTO ISSUES Health care: Palo Alto's painful dilemma In 2009, Palo Alto's elected leaders and top management responded to the financial walloping of the Great Recession by embarking on a path toward benefit reform. The effort is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 22, 2013 at 10:37 am There have been 55 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2013 at 4:34 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto's painful dilemma In 2009, Palo Alto's elected leaders and top management responded to the financial walloping of the Great Recession by embarking on a path toward benefit reform.
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 22, 2013 at 9:21 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 23, 2013 at 3:15 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto looks to ban smoking at all small parks More than half of Palo Alto parks would become smoke-free zones under a law change that a City Council committee abruptly proposed Tuesday night.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto takes 'multi-pronged' approach to fixing downtown's parking problems Faced with booming downtown development and a severe parking shortage, Palo Alto officials endorsed Monday a wide range of potential solutions to make life easier for downtown... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 19, 2013 at 1:23 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2013 at 12:31 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Weekly you need a Daily
Editor,
The Daily Post today ran a headline story today which I thought was shoddy and mean spirited. "Bully confesses" used the public comments of a young man who rece... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Mar 18, 2013 at 11:19 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2013 at 12:18 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City Council wants public opinion on infrastructure When it comes to Palo Alto's aging buildings and other infrastructure, there appears to be no shortage of projects the city could tackle first.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Beware the coming Real Estate Bubble Burst Palo ALto prices are up 36 percent on last year.
Beware the bubble.
Most of the pressure is coming from Chinese Money. Hot money is fleeing Chinas real estate bubble f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by chaz, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Mar 17, 2013 at 1:41 am There have been 62 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2013 at 10:05 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Commission changes how it funds nonprofits The Palo Alto Human Relations Commission voted Thursday night to change its process for allocating grant money to local nonprofits that provide services to groups such as seni... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 15, 2013 at 9:20 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 9:20 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Simitian to be sworn in Sunday as county supervisor Former state Sen. Joe Simitian will officially be sworn in as the Santa Clara County supervisor at ceremonies in Palo Alto on Sunday, March 17, and San Jose on March 19.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Law firms protest plan to close mobile park A controversial proposal to turn Palo Alto's sole mobile-home park into a dense housing development is facing opposition from two area law firms, which argued in a recent lett... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:22 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:32 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES School lawyer: 'We are not rehashing this any more' Calling the controversy over a federal civil-rights investigation a "tiresome, distracting and an unproductive loop," the attorney for the Palo Alto school district has advise... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 12, 2013 at 9:43 am There have been 56 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 4:35 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES East Palo Alto fire forces 19 to evacuate Volunteers have set up an evacuation center in East Palo Alto for 15 adults and four children affected by a fire at a two-unit home this morning, an American Red Cross spokesw... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 9, 2013 at 1:14 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2013 at 1:14 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Plastic bags to float out of Palo Alto? It began at local supermarkets. Now, Palo Alto's war against the plastic bag is set to spread to every other food and retail business in the city. The City Council is schedule... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 9, 2013 at 10:25 am There have been 55 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2013 at 6:24 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Around Town FLOATING AWAY ... It began at local supermarkets. Now, Palo Alto's war against the plastic bag is set to spread to every other food and retail business in the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 9, 2013 at 12:12 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 24, 2013 at 8:11 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Superintendent writes to parents about bullying Superintendent Kevin Skelly emailed district parents Wednesday afternoon to explain how the district intends to improve its handling of reports of bullying.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Shop Talk CAFE SOPHIA CLOSES ... It's the end of the line for Midtown Palo Alto's cozy Afghani restaurant. Cafe Sophia at 2706 Middlefield Road closed on Feb. 12 after ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 6, 2013 at 4:36 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2013 at 2:26 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Bay Area has most 'mega commuters' in nation Bay Area residents are more than four times more likely to be "mega commuters," according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Salon workers win class-action lawsuit Four former employees of Natalie Salon, joined by more than 100 others, settled their class-action lawsuit for $750,000 against the nail and beauty center on Feb. 26.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto looks to light up California Avenue California Avenue merchants and city officials haven't always seen eye to eye when it comes to the proposed revamp of the commercial strip, but this week they reached accord o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 12:18 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2013 at 12:01 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Gunn counseling committee offers 'compass' Brightening up the Gunn High School campus with paint and using the online tool Schoology were among the long-awaited suggestions of an advisory committee on counseling issued... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 10:15 am There have been 94 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2013 at 2:17 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto goes 'carbon neutral' with electricity Palo Alto's green community buzzed with excitement Monday night as the city joined an elite club of municipalities that draw all their electricity from carbon-free sources.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 10:37 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 11:46 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto mulls further changes to California Avenue Palo Alto's latest plans to renovate California Avenue, including a proposal to add pedestrian streetlights to the commercial thoroughfare, will be weighed and potentially app... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 10:02 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2013 at 6:09 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Around Town EYE OF THE BEHOLDER ... Three years ago, artist Sam Yates was a local hero of sorts. After years of snapping and compiling pictures of every city property, he... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 2, 2013 at 11:43 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2013 at 9:49 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City misspending money The City Council & City Manager have been crying poverty when it comes to the city budget; here's what they are spending this week:
* Buying 17 Compressed Natural Gas Hond... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by common sense, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 1, 2013 at 9:10 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2013 at 11:12 pm.
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