PALO ALTO ISSUES Police training session focuses on mental illness In a bid to reduce conflicts and better help mentally ill people, Palo Alto police officers completed an innovative training program Wednesday, Sept. 19.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Four office buildings, theater planned for downtown Palo Alto The City of Palo Alto and billionaire philanthropist John Arrillaga are pushing forward a sweeping development plan that would add a complex of four office towers, including o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 20, 2012 at 10:35 am There have been 82 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 1, 2012 at 12:06 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Senior-housing project wins early praise A proposal by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation to build a senior-housing development and 15 homes on an old orchard site earned early kudos from city officials Tuesday evenin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2012 at 10:52 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2012 at 4:04 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City hopes for residents' help with 2014 measure As Palo Alto officials march toward a 2014 ballot measure to fund infrastructure repairs, they are keeping a close eye on 2008 and trying to apply the lessons they learned fro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2012 at 7:40 am There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 24, 2012 at 9:58 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES How to avoid another Alma Plaza I pass by Alma Plaza every day and wonder how the builder got this passed. I remember 10 years of back and forth and this is the result? The tall structure on Alma is right at... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident Ramona Street, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 17, 2012 at 2:38 pm There have been 58 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2012 at 8:00 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Senior housing planned for old orchard property Palo Alto could gain 59 homes for seniors if an affordable-housing project by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation becomes a reality. Officials unveiled plans for the apartment p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 15, 2012 at 3:20 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 21, 2012 at 4:23 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Editorial: No on Measure C With Peninsula cities having almost uniformly passed ordinances prohibiting so-called medical-marijuana dispensaries, Palo Alto has been targeted by medical-marijuana advocate... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 14, 2012 at 10:46 am There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 5, 2012 at 8:50 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Impolite Questions to ask of PA City Council Candidates Q to City Council candidates: "Palo Alto has a large job-housing imbalance and is under pressure to reduce it. The City's current approach to development strongly encourage _i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Douglas Moran, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Sep 14, 2012 at 5:41 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 28, 2012 at 3:13 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto mulls 'neighborliness' grant program Palo Alto residents looking to throw block parties, launch neighborhood-watch programs or promote other events geared at bringing neighbors together may soon get a little help... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:18 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 18, 2012 at 10:20 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Police building tops city's priority list for 2014 bond measure While the nation is fixated on the heated presidential race and the slew of state and local measures that will populate the November ballot, Palo Alto officials are looking tw... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:30 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 18, 2012 at 9:42 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto mobile-home park faces redevelopment Buena Vista, the only surviving mobile-home park in Palo Alto, could soon be history, according to city officials. Residents in the 117-unit park located at 3980 El Camino Rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:19 am There have been 63 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 2, 2012 at 10:45 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto survey to gauge local transportation habits As Palo Alto zooms ahead with a broad plan to become a top-tier bicycling destination, city officials are embarking on a data-gathering effort to determine the best ways to me... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 12, 2012 at 12:49 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2012 at 8:20 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto council takes stand against marijuana measure With marijuana advocates pushing for Palo Alto to allow pot dispensaries, city officials took a firm stance Monday night against a ballot measure that would legalize and tax u... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 11, 2012 at 10:36 am There have been 51 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 6, 2012 at 11:38 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Simitian to host forum on breast-density bill State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will host a forum Tuesday night to discuss the risks associated with dense breast tissue and the legislature he is spearheading that woul... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 10, 2012 at 1:54 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2012 at 12:31 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Coming to the rescue The day before Halloween in 2007, Sunnyvale resident Fred Burgener got the fright of his life. As he pulled up to a stoplight on Fair Oaks Boulevard in Sunnyvale, a grisly spe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 7, 2012 at 10:38 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 12, 2012 at 1:22 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Legal questions muddle Palo Alto's pot debate With California's marijuana laws still immersed in a legal cloud, a group of Palo Alto's elected officials is urging voters to strike down in November a citizen initiative tha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 7, 2012 at 10:13 am There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 26, 2012 at 9:41 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Laurene Powell Jobs joins Stanford Board of Trustees Palo Alto resident and education reform leader Laurene Powell Jobs has been elected to the Stanford University Board of Trustees, the university announced today. Powell Jobs, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 5, 2012 at 6:08 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 10, 2012 at 1:04 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto trims managers' benefits, eyes reforms Palo Alto took a giant step on its road toward reducing employee costs Tuesday night when it approved a contract that forces about 200 managers to contribute more toward their... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 5, 2012 at 6:00 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 6, 2012 at 3:33 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto teens arrested for arson Two teenage boys who allegedly set a 4-foot-high orange plastic construction fence and a Krispy Kreme doughnut box ablaze at Jordan Middle School were arrested on Saturday, Se... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 5, 2012 at 11:19 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 9, 2012 at 5:12 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES New trail proposal wins backing of Palo Alto City Council An eleventh-hour request from Palo Alto and Stanford University for a grant that would greatly accelerate the city's ambitious bike plan and create an expansive trail network ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 5, 2012 at 8:24 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 9, 2012 at 8:24 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Trail to close Wednesday for mosquito-abatement repairs A popular Palo Alto Baylands trail will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 5, while crews repair a hole beneath a floodgate that has caused mosquitoes to proliferate, the Santa Clara ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 4, 2012 at 6:59 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 5, 2012 at 11:26 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES PARKING PROGRESS: "The High Cost of Free Parking" by Donald C Shoup Parking downtown, and neighborhood parking, seems like it needs a fresh look. This book (2011) mentions PALO ALTO many times, and may contain facts and evidence that is useful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John hackmann, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Sep 4, 2012 at 9:28 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 5, 2012 at 12:18 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Stanford, PAMF unit fined in administrative errors Stanford University Hospital and Menlo Park Surgical Hospital, a unit of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, were among 14 California hospitals cited Thursday after the Californ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 31, 2012 at 1:45 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 6, 2012 at 9:34 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto looks to trim managers' benefits While Gov. Jerry Brown and Sacramento legislators scramble to contain pension expenses for state employees, Palo Alto is swiftly proceeding with its own set of pension reforms... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 31, 2012 at 9:30 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 7, 2012 at 11:09 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto market robbed at gunpoint Saturday A man with a black, semiautomatic handgun held up proprietors of the Valencia Market at 3487 El Camino Real in Palo Alto Saturday shortly before 8:40 p.m., fleeing the shop wi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 26, 2012 at 4:29 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2012 at 11:00 am.