PALO ALTO ISSUES When will the bike underpass in south Palo Alto re-open? never? The bike underpass just north of San Antonio road has been closed for nearly a year. Why? The road above (HWY 101) is not in peril of collapsing, nor has the path under the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Willem, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Aug 12, 2012 at 9:34 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2012 at 4:00 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Fire districts revving up cross-border aid When a wildfire ignited grasslands in Pearson Arastradero Preserve on Wednesday afternoon, the various city and county fire departments that responded ignored their usual boun... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 12, 2012 at 5:14 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 14, 2012 at 7:16 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City set to limit amplified sound at Lytton Plaza Lytton Plaza has long served as Palo Alto's prime meeting ground for the discontent masses, from the Vietnam War protests in the 1960s to the demonstration against the city's ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 9, 2012 at 9:56 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 4, 2012 at 11:29 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Flood-control project to surge ahead next year When flood-control officials finally break ground next year on an ambitious, long-awaited effort to calm the flood-prone San Francisquito Creek, it won't be just the human res... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 7, 2012 at 3:15 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2012 at 2:06 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Quickest way to get a thread closed down is to ask, after one of her anti-Obama rants:
"Sharon: do you believe the President is an American?" READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by bin Ladin dead, GM is alive, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Aug 7, 2012 at 8:52 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 7, 2012 at 4:15 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Pipeline work to impact Palo Alto traffic A major, three-month-long Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) pipeline-replacement project in Palo Alto is expected to impact traffic and will start this month, PG&E has a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 5, 2012 at 7:06 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 6, 2012 at 9:56 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 22-30+ year old kids living with Mommy and Daddy in Palo Alto When local parents allow their kids to live with them, well after their education is complete (or should be completed), they are contributing to a malaise and a spiraling down... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by James, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Aug 1, 2012 at 1:59 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 2, 2012 at 2:00 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Race for Palo Alto City Council expands Perpetual Palo Alto City Council candidate and panhandler Victor Frost is again tossing his hat into the ring this year, bringing the number of unofficial candidates for Novem... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 1, 2012 at 10:56 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 7, 2012 at 5:27 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto makes city data public Palo Alto's data-hungry residents and app-makers now have something new to feast on. The City of Palo Alto has unveiled the latest step in its "Open Data" initiative -- an eff... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 31, 2012 at 11:15 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 14, 2012 at 3:23 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Around Town BEATING THE DEADLINE... Three new playing fields. A redesigned Baylands golf course with a "Wow" factor. New plazas and wider sidewalks on a soon-to-be ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 27, 2012 at 2:49 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 1, 2012 at 10:59 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Editorial: A pair of strong City Council decisions It is infrequent when one can celebrate decisiveness in process-obsessed Palo Alto, but Monday night's City Council meeting demonstrated that the current council is ready and ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 27, 2012 at 11:00 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 2, 2012 at 12:02 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Sally Ride's legacy: engaging others in science Despite her groundbreaking flights into space, Sally Ride, who died Monday, July 23, of pancreatic cancer, was "very down to earth," said one of Ride's postdoctoral colleagues... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 25, 2012 at 4:27 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 27, 2012 at 6:57 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES MacArthur Park proposal put on hold A proposal to move the building housing MacArthur Park Restaurant to the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course was put on hold by the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission Tuesd... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 25, 2012 at 10:35 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 30, 2012 at 8:17 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Largest Palo Alto union gets new contract City workers represented by Palo Alto's largest labor union will contribute more towards their pension and health care costs under a labor contract the City Council approved M... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 25, 2012 at 6:55 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 26, 2012 at 3:13 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto approves staff cuts, fee hikes at animal shelter Palo Alto's animal shelter may have been saved from the chopping block last month, but the city's cash-strapped animal-services operation will soon see significant changes, in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 24, 2012 at 1:10 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 29, 2012 at 7:52 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES PA dumbest move yet PA has just announced a search for a new Fire Chief - what an incredibly dumb move!
Now is the time to seriously considered consolidation of fire and emergency response servi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton, on Jul 24, 2012 at 8:31 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 3, 2012 at 2:06 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES California Avenue changes OK'd, no test of two-lane plan Palo Alto's contentious drive to make California Avenue more friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists zipped past heated opposition from dozens of area merchants Monday when the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 24, 2012 at 2:13 am There have been 87 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 30, 2012 at 11:03 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES California Avenue The city is considering night construction for Cal Ave . I guess they have never heard the sound of a 750 pound hydraulic demolition hammer, in the middle of the night. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by DEMO DAN, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 23, 2012 at 9:25 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES PG&E pipeline replacement disrupts traffic Disruptions to Palo Alto traffic continue as PG&E workers inspect gas lines running beneath the city. Charleston Road, Miranda Avenue and the intersection of Embarcadero Road ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 23, 2012 at 11:48 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 24, 2012 at 9:27 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto welcomes new urban forester Walter Passmore Nine weeks into his new position as Palo Alto's first city urban forester, Walter Passmore eschewed a stuffy City Hall office interview and instead chose his number-one place ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 22, 2012 at 10:55 am There have been 40 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 30, 2012 at 9:24 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Facelift planned for popular Eleanor Pardee Park It's been the site of controversy due to limb-dropping eucalyptus trees and a public restroom that some residents feared would attract vagrants, but with those issues now in t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 22, 2012 at 10:30 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2012 at 1:23 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Feature story: Trying to get a league ahead Painter Mark Garner is just the type of Pacific Art League member whom many at the league would like to see more of. He's an enthusiastic and prolific artist who has been pain... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 21, 2012 at 8:57 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 22, 2012 at 1:07 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Elected officials ponder Cubberley options Five of Palo Alto's elected officials -- three from the City Council and two from the school board -- discussed the future of Cubberley Community Center Thursday, illuminating... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 20, 2012 at 9:51 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 24, 2012 at 2:47 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Bountiful, delicious gardens A neat line of trees bursting with lemons, limes and oranges shades a stony pathway leading past a bubbling fountain and into a maze of garden beds filled with thriving fruits... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 20, 2012 at 2:39 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 22, 2012 at 9:32 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Editorial: Heading off looming pension crisis Driven by increasingly higher pension and benefit costs, employee compensation now makes up 63 percent of Palo Alto's General Fund budget, an unsustainable situation that coul... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 20, 2012 at 10:21 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 24, 2012 at 7:21 am.