PALO ALTO ISSUES 2012: The Year in Numbers 23 million: The dollars that the city spent on employee pensions in fiscal year 2012. This is $4 million more than it had spent in 2011 and about $20 million more than in 2003... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 30, 2012 at 12:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 30, 2012 at 12:19 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Three horses struck, killed on I-280 Three horses were killed after they got onto northbound Interstate 280 near Stanford on Saturday morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Read the full story here h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 29, 2012 at 9:25 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2013 at 8:10 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Train horn noise We recently moved to Palo Alto, we live 1200 ft away from rail tracks. On most nights, we wake up because of extremely loud train horns. We initially thought it was caltrain, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by kamala, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Dec 29, 2012 at 11:43 am There have been 81 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2013 at 1:09 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES People of the year Ken Alsman
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Dozens return home after East Palo Alto flooding About 36 people who had reported to an evacuation center due to flooding in East Palo Alto returned home late Sunday night, Dec. 23, according to a Red Cross spokesman.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Is there a water problem ? The water is awfully deep on University around Chaucer St.
I just tried to drive over to the Chaucer St. Bridge to see how it was fairing. The water is so deep in the stre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 5:13 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 23, 2012 at 6:11 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Christmas Day trash pickup Hi
Our trash pickup day is Tuesday and since this week is Christmas Day and the following Tuesday is New Year's Day, we have been trying to find out from the web site when ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Verde Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 1:13 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 25, 2012 at 8:08 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Let's Make PA A Drone-Free City It seems clear as day to me that domestic drone use must be stamped out before it gains a foothold:
Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 8:36 am There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 31, 2012 at 7:21 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto sees good news on financial horizon Strong local sales, a sizzling housing market and recent labor concessions from City Hall employees have given Palo Alto's elected leaders plenty of reasons to cheer as they h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 18, 2012 at 10:11 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Mobile-home park closure would displace 400 The planned closing of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto to make way for an apartment complex took a step forward Tuesday night, as attorneys for the property owners, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:05 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:01 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Holiday Fund: Giving hope to the homeless Tucked at the end of an industrial lot, East Palo Alto's only homeless shelter occupies an unassuming warehouse that's been transformed into a refuge for the city's homeless. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:03 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:00 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Today is the day to talk about Gun Control in Palo Alto I am not normally a political rantist, but I feel so strongly about this and we do need to act to prevent more bloodshed in this country and prevent it in Palo Alto.
If eve... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gun Control, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Dec 15, 2012 at 9:53 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 5:15 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Editorial: Interests collide over Buena Vista's future There has been a certain inevitability to the situation now unfolding at the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, located behind El Camino Real in the Barron Park neighborhood.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Charges dropped in Palo Alto bus fatality A SamTrans bus driver facing a vehicular-manslaughter charge after her bus struck a pedestrian in Palo Alto in 2010 was exonerated Wednesday after the Santa Clara County Distr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 13, 2012 at 10:23 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 10:47 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto to pay $333,481 in software settlement Palo Alto officials on Monday authorized a settlement with software company SAP Public Services, which claimed earlier this year that the city owes more than $1 million becaus... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 11, 2012 at 6:44 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2012 at 11:05 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Divided council beefs up parking requirements With downtown residents up in arms about a dearth of parking in their neighborhoods, Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday to suspend for one-year a zoning exemption that lower... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:45 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2012 at 8:55 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Does the Library have multiple member categories? I was going to ask this from a Librarian next time I was in the Library, but thought I'll ask here as well (in case someone already knows)
While looking for the availabilit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by pa_mom, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 10, 2012 at 2:53 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 6:30 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Holiday Fund: A helping hand for kids When Nina first wound up in a homeless shelter six years ago, escaping an abusive relationship, her main concern was immediate: finding a place to give birth to the baby who w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 10, 2012 at 11:10 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2012 at 12:31 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Guest opinion: Why Planned Community zoning makes so much trouble Nothing brings out Palo Alto citizens with the pitchforks as fast as a Planned Community application. Everybody has a different view of how, or if, a development project provi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 8, 2012 at 10:26 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 9, 2012 at 1:19 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto shoppers may start paying for bags A proposed new disposable-bag ordinance could force Palo Alto consumers to pay as much as 25 cents for every bag used to carry merchandise, if the City Council votes to approv... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 7, 2012 at 10:54 am There have been 72 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2012 at 9:16 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Audit finds errors in Palo Alto's health care expenditures Palo Alto's process for administering health benefits to city workers and retirees is riddled with errors and suffers from insufficient monitoring, according to a critical rep... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 7, 2012 at 10:35 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2012 at 8:52 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Editorial: A needed step back A growing public concern about the magnitude of a proposal made by developer and Stanford benefactor John Arrillaga and the planning process was heard loud and clear by the Pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 7, 2012 at 8:25 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:01 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Historic board pans plan to move Hostess House A proposal to relocate the historic Julia Morgan-designed building at 27 University Ave. to make way for four office towers and a theater drew a harsh reception at Wednesday m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 5, 2012 at 3:31 pm There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 9, 2012 at 10:04 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto nixes election on Arrillaga's downtown proposal Faced with a flurry of criticism of a sweeping proposal to build four office towers and a theater in downtown Palo Alto, city officials on Tuesday scrapped the idea of bringin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 4, 2012 at 6:36 am There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2012 at 10:20 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Power goes out for 500 in Midtown Palo Alto An outage Monday afternoon left 500 customers without power in Midtown Palo Alto after a contractor working near Coleridge Avenue dug into a 4,000-volt line.
Read the full st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 3, 2012 at 7:07 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 4, 2012 at 7:13 am.
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