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 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 1, 2013 at 7:32 pm.
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.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Car rolls over on Charleston Road in Palo Alto A white Nissan sedan going west on Charleston Road in Palo Alto hit a tree and rolled over, skidding into the intersection of Middlefield Road at about 4:35 p.m. Monday, Dec. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 3, 2012 at 5:08 pm There have been 41 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 6, 2012 at 1:25 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto settles suit over compost plant The City of Palo Alto has reached a settlement with a group of environmentalists who had filed a lawsuit challenging a proposal to build a waste-to-energy facility in the Bayl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:48 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 6, 2012 at 6:41 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Service Friday for former school board president Tuomy Services will be held Friday, Dec. 7, for John Tuomy, a former Palo Alto teacher who served for eight years on the Palo Alto Board of Education. Tuomy suffered fatal injuries ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:29 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES I miss the old palo alto! I was born and raised in PA. I, like so many others, grew up in our nice little safe neighborhood where the kids all played together and everyone knew one another. We all wen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrea , a resident of another community, on Dec 2, 2012 at 11:17 pm There have been 55 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2012 at 5:12 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Holiday Fund: Library Foundation pushes to furnish city's libraries Palo Alto's politicos, civic leaders and bookworms rejoiced in November 2008 when voters resoundingly passed Measure N, a $76 million bond measure to renovate two city librari... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 1, 2012 at 11:36 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2012 at 12:45 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Editorial: The push for 27 University If you're confused by the process by which the City Council is considering a massive commercial office project put forth by developer John Arrillaga dubbed "27 University" you... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 30, 2012 at 10:25 am There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:40 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Undisclosed meetings, private funds cloud downtown debate In July 2011, just weeks after Palo Alto approved the mammoth expansion of the Stanford University Medical Center -- the largest development in the city's history -- city offi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 30, 2012 at 9:26 am There have been 77 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2012 at 12:43 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES District seeks parents to help with new school The Palo Alto school district is seeking parent applicants for a committee to help determine a location for a new elementary school. The Elementary School Site Location Adviso... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 29, 2012 at 1:58 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2012 at 9:17 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto prepares for storms, potential outages The City of Palo Alto Utilities department has organized a 24-hour control center and stand-by crews to help residents weather the series of storms in the event of power outag... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 29, 2012 at 1:36 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2012 at 8:33 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Strong winds, rain cause storm drains to clog The second of three storms cleared the Palo Alto area Friday afternoon but not before significantly flooding several Palo Alto streets.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Homeless shelters open as cold weather hits As winter approaches and the weather gets colder, thousands of homeless people will now be able to seek shelter at three locations in Santa Clara County.
Read the full story ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2012 at 11:20 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 27, 2012 at 3:17 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Whither Your Mortgage Interest Deduction? Is 2012 the last year of mortgage interest reduction up to $1M in loan value? I think so. I hear most homes in PA are bought all-cash these days, but for those who own in PA v... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Nov 27, 2012 at 4:10 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 16, 2012 at 11:09 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Will Palo Alto rise up to defeat mega projects? September was quite a month for development proposals in Palo Alto. First there was Jay Paul's proposal for 311,000 square feet of office space in the California Avenue area, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 26, 2012 at 8:48 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2012 at 10:37 am.