PALO ALTO ISSUES NO on PAL building wins Well, NO on PAL building has won. Funny, not exactly democratic, I mean for all we know they were 20 people out of 600. But they got their way. Never got to test a vote.
W... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by PAL member, a resident of another community, on Nov 30, 2007 at 10:09 am There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2007 at 4:52 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Clean House at City Hall - Baum next on the list Anyone who paid any attention to the election campaign realize there are many disaffected citizens in Palo Alto. The Council has understood that change at the top of the City ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Araj Turos, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Nov 30, 2007 at 8:34 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 2, 2007 at 5:42 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Letters Senior drivers
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=7062 posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 29, 2007 at 11:08 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2007 at 3:21 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES ABAG assignments unlikely to change, staff says Palo Alto is almost certainly stuck with an assignment to plan for 2,860 housing units by 2014, city staff members told the Planning and Transportation Commission Wednesday.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 29, 2007 at 10:56 am There have been 196 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2007 at 12:18 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Final bus route 88 meeting set for Dec. 12 The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will be holding a final meeting to gain the public's input on upcoming changes to bus route 88 on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m.
Rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 28, 2007 at 6:11 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2007 at 6:36 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Saving a gallon at a time Concerned about a possible drought in the next couple of years, but confused about how to personally make a difference -- without totally killing the landscaping?
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 28, 2007 at 2:05 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2007 at 9:59 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 'The times, they are not a-changin' From the Palo Alto Weekly, Wednesday, October 20, 1999:
"Candidates in this year's City Council race can expect to face several thorny issues if elected, including selectio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by WilliamR, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Nov 28, 2007 at 10:13 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2007 at 11:26 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Too fast for our mayor According to the PA Daily story:
http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2007-11-28-pa-stanford
a portion below:
"The Palo Alto City Council's decision this week t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Nov 28, 2007 at 9:37 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2007 at 10:07 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Guest Opinion: While pondering big impacts, don't forget important "little" things I appreciated Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto's and Chop Keenan's recent Guest Opinions about Stanford's proposal to expand its hospitals and shopping center.
Read the full Guest O... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 28, 2007 at 9:13 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:22 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto high and dry? Like the rest of the state, Palo Alto and Bay Area face future crisis over how to manage water supply
The water bubbles up at the Pulgas Water Temple near Caņada R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 28, 2007 at 1:20 am There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2007 at 8:46 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Saving a gallon at a time Concerned about a possible drought in the next couple of years, but confused about how to personally make a difference -- without totally killing the landscaping?
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2007 at 5:35 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2007 at 7:09 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Benest elicited respect, provoked aggravation As the news of Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest's impending resignation swirled out of the Civic Center, community members and city leaders took time to reflect on Benest's... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2007 at 5:09 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2007 at 7:24 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Frank Benest to retire as Palo Alto city manager Frank Benest today announced he will retire as Palo Alto's city manager effective June 30, 2008, ending months of speculation about his tenure and nearly eight years of someti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2007 at 3:11 pm There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 2, 2007 at 9:25 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Council lays Stanford-expansions groundwork Dozens of Stanford Medical Center supporters packed the Palo Alto City Council chambers Monday night, telling of severely injured children turned away, urgent surgeries postpo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2007 at 2:02 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2007 at 9:04 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Benest to retire: Let the chatter begin Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest announced today that he will retire from the city's top post on June 30.
"I am announcing my retirement well in advance so that the new... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GSB, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 27, 2007 at 1:29 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2007 at 5:01 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Climate report aims at 5 percent emission cut A 144-page action plan released over the Thanksgiving holiday by the City of Palo Alto -- which outlines ways to cut the community's greenhouse-gas emissiona -- was greeted wa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 27, 2007 at 9:38 am There have been 93 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2007 at 3:53 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES One good thing? I used to live in Palo Alto a while ago ...
When I read these forums - its very clear that the netizens are not happy with the city government. Every other post has compl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by OneGoodThing?, a resident of another community, on Nov 26, 2007 at 12:00 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 27, 2007 at 12:24 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Caltrain will fix-up PA stations, replace bridges Caltrain will kick off a $35 million improvement project at both Palo Alto train stations with a ceremony Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. at the California Avenue Station. The year-lo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 24, 2007 at 6:05 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2007 at 1:02 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Ciardella's stuck in legal, financial limbo Longtime Palo Alto business Ciardella's Garden Supply, Inc. probably won't be able to operate legally until late January or early February, according to Assistant Planning Dir... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 21, 2007 at 11:41 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 24, 2007 at 4:39 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES When cooking a turkey can really bomb Firefighter Gordon Coe of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District shows the mini-A-Bomb effect of trying to douse a grease fire with water Tuesday afternoon -- a demonstration... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 21, 2007 at 7:08 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 25, 2007 at 11:18 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Large developments and scarce resources
Climate change will make scarce resources, clean water, viable agricultural land even scarcer. Do we want our agricultural land to shrink because we in the Bay Area are ins... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 20, 2007 at 12:37 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 21, 2007 at 2:28 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES PA may avoid vote on public safety building Palo Alto city officials are exploring an alternative funding plan that would avoid putting a new public safety building up for a public vote, using a "certificates of partici... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 20, 2007 at 8:46 am There have been 48 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 26, 2007 at 7:22 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Reporting incidents on the PAPD website Has anyone tried to report a property vandalism incedent using the PAPD website? Were you successful at the first try ?
Someone vandalized certain things in our front yard ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by ResidentOfPaloAlto, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Nov 17, 2007 at 12:13 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 18, 2007 at 9:05 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES How about '(Your Name Here) Art Center'? With aging facilities and tight budgets, the City of Palo Alto faces a quandary: Should it grant naming rights to buildings, rooms or other city-owned properties to recognize ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 16, 2007 at 5:20 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2007 at 9:10 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Open to debate It's not what you expect at your quiet neighborhood art gallery.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=6966 posted Friday, November... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 16, 2007 at 5:19 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2007 at 9:09 am.