PALO ALTO ISSUES City Council Job Performance Poll Lately, there have been several threads on this forum regarding the performance of the Palo Alto City Council. I thought it would be interesting to conduct an informal poll to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 17, 2007 at 8:45 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 6:14 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES good morning palo alto! good morning to all of you stressed out, overworked, and high achieving folks!
just wanted to say that it's bike to work day! don't forget to pump those pedals.
and, for a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anon., a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 17, 2007 at 7:40 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 11:23 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Video needed / May 7, 2007 - PA City Council meeting I'm seeking a video of our May 7, 2007 PA Council meeting.
Thank you,
650 856-0700 READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Citizen, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 4:41 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 6:18 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City Council and the Problem of Commissions This well-done Weekly editorial http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=5292 illustrates but one example of the general failure of our policy-making bodies, ov... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Otto, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 12:45 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 10:07 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Basements in new Palo Alto houses Anyone with thoughts on the trend in putting basements in new Palo Alto houses? I know this has been going on in old PA for years, but I have noticed it more and more in Midt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Citizen, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 14, 2007 at 10:32 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 9:46 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES No environmental committee the PA Daily News is to be commended for thier editorial yesterday against the formation of an environmental committee in Palo Alto
http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 14, 2007 at 2:02 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 2:25 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Keep Town Square user Friendly rather than divisive On chatting with an acquantaince who I knew used this forum daily sometime ago, I discovered that they were not looking at it anymore as it was "full of divisive issues and no... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 14, 2007 at 12:08 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 20, 2007 at 11:06 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Conflict of Interest Will Palo Alto City Council Member Peter Drekmeier have a conflict of interest and be unable to participate in Stanford related issues when he marries a Stanford University em... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Won't Be Fooled Again, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on May 13, 2007 at 4:45 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2007 at 9:42 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Louis Road Bus Service Louis Road is going to have no bus service which is going to prove a problem to those using public transport to get to Gunn High School. There is no way that students at Gunn ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on May 11, 2007 at 5:40 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2007 at 8:56 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES "Just Like Other Cities" Proposal “SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE….”
City Council Announces “Just Like Other Cities Initiative”
To: Voters, Taxpayers, and Residents of Palo Alto
From: Palo Alto City Council... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Your Neighbor, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 11, 2007 at 2:05 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 4:20 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Developing the corporate/community connection Palo Alto's boards and commissions and nonprofit community organizations (such as the Palo Alto YMCA) could use more involvement from corporate bigwigs.
Get a few more of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeff Blum, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 10, 2007 at 3:41 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2007 at 1:32 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Why not sell Palo Alto Utilities? It makes financial sense. Sell PAU. Going price that property would be in the neighborhood of $800M-$1B, maybe more. Take the money from that sale and invest (in safe securities and bonds) an amount su... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Otto, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 10, 2007 at 11:18 am There have been 77 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 7:37 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Bowling Alley and Motel Sold Now that these have officially been sold to a developer what are we going to see? Senior housing, does not on the surface provide more students to our schools, if these are so... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 10, 2007 at 10:11 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2007 at 12:37 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Proposed New Monthly Charge For Water Meters Please help spread the word about the incredible proposal to charge a new monthly fee to every user of CPAU water. Annual cost would be from $60 to $4,604.04 (!!!)depending ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Joe Baldwin.., a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on May 10, 2007 at 3:34 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2007 at 6:33 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Creek Cleanup While government agencies and officials pursue long-term plans to mitigate flood risks on the San Francisquito creek, don't just sit idly by. Come and join the first neighborh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Guislin, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 9, 2007 at 8:03 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES A tandem gasoline tank truck was seen going West on Charleston Rd a couple of weeks ago. The recent freeway accident shows what a catarosphic event can happen when a gasoline tank truck explodes. This could happen in Palo Alto.
A car running a red light at Mi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 3, 2007 at 11:10 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2007 at 6:12 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Harrison may sue city of Palo Alto Assistant City Manager Emily Harrison has filed a claim against the city for invasion of privacy, the first step before suing in court.
Story at: http://www.paloaltoonline.c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on May 3, 2007 at 5:57 pm There have been 69 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2007 at 1:30 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Utilities Department is City's Slush Fund It has been common knowledge for years that the Utilities Department is a cash cow for the city - enabling our Council to spend much more per capita than other cities.
Dian... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood, on May 2, 2007 at 1:24 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 4, 2007 at 3:52 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Projected increase of 500-600 students for Palo Alto high schools Within the last week, Gunn High School administrators have distributed a survey to the senior class asking for their input regarding a projected increase of student population... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gunn senior, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Apr 26, 2007 at 7:12 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 26, 2007 at 3:15 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Paloaltohistory.com and Palo Alto History Forum I wanted to extend a warm welcome to Town Square posters to check out the Paloaltohistory.com website. It features articles about Palo Alto history's recent and more distant ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Matt, a member of the Duveneck School community, on Apr 26, 2007 at 12:15 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES cell phone reception in Palo Alto/Stanford We just recently switched from Cingular to Verizon. My wife works at Stanford and we found that the reception at Stanford is not good.
The Verizon rep was honest with us a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Alan, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2007 at 9:46 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2010 at 4:54 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES The Climate-Change Diet With all we know about the benefits of locally grown and organic foods, how do people feel about fighting global warming at home. . . in the kitchen?
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by sharon, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2007 at 4:44 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2007 at 6:38 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Asst. City Manager discipline details released With the release of documents relating to the suspension of assistant city manager Emily Harrison (see story at http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4940) do y... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Apr 25, 2007 at 8:11 am There have been 99 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2007 at 8:51 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Is an Environment Commission a good thing for PA? On a close vote, the City Council decided last night to consider forming a new city "Environment Commission" to oversee city policies affecting the environment. See story at h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Apr 24, 2007 at 8:14 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2007 at 5:55 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES How does change happen in Palo Alto? Hi,
Seems to me that Palo Alto has some change management issues.
From Change Management 101:
http://home.att.net/~nickols/change.htm
In thinking about what is mea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Change Agent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 23, 2007 at 6:50 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2007 at 5:41 pm.
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