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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Do We Owe City Employees Lifetime Employment?
Diana Diamond, who has become the bete noir of those wishing to expand the size of government in Palo Alto on another thread here (http://www.paloaltoonline.com/square/index.p... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Chris, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood, on Mar 20, 2007 at 12:51 pm
There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 25, 2007 at 4:56 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
State of the city
Apparently our mayor delivered the "state of the City" address yesterday to, according to the story below, a council chambers full of Palo Alto insiders and current and former... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Mar 20, 2007 at 9:01 am
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2007 at 1:38 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Is There Civic Leadership in Palo Alto?
Reposted from another topic - seemed worth its own thread... Where is the organized city leadership in Palo Alto? It's the vacuum created by lack of strong, visible leaders... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Mar 19, 2007 at 8:35 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2007 at 10:04 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
More housing here won't reduce Central Valley sprawl
I would be more sympathetic with Steve Raney's suggestion (Weekly, March 7 http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4568 ) if adding 3,716 homes in Palo Alto me... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Arthur Keller, member of the Planning and Transportation Commission, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Mar 16, 2007 at 2:26 pm
There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2007 at 10:58 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Barron Park hillside spraying all about money
The lead sentence in the "green" education article on page 3 of the March 7 Weekly http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4559 incorrectly presents the "class... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Peter Deutsch, a resident of Menlo Park, on Mar 16, 2007 at 2:20 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2007 at 12:36 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Is PAUSD going to cut down Redwood Trees?
There are about 20+ large Redwood trees on the Fairmeadow campus. The Redwood trees create a natural border line down the backside of Fairmeadow campus, creating a border a... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Mr. Green, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 15, 2007 at 10:25 am
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2012 at 12:15 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
"Deleted by Palo Alto Online"
I was curious why some seemingly innocuous (in my mind) comments have been deleted from these blogs. For example, the following two paragraphs were deleted by PAO: - If yo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 14, 2007 at 11:14 am
There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 31, 2007 at 3:29 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Leash Laws - Again
I choose to let my dog run off-leash. This action knowingly violates the leash law, which I do not support. It's OK to violate a law -- but ONLY if I'm willing to accept the... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Dog Owner, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Mar 13, 2007 at 4:14 pm
There have been 67 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 3, 2007 at 10:53 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Trying to milk Stanford for money
Thank goodness the council could not get the 5 votes for this http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2007-3-13-03-13-07-pa-hospital-fees Looks like another example of ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Mar 13, 2007 at 9:39 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2007 at 7:42 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Zero Waste Operation Plan Discussion
The Policy and Services Committee will be evaluating Palo Alto's Zero Waste "Operations Plan". This will be Tuesday at 7:30 PM at City Hall. This is the implementation elemen... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Bob Wenzlau, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 12, 2007 at 9:34 am
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2007 at 4:44 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Taxing our way to prosperity ....here comes the business tax
Having showed themselves to be completely feckless when dealing with the budgetary issues facing Palo Alto, and unable to cut from spending anything that might offend the usua... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Chris, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood, on Mar 10, 2007 at 10:49 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2007 at 10:34 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why does MV have a $32 M surplus and we have a $3M deficit?
The city of Mountain View has a $32 million dollar surplus this year (10 was from a lawsuit). Why do they have a surplus, plus a beautiful library, a performing arts center, ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Palo alto mom, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Mar 10, 2007 at 10:24 am
There have been 49 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2007 at 8:44 am.

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What's the glitch?
Seems that I can only view postings from yesterday and the past. No postings today at all? Is there a technical difficulty here? Estimated time of repair? Or are we lo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by where are you?, a resident of another community, on Mar 9, 2007 at 11:24 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2007 at 12:14 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council's FTTH-related conflicts of interest
Ever since October 24, 2005 (with one exception), whenever Council considers matters pertaining to possibly building a citywide municipal FTTH system, Council Members Kleinber... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jeff Hoel, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 8, 2007 at 2:24 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2007 at 1:45 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Being a Good Remodeling Neighbor
With all the remodeling and building in PA - here are a few suggestions to pass to your contractor if you are remodeling. Respect your neighbor's quiet - Palo Alto has rest... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Palo alto mom, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 7, 2007 at 4:59 pm
There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2007 at 10:48 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford asking for blood donors
Please think about being a blood donor. I am English and although I gave blood many times before I moved to the US, I am not able to give blood here in case my blood has ma... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Carol, a member of the Palo Verde School community, on Mar 7, 2007 at 9:54 am
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2007 at 4:59 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain new parking system out of control
Hi, Caltrain installed a new parking payment system at its downtown Palo Alto station recently. The new system asks you to punch your parking spot number and pay your fee. ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Philippe Bossut, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Mar 7, 2007 at 9:24 am
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:09 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Alma Plaza--again
From today's PA Weekly: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4561 One comment in the story is: "they'd like to see a "quality, affordable" grocery ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Mar 7, 2007 at 9:00 am
There have been 80 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2007 at 1:19 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library and Police Bond
I am curious how the City Council plans to convince the community to pass a $95 million bond for the library and police station. It seems that the survey says that more people... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by SW, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 6, 2007 at 9:25 pm
There have been 63 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2007 at 10:38 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editor: What happened to that new thread from yesterday?
Late yesterday I ran across a new thread regarding tonight's PAUSD board meeting. It concerned a charter school issue which was to be on the agenda and was related to recripoc... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Lorraine Sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 6, 2007 at 12:53 pm
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2007 at 9:39 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Drug Dealer
What is up with Palo Alto? I was down towards E. Savory Street this morning going to a body shop and there were atf, state cops, k9 units, and newswatch 16 was there, all they... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Kevin, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 6, 2007 at 12:28 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2007 at 10:06 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Run High Speed Internet: Fiber to the home YET AGAIN??
Why is it that a few people obsessed with getting the city help them get a hyper-speed internet connection can force their agenda onto an overburdened council year-after-year?... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Chris, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 6, 2007 at 11:38 am
There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 22, 2007 at 8:29 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto - we are screaming for HELP!!!
What is happening to our City. We have divided ourselves in regard to MI and Charter Schools. We cannot get our library situation sorted out, along with other infrastructure. ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 6, 2007 at 8:47 am
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2007 at 8:26 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Charter School at All Costs?
I have been following the whole discussion about the potential for a Mandarin Immersion Charter School . I had some sympathy for the proponents of this Charter School, and was... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Resident of PAUSD, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 5, 2007 at 1:05 pm
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2009 at 1:22 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Too late for city broadband investment
I hope the members of the City Council will consider very carefully before deciding to go with broadband, no matter who would build it. They missed their opportunity. Five ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Sue Kemp, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 3, 2007 at 10:46 am
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2007 at 1:19 pm.



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