PALO ALTO ISSUES What has happened to the Main Library after school? I went in to the Main Library today late this afternoon to take back some books, and the place was a 'zoo'.
Wasn't this supposed to be an after school study environment and o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bill, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 10:48 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2007 at 5:43 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto architects' vision different from mine Architecture, like art, is a matter of taste. As I live in a 100-year-old house in the Downtown North neighborhood and appreciate the history and beauty of my surroundings and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan Meade, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 1:52 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2007 at 6:14 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Where would you cut the budget? Palo Alto is trying to figure out ways of cutting $3 million from its budget.
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4595
What would you recommend be cut? The... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Feb 28, 2007 at 1:38 pm There have been 102 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Had a post removed by Palo Alto On-line staff? [Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by censorship, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 12:06 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2007 at 9:38 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Co-investing in a first home For our Spring Real Estate special section, I'm looking for people who have recently purchased homes together -- parents helping a child, two friends, two people who didn't kn... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol Blitzer -- Asst. Editor, Palo Alto Weekly, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 11:33 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2007 at 2:47 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Grow, or die I just read Becky Trout's reportage about the "Death by 1,000 Cuts" that our city is facing.
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4595
A follow up to this ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anna, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 27, 2007 at 1:30 pm There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2007 at 4:50 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES How much more housing can Palo Alto handle? We read the headlines that Palo Alto schools are filling up. By 2011, the school district is forecasted to exceed its capacity at all grade levels.
How much housing growth ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Arthur Keller, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Feb 21, 2007 at 11:55 pm There have been 124 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City Council Changing the World While channel surfing last night, I caught the City Council discussing the need to increase their allowance for travel by a few thousand dollars (full disclosure, I have never... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by BeHumble, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Feb 21, 2007 at 12:31 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2007 at 6:52 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Should we name anything after a non-resident? I have nothing against Martin Luther King or Mrs. King, their heritage or their legacy. But neither had anything remotely to do with Palo Alto - and at that years after the Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 14, 2007 at 10:14 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2007 at 11:20 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES "Smart" Stanford studens duped by scam? I can't believe that the super smart Stanford students with SAT's in the stratsophere were
duped into on-line 'phishing scams' pretending to be Bank of America or any other i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 12, 2007 at 12:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2007 at 3:11 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Police Chief removes enforcement on leaf blowers The Police Chief has just nullified the law passed by the Palo Alto City Council to ban gasoline powered leaf blowers at residences.
She told me that the reason is budgetar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2007 at 1:43 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 19, 2007 at 3:56 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Actually, we get on very well together To read some of what has been said in this forum recently, one might think we are racist, hateful and constantly ear bashing each other. If someone just dropped here from anot... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 2, 2007 at 5:36 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2007 at 12:40 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES What Kind Of Forum Is This?? What the heck is going on these days with this forum? The Weekly police squad seem to be removing posts left and right and even locked the thread dealing with the topic of suc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Observer, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 31, 2007 at 12:47 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2007 at 4:30 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto community not ready for tasers I considered the Taser issue before, as a member of the city's Human Relations Commission. Police Chief Lynne Johnson mentioned a few years ago that she might someday want Tas... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeff Blum, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2007 at 1:08 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2007 at 8:40 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Innovation towards very small AFFORDABLE housing Here's a thought-provoking article in the always-interesting "Metropolis Magazine" http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2409
here's a quote from the article:
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Race Card Fatigue I am tired of seeing some proponents of Mandarin Immersion cry "racism" against anyone who opposes placing another immersion program right now in Palo Alto, even a Mandarin ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pauline Navarro, a member of the Juana Briones School community, on Jan 27, 2007 at 10:06 am There have been 37 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2007 at 10:21 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Cars should be able to turn left without an arrow The driving regulations in Palo Alto are needlessly paternalistic. The best example of this tendency is the inability to make a left turn at intersections without an arrow. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Craig, a resident of Stanford, on Jan 26, 2007 at 1:53 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2007 at 12:07 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Missing Stanford Student - this is a Palo Alto issue There is a Stanford Student missing since last Saturday. I have seen nothing about town and very little in the media. This is an issue that affects all of us. Please let us do... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Alto Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2007 at 10:29 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2007 at 11:52 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Weighing in on City Planning http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070120/bob9.asp
Here's an interesting study that correlates walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods with health. If this work proves to be v... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Periwinkle, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2007 at 1:49 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2007 at 8:50 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES AOL problems Has anybody else had problems with AOL Tuesday and Wednesday? I have tried to connect several times since Tuesday morning on our DSL line and have not succeeded. I did however... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Aol User, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jan 24, 2007 at 6:23 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2007 at 10:39 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Federal funding delayed for creek study "The ultimate goal of the study, whose completion is not expected for more than a decade, is to find a way to protect area communities from flooding while preserving and enhan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joyce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 24, 2007 at 4:15 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 24, 2007 at 10:51 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto, Iraq and questions about our responsibilities Hi folks,
I love it here in Palo Alto – where I’ve lived my entire life. I did, however, live elsewhere when I served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the mid-‘70s in ground in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jan 23, 2007 at 8:33 am There have been 63 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 29, 2007 at 2:47 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES CPI Settlement with City is criminal On Friday CPI Industries settled with the city for releasing toxic gases into Barron Park. The settlement calls for no admission of guilt and a $20,000 fine. CPI's own inves... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bill Kelly, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jan 22, 2007 at 9:00 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2008 at 12:27 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES PA sued over 'oversized' 195 Page Mill project http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4371
Another example of outrageous, frivolous hubris that would keep our city from growing. What a waste of public reso... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anna, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 20, 2007 at 12:21 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 25, 2007 at 8:06 pm.
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