PALO ALTO ISSUES City should restore Brown Bag Concerts Weekly editorial, Aug. 9:
For some unexplained reason, Palo Alto has opted not to seek donations this year to keep the summertime Brown Bag Concerts around next year. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Aug 8, 2006 at 2:50 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 16, 2006 at 2:35 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES What do we want our libraries to DO? Much has been written in local papers about the recommendations for the libraries and about the constituent groups. Community groups and individuals have been vocal and have w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Valerie Hunt Stinger, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Aug 8, 2006 at 2:45 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 10, 2006 at 6:41 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Is your Neighborhood Association helping? I've come to believe that the "neighborhood leaders" of our associations are not always working for the associations. At the PAN meetings, there appears to be nothing more th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by member, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Aug 4, 2006 at 9:06 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 23, 2006 at 3:11 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto police to target red-light runners I say it's about time but why limit to just three intersections? I've noticed more and more cameras mounted at various intersections, supposedly to catch red-light runners. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ray, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood, on Aug 4, 2006 at 12:34 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2008 at 3:51 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Allow gas leaf blowers back Palo Alto should definitely reconsider its ban on gasoline-powered leaf blowers. It was foolish to start with and should never have been an issue.
The noise level has bee... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Barbara Cleveland, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Aug 4, 2006 at 10:34 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2006 at 9:56 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES New support for fiber to home I was surprised and pleased to see the article in today's Weekly written by Larry Klein and Yoriko Kishimoto pushing for a strong municipal role in bringing two-way high speed... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Taylor S., a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Aug 2, 2006 at 10:44 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 30, 2008 at 1:13 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City Manger Performance Review "It's peformance-review time for the city manager" Diana Diamond reminds us in the headline to her column of Wednesday.
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?stor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jul 30, 2006 at 10:39 am
PALO ALTO ISSUES Are Eichlers a pain? Does this Chron article speak to your experience? Here's an interesting take on Eichlers from the San francisco Chronicle, with a Palo Alto resident quoted. Personally, I'm mixed in my opinion of this style of architecture, b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeremy Loski, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Jul 29, 2006 at 4:36 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2008 at 4:16 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Council fiddles as another car dealer closes For a couple of years now, City Council members have claimed they were concerned about the threat of car dealerships leaving our city -- and taking their sales tax dollars wit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by RS, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jul 27, 2006 at 1:26 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 30, 2006 at 9:40 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Home Depot at Sears San Antonio site?!! Is everyone aware that Home Depot is planning on moving to San Antonio Road near El Camino when Sears vacates next spring?
I posted this on a local email list, and people w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Neighbor, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Jul 26, 2006 at 11:28 pm There have been 37 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 29, 2006 at 10:46 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Where's the help for the mentally ill -- and their families? Here's a moving piece published from an anonymous Palo Altan in last week's Palo Alto Weekly. Please feel free to post your reactions and comments.
Where is my sweet loving m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Jul 26, 2006 at 3:08 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 1, 2006 at 10:13 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Red Light Runners & Speeding - Loma Verde/Middlefield We have resided on Middlefield and Loma Verde for 4 years and I can not believe the amount of daily red light runners and speeders who travel North and South bound on Middlefi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Nikki B., a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 24, 2006 at 2:29 pm There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2010 at 11:17 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Auto mall idea: move MSC to MP Maybe it time for the city to replace it's "top city staff" if their idea to create an auto mall starts at $51.1 million. Here's a much more practical solution.
Temporari... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Marc Fleischmann, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 24, 2006 at 9:40 am
PALO ALTO ISSUES Fry's to be rezoned out of Palo Alto?? Be prepared to say "Goodbye" to Fry's if the City Council approves the City Manager's recommendation for rezoning that area (technical name: Pedestrian/Transit Oriented Develo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Douglas Moran, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jul 21, 2006 at 11:04 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 25, 2006 at 11:17 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Can Palo Alto finally pull off high speed internet service? Would you support a public-private partnership to provide high-speed, broadband (100 megabit per second two-way)communication throughout Palo Alto? Assume this would be provi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Frank Bravo, webmaster of Palo Alto Online, on Jul 21, 2006 at 7:07 am There have been 56 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 11, 2006 at 10:02 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Public-nonprofit partnerships essential to city's future Thank you for highlighting the need for public-nonprofit partnerships in your July 5 article "Friends or Foes?" This supports the fact that with the increasing cost of governm... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Skip Justman, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 19, 2006 at 5:08 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2006 at 9:21 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Diana Diamond: Snohomish was more creative Diana Diamond's latest blog posting argues that a utility district in Washington was smarter and more creative than Palo Alto in taking on Enron. Scrool down to see her post. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Jul 16, 2006 at 2:41 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES Needed: A Freeway-Centered Auto Row City officials should seize the opportunity to add $1.6 million each year in new sales tax revenue for Palo Alto through increased auto sales. In talking about locating an au... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Karen White, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jul 16, 2006 at 12:20 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 21, 2006 at 11:32 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Library "friends" blocked open discussion on future of libraries Thank you for Bill D'Agostino's July 5 exploration of the not-always-friendly role of "friends" groups in relation to our local organizations, particularly the role of the Fri... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Kenrick, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jul 14, 2006 at 5:09 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 25, 2006 at 1:50 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Community pundits get it wrong on the library – again! Before getting on with this response to thinly veiled attacks on our library and recently retired library director, Paula Simpson, contained in letters written by Joy Ogawa an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Jul 14, 2006 at 3:00 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 15, 2006 at 3:18 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Join Palo Alto's Relay for Life, August 19-20 American Cancer Society Celebrates Relay For Life in Palo Alto
Palo Altans will move around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Theresa Carey, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jul 12, 2006 at 10:40 am
PALO ALTO ISSUES Foothills Park - Palo Alto residents only forever? I live in San Jose, work in Palo Alto and would like to someday legally visit Foothills Park on my own. Will this ever be possible in my lifetime? San Jose was never asked t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Steve, a resident of another community, on Jul 11, 2006 at 8:12 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 7:36 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES A good trade-off? Palo Alto developer Chop Keenan is willing to build another parking garage on High St. if the city will allow him to build a four-story building at High and Hamilton (where on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Jul 11, 2006 at 1:44 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2006 at 11:39 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES FoPAL board member unfairly attacks Palo Alto Public Library Good day!
It should be clear from posts placed on another thread what level of operational interference has been visited on the Palo Alto Public Library by some FoPAL board... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Jul 10, 2006 at 1:48 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 11, 2006 at 6:58 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Affordable Housing Planned for SOFA The report in today's PA Weekly about the Community Housing Alliance's (CHA) plans to develop an affordable family residential community on Alma in the downtown area brings wo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol Lamont, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Jul 7, 2006 at 6:02 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 16, 2006 at 10:30 pm.
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