PALO ALTO ISSUES Back Yard Smoke I'm wondering if anyone else is bothered by the seemingly recent trend of back yard fire pits?
When my neighbors start a fire in thier back yard pit as they've done today, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jun 3, 2006 at 5:00 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2010 at 8:38 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Why Can't Palo Alto Fix Its Libraries? It seems that whenever anybody tries to do anything positive about the library system, the community instantly splinters and the council washes its hands of the issue.
Why ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 2, 2006 at 9:36 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2006 at 3:11 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES University Ave Cal Train Station The renovation of the bus stop area was completed a while ago, and it looks great - but frankly, as a daily Cal Train commuter, I am disappointed to see nothing was done or ap... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Cal Train Commuter, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jun 2, 2006 at 10:35 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2006 at 1:07 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 19 acres by water quality plant, cleared by goats If nothing is here but weeds and grass, why couldn't this 19 acres be used for either the new public safety building or the auto row or a hotel?
Anyone have any idea why th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Natalie Fisher, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 1, 2006 at 1:57 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2006 at 2:38 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Let's respond quickly & strongly to acts of intolerance It bothered me when I recently read a news article indicating that — for the first time ever — more Asian than Caucasian students were admitted to University of California sch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeff Blum, human relations commission chairperson, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jun 1, 2006 at 1:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2006 at 12:58 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Auto mall off 101 now seems unlikely Building an auto mall on city-owned land near U.S. Highway 101 is "expensive and logistically difficult," Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest reported this week.
Although... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bill D'Agostino, Palo Alto Weekly reporter, on Jun 1, 2006 at 12:38 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES Paying For Potholes I'm thinking that if Palo Alto took most of the money it spends on outside consulting, we would have enough money to fill the potholes and repair the sidewalks. And, we would ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol Gilbert, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 31, 2006 at 8:50 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 29, 2012 at 8:44 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES New hotels could sustain city programs As a longtime Palo Alto resident who for years has been active in civic life, I fear for our collective ability to sustain into the future our highly valued city and community... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Karen White, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 31, 2006 at 12:37 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2006 at 4:44 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Welcome to Town Square! Palo Altans never hesitate to get involved in local issues when they have an opinion or see a problem needing to be solved. Whether your issue is currently being debated by th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, on May 30, 2006 at 10:10 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 6, 2006 at 10:59 pm.