AROUND TOWN 2012: Palo Alto's wild growth spurt Earlier this month, as Palo Alto's planning commissioners delved into the irksome problem of downtown parking, Commissioner Michael Alcheck made a keen observation: As far as ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 28, 2012 at 10:22 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 30, 2012 at 12:22 pm.
AROUND TOWN East Palo Alto sets drunk-driving checkpoint A sobriety and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted by the East Palo Alto Police Department Friday, Dec. 28, at University Avenue and Bay Road, the department has anno... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 27, 2012 at 2:33 am
AROUND TOWN Two displaced by Christmas Eve apartment fire A cooking fire in a Menlo Park apartment spread to the unit and attic above it Monday night, Dec. 24, before firefighters extinguished it, fire officials said.
Read the full... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 26, 2012 at 6:35 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 6:35 pm.
AROUND TOWN Tomorrow's events (Dec. 27) [Web Link Photography: 'Impacted By Life']
Photographers Dan and Eric Meacham are exhibiting an eclectic selection of work covering subjects as divers... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 26, 2012 at 11:35 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 11:35 am.
AROUND TOWN Today's events (Dec. 26) [Web Link Music: Jazz jam session]
Jazz pianist Neil Adler "and friends" host a musical jam session from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. tonight, Dec. 26, at th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 26, 2012 at 11:31 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 11:31 am.
AROUND TOWN "We prefer that you use your real name, but you may use any 'member' name you wish." PaloAltoOnline.com asks that posters use their real names, which in my opinion means your full, real name (Chris Zaharias, for example, which is mine); after all, using your r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 26, 2012 at 10:59 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 11:29 am.
AROUND TOWN Stevenson House Seniors Collect Over 100 Lbs. of Food for Downtown Food Closet Senior residents at Stevenson House recently held a food drive for the holidays. More than 120 residents participated, donating over 100 pounds of canned and non-perishable fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stevenson House Senior Living, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Dec 24, 2012 at 10:49 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2012 at 7:37 pm.
AROUND TOWN Creeks recede, streets re-open as rain stops Water levels at all Palo Alto creeks began dropping to less dangerous levels Sunday evening as rainfall stopped and storm drains were able to drain city streets.
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 23, 2012 at 2:59 pm There have been 65 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 5:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN Mobile-home park residents host holiday Posada In long robes and accompanied by an angel, modern-day versions of Mary and Joseph, parents of the yet-unborn Jesus, beseeched residents of Palo Alto's Buena Vista Mobile Home ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 21, 2012 at 11:45 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 29, 2012 at 4:34 pm.
AROUND TOWN Arrillaga protest gathers signatures in Menlo Save Menlo, a group of community members not thrilled with the massive eight-acre, mixed-use complex developer John Arrillaga wants to build on Stanford's car lots in Menlo Pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 21, 2012 at 10:40 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2012 at 8:58 pm.
AROUND TOWN why so many invisible pedestrians crossing Alma going to the train? Now that it's darker earlier in the evening, the number of invisible pedestrians running across Alma to catch the train is rising.
Tuesday night as I was driving south on A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Keifer, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood, on Dec 20, 2012 at 10:06 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 22, 2012 at 8:40 pm.
AROUND TOWN Where is Walter E. Wallis? Walter E. Wallis. Long time poster from a view point atypical of Palo Alto.
Does anyone know what happened to him?
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Outside Observer, a resident of another community, on Dec 19, 2012 at 6:58 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 23, 2012 at 12:45 am.
AROUND TOWN City pay, pension costs rising While other cities are reducing the pension and government cost, why the pension costs are rising significantly in Palo Alto! The rise is significant starting from 2012, big j... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by @taxpayer, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 19, 2012 at 12:15 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2012 at 12:57 am.
AROUND TOWN CEO of Jewish Community Center to leave Palo Alto Alan Sataloff, the CEO of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center since 2004, is quitting to take a position in Chicago, according to an announcement by the Jewish Community... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:25 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 18, 2012 at 2:29 pm.
AROUND TOWN Getting to 'yes' There's a phrase that Brodie Hamilton uses to describe people's reluctance to switch from commuting by car to taking an alternate form of transportation: "Yes, but ..."
Read... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 17, 2012 at 3:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:53 pm.
AROUND TOWN Tomorrow's events (Dec. 18) [Web Link Holiday Concert: Mary McLaughlin]
Celtic singer and songwriter Mary McLaughlin will perform with harp work of Steve Coulter for a concert of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:51 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:51 am.
AROUND TOWN When are they going to outlaw burning fires in fireplaces? I haven't been able to open my windows for fresh air all evening because someone has been burning wood since this afternoon and now it's 11:00PM and there is still smoke in th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 16, 2012 at 11:04 pm There have been 147 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 21, 2012 at 4:27 pm.
AROUND TOWN Sharon Hofstedt: Hot chocolate and community building As a pre-teen in small-town Minnesota, Sharon Hofstedt delivered the Minneapolis Star Tribune door to door seven days a week.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:05 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:00 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto bird lovers to take part in Christmas Bird Count On Monday, Dec. 17, volunteers will fan out throughout Palo Alto for the annual Christmas Bird Count sponsored by the National Audubon Society, an effort to take a census of t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:55 pm
AROUND TOWN Karate Kick-a-thon to support families from Newtown I have been teaching Karate and Self-Defense in this area for many years and have been organizing an annual charity kick-a-thon for quite a few years as well.
We just added... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jon Keeling, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 15, 2012 at 1:07 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 5:21 pm.
AROUND TOWN Around Town A PERFECT MATCH? ... The intricate courtship between Palo Alto and Yangpu, a district within Shanghai, started to get serious in September, with the Bay Area Council playing t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 3:57 pm.
AROUND TOWN Firefighters duck gunfire in East Palo Alto Firefighters returning to their East Palo Alto station ran for cover after two rival gangs engaged in a gun battle in front of their quarters about two weeks ago, Menlo Park F... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 6:41 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 1:56 pm.
AROUND TOWN Survey shows residents want Newell Bridge removed Even as plans proceed to replace the Newell Road bridge that connects Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, Palo Alto residents who live nearby are mounting a protest, with many sayin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 2:35 pm There have been 66 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2012 at 12:51 am.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto poised to embark on trash experiment Those black carts filled with trash may soon disappear from the curbside of one Palo Alto neighborhood as part of the city's proposed experiment with food scraps and other org... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 10:49 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 3:54 pm.
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