PALO ALTO ISSUES
2006 Paly grad arrested for abduction of Gunn student
A 20-year-old San Jose man who graduated from Palo Alto High School last year was arrested Thursday night in connection with the abduction, beating and sexual assault of a 17-... |
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on Nov 2, 2007 at 4:22 pm by joe snip snip, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Let's Consider Taxing Legal Sevices in Palo Alto.
Web Link
Above is just a partial listing of private law firms extant within P... |
Solutions |
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on Nov 2, 2007 at 12:39 pm by Ethan, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Building a home in PA
Hi all,
I was just wondering if anyone has gone through the process of building a home in Palo Alto anytime recently (or knows of someone who has). Looking through the buil... |
Raphael |
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on Nov 2, 2007 at 12:34 pm by BeenThere, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Simple Question for Council Candidates: Do You Support ABAG Housing Mandates?
I want to hear from the candidates on this one. No dancing around the issue. We, as Palo Alto citizens, have a right to know.
There are other threads where various citize... |
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on Nov 2, 2007 at 12:18 pm by Geoff, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police hunt for clues in girl's abduction
Palo Alto and Sunnyvale police are still seeking witnesses in the abduction, brutal beating and sexual assault of a 17-year-old Gunn High School student that began about 3:10 ... |
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on Nov 2, 2007 at 10:07 am by Sally, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Gunn students advised not to walk alone
Gunn High School has advised students not to walk or jog alone in the aftermath of the abduction and rape of a Gunn student yesterday as she was walking home alone.
Read th... |
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on Nov 1, 2007 at 6:34 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Middlefield Road 'repaving'
Has anyone else noticed what a god-awful job is being done repaving Middlefield between Colorado and Charleston?
Palo Alto is the one city that actually manages to make it... |
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on Nov 1, 2007 at 6:01 pm by KT, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'C' is for campaign
Faced with rising enrollment and plans for new curricula, schools in Palo Alto are poised to change. At the helm will be the district's Board of Education — itself slated for ... |
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on Nov 1, 2007 at 2:37 pm by PM., a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Mary Davey
When Mary Davey looks back on her long history of public service, perhaps her favorite accomplishment is helping create the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
Read th... |
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on Nov 1, 2007 at 2:17 pm by Julie, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Mortgage Meltdown
An interesting article appeared in Sunday's Chronicle outlining foreclosures and the zip codes where they occurred (Section 1, page All). Is it a surprise that Palo Alto had ... |
Burst Bubble |
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on Nov 1, 2007 at 2:02 pm by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Letters
Partisan politics
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 1, 2007 at 12:01 pm by Retail Supporter, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'Exploding toilets' surprise residents
Practice of pressurizing sewage lines creates messy lavatory eruptions — worthy of a Harry Potter 'Muggle' curse
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 10:01 pm by Jarred, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford acquires valuable Egyptology library
Stanford University has acquired one of the most valuable libraries on Egyptian history in private hands, documenting more than 1,500 years of Egyptian history from about 650 ... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 5:40 pm by k, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto warning system is upgraded
The system Palo Alto uses to warn residents of danger, including the threat of floods, has been upgraded to send personal messages, including text, to residents and businesses... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 4:50 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Internal Contradictions of Command (socilaist) Economies
The following link, about China's most recent price regulations for diesel, are classic.
Web Link
If, by some a... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 4:31 pm by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cutting off comments
When you cut off comments before any have been posted, perhaps the original posting should also be flushed. |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 4:04 pm by Anne, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Porter not fired for testifying, Benest says
In an Oct. 4 letter, City Manager Frank Benest affirmed that former meter reader Brandon Porter was not fired for testifying in a harassment inquiry.
Read the full story here... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 2:42 pm by Not_Surprised, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools only bus system in Menlo Park
Does anyone know more about the "schools only" VTA bus system that runs in Menlo Park? I have heard that VTA busses operate between the schools so that kids can walk to their... |
Alex Green |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 1:51 pm by Alex Green, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A print-run of one
Margo Redfern, the publisher and entrepreneur behind a new book series for children, works out of her Palo Alto garage. It's not where the whimsical stories are written -- tha... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 1:48 pm by Margo Redfern, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Monster building will cause too much traffic
What gives with this proposed new giant, out of place monster building?
Web Link
Won't it create too much traf... |
Too much traffic |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 12:02 pm by Senior, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Vigils Planned by MoveOn to Mark 4 years of War in Palo Alto
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
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> More than 64 Iraq Anniversary Vigils in our Region
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> and over 1,000 Vigils Nationwide Will Reject Escalation,
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> Honor the Sacr... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 10:57 am by Jerry Cox, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Moderate quake near San Jose shakes Bay Area
No injuries or damage have so far been reported from a moderate earthquake that struck the Bay Area at 8:04 p.m. The initial estimate was that it registered 5.6 on the Richter... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 10:15 am by Voice Alum Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Neighbors oppose planned redwood removals
At least seven Old Palo Alto neighbors submitted a petition Friday expressing their "strong opposition" to a proposal to cut down two more redwoods on Byron Street. "We love t... |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 9:54 am by suzanne, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Do you let your children play in your neighborhood?
A recent thread here (Web Link) raised the issue of whether we let our children play outside in our neighborhoods as much ... |
Simon Firth |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 9:01 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Share your memories of high school senior pranks
Remember past senior pranks at Palo Alto high schools? Post your memories of them, with the year they occurred, and what the consequences were, if any.
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Tyler Hanley |
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on Oct 31, 2007 at 7:55 am by Thyum Weigand, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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