PALO ALTO ISSUES
Memorial Services
Joey Danielson, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died May 25. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 23, at 6 p.m. at the Cardinal Hotel in Palo Alto.
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 11:43 am by Dolly, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Stanford women's hoop team adds former player
Another former Cardinal has returned to Maples Pavilion to help coach women's basketball.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 11:04 am by Tom, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto High School graduates 400 students
Cheering on Palo Alto High School's 110th graduating class of 400 students, parents and family from across the country weathered the sweltering heat Wednesday evening on the s... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 6:49 am by blimey, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hot Day - Library Closed - Again
With memories of last summer, Mitchell Park library is closed again due to excessive heat. In other communities, the library is a place to go to cool down on a hot day, but no... |
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on Jun 17, 2007 at 3:44 pm by library observer, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
University Ave. should be solely a pedestrian and bicycle mall
I believe that University Avenue should be turned into a bicycle and pedestrian mall, from Cowper to Emerson. Some of my reasons:
1. Parking is difficult on the street, and... |
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on Jun 17, 2007 at 1:14 am by Candice, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Student Severly Injured After Crosstown Shuttle Accident
Some parents and commuters along Arastradero/Charleston yesterday afternoon may have noticed abnormal congestion near El Camino.
Unfortunately, some time after school a Gun... |
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on Jun 16, 2007 at 6:21 pm by Ken, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
California Ave. Farmer's Market draws hundreds
Grant Brians of Heirloom Organic Gardens of Hollister sells produce at the grand opening of the year-round California Avenue Farmer's Market Sunday, June 3. Hundreds of area r... |
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on Jun 16, 2007 at 5:12 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Disneyland?
We are trying to put together an impromptu trip to Disneyland over the summer for the little ones. What are your tips/tricks to maximizing the experience? What would you never... |
Palo Parent |
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 6:59 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Host Families Needed in Palo Alto this Summer!
Edu-Culture International is bringing high school aged teens from Bilbao, Spain to Palo Alto this summer from June 26th until July 24th! The group has activities and excursion... |
Phyllis O\'Neill |
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 12:53 pm by Phyllis O\'Neill, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City shell game
The proposed utility rate increases and water surcharge are excessive. Seniors on fixed income and Social Security are already strained.
Will the Council pass the increases... |
Robert and Mary Carlstead |
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 10:45 am by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Soap Box Derby
The Soap Box Derby was run this past weekend with 33 kids from neighboring communities racing their home built racers down Dana Street in Mountain View at speeds up to 27mph. ... |
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 7:50 am by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Big boom rattles south Palo Alto residents
A loud boom in south Palo Alto at about 10:35 p.m. Wednesday night caused several people to call police dispatch to ask if something had exploded.
Read the full story here ht... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:03 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Serious spinners
With approximately 1,700 Palo Altans -- 5.6 percent of the working population -- choosing two wheels instead of four for their daily work commutes, Palo Alto has almost five t... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 8:21 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
rising copper levels in ash from incinerator
"Other people, including Palo Altan Jeff Hoel, postulate a link between San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's addition of chloramine to its water supply in 2004"
I gott... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 8:18 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Help put 100 EPA youth and young adults to work this summer!
From: Faye McNair-Knox
Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 12:29 AM
Dear Neighbor,
I am writing to ask for your help on behalf of East Palo Alto (EPA) youth and young adults who need ... |
Michael Levin |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 6:39 pm by Michael Levin, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bush is our cross to bear
While it is true that Bush has presented America as a nation of vacant-eyed fratboys who gave up booze for the Bible and who care more for John Wayne than for Thomas Jefferson... |
Jon |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 4:52 pm by Citizen, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto anti-panhandling effort kicks off
"I'm going to be a panhandler," Palo Alto Yoriko Kishimoto told a crowd gathered at a downtown street fair Saturday afternoon. Shortly after that, Kishimoto and other city off... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 12:50 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Loud Boom last night
At just after 10.30 last night (Wed) there was a flash of light followed by a very loud boom, enough to wake and scare my kids. We thought it may have been a transformer blowi... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 11:18 am by Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
senior prank
I came home today and I heard from my child that goes to PALY that a group of seniors turned a car over on a deck and cemented a toilet into a seating area. From what I unders... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:38 am by Paly neighbor, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SPORTS
Palo Alto Little League tourney is wide open
With two rounds of the Palo Alto Little League City Championship tournament in the books, a pair of teams have slipped into the driver's seat in a double-elimination event tha... |
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on Jun 13, 2007 at 1:42 pm by Keith, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Dumpy Bar on California Avenue - Clean Up Your Act
On California avenue things have improved quite a bit. New stores are moving in. Traffic is picking up.
Residents on the other side of alma have a nice place to visit f... |
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on Jun 13, 2007 at 11:51 am by Passerby, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Complaint Driven City?
Do we live in a complaint-driven City? Couple examples: City approves demo of Briones house. Three people sue and work stops. School board votes no on MI. Ten people threa... |
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on Jun 13, 2007 at 9:11 am by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Progress on cleaning up the postings here?
Hi Mr. Thorwaldson,
I am just wondering about the progress that you are making in cleaning up this forum? I saw a lot of good ideas to help make it better...forcing one na... |
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on Jun 13, 2007 at 6:11 am by A resident, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Getting to know each other after 30 years
Something unusual happened in Monroe Park last Sunday.
Read the full story here Web Link |
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on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:40 pm by williams, a member of the Juana Briones School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
School Board Opening
TO: MVLA Union High School District Community
FROM: Dr. Barry Groves
DATE: June 12, 2007
SUBJECT: Board member... |
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on Jun 12, 2007 at 10:14 am by Political watcher, a resident of Los Altos |