AROUND TOWN
AT&T cell tower problem
We no longer can make or receive cell calls from our home between Page Mill and Stanford Ave. I've called AT&T often. They report a "degraded" cell tower "near" Page Mill and ... |
Al F. |
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on Feb 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm by can you hear me now?, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Internet and TV/Cable Service issues?
I have been trying to upgrade my AT&T DSL internet service, without success.
Our home is over 19,000 ft from the central switch for AT&T DSL service. As a consequence, the... |
Al Henning |
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on Jun 9, 2010 at 12:30 pm by Al Henning, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
US budget crisis fix per the Economist
Some may say the CPC Budget Plan isn’t serious, but it does balance the budget faster than the Republican Ryan plan does, without as much pain to the weakest among us, and wit... |
al norte sm |
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on May 5, 2011 at 10:49 am by al norte sm, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Al-Qaeda Websites Endorse McCain
"Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election," said a commentary posted Monday on the extremist Web site al-Hesbah, which is closely linked to the terrorist gr... |
Al-Qaeda for McCain |
1757 |
4 |
on Oct 22, 2008 at 2:26 pm by Hem, a resident of the The Greenhouse neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
American Lung Association gives Santa Clara County an "F" for air pollution
"Although there have been some improvements, the health and lives of millions of Californians are at risk because of our dirty air"
Web Link |
ALA |
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 3:01 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto Copies San Francisco
Web Link |
Alabama |
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1 |
on Feb 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
cell phone reception in Palo Alto/Stanford
We just recently switched from Cingular to Verizon. My wife works at Stanford and we found that the reception at Stanford is not good.
The Verizon rep was honest with us a... |
Alan |
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on Jun 12, 2010 at 4:54 pm by eskay, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Second California Avenue Public Meeting Re Trees
This is on the city's website:
Public Meeting October 22nd, 6:30 p.m.
TREE SELECTION and PROJECT INFORMATION.
Escondido School Auditorium
890 Escondido Rd, Stanford
... |
Alan |
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3 |
on Oct 21, 2009 at 10:41 am by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Tomato Thievery
This past summer, we decided to try growing tomatoes for the first time. We found that the best place for sunlight was outside our fence. It was fun watering and caring for ... |
Alan |
2750 |
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on Oct 4, 2009 at 5:17 pm by Alan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
What was bicycle event - Friday evening
Friday at about 10 to 11 PM about 1,000 bicyclist passed by Charleston Rd. Does anyone know what event this was? Was it Critical Mass?
I heard one give directions to the ot... |
Alan |
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6 |
on Sep 20, 2009 at 8:25 am by Sarah, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Vantage signs are graffitte littering Palo Alto.
While driving around Palo Alto, a see signs taped to light poles and bus stop sign posts all over the city, advertising "Vantage". This is graffiti from one of the developers... |
Alan |
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5 |
on Feb 22, 2008 at 12:06 pm by temporary, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Double Secret Elementary School Information!!
I went to the prospective parent information session at Ohlone the other night. I wanted to learn more about the school and the MI program.
The people running the school s... |
Alana |
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7 |
on Nov 20, 2009 at 2:39 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Bufoon-In-Chief
The latest gaff of ‘president’ Bush while addressing Queen Elizabeth is the latest indication that the current resident of the white house is a bufoon of unprecedented proport... |
Albert |
3417 |
54 |
on May 13, 2007 at 5:52 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Mysterious Death of Pat Tillman
Pat Tillman was a fiercely independent thinker who enlisted, fought and died in service to his country yet was critical of President Bush and opposed the war in Iraq, where he... |
Albert |
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55 |
on May 7, 2007 at 3:20 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A Psychiatrist's Anaysis of W
An interesting perspective from Dr. Paul Minot, a psychiatrist in Waterville, Maine:
[Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff. Please re-post with a link to the source mat... |
Albert |
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on May 5, 2007 at 7:52 am by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Americans siding with Democrats on Iraq policy
As the Democrat-controlled Congress and the White House clash over an Iraq spending bill, with President Bush vowing to veto it because it contains withdrawal deadlines, the ... |
Albert |
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on Apr 30, 2007 at 6:22 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Surge is a great success
At least 160 people have been killed in four major bomb blasts around Baghdad today - the bloodiest violence since a US troop "surge" and crackdown on insurgents began in Febr... |
Albert |
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on Apr 24, 2007 at 7:43 pm by Kate, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Will Congress finally cut them off?
On Monday, April 9, 2007, the Boston Herald reported that the US military had announced the Easter weekend deaths of 10 more American soldiers, including six killed on Sunday.... |
Albert |
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on Apr 14, 2007 at 1:03 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Oil and the Empire
The oil men of the Bush administration are trying to set up one of the biggest swindles in history--the great Iraq oil robbery.
The cabinet of the new Iraqi government, u... |
Albert |
3842 |
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on Apr 3, 2007 at 6:38 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The most serious threat to our security
This Administration is a Threat to Our National Security
Bush and Cheney Must be Impeached Before it's too late.
The invasion-occupation of Iraq has been described as a cl... |
Albert |
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17 |
on Mar 1, 2007 at 7:38 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
This morning's power outage?
We woke up without power in Los Arboles. City's web site is down, and calling the power outage number gives us busy signal. Does anyone have the scoop on when will we get the ... |
Aleks |
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2 |
on May 11, 2010 at 7:04 am by Aleks, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Why are no comments allowed in $250,000 Narcotics Bust Story?
And lots of comments were removed. I suspect those comments were complaining about the wastefulness, immorality, and uselessness of the drug war and how it should be stopped i... |
Alex |
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9 |
on Jun 9, 2012 at 2:35 pm by lawyers, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
What caused the power outage in South Palo Alto
Hi -- does anyone know what caused the power outage in south palo alto tonight? It was out from roughly about 6:30 to 8:30. |
alex |
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on Mar 22, 2009 at 10:39 pm by Ask the city?, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Election signs on city property
I've noticed election signs posted on Page Mill's median strip. I know this is illegal, plus I disagree with the sentiment. What's the best route to take them down? Call someo... |
Alex |
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2 |
on Oct 28, 2008 at 2:58 pm by Resident, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lack of Trust impacts PiE and more
After reading many, maybe all, the posts about MI, my biggest concern is that something about the way the MI has been introduced to the greater PAUSD community is creating a w... |
alex |
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2 |
on Jan 10, 2007 at 12:51 pm by Board Observer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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