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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Utilities at top of customer satisfaction survey
Heard about this on the radio yesterday. Web Link...
 
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on Oct 17, 2012 at 1:03 pm by Jan H, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
VP debate strategy
Anyone else watching the VP debate this evening? Biden seems to be using a much different strategy from Obama. When Ryan lies, Biden just calls him a liar to his face. Obama n...
 
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on Oct 12, 2012 at 12:07 am by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
2nd major crash on Hwy 101 in Palo Alto in last 2 days
KTVU reports there was a crash with major injuries on northbound Hwy 101 in Palo Alto this morning: Web Link...
 
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on Oct 10, 2012 at 12:47 pm by Kan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Real Improvements in trash collection
Seriously, I would love an enterprising company to come along and offer to take away all our trash, recyclables and compostables on a regular basis charging us for what we put...
 
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on Oct 7, 2012 at 9:12 pm by Housewife, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto Police release sketch of burglary suspect
Burglar was seen Thursday morning. Palo Alto Police released this sketch and description today: Web Link Ple...
 
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on Oct 6, 2012 at 3:13 pm by resident, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto City Council wants more feedback on 27 University Ave. project
Are you aware of this? Four (4) tall buildings on University and Alma. Office Mega-Complex towering over Palm Drive Palm Drive will never be the same Developer asking ...
 
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on Sep 30, 2012 at 9:36 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School starts next Thursday but already there are lots of school events!
When this new calendar was discussed, we were assured that there would be no school activities before the first day of school. JLS jump start day has already occurred and ther...
 
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on Aug 13, 2012 at 1:46 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Will this year be a non-election year for city and PAUSD?
It is beginning to sound like we will have less candidates than vacancies on our city council and PAUSD? If this is the case does that mean that the declared candidate...
 
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 11:31 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Facebook fires yoga teacher for look given to student using a cell phone
Facebook appears to think that the almighty cell phone is more important than paying attention in class. Web Link...
 
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on Jul 13, 2012 at 2:20 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Lasers pointed at planes, coming from Palo Alto?
Web Link It seems that this is causing a stir at SFO, but not in Palo Alto. Perhaps those who...
 
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on Jul 8, 2012 at 9:43 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Where is the sense in Palo Alto government and planning?
Anyone who reads Palo Alto online must agree that there is a serious lack of foresight when it comes to planning issues in our town. Alma Plaza, with all the years of talk,...
 
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on Apr 15, 2012 at 11:16 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Caltrain vs. car in Menlo Park 5:10pm today
Automobile got in the way of Caltrain at Ravenswood Ave in Menlo Park at 5:10pm today. One injury. Expect 90 minute delays.
 
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on Apr 13, 2012 at 7:14 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Safety Crossing Features on Fabian Crossings
The pedestrian crossings on Fabian with the road embedded flashing lights have been a safety feature for sometime. I have discovered that there is now an additional feature of...
 
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 3:06 pm by At Home, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
What do Palo Altans want in a supermarket?
With news of two new boutique supermarkets in Alma and Edgewood Plazas and the Mountain View Safeway due for a move to larger premises while Safeway in Menlo Park still very p...
 
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on Feb 7, 2012 at 11:32 pm by mmmMom, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto resident to sit with Mrs. Obama during tonight's State of the Union Address
From the Wall Street Journal: Web Link
 
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on Jan 24, 2012 at 12:50 pm by resident, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is anyone at PAUSD watching Apple say goodbye to text books!
We have been talking about it for some time, but has anyone at Churchill been paying attention? Web Link W...
 
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on Jan 20, 2012 at 12:37 pm by VoxPop, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
One solution to Palo Alto's budget problems.
What really, really, really bugs me is that Palo Alto residents spend so much money outside Palo Alto and that sales tax dollars is going to improve infrastructure in Mountain...
 
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on Jan 6, 2012 at 12:34 pm by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Christmas displays, yes I mean Christmas.
All over town, displays are being set up to celebrate the Christmas season. Many are showing the traditional Santa, Snowman, Nutcracker type which have become synonomous with ...
 
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on Dec 4, 2011 at 3:33 pm by greatshow, a resident of the St. Claire Gardens neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Sewage backup again?
Anyone in Midtown experience a sewage backup (sewage pumped back up household drains) between 5:00pm and 6:00pm today (Monday)?
 
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on Nov 7, 2011 at 8:02 pm by Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Romney Wins Republican Debate
Mitt Romney presented as Presidential, while John McCain continued to assert lies about Romney's position on the war in Iraq, even with Gov. Romney sitting right next to him a...
 
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on Oct 26, 2011 at 6:15 pm by Robo Candidate Eaton, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Swam of flying termites
I saw a large swarm of flying termites in my backyard today. After flying in the air for a few minutes they dropped their wings and buried themselves in the ground. Do I need ...
 
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on Oct 22, 2011 at 10:25 pm by Toby, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
renting out sheds in the backyard
We have a neighbor who recently put in sheds in his backyard and is renting them out. The owner seems to think this is OK as long as they are quiet which they are, but isn't ...
 
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on Oct 16, 2011 at 8:17 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto is fast becoming a dormitory town.
We have lost the bowling alley. There is disrespect for those who would have liked to preserve it. Borders is now closed and there is disrespect for those who would like to pr...
 
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on Oct 14, 2011 at 6:05 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PA Libraries now download books to Kindles, why do we need 5 libraries?
It is official. Web Link This is now! We have not finished Mitchell Park library and we haven't ...
 
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on Oct 5, 2011 at 9:44 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools could vaccinate Children under 12 without Parental Informed Consent
The state of California has just passed bill AB499, which will permit minor children as young as 12 years old to be vaccinated with sexually transmitted disease vaccines l...
 
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on Sep 25, 2011 at 8:45 pm by Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood


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