AROUND TOWN
Move Your Car Or Be Towed!
I just arrived home to find a TOW Warning note on the kid car that stays at the curb when not in use. It says that I have only 72 hours to move the vehicle or it will be cite... |
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on Aug 20, 2009 at 9:57 am by snoopy, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No candidates for PAUSD board
Can't find the online version, but according to the print version on Friday, there are no candidates other than the incumbents for November election. Therefore Dana Tom and Ba... |
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on Aug 19, 2009 at 9:00 pm by Parent, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Water is the New Oil: Planning for a Changing Climate
Although it is important for people to converve water, isn't the Palo Alto City Council cancelling our efforts by approving so much development? Why can't we grow slowly?
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on Aug 19, 2009 at 2:02 am by anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Is it allowed to extend your concrete driveway to double the normal size
I can see adding maybe five feet, but there are some residents who are doubling the size of their driveways with concrete. Do you have to get a permit to do this? |
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on Aug 14, 2009 at 9:02 am by resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Goldman Sachs Part III - 97% right market calls
High Frequency Trading, insider contacts, and 97% market calls: Goldman Sachs has it all it needs to make money.
The data coming out from Goldman Sachs (GS) Q2 trading acti... |
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on Aug 8, 2009 at 9:36 am by R Wray, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Banks delay foreclosures to collect more late fees
I read an interesting financial article this week in the Orlando Sentinel. I heard some of its points discussed today in the news, but I don't think it's widely known yet. Bas... |
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on Aug 2, 2009 at 10:26 am by Benefit, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Letter: City employees should volunteer pay cuts
Here's a letter that was posted in the Almanac that I wanted to repost here. I believe it has direct relevance to Palo Alto in light of the recent city's planned utility rate ... |
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on Aug 1, 2009 at 3:57 pm by manager, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Goldman Sachs Part II
Do you also want to get paid record bonuses this year like Goldman?
If you want to know what's really going on behind all the media hype over green shoots, you have to read... |
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on Jul 31, 2009 at 12:13 pm by resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
French Workers Threaten to Blow up Nortel Networks
Workers at the French arm of telecommunications manufacturer Nortel Networks Corp. have threatened to blow up their factory unless they secure decent layoff terms, but gas cyl... |
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on Jul 18, 2009 at 12:25 pm by Life in the Fast Lane, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Goldman Sachs is the Winner that Takes All
If there ever was a company that has profited from today's financial crisis its Goldman Sachs. Hail Goldman! I'm being facetious of course. If America is now circling the mon... |
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on Jul 16, 2009 at 2:38 pm by resident, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Page Mill to evict prominent tenant organizer in East Palo Alto
Web Link
Very sad; these folks are needed in the community. |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 2:01 pm by Resident, a resident of East Palo Alto |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
imposed tough restrictions on the use of tap water, local officials said.
Drought-hit LA, San Diego impose water ban
Published: Monday June 1, 2009
Hit by a severe drought for the third year in a row, Los Angeles and San Diego on Monday impos... |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 4:32 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Increase in air traffic?
Is it just me, or has there been a significant increase in aircraft noise over Palo Alto starting early in the morning and extending to at least midnight? Saw a low-flying pla... |
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on May 17, 2009 at 12:26 am by Resident, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Another fatality on Caltrain - poses questions
Another fatality today on Caltrain, the third in less than two weeks, should cause Caltrain to ask itself some tough questions. How do their fatality numbers compare to simila... |
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on May 15, 2009 at 4:56 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why we need local fresh food
If you are interested in saving our local farmlands so that we can continue to buy fresh produce, and if you are interested in pushing back at ABAG and its unproven mandate fo... |
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on May 14, 2009 at 12:37 am by Bruce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Why is bike to work thread restricted to registered users?
Is bike to work so controversial that it needs to be kept to registered users?
My comment would have been that the schools are not doing anything because most have just don... |
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on May 13, 2009 at 5:44 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Math and suicide topics
Here on Town Square we have three topics that are getting the most hits. We have had two suicides on our tracks from different types of people but both obviously feel that thi... |
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on May 7, 2009 at 1:22 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Utility rate increases are not a "done deal"
Increases in utility rates are not a "done deal" even if the media and city council want you to believe that they are. We as citizens have the opportunity to send our objectio... |
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on May 5, 2009 at 12:09 am by Resident, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
City Wide Yard Sale - Zero Waste
I contributed to a friend's yard sale at the Sunnyvale city wide event last weekend because she was collecting money for her pet charity. She made $200 and sold about a quarte... |
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on Apr 28, 2009 at 9:03 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why isn't the City Council talking about water shortfalls?
West Is Told to Expect Water Shortfalls Web Link
Is the City Council continuing to add housing to Palo Alto... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 11:04 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
America and Israel: Friends No More?
Does anyone find Obama's willingness to allow Iran to continue its nuclear buildups odd?
It also seems that America and Israel are increasingly falling out of favor with ea... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 1:28 pm by Inquisitive, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Walkable Neighborhoods - What does that phrase mean to you?
Here on Town Square and other places, we seem to hear constant reference to the phrase "walkable neighborhood".
As someone who has come from a place where I had to walk to ... |
Resident |
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on Apr 19, 2009 at 1:59 am by RMT of Rex Manor, a resident of Mountain View |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
9.25% Sales Tax
I went out today and did some shopping, got my hair cut, and had dinner with my husband. Wow, it's very shocking to have to pay 9.25% in sales taxes now. I've decided to move ... |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 2:24 am by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The One Banker Who Got It
Web Link
Fascinating story about this banker who was investigated for not playing along with the su... |
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on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:12 pm by Perepective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
China to Lead Electric Car Revolution
China vies to surpass the U.S. in electric car production, meanwhile American fixate on how to save GM. Silicon Valley watch out! China gets it and the U.S. does not.
http:... |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 4:25 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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