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Where would be a good place for soccer team end of season party
We are heading to a restaurant for end of season celebration... but have not decided on a restaurant to go to... We need enough space for the 20+ adults and kids, food c...
 
soccer mom
 
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on Nov 16, 2011 at 10:07 am by SoccerDad, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
SPORTS
are the fields open today in the parks for soccer?
I thought there was a phone number but could not find it on city web site... anyone out there knows about it?
 
soccer mom
 
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on Nov 12, 2011 at 5:12 pm by soccer mom, a resident of another community
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Electing a New School Board
After watching the last several school board meetings, its clear that Dana Tom, Many Lowell, and Camille Townsend have no business being on any board. Shame on us for electin...
 
Soccer Mom
 
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on Jun 2, 2007 at 12:02 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood
SPORTS
Mayfield - a hit
My son had his first soccer game at the new Mayfield site. It was a pleasure to attend his game, and at last feel that we have something to be proud of in Palo Alto. The pa...
 
Soccer Mom
 
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on Sep 25, 2006 at 6:02 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Charge PACT!!!
Diana Diamond, in her recent editorial about hidden, and continuous taxation of citizens, mentioned the following: "An increase in park field usage fees — from $5 a season ...
 
Soccer Team Mom
 
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on Apr 23, 2008 at 3:30 pm by Big Budget for kids, a member of the Palo Alto High School community
SCHOOLS & KIDS
"Palo Alto" book by James Franco
I recently read the notorius book by James Franco called "Palo Alto". It is a very disturbing picture of the lives of Palo Alto teens, I wonder whether it reflects some of wha...
 
Sohini
 
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on Mar 10, 2011 at 1:15 pm by Sue, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
New real estate bubble.
This proves that we are in another bubble. The bubble popped somewhat after the credit crunch but has recently reinflated. Does anyone else think this is extreme bubble pr...
 
Sol
 
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on May 28, 2012 at 11:10 am by C, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
BUSINESS TAX: $150 tax on Stanford and Foothill students to be included? Why not?
Tax on artists, tax on writers, tax on architects, tax on the arts on general, galleries,all retail, etc., tax on gardeners, Not one City Council member has ruled out TAXE...
 
solon
 
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on May 13, 2009 at 9:41 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Free the Chidren's Theater! Smaller,smarter government needed in PA
Time to FREE THE CHILDREN'S THEATER! I am interested in facts, arguments and values pro and con to help my thinking on the following which now seems right to me at least...
 
solon
 
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on Jun 22, 2008 at 2:53 pm by fireman, a resident of another community
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
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Who to vote for?
As someone who has not been to any of the candidates meetings but is looking for information on the candidates for the upcoming election, I have read most of the junk mail rec...
 
Someone
 
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on Oct 29, 2009 at 5:32 pm by Bill, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD Board votes to pay Los Altos Charter School
According to the PA Weekly Home Page, PAUSD Board has agreed to pay Bullis Charter School a per pupil fee if PA students decide to attend that school and if Los Altos becomes ...
 
Someone who doesn\'t understand
 
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on Mar 8, 2007 at 5:02 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Connecting Dots between NYC, Goldman Sachs, and us
A thread was shut down, ( not deleted, just shut down), a few days ago about "The Sky is Falling" related to the upcoming attempt to take over yet more private markets by th...
 
Somewhat Dispassionate
 
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on Apr 22, 2010 at 3:11 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Charleston narrowing is working well
I would like to thank the City of Palo Alto for the Charleston/Arastradero Plan. I walk or bike with my children back and forth to school every day, and our school route ...
 
Sonya Bradski
 
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on Aug 23, 2010 at 9:25 pm by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Steel plates in the streets?
Does anyone know why Palo Alto seems to have more steel than asphalt paving the streets these days? And poorly placed steel plates at that. Driving around town lately has made...
 
Sore Tires
 
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on Nov 2, 2009 at 11:26 pm by Sarah, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Save Our State
California is being ruined by gridlock and dysfunction. Fortunately, there is a simple legislative fix: the California Democracy Act. This simple, non-partisan constitution...
 
SOS
 
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on Mar 14, 2010 at 6:03 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
WWII vintage aircraft over Palo Alto today?
Today, (Wednesday 5/16) around 5:30pm I saw a B-17 pass over my house heading NW at around 500 feet. About 15 minutes later, I saw what looked to be a B-24 flying the same di...
 
Sound of Freedom
 
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on May 24, 2007 at 8:12 am by enough, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Solution for Hogging Parking Spaces- charge Street cleaning
The biggest problem with Parking in Palo Alto is the City workers, or private workers parking far way, more than a mile sometimes from University Avenue. The parking garages s...
 
southdowntown
 
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 11:32 pm by paul, a resident of Mountain View
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Gunn 16-year-old died in car crash early July 6
He just finished his sophomore year at Gunn - one of my child's best friends - I am frightened and at a loss on how to deal with this. Does the PAUSD district do any counselli...
 
Southgate neighbor
 
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 5:09 am by <3, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
air pollution warning for Friday, January 8
A Winter Spare the Air Alert has been called for tomorrow, Friday, January 8, in the Bay Area. The burning of wood and firelogs is banned both indoors and outdoors tomorro...
 
spare the air
 
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on Jan 8, 2010 at 5:41 am by More worried about Fireplaces than Health Care, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPIC AT TIP-A-COP
I am a Palo Alto Resident and the mother of an amazing son who has Down Syndrome. Through out his life, I tried to keep him active in different sports and activities, however ...
 
Special Olympic Mom
 
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on Jun 21, 2010 at 7:10 pm by Grateful Mom, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Morons Speeding on Page Mill Rd
Time for speed cameras - EVERYWHERE!!!! Now we have morons taking bragging rights about how fast they can go on roads that are a challenge to drive at normal speed, much less ...
 
Speed Cameras
 
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 12:44 am by Solutions, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Hwy 101 is closed Sunday morning
Big rig crashed through the center divide in Menlo Park, closing both northbound and southbound lanes. Latest info here: Web Link Take Hwy 280 or C...
 
speeder
 
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on Nov 13, 2011 at 9:07 am by speeder, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
A point of view
Dear neighbors, We would like to welcome our bay region neighbors to an open conversation in the very open environment of the west bay. Our neighbors will bring an unique ...
 
Spike Marvel
 
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on Jun 5, 2008 at 5:43 pm by Spike Marvel, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
No bike racks at our sports parks
I have just returned from Hoover Park and was surprised to find that there is no safe place to lock bikes. Many of the players and their families use bikes and there is nowher...
 
Sport Family
 
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on Apr 12, 2009 at 9:42 am by Sports Family, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood


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