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City hopes for residents' help with 2014 measure
As Palo Alto officials march toward a 2014 ballot measure to fund infrastructure repairs, they are keeping a close eye on 2008 and trying to apply the lessons they learned fro... |
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on Sep 24, 2012 at 9:58 am by Timothy Gray, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Police training session focuses on mental illness
In a bid to reduce conflicts and better help mentally ill people, Palo Alto police officers completed an innovative training program Wednesday, Sept. 19.
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on Sep 23, 2012 at 10:18 am by Misha, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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City View
City Council (Sept. 18)
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on Sep 22, 2012 at 9:51 pm by Wondering, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Getting Ready for Earthquake!
There will be a big hoopla at Cubberly this weekend, complete
with 100 cots for those who don't even need cots, and fake victims
covered with katsup. Yes, the mighty red cr... |
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 1:43 pm by discipleone, a resident of Mountain View |
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Palo Alto is the #2 city in the USA for bicycle commuting
According to US Census data, more than 10% of Palo Alto adult residents say they usually bicycle to work. Web Link |
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 11:07 am by commuter, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Senior housing planned for old orchard property
Palo Alto could gain 59 homes for seniors if an affordable-housing project by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation becomes a reality. Officials unveiled plans for the apartment p... |
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 4:23 am by Power for our Seniors, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Senior-housing project wins early praise
A proposal by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation to build a senior-housing development and 15 homes on an old orchard site earned early kudos from city officials Tuesday evenin... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 4:04 pm by Floyd, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Palo Alto's ticking time bomb
In 2007, the year Warren Buffett famously described public pensions as a time bomb with a long fuse, Palo Alto officials decided to add a little gunpowder to the city's benefi... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 1:24 pm by David Pepperdine, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto mulls 'neighborliness' grant program
Palo Alto residents looking to throw block parties, launch neighborhood-watch programs or promote other events geared at bringing neighbors together may soon get a little help... |
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on Sep 18, 2012 at 10:20 am by Trying to figure it out, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Police building tops city's priority list for 2014 bond measure
While the nation is fixated on the heated presidential race and the slew of state and local measures that will populate the November ballot, Palo Alto officials are looking tw... |
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on Sep 18, 2012 at 9:42 am by Timothy Gray, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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City's cell-tower plan meets cool reception from AT&T
A proposal by Palo Alto officials to create a citywide plan for cell towers is unlikely to prevent AT&T from installing dozens of antennas at local neighborhoods in the coming... |
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on Sep 18, 2012 at 8:40 am by John, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Residents oppose restaurant liquor license
In another round of preserving what residents say is the safety and quiet of their neighborhood, Barron Park residents are again opposing a liquor license application by a Pal... |
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on Sep 14, 2012 at 3:34 pm by just thinkin\', a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Hacker holds dental office database for ransom
A Palo Alto dentist's database was hacked and an unknown individual held its contents for $3,000 ransom, police said.
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on Sep 14, 2012 at 1:34 pm by Vikas Bhatia, a resident of another community |
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Coming to the rescue
The day before Halloween in 2007, Sunnyvale resident Fred Burgener got the fright of his life. As he pulled up to a stoplight on Fair Oaks Boulevard in Sunnyvale, a grisly spe... |
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on Sep 12, 2012 at 1:22 am by SMKabat, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto makes switch to LED street lights
Palo Alto's night owls will soon see their city in a different light – a whitish glow, to be exact.
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on Sep 11, 2012 at 10:05 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Simitian to host forum on breast-density bill
State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will host a forum Tuesday night to discuss the risks associated with dense breast tissue and the legislature he is spearheading that woul... |
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on Sep 11, 2012 at 12:31 pm by Sue, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Laurene Powell Jobs joins Stanford Board of Trustees
Palo Alto resident and education reform leader Laurene Powell Jobs has been elected to the Stanford University Board of Trustees, the university announced today. Powell Jobs, ... |
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on Sep 10, 2012 at 1:04 am by another mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto teens arrested for arson
Two teenage boys who allegedly set a 4-foot-high orange plastic construction fence and a Krispy Kreme doughnut box ablaze at Jordan Middle School were arrested on Saturday, Se... |
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on Sep 9, 2012 at 5:12 pm by disgusted, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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New trail proposal wins backing of Palo Alto City Council
An eleventh-hour request from Palo Alto and Stanford University for a grant that would greatly accelerate the city's ambitious bike plan and create an expansive trail network ... |
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on Sep 9, 2012 at 8:24 am by jim sullivan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto looks to trim managers' benefits
While Gov. Jerry Brown and Sacramento legislators scramble to contain pension expenses for state employees, Palo Alto is swiftly proceeding with its own set of pension reforms... |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 11:09 am by Jake, a resident of another community |
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Dinah's Poolside Grill may change hands
The future is murky for Sharon Magnuson, the operator of Dinah's Poolside Grill, whose 40 years of running the iconic Palo Alto restaurant appears to be coming to end.
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on Sep 6, 2012 at 3:39 pm by Palo Alto Resident, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
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Palo Alto trims managers' benefits, eyes reforms
Palo Alto took a giant step on its road toward reducing employee costs Tuesday night when it approved a contract that forces about 200 managers to contribute more toward their... |
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on Sep 6, 2012 at 3:33 pm by Dig Deeper into Mgmt Pockets, a resident of another community |
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Trail to close Wednesday for mosquito-abatement repairs
A popular Palo Alto Baylands trail will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 5, while crews repair a hole beneath a floodgate that has caused mosquitoes to proliferate, the Santa Clara ... |
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on Sep 5, 2012 at 11:26 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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PARKING PROGRESS: "The High Cost of Free Parking" by Donald C Shoup
Parking downtown, and neighborhood parking, seems like it needs a fresh look. This book (2011) mentions PALO ALTO many times, and may contain facts and evidence that is useful... |
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on Sep 5, 2012 at 12:18 am by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Man killed by train in Mountain View
A man was struck and killed by a southbound train near the San Antonio Road train station in Mountain View Wednesday morning, according to a Caltrain spokeswoman.
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on Aug 31, 2012 at 12:00 pm by Shana Thomson, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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