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California Avenue changes OK'd, no test of two-lane plan
Palo Alto's contentious drive to make California Avenue more friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists zipped past heated opposition from dozens of area merchants Monday when the... |
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on Aug 30, 2012 at 11:03 pm by Will, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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At Development Center, Palo Alto quietly untangles its bureaucracy
The Development Center at 285 Hamilton Ave. has undergone a quiet but dramatic transformation in the two years since City Manager James Keene unveiled the "Blueprint for a New... |
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on Aug 30, 2012 at 11:23 am by matt williams fan, a resident of another community |
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Editorial: A first step on bridge
Representing one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the state, it was not surprising to see the City Council fall head over heels in love with the proposed bike/pedestrian... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 4:05 pm by peanuts, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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City of Palo Alto overhauls its website
The City of Palo Alto on Monday launched its new website, capping years of tweaks, frustration and ridicule from the city's tech-savvy community about the existing site.
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 12:30 pm by Still a problem, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood |
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Developments trigger downtown Palo Alto study
Two new buildings in downtown Palo Alto, coupled with a flurry of complaints from downtown residents about parking, have prompted the city to embark on a comprehensive analysi... |
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on Aug 28, 2012 at 11:28 am by curmudgeon, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Palo Alto market robbed at gunpoint Saturday
A man with a black, semiautomatic handgun held up proprietors of the Valencia Market at 3487 El Camino Real in Palo Alto Saturday shortly before 8:40 p.m., fleeing the shop wi... |
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on Aug 27, 2012 at 11:00 am by Language is Hard?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Failure in Middlefield power line caused outage
A failure in the underground power line along Middlefield Road between Loma Verde and Colorado avenues caused 1,958 Palo Alto utilities customers to lose power Tuesday, Aug. 2... |
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on Aug 26, 2012 at 9:05 am by Furious Writer, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Marsh mosquitoes invade Palo Alto
Like the offspring in alien movies, mosquito eggs that have lain dormant in the Palo Alto Baylands mud for 10 to 15 years have been hatching en masse for the past three weeks ... |
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on Aug 24, 2012 at 7:25 pm by Palo Alto Resident, a member of the Palo Verde School community |
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Pensions: 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 Aug 24, 2012 at 4:04 pm by Deep Throat, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto would-be burglar interrupted by resident
A Palo Alto woman prevented a would-be burglar from entering her home last night by yelling at the man, Palo Alto police said.
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on Aug 24, 2012 at 5:41 am by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Mosquitoes at Greer Park
Has anyone noticed how terrible the mosquitoes have become at Greer Park? My daughter was playing soccer there this morning and came home covered in bites. I walked the dogs ... |
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 5:35 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Employee costs/labor contracts are crippling Palo Alto
Front page story in the Mercury News today Web Link
Of Bay Area Governments, Pa... |
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 11:59 am by its outrageous, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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The Politics of Food
Just how much is it worth to GMO giant Monsanto to make California's Proposition 37―a bill that would require labeling of genetically engineered food―go aw... |
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 11:31 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Last chance for Hohbach project
Developer Harold Hohbach's stubbornness in improving the design of his proposed mixed rental housing and research and development project may get him a defeat next time he ret... |
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 11:28 pm by horrified, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Who will win the School Board election?
It looks like there are four candidates for three spots, so one person won't make it. Melissa Baten Caswell is incumbent and seems well-regarded. Camille Townsend is two-ter... |
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 9:50 am by Curious, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto sees shrinking pool of City Council candidates
When Palo Alto made the switch from odd- to even-year City Council elections in 2010, one of the goals was to generate more buzz about local contests by aligning them with the... |
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 1:16 am by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Locals aren't buying Palo Alto's newest green-energy program
Palo Alto may be land of the green and home of the tech-savvy, but the city's latest renewable-energy program has so far failed to achieve even a spark of participation from l... |
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 12:56 am by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Suspect sought in Crescent Park groping
Palo Alto police are seeking a man who they say groped a woman standing next to her car in the Crescent Park neighborhood Monday afternoon.
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 9:05 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Main Library
The Main Library in Palo Alto will undergo a metamorphosis in the next few years when its rooms are renovated, a wing is added and the driveways around the Newell Road campus ... |
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 7:34 pm by Cant understand it, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Thieves break into four cars on Sand Hill Road
Clean cars, dirty cars, BMW, Audi -- the burglars weren't picky as they broke into four vehicles on Sand Hill Road on Aug. 15.
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 4:53 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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New Edgewood Plaza wins final approval
Edgewood Plaza, the only shopping area created by Palo Alto homebuilder Joseph Eichler, will soon welcome a new grocery store along with 10 homes and a small public park under... |
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on Aug 19, 2012 at 6:08 pm by Palo Alto man, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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"Palo-Alto-like Internet Speeds" mentioned in Economist article
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Little do they know just how good...err...bad we actually have it!
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on Aug 19, 2012 at 5:02 pm by Brit, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Go-ahead nears for new, modern Apple store
Plans for Apple's new glass-fronted and topped retail store in downtown Palo Alto are edging closer to final approval this week, as Curtis Williams, Palo Alto's planning direc... |
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on Aug 18, 2012 at 8:28 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bomb squad investigating suspicious package
Palo Alto police, fire officials and a bomb squad are investigating a suspicious package found on the front lawn of a residence on Maplewood Avenue. Fire officials have issued... |
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on Aug 17, 2012 at 5:01 pm by LAWL, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Police: Avoid driving on Charleston during school rush hours
Officials are bracing for potential traffic gridlock on Charleston Road Thursday, Aug. 16, as Palo Alto students head back to school amid PG&E pipeline work along the well-tra... |
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on Aug 17, 2012 at 12:02 pm by Road diet, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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