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POST acquires 1,000 more acres of open space
The Peninsula Open Space Trust is richer in open space by nearly 1,000 acres after spending about $13.6 million for three tracts of land in San Mateo County on the western sid... |
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 1:58 pm by Mike Alexander, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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City to test collection of food scraps from homes
Starting in April, some Palo Alto residents will be putting their food scraps out on the curb for pickup by the city's waste-management trucks.
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 1:43 pm by Angry mom, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Avenidas makes plans for Palo Alto wellness center
A consortium of senior and health-services organizations are looking for land to build a wellness center that would focus on seniors.
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on Jan 28, 2013 at 5:51 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Editorial: Council follows risky strategy to set aside space for compost plant
Harking back to the voters' 2011 decision to set aside 10 acres of the city's defunct landfill for a waste-to-energy plant, the Palo Alto City Council decided Monday to take a... |
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 7:49 pm by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Council gives wide berth for possible plant
Fifty-one acres of now-defunct Palo Alto landfill will not become parkland in the coming year, the Palo Alto City Council decided Monday night, Jan. 14.
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 7:05 pm by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Kids health benefit from underground power lines (instead of overhead poles).
Read an PA online article about the debate of putting powerlines undergraound:
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 1:43 pm by Rresident, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Few good options on pensions, council is told
Despite pension reforms passed in Sacramento last summer, Palo Alto remains severely restricted in its power to rein in the escalating costs of retiree pay because of state la... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:09 pm by Alex, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Palo Alto hires director for its permitting operation
Palo Alto's aggressive effort to reform its famously frustrating permitting operation hit another landmark this week when the city hired its first-ever Development Services Di... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 5:11 pm by The Truth, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Around Town
YAKETY-YAK ... Palo Alto City Council Chambers were deserted Tuesday night by the time the council got to its last agenda item � long-winded members. The nine readily agreed... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 4:34 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Do City Council members talk too much?
Worried that lengthy meetings are "undermining public confidence" in the political process, Palo Alto's mayor and two City Council members have called for possible mandatory l... |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 11:53 pm by Mark, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Kniss misuses credit cards
Both of our other local newspapers had a story yesterday about the fact that Liz Kniss misused her credit card while a county supervisor.
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 3:19 pm by Princess Liz is right, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Letters
Arrillaga the philanthropist?
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 12:45 pm by Anthropologist, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Noise pollution or music to your ears?
While picking up pastries this morning at Paris Baguette I couldn't help but notice loud, piped-in (piped-out?) music filling the Downtown air. It was coming from speakers ou... |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 5:10 am by s, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Stanford officials look to solve Searsville dilemma
Stanford University officials are facing a mountain of decisions regarding what to do with Searsville Reservoir, which is slowly filling up with silt, in addition to dealing w... |
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 9:29 pm by Eroding confidence in Stanford stewardship, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Pensions back on Palo Alto City Council agenda
The City Council will consider ways to manage pension costs Tuesday, Jan. 22, when it discusses recently enacted state pension reform laws and how they apply to Palo Alto.
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on Jan 22, 2013 at 3:54 pm by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Feature story: Going 'carbon neutral'
In 2006, a year after Hurricane Katrina brought New Orleans to its knees and six years before Hurricane Sandy transformed New York City's famed subways into fetid swimming poo... |
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on Jan 20, 2013 at 6:11 pm by Steve Raney, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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PA real estate agents - selling out PA to the highest bidder
Just want to throw out a question to the community: do you think the ever-growing phenomenon of Palo Alto homes being bought by international buyers - many (most?) of which ar... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 4:16 pm by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Oshman Family JCC chooses interim CEO
A seasoned corporate and nonprofit leader will serve as interim chief executive officer at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto, center officials announced T... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 2:15 pm by E. Seaman, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Eco-friendly furnishings
Most have heard of the 100-mile Thanksgiving, shopping at a farmers market or other "buy local" trends.
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 2:01 pm by kind of boring, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Editorial: Bridging the flood control debate
It has taken more than a decade, but finally work is set to begin that ultimately will protect Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto from floods similar to the one that inu... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 12:14 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Palo Alto takes fresh look at downtown growth
With commercial developments blooming and parking spots in short supply, Palo Alto officials will start laying the groundwork tonight for a major new study that will consider ... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 7:44 am by Renovate, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Shop Talk: Survey Monkey to anchor 'gateway'
The online survey company Survey Monkey has signed on to be the anchor tenant for one of Palo Alto's newest and most ambitious developments.
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on Jan 15, 2013 at 2:38 pm by makin\' da moola, a member of the Fairmeadow School community |
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District explores buying Bowman campus
In search of more space for growing middle-school enrollment, the Palo Alto school district is exploring the idea of buying the campus of Bowman International School, an indep... |
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on Jan 14, 2013 at 4:02 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto set to debate future of old landfill site
Palo Alto's landfill in Byxbee Park officially closed in the summer of 2011, but the defunct facility continues to puzzle environmentalists and local officials, who will consi... |
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on Jan 13, 2013 at 6:51 pm by Craig Laughton, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Scharff, Shepherd to lead City Council in 2013
The Palo Alto City Council ushered in the new year Monday night by choosing Greg Scharff and Nancy Shepherd as its mayor and vice mayor for 2013.
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on Jan 12, 2013 at 8:27 pm by Missing the story, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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