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Copycats- how ready are we
In the light of the recent Virginia Tech tragedy and now the threats against the PAPD, how ready are we here in Palo Alto and in particular Stanford, for the inevitable copyca... |
Curious |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 9:27 pm by Curious, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Thanks for the Marguerite Shuttle
Since we moved downtown I have started to use the Stanford Marguerite Shuttle Bus Service. I am writing to express my appreciation to Stanford. The wait time is amazingl;y sho... |
stephen levy |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 5:24 pm by W.L. Grgurich, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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New Bayshore Sound Wall
The new 14-foot-high, 800-foot-long sound wall along Bayshore at the end of Loma Verde will undoubtedly reduce the noise level at the site of the new condominiums, but I wonde... |
Dick |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 1:11 am by joyce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Police Chief removes enforcement on leaf blowers
The Police Chief has just nullified the law passed by the Palo Alto City Council to ban gasoline powered leaf blowers at residences.
She told me that the reason is budgetar... |
nat |
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on Apr 19, 2007 at 3:56 pm by mother of an asthmatic, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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$50 million for a police HQ?
The city council is proposing to spend $50 million for a
police HQ. That's almost $1000 per resident.
Admittedly, I have no specific expertise with regards to
this issue... |
Mondo |
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on Apr 18, 2007 at 11:55 pm by Petey, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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For all who think global warming isn't a local issue . . .
If all the ice in Greenland melts (and it's going fast, the New York Times reports today), that will raise sea levels by 23 ft.
A quick look at Google Earth shows that pu... |
PA resident |
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on Apr 18, 2007 at 6:31 am by jesus, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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You must fix the City,the whole City
I think that the City must be fixed.The storm drains,roads and so much more..Also the people who run this City and hold positions in this city must be fixed also..I hear and ... |
Fireman |
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on Apr 16, 2007 at 8:22 am by fireman, a resident of another community |
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Wisdom on forum behavior
Jon Carroll wrote a fine column this morning about behavior on on-line forums like this one, based on the experience with the Well, the oldest of Internet gathering places. I... |
Peter |
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on Apr 15, 2007 at 10:27 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Big Foot Siting At Foothills Park
Just went for a short run up at Foothills Park, on the Los Trancos Trail,
and was returning when I heard a rustle in the manzanita brush, looked behind
me expecting to see ... |
Bobby |
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on Apr 13, 2007 at 9:02 pm by Bobby, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Immigration and Deportation Come to Palo Alto
This story about family breakup was posted yesterday on Palo Alto Online.
Web Link
I don't see how the family breakup h... |
stephen levy |
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on Apr 13, 2007 at 12:09 pm by marielena, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Alma Plaza Planning (More thoughts)
It's possible that Albertsons could come back after they get their act together and reorganize, etc.. The store on Mathilda at Maude in Sunnyvale is really a nice store. If t... |
Rick |
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on Apr 12, 2007 at 9:16 am by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
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Tussock moths on Oak Trees. Will the city do anything?
The tusock moth problem is so bad this year. I heard Menlo Park city are spraying the trees. Is it true? Will Palo Alto do anything? I guess if the city does not do anythi... |
Neighbor to Oak Trees |
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on Apr 11, 2007 at 11:52 am by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
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Taser Task Force and the Death of Innocence
Watching the Taser task force meetings has helped me temporarily put aside my fears about Tasers. Far more frightening than the threat of Tasers is the way that they are being... |
David Taylor |
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on Apr 8, 2007 at 2:28 am by David Taylor, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Macabre Page Mill Road ducks scenario
"1001 Page Mill Road is a four-building project surrounded by a park-like setting in Stanford Research Park." This is the enticing description (found on the Mozart Development... |
Debbie |
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on Apr 7, 2007 at 12:15 pm by Phil Lanthrop, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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New Fiber To The House Solution
New Fiber to the toilet solution for the Palo Alto RFP! Where are they going to find the PHDs to hook these things up?
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FTTT |
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on Apr 2, 2007 at 3:13 pm by fiber farce, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Storm Drain Tax Shortfall: -- A Harbinger for Library and Police Building Bonds?
So it turns out that the city won't have nearly enough to fix the storm drains with the "Fee" (I.e. "Tax") increase the blue ribbon committe told us was desparately needed to ... |
RS Sampson |
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on Apr 2, 2007 at 6:20 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Fact-Based Decision-Making at Alma Plaza
Good decisions by policy-makers are based on good information. What information is important to know at Alma Plaza? Facts that should be considered in decision-making includ... |
Karen White |
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on Apr 2, 2007 at 6:16 am by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Alma Plaza editorial
Today's issue of the PA Weekly has an editorial calling for decisiveness about Alma Plaza:
Web Link
Boy, if only the ... |
Not so fast |
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on Mar 30, 2007 at 5:05 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Persian New Year images inspiring
What a beautiful presentation of people and their ways and culture the 'Rite of spring' story was (Web Link). I saw love, beau... |
Ali |
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on Mar 30, 2007 at 9:48 am by Ali, a resident of another community |
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When will we see 'mostly liberal" in the Weekly?
The March 21 Weekly has an article called "The online opinionator". It contains this fragment:
"... where he shares his mostly conservative thoughts on a range of topics ...... |
Bill |
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on Mar 29, 2007 at 10:48 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Do Palo Alto Employee Unions Have Too Much Influence?
Diana Diamond recently described a City Council Meeting where purple-shirted members of the local City Employees' Union tried (apparently successfully) to forestall the City M... |
Chris |
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on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:14 pm by sceptical, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Where would you cut the budget?
Palo Alto is trying to figure out ways of cutting $3 million from its budget.
Web Link
What would you recommend be cut? The... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm by sceptical, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Why does MV have a $32 M surplus and we have a $3M deficit?
The city of Mountain View has a $32 million dollar surplus this year (10 was from a lawsuit). Why do they have a surplus, plus a beautiful library, a performing arts center, ... |
Palo alto mom |
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on Mar 28, 2007 at 8:44 am by JFP, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto community not ready for tasers
I considered the Taser issue before, as a member of the city's Human Relations Commission. Police Chief Lynne Johnson mentioned a few years ago that she might someday want Tas... |
Jeff Blum |
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on Mar 27, 2007 at 8:40 am by Enoch Choi, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Great article on Walter_E _Wallis
Thank you Molly for your article on our friend Walter.
I don't always agree with him, often don't understand him, but love him for his interest, wit and openness. I feel I ... |
Fan |
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on Mar 26, 2007 at 11:01 am by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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