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Clean House at City Hall - Baum next on the list
Anyone who paid any attention to the election campaign realize there are many disaffected citizens in Palo Alto. The Council has understood that change at the top of the City ... |
Araj Turos |
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on Dec 2, 2007 at 5:42 pm by Adam, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Another Coyote Attack?
A friend hiking at Arastradero Park heard about another coyote attack of a hikers with a dog. Has anyone else heard of anything recent? |
Arastradero Hiker |
1047 |
4 |
on May 27, 2011 at 11:02 pm by HUTCH 7.62, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Unattractive Buildings
It's been a wonderment that in a town with such a high opinion of itself, that we permit so many unattractive, overblown, stark, and downright bizarre buildings to be built. H... |
Architecture appreciator |
2150 |
49 |
on Apr 28, 2011 at 9:15 am by Eyesore, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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How much more housing can Palo Alto handle?
We read the headlines that Palo Alto schools are filling up. By 2011, the school district is forecasted to exceed its capacity at all grade levels.
How much housing growth ... |
Arthur Keller |
7101 |
124 |
on Jul 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm by Native, a member of the Walter Hays School community |
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Don't sacrifice neighborhood bus system in Palo Alto
No good deed goes unpunished -- that's the lesson from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to Palo Alto and Stanford.
Stanford's excellent Marguerite Shuttle ... |
Arthur Keller |
3712 |
7 |
on May 30, 2007 at 11:26 am by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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More housing here won't reduce Central Valley sprawl
I would be more sympathetic with Steve Raney's suggestion (Weekly, March 7 Web Link ) if adding 3,716 homes in Palo Alto me... |
Arthur Keller, member of the Planning and Transportation Commission |
3412 |
18 |
on Mar 20, 2007 at 10:58 pm by Bob Gardiner, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Color of Palo Alto Vote Results
Enough with this fixation on Obama and the library bond. What are the results of the vote for the Color of Palo Alto? How many people voted? |
Artist |
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1 |
on Nov 5, 2008 at 9:50 pm by Bob, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Not bicycle friendly
If Palo Alto is truly concerned about being bicycle friendly, and "challenging Portland, OR", then they should take a look at some of the not-so-famous intersections. There ar... |
asharpe |
772 |
7 |
on Aug 3, 2011 at 9:41 pm by onebiker, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Home Energy Reports at the Utilities Advisory Commission
If you have criticism or praise for the Home Energy Reports in your utility bill, they’re on the Utilities Advisory Commission meeting agenda this Wednesday January 12th at 7p... |
Asher Waldfogel |
863 |
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on Jan 11, 2011 at 10:34 am by pares, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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restrictive building rules
Folks, we live in a 1200 sq foot Eichler in the midtown area
and after many years of saving up, decided to take the plunge
and remodel. we are lucky since out house is offse... |
Ashok Srinivasan |
3619 |
18 |
on Mar 14, 2008 at 11:27 am by Cooper, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Measure A Question
Measure A is an $840M bond to rebuild the Valley Medical Center. I completely agree that keeping VMC open and up-to-date is essential. I have no issue that it costs $1 billi... |
aw |
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0 |
on Oct 23, 2008 at 3:18 pm by aw, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Complaint Driven City?
Do we live in a complaint-driven City? Couple examples: City approves demo of Briones house. Three people sue and work stops. School board votes no on MI. Ten people threa... |
aw |
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on Jun 13, 2007 at 9:11 am by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Heritage Park is a Man's dining room and bathroom
Around mid morning today, I witnessed a man coming across Homer and entering Heritage park with heavy tote bags. He enjoyed a large picnic meal at the table adjacent to the ne... |
Baba |
2691 |
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on Nov 15, 2007 at 4:35 pm by NL, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Tall Tree Awards
What a great evening at the Tall Tree awards last evening. Must have been the biggest event to date. Great honorees and community participation. What a great way to show thos... |
bambi |
1500 |
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on May 2, 2010 at 7:47 am by Lost, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Cloudy water
My water is running cloudy. It started a few days AFTER the big storm. Is anyone else having this problem? Is the water safe to drink? Any information will be appreciated. |
Barbara |
3674 |
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on Jan 19, 2008 at 9:29 pm by Larry Sellers, a resident of Mountain View |
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Allow gas leaf blowers back
Palo Alto should definitely reconsider its ban on gasoline-powered leaf blowers. It was foolish to start with and should never have been an issue.
The noise level has bee... |
Barbara Cleveland |
4278 |
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on Dec 13, 2006 at 9:56 pm by Elizabeth Lee, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Basketball league for girls
We got done with the basketball season with the YMCA. Our daughter wishes to continue - are there any other basketball leagues in/near Palo Alto ( K through 6 ) that continue ... |
BasketBallGirl |
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1 |
on Mar 25, 2008 at 4:25 pm by TC, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Recent "King Kong" Effect From Shoreline
Last Saturday, 8/28/11, and again last night, 9/2/11, Shoreline Amphitheatre featured rap extravaganzas, the first, 12 hours long, and the second, 3 hours long. The net effect... |
baumgrenze |
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on Sep 7, 2011 at 4:29 pm by Complain, complain, complain, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Power outage in south Palo Alto
I live on Rorke way. Around 835pm Sunday we experienced a brownout. 911 aparently knows about this but the utilities is busy. Anyone with other info? My hubby gets info from h... |
Becky B |
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on Mar 1, 2010 at 9:00 am by Jenny, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Anyone participate in PaloAltoGreen?
I'm working on a story about natural gas and would love to talk to some folks who participate in PaloAltoGreen.
No other special characteristics needed, just someone willi... |
Becky Trout |
2293 |
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on Mar 7, 2008 at 9:11 pm by AnotherResident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Are you a Palo Alto voter?
I'm working on a story about the use of technology in local campaigns.
How do you get your information about candidates? Are you wowed by a snazzy web site? Or do you think... |
Becky Trout |
2848 |
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on Sep 8, 2007 at 10:18 am by Art, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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It's fire season here in Palo Alto, too.
Having lost my home in a major California wildfire, I would like to point out that there are parts of Palo Alto equally and a few even more at risk than other places that have... |
Been There |
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on May 24, 2007 at 8:43 am by Tim, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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City Council Changing the World
While channel surfing last night, I caught the City Council discussing the need to increase their allowance for travel by a few thousand dollars (full disclosure, I have never... |
BeHumble |
3098 |
4 |
on Feb 21, 2007 at 6:52 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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real estate hype
Does anybody else out there object to the new Real Estate link on the website, that keeps touting the specific and astronomical price appreciations of "featured" properties? ... |
ben bernanke |
1689 |
4 |
on Jun 30, 2009 at 10:46 am by Greg, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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How to fix our $5 million budget deficit
Three major budget problems will take $7 million or more from our 2007-08 general fund budget. Our “surplus” for the coming year is $1.7 million. But next year’s budget will... |
Bern Beecham |
4716 |
5 |
on Jul 2, 2006 at 4:29 pm by Pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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