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Highway 101 at a standstill - 11:40 a.m. today
Highway 101 at Palo Alto is stopped dead in both directions, frontage roads stopped, nothing moving. Avoid it for the time being. Nothing on KCBS traffic. |
Bob |
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on Sep 11, 2010 at 12:15 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto City Council Votes to Fight Firefighters Union Petition
The Palo Alto City Council voted 7 - 2 Monday night "Requesting that the City Council Recommend to the Voters of Palo Alto that they not sign the Union Petition seeking to rem... |
Bob |
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on Apr 20, 2010 at 9:46 am by Hmm, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Paly championship game broadcast tonight
Newspapers are reporting that the game will be on CNSCA. That channel is blacked out on DISH due to some dispute. BUT DISH has the game listed for 7:30 p.m. on
Channel 417. ... |
Bob Carlstead |
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on Dec 17, 2010 at 9:02 pm by update, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Toy Gun Warning Issued by Palo Alto Police
I agree with the Police that parents should be very careful if their children are playing with any toy guns, even water guns, that may look too real for police to distinguish ... |
Bob Johnson |
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on Nov 1, 2006 at 3:13 pm by Bill Stark, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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City fails to spend donated money for libraries
The July 5 article about "Friends" groups has some strange and inaccurate statements about Friends of the Palo Alto Library (FOPAL) that need correction.
"City leaders sa... |
Bob Moss, treasurer, Friends of Libraries |
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on Jul 11, 2006 at 6:11 pm by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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TCE in Groundwater Has Toxicity Established by USEPA
Palo Alto has a long-term burden that its shallow groundwater being impacted by Trichoroethene (TCE) and its degradation products. The source was in the 60s, 70s and 80s when... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Oct 1, 2011 at 3:10 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Airport - Involuntary Servitude
I listened on last night at our Finance Committee on a deliberation of a speculative enterprise most business persons would not touch - taking on a airport an assuring its vit... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Oct 23, 2010 at 12:22 pm by Doug, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Palo Alto and the Gulf Oil Spill
If we care about the Gulf spill, our community should work harder on establishing smarter and wiser use of cars. The consequence of our oil use is obvious, but there is littl... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Jun 12, 2010 at 2:17 am by <a href=\'http://bettyliving.com/\'>aigo</a>, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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AT&T Cell Phone Service Dead at Big Game - Will it Be There in An Emergency?
AT&T's network was swamped, dead and not functional during the Big Game near the stadium -- for hours.
What if you really needed the phone? Our need was modest, managing an... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Dec 9, 2009 at 4:50 pm by boycott AT&T, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Verizon Yellow Pages - I Tossed Mine Back
Most of Palo Alto residents have been inundated by a yellow pages by Verizon tossed on their front yard. In aggregate, I estimate the deposit totals 2 to 3 tons, and likely 1... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Aug 24, 2009 at 11:07 am by Bob Wenzlau, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Municipal Composting Teach-in January 10 2-4:30 at Lucie Stern
On Saturday January 10th at the Lucie Stern Community Center from 2 PM to 4:30 PM will be a community discussion toward building a future for the local municipal composting op... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Jan 1, 2009 at 9:51 pm by Frank, a resident of Mountain View |
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Keep Local Composting at Baylands -- It is Time for A Vote!
A vote by Palo Altan’s will likely be necessary to preserve our local composting operations at the Baylands. Our planning commission chose tonight to not provide leadership on... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Sep 16, 2008 at 7:04 pm by Bob Wenzlau, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Living Without Plastic Bags -- What's Your Approach?
I have been thinking about approaches to having a household without plastic bags, and concerned about some unintended consequences. Our effort to use reusable bags is succeed... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Aug 7, 2008 at 11:54 am by Star Teachout, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Its Time For The City to Update The Utility Bill Format
My wife an I are boggled each month when we read our City of Palo Alto utility bill. First our heart skips a beat at the size of the bill, and then we try to understand the b... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Jan 11, 2008 at 1:12 pm by Been There, a resident of another community |
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Addressing Pedestrian and Bike Safety in Embarcadero Underpass
This post is out of exasperation after the city's and school's failure to address the persistent bike and safety hazards in this underpass.
This is a very high traffic are... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 4:47 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Zero Waste Operation Plan Discussion
The Policy and Services Committee will be evaluating Palo Alto's Zero Waste "Operations Plan". This will be Tuesday at 7:30 PM at City Hall. This is the implementation elemen... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 4:44 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown 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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"Palo-Alto-like Internet Speeds" mentioned in Economist article
Web Link
Little do they know just how good...err...bad we actually have it!
We should be embarrassed... |
Brendan |
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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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Why did Stanford schedule the Payton Jordan track meet so late on a Sunday night?
Last night, I was listening to the PA system at the track meet that was held at Stanford. It lasted until after 11 pm. I live about 0.8 miles from the track, so I assume there... |
Brian |
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on May 5, 2008 at 2:12 pm by runs a bit, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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"The Sanctuary State" Californias illegal NIGHTMARE!
California communities on a course for an economic catastrophe!
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected next month to gear-up immediately for major cuts in sta... |
Brittanicus |
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on Jan 24, 2008 at 1:12 am by Resident, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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EDITOR ? Why do some topics get closed ?
I was just looking through some of these topics, and reading through, and then get to the bottom only to notice that the topic has been closed for comments, while some topics ... |
bru |
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on Sep 15, 2010 at 12:42 pm by Forum Historian, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Monstrosity at Charleston & San Antonio
OK, this area of Palo Alto was never perfect, a giant parking lot and a Kentucky Fried Chicken used to grace this corner, with gas stations. BUT ... I drove by again today an... |
bruce |
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on Feb 18, 2009 at 4:44 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto gives new meaning to Chutzpah
Never let it be said that Palo Alto Council Members and Administrators lack chutzpah when it comes to their demmands on Stanford!
Bruce N Baker
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Bruce N Baker |
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on Apr 5, 2010 at 8:19 am by Bruce N Baker, a resident of Stanford |
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PA Firefighter Petition Is Bad Policy. Don't Sign!
PA Firefighters approached me outside Piazza's for a signature on their petition the other day. They want to force any reduction in pay or benefits to be decided by a vote of... |
Budget Watcher |
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on Apr 10, 2010 at 8:48 am by I think I get it, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Daily News Editorial re: PACT
The Daily News yesterday had an excellent editorial regarding the PACT scandal and the shameful behavior of our city council:
Web Link-... |
Bye Bye Briggs |
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on Jun 16, 2008 at 12:59 pm by Bye Bye Briggs, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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