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Our city council wasting time
Rather than deal with the important issues (i.e. infrastructure issues etc.) facing the city, council member Cordell is wasting time on nonsensical issues:
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Bye bye LaDoris |
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on Sep 11, 2007 at 5:47 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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How about resorting these posts
Future Palo Alto Resident had a good idea. How about resorting the postings in this Forum when a new posting has been made. It is obvious that once a thread is on the second... |
Bystander |
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on Oct 24, 2006 at 8:29 pm by Another Future PA Resident, a resident of another community |
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University Ave Cal Train Station
The renovation of the bus stop area was completed a while ago, and it looks great - but frankly, as a daily Cal Train commuter, I am disappointed to see nothing was done or ap... |
Cal Train Commuter |
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on Jun 8, 2006 at 1:07 pm by Andrew, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Driving on Christmas Tree Lane
There was an article in the News Digest section of the PA Weekly yesterday regarding Christmas Tree Lane:
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Careful Driver |
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on Dec 19, 2006 at 7:59 pm by Chris, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Costs of home repair and cleanup from Palo Alto flood
I am interested in getting a ballpark estimate of the work and cost incurred by persons whose homes were flooded in the last flood in Palo Alto. My purpose is in getting a re... |
Carl Jones |
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on Aug 28, 2007 at 12:00 am by member, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Jet Airplane Noise in Palo Alto
I live near the intersection of Embarcadero and Middlefield in Palo Alto - and have for 17 years.
Over the past couple of years it seems to me and my husband that jet air... |
Carly |
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on Sep 20, 2010 at 1:57 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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a vote for Carly is a vote for Barbara Boxer
New statewide polls say that extremist Republican candidates like Carly Fiorina have no chance against the Democrats in the general election.
"Nobody will be happier than Bar... |
Carly |
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on Jun 1, 2010 at 4:43 pm by vote for the policy, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood |
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Stanford asking for blood donors
Please think about being a blood donor.
I am English and although I gave blood many times before I moved to the US, I am not able to give blood here in case my blood has ma... |
Carol |
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on Mar 10, 2007 at 4:59 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Caltrain - electric train woes
I heard today that Caltrain is proposing to add electric engines to replace the deisel ones used at present. For this reason, it seems imperative to me that something must be ... |
Carol |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 7:59 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bicyclists and Alma St.
Now that we have made cycling safer on Charleston and taking into account that we have car barriers to stop motorists using Bryant, isn't it time to let Alma take its true sta... |
Carol |
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on Sep 25, 2006 at 12:30 pm by philip ritter, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Have buyers' remorse?
Wish you had done something differently before committing to buying a house in Palo Alto, Mountain View or Menlo Park (or nearby)? What's causing the angst (other than feeling... |
Carol Blitzer |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 11:54 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Know of any interesting garage doors?
I'm scouting for unusual garage doors - either painted, carved or whatever -- for a story in the Home & Real Estate section of the Weeklky. Seen any around town? |
Carol Blitzer |
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on Jul 1, 2007 at 8:53 pm by teresag, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Co-investing in a first home
For our Spring Real Estate special section, I'm looking for people who have recently purchased homes together -- parents helping a child, two friends, two people who didn't kn... |
Carol Blitzer -- Asst. Editor, Palo Alto Weekly |
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on Mar 5, 2007 at 2:47 pm by Carl D., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Are you looking for a home?
I'd like to talk to real people who are looking to buy a home -- ideally who set out last year but got discouraged, didn't find what they wanted or otherwise put their search ... |
Carol Blitzer, Palo Alto Weekly associate editor |
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on Mar 23, 2009 at 11:36 am by Carol Blitzer, Palo Alto Weekly associate editor, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Anyone had a custom handrail made lately?
I'm trying to figure out how to get an exterior handrail next to the front stairs made for my older PA home -- and to write a story about it! Who designs them? Are there any s... |
Carol Blitzer, Palo Alto Weekly associate editor |
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on Jan 13, 2009 at 2:26 pm by Carol Blitzer, Palo Alto Weekly associate editor, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Paying For Potholes
I'm thinking that if Palo Alto took most of the money it spends on outside consulting, we would have enough money to fill the potholes and repair the sidewalks. And, we would ... |
Carol Gilbert |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 8:44 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Give Homeless a Safe Place to Park & Sleep
I can understand why people do not want residents of their vehicles to park and live in their neighborhoods. I would not like it either. However, when life is hard and your la... |
Carol Gilbert |
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on Jan 17, 2009 at 7:33 pm by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Dick Rosenbaum Nailed It
Dick Rosenbaum'a Guest Opinion on Oct. 25, 2006, hit the nail on the head. Our city council has sold us down the river by negotiating an unfunded contract with the city emplo... |
Carol Gilbert |
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on Nov 8, 2006 at 9:49 am by Carol Gilbert, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Affordable Housing Planned for SOFA
The report in today's PA Weekly about the Community Housing Alliance's (CHA) plans to develop an affordable family residential community on Alma in the downtown area brings wo... |
Carol Lamont |
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on Aug 16, 2006 at 10:30 pm by David Lieberman, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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How can there be a vocal minority on a proposal never put to a vote?
I've learned quite a bit from the interesting and thoughtful comments that appear in this forum about Palo Alto's patchy infrastructure.
However, there seem to be catch p... |
Carol Mullen |
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on Dec 4, 2007 at 12:19 am by Superman, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
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Google Goes Green?
How can new house construction (Google pres.) get a "green" certificate when it involves building a basement, which requires pumping 1000's of gallons of drinkable water out o... |
Carol Zink |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 9:53 pm by Destination PA, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Are We Making a Mistake with our Protected Trees?
I watched my neighbor cut down his young oak trees today. I was heartbroken enough to go over and ask him why, before he cut down his second young oak. He said that he liked ... |
Carole |
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on Nov 7, 2010 at 5:27 am by Think beyond today, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Eden Housing Now Accepting Applications for 801 Alma
Eden Housing is pleased to announce that applications for 801 Alma Apartments will be accepted until April 30, 2013 at 5PM. Eligible families are invited to add their names t... |
Catherine Relucio |
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on May 6, 2013 at 9:29 am by Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Anaerobic Digestion Data Table Formatting Test
The numbers in here are good, but I want to make sure my table is well formatted before I post it. PAOnline, if you added a preview button, i wouldn't have to jump through su... |
Cedric de La Beaujardiere |
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on Apr 20, 2011 at 9:49 pm by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Had a post removed by Palo Alto On-line staff?
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censorship |
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on Mar 7, 2007 at 9:38 am by Fireman, a resident of another community |