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What would Palo Alto be like if Stanford wasn't our neighbor?
Answer: Pretty boring! Maybe we'd see a people coming to the lovely Stanford Theater, but then, maybe the Stanford Theater wouldn't be there, because Stanford was the primary ... |
Sierra |
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on Jul 29, 2010 at 11:58 pm by Me Too, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Public-nonprofit partnerships essential to city's future
Thank you for highlighting the need for public-nonprofit partnerships in your July 5 article "Friends or Foes?" This supports the fact that with the increasing cost of governm... |
Skip Justman |
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on Oct 11, 2006 at 9:21 pm by Ron Lee, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Charge PACT!!!
Diana Diamond, in her recent editorial about hidden, and continuous taxation of citizens, mentioned the following:
"An increase in park field usage fees — from $5 a season ... |
Soccer Team Mom |
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on Apr 23, 2008 at 3:30 pm by Big Budget for kids, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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BUSINESS TAX: $150 tax on Stanford and Foothill students to be included? Why not?
Tax on artists, tax on writers, tax on architects, tax on the arts on general, galleries,all retail, etc., tax on gardeners,
Not one City Council member has ruled out TAXE... |
solon |
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on May 13, 2009 at 9:41 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Free the Chidren's Theater! Smaller,smarter government needed in PA
Time to FREE THE CHILDREN'S THEATER!
I am interested in facts, arguments and values pro and con to help my thinking on the following which now seems right to me at least... |
solon |
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on Jun 22, 2008 at 2:53 pm by fireman, a resident of another community |
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Let's Consider Taxing Legal Sevices in Palo Alto.
Web Link
Above is just a partial listing of private law firms extant within P... |
Solutions |
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on Nov 2, 2007 at 12:39 pm by Ethan, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Who to vote for?
As someone who has not been to any of the candidates meetings but is looking for information on the candidates for the upcoming election, I have read most of the junk mail rec... |
Someone |
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on Oct 29, 2009 at 5:32 pm by Bill, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Steel plates in the streets?
Does anyone know why Palo Alto seems to have more steel than asphalt paving the streets these days? And poorly placed steel plates at that. Driving around town lately has made... |
Sore Tires |
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on Nov 2, 2009 at 11:26 pm by Sarah, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Morons Speeding on Page Mill Rd
Time for speed cameras - EVERYWHERE!!!! Now we have morons taking bragging rights about how fast they can go on roads that are a challenge to drive at normal speed, much less ... |
Speed Cameras |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 12:44 am by Solutions, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Anyone else having problems with Sprint service?
Anyone else having problems with Sprint service? |
Sprint User (Virgin) |
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on Jan 14, 2011 at 11:29 pm by Dood, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Tree Lighting
Why is the City of Palo Alto one of the few cities that does not have a tree lighting? |
St. Nick |
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on Dec 21, 2010 at 11:09 am by Lee, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
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Tesla moving to Palo Alto
According to today's SJ Mercury News, Tesla will be moving to Palo Alto
"Tesla moving headquarters and powertrain operations to Palo Alto"
Web Link... |
Stanford worker |
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on Aug 20, 2009 at 4:02 pm by Read the numbers, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Why does Anyone Think Palo Alto is a Quiet Suburb?
When I moved to Palo Alto I knew a lot about the place I was going to live. I knew about Stanford where I was going to graduate school. I knew PA was a university town, that S... |
stephen levy |
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on Jul 26, 2009 at 6:41 pm by Irvin, a resident of the University South 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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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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Save Energy: Stores should close doors
Yesterday April 10 was a cold wet day. Yet most of the stores at the Stanford Shopping Center had their doors wide open.
Some, like Victoria's Secret, had 4 doors open. The i... |
Stephen Rock |
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on Apr 10, 2009 at 4:22 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Broken Traffic Signal: City Employee refuses to have fixed
As you can read below, one of our employees has failed to do her job and get the traffic lights in Palo Alto working. As of a few days
ago the signal is still broken. This re... |
Stephen Rock |
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on Jan 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm by Neighbor, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Foothills Park - Palo Alto residents only forever?
I live in San Jose, work in Palo Alto and would like to someday legally visit Foothills Park on my own. Will this ever be possible in my lifetime? San Jose was never asked t... |
Steve |
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on May 19, 2007 at 7:36 pm by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
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Joe Simitian's Sorry Website
Today I was looking for infomation and ended up on Joe Simitian's website for senate district 11. After checking the calender and press releases it was obvious his website ha... |
Steve |
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on Aug 28, 2006 at 2:46 pm by Steve, a resident of another community |
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Emily Harrison to become Santa Clara County deputy executive
San Jose Mercury News is reporting that "Emily Harrison, Palo Alto's lauded and embattled assistant city manager, will leave her post to become one of three Santa Clara County... |
Steve Broadbent |
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on Apr 27, 2008 at 2:58 am by Resident, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Time to Ban Ms Diamond?
How about banning the blogger Ms Diamond from this forum? Perhaps it is time for her to find another job. She really puts no time into factual writing on this forum. Perhaps s... |
Steve Evans |
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on Sep 10, 2007 at 9:38 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Modern “Design Sprints” for the climate/housing impasse
Elite portions of the Bay Area (Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Pleasanton, and Marin County) adopt many leading-edge green policies but stumble when it comes to accommodating regional... |
Steve Raney |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 4:48 pm by Steve Raney, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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ClimateOne zings PA on housing
From the March 22 ClimateOne podcast.
Gabriel Metcalf, the Executive Director of San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) started off by stating that c... |
Steve Raney |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 8:23 am by as is, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
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Student Severly Injured After Crosstown Shuttle Accident
Some parents and commuters along Arastradero/Charleston yesterday afternoon may have noticed abnormal congestion near El Camino.
Unfortunately, some time after school a Gun... |
student |
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on Jun 16, 2007 at 6:21 pm by Ken, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
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Overcrowded Crosstown Shuttle and Safety Concerns
A newspaper article in the Daily stated that the Charleston-Arastradero project aims to reduce congestion and promote the use of alternatives forms of transit. I'm all for pub... |
Student (\'07) |
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on Aug 27, 2007 at 4:03 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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