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PALO ALTO ISSUES
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...
 
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on Jun 16, 2007 at 6:21 pm by Ken, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
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...
 
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on Aug 27, 2007 at 4:03 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Wedding mishaps, anyone?
I am looking for people to interview for a story who had a snafu prior to their wedding and had to pull a last-minute rabbit out of a hat. Did the reception hall burn down?...
 
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on Jan 18, 2010 at 4:26 pm by Sue Dremann, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Too late for city broadband investment
I hope the members of the City Council will consider very carefully before deciding to go with broadband, no matter who would build it. They missed their opportunity. Five ...
 
Sue Kemp
 
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 1:19 pm by Jeff Hoel, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Renting in Palo Alto (coming form UK)
hello there, I currently live in England and will be moving to Palo ALto in November. I have read with interest many of the comments on renting etc. I currently own a ho...
 
sue Margetson
 
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on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:11 pm by Resident (also from Britain), a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Traffic Cameras Could Eliminate City's Deficit
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Sun and Sand
 
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 2:26 am by A long time resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Time to refurbish Lytton Plaza, with or without the Egg
I have worked in downtown Palo Alto since 1992 and have witnessed many changes in the shops and services that have ebbed and flowed and altered the business atmosphere. As...
 
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on Jun 1, 2007 at 9:08 am by Carol Brouillet, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Don't Go Into the Bike Lane!
I was driving my car on University Avenue, near the 1700 block, heading toward the downtown area, when I encountered a car making a left hand turn. I checked to make sure tha...
 
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on Mar 20, 2010 at 7:11 pm by Page Mill, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Joe Simitian breast cancer law
I just read that our state senator Joe Simitian is proposing a breast cancer diagnosis law. Is this really something the government should be involved in? Can't we trust t...
 
survivor
 
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on Jun 4, 2011 at 7:05 pm by pamom, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Four Cars Broken Into Last Night on Ruthelma Ave.
I live on Ruthelma Avenue near Charleston in the Charleston Meadows area, and last night four cars on our block got broken into. The theives smashed windows on older cars wit...
 
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on Jun 13, 2008 at 10:11 pm by Mayfield Child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
In Prasie of jack Morton
I was never, particularly, a fan of Jack Morton, even though I had nothing against him. He was just there, as far as I was concerned. However, as I reflect on his tenure on ...
 
Susan
 
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on Feb 11, 2008 at 5:00 pm by Kevin, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Dumping in Permanente Creek
The Los is looking to form a citizen-led group to perform water quality measurements on Permanente Creek. Lehigh cement quarry, located in Cupertino, received a notice of v...
 
Susan Hong
 
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on Mar 8, 2011 at 12:45 pm by Marie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Electromagnetic Radiation Pollution from High Speed Rail?
This is just food for thought and I haven't done a lot of research into this area, but I am curious about the possibility of electromagnetic radiation pollution emanating from...
 
Susan Hong
 
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on Apr 28, 2010 at 4:32 pm by SteveU, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto architects' vision different from mine
Architecture, like art, is a matter of taste. As I live in a 100-year-old house in the Downtown North neighborhood and appreciate the history and beauty of my surroundings and...
 
Susan Meade
 
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 6:14 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Jewish Tradition of sukkah
On the Palo Alto Weekly published last October 14, there is an article titled "Dispute over Jewish tradition could nix Christmas trees". When I read it, something came immedia...
 
Susana Ruspini
 
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on Oct 20, 2011 at 10:12 pm by Susana Ruspini, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New York Times article where bloggers are facebook resisters
This was really scary to me. It seems as though the opportunity for Facebooks IPO may have passed. We have to all be very careful if businesses expect 100 new milliona...
 
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on Dec 14, 2011 at 11:30 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facebook & Cyber-bullying
Facebook does not seem to be concerned with reports of false profiles, identity theft, and assorted totally sick, inappropriate pictures and posts on memorial walls.They’re so...
 
Suzanne Wolf
 
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on Oct 10, 2010 at 12:12 am by Suzanne Wolf, a resident of another community
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Begging in front of Whole Foods
Why is there still begging in front of Whole Foods? Victor Frost and someone else are there. Why? I thought that there was a recent law. Are there exceptions?
 
Suzie
 
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on Sep 10, 2007 at 12:11 pm by Ben W, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Double Dip Recession, State Budget, Palo Alto Schools.
We are really worried now. Having invested millions in a house on the idea that our 3 kids could go through top PA schools we now see that the double dip recession will crip...
 
Suzy
 
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on Aug 8, 2011 at 1:06 pm by City/PAUSD, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Full speed ahead on the bike bridge
Check out item 8 from monday's council meeting Web Link "8. Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Exe...
 
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on Jun 18, 2012 at 8:57 am by Duveneck/St Francis Grandad, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Weekly should look into it
The editors at the Weekly should look into this: Web Link And possibly dem...
 
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on May 26, 2012 at 4:51 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stop light at Alma Plaza
The Daily Post is reporting today that the developer of alma plaza will be putting in a stop light on Alma Street 600 feet north of the East Meadow Drive intersection. Can so...
 
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on Jan 9, 2012 at 5:35 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Lead in reusable grocery bags
This article was in SF Chronicle the other day: Web Link "Two separate studies have found elevated lead l...
 
svatoid
 
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on Jan 31, 2011 at 11:21 am by Bill B, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library and Police Bond
I am curious how the City Council plans to convince the community to pass a $95 million bond for the library and police station. It seems that the survey says that more people...
 
SW
 
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on Mar 11, 2007 at 10:38 am by Chris, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Soundwall along highway 101
Does anyone know why the soundwall along highway 101 does not extend beyond Embarkadero/Oregon exit in the south direction? The noise from highway is very strong in the evenin...
 
Tanya
 
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on Feb 18, 2009 at 9:41 pm by Joel, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood


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