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University Ave. should be solely a pedestrian and bicycle mall
I believe that University Avenue should be turned into a bicycle and pedestrian mall, from Cowper to Emerson. Some of my reasons:
1. Parking is difficult on the street, and... |
Andrew |
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on Jun 17, 2007 at 1:14 am by Candice, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Rinconada Park tennis courts in need of repair and upgrade
The tennis courts in Rinconada Park are in need of repair. Courts 5 and 6 (at least) have major buckling and surface separation. This makes the courts very dangerous to play... |
Andrew |
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on Dec 5, 2006 at 12:26 pm by Chris, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Parks and Rec Commission recommends Pedestrian/Bike Path for Main Library
On Oct 25 the Parks and Recreation Commission considered two options for connecting the Main Library and Art Center as part of renovation projects for those buildings that hav... |
Andrew Boone |
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on Oct 26, 2011 at 10:42 am by 450 feet, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Full name when you post.....
Fireman= Andrew Jentzsch
City of Palo Alto Employee {Past}
Date of Hire 10/83. 20 years of service to the City and citizens..
City manager at that time. Bill... |
andrew jentzsch |
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on Mar 7, 2008 at 6:02 pm by fireman, a resident of another community |
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Dreams of Palo Alto
Hi folks,
At the risk of sounding sappy, I thought that there may be some folks who feel they have out-of-the-ordinary dreams and wonder whether there is a connection to th... |
Andrew L. Freedman |
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on May 10, 2010 at 8:49 am by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Palo Alto, Iraq and questions about our responsibilities
Hi folks,
I love it here in Palo Alto – where I’ve lived my entire life. I did, however, live elsewhere when I served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the mid-‘70s in ground in... |
Andrew L. Freedman |
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on Jan 29, 2007 at 2:47 pm by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Unleashed dog meets Mountain Lion in Arasteradero Preserve
This morning around 8:30am, a woman walking an unleashed dog at Arasteradero Preserve encountered a mountain lion. The mountain lion was stalking her dog. It was apparently ... |
Animal Lover |
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on Sep 15, 2010 at 6:10 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Time To Close the Palo Alto Airport?
Yesterday's plane crash, a tragedy that barely avoided a much worse disaster with many casualties of residents on the ground, is yet another indicator that the City needs to c... |
Anna |
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on Feb 18, 2010 at 12:54 pm by fireman, a resident of another community |
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frost prejudice
I was at Whole Foods yesterday and passed by Frost and a black man who was sitting in a wheel chair. Frost was yelling racial slurs at the gentleman and cursing him. He was up... |
anna |
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on Sep 24, 2009 at 3:07 pm by brigette, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Does Town Square REALLY Need More Rules??
Steve Levy recently a new thread asserting the desirability of "New Rules for Town Square". Levy wants more censoring of posts here, and still is uncomfortable with the freewh... |
Anna |
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on Jun 17, 2009 at 7:52 am by rick, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Help Balance Palo Alto's Budget by Cutting Pay of High Income City Employees?:
On another thread, a user posted a link to a list of city salaries for 2006. (Web Link). I was surprised to s... |
Anna |
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on May 27, 2009 at 12:40 pm by resident, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Are Moderated Threads a Good Idea?
I notice that Stephen Levy is starting a blog, but wants not only to limit comments to registered users, but also to look into having comments pre-approved by a moderator, and... |
Anna |
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on Apr 5, 2009 at 3:21 pm by Adam, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Whopping bonuses for PA's highest paid employees
Headlines in today's Post. So the highest paid city employees all met or exceeded their duties and consequently will be blessed with a whopping bonus of 20% of their annual sa... |
Anna |
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on Sep 25, 2008 at 2:45 pm by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Solar Panel Discounts
Portola Valley started a community solar panel discount program to buy solar panels from Solar City. They needed 50 participants and got 77. Since then Menlo Park and Mountai... |
anna |
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on Apr 30, 2007 at 10:21 am by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Grow, or die
I just read Becky Trout's reportage about the "Death by 1,000 Cuts" that our city is facing.
Web Link
A follow up to this ... |
Anna |
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on Mar 6, 2007 at 4:50 pm by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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PA sued over 'oversized' 195 Page Mill project
Web Link
Another example of outrageous, frivolous hubris that would keep our city from growing. What a waste of public reso... |
Anna |
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on Jan 25, 2007 at 8:06 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Help! Drunk birds bother neighbor!
Our house has a cottoneaster in the back corner of the property, you know, spindly tall tree with clusters of bright orange berries. Right about now, the berries ferment. Th... |
anne |
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on Mar 31, 2011 at 4:35 pm by anne, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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recent tragedy
My heart goes out to the family and friends of the young woman.
As we soul search as a community to figure out how to prevent future tragedy, I wanted to share one experien... |
anne |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 12:57 pm by anne a, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Tough New DUI Homicide Law Could Put Offenders Away For Life
The recent tragic deaths of two local young women in a DUI Homicide in Santa Barbara provides an opportunity to save maybe one life during the holiday drinking season that s... |
anne |
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on Nov 14, 2008 at 1:32 am by gomez, a resident of another community |
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Do not open Foothills Park
I am not sure where to begin I have so many thoughts and comments about this subject. But simply, I strongly oppose opening Foothills Park to neighboring communities.
1) Fi... |
Anne T. |
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on Jun 29, 2009 at 11:41 pm by Ying, a resident of another community |
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Earthquake............
Richmond, Va; Colorado
Earthquakes. Are we next? |
Annette |
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on Aug 23, 2011 at 8:12 pm by brother, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Modest grant will help us prepare for emergencies
Emergency Preparedness is a key city priority for 2010. On Monday night, the City Council approved $ 20,000 for the Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN) Block Preparedness Program (B... |
annette |
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on Jun 30, 2010 at 6:00 pm by annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Are you Prepared?
I would like to hear from you! Are you prepared for an emergency? If so, what special tips can you share? If not, What is stopping you? and what can the neighborhood leaders d... |
Annette |
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on Jun 22, 2006 at 11:34 am by Annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Are you taking time to prepare for emergency?
The minor earthquake early last Thursday morning did more than wake me up--it was a wake-up call that we need to be better prepared for all kind of emergencies, not just the p... |
Annette Ashton |
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on Jun 27, 2006 at 1:49 pm by Wil, a resident of another community |
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City thumbs nose at Energy Consumption
The holiday season in America has always been a balance between the good and hollow and excessive.
In my mind the tree lights on University look good at night but leaving... |
Annie |
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on Dec 13, 2010 at 4:27 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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