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Merry Christmas Poem
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a non o mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care in the hopes ... |
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on Dec 26, 2008 at 1:38 pm by Annoyed, a resident of another community |
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The New Urbanism and Palo Alto
I'm not sure when it happened, but, clearly the City Council and Planning Commission have tried to embrace "The New Urbanism". I actually like the New Urbanism in general, wh... |
Anon |
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 10:04 pm by A Walker, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Is there a water problem ?
The water is awfully deep on University around Chaucer St.
I just tried to drive over to the Chaucer St. Bridge to see how it was fairing. The water is so deep in the stre... |
Anon. |
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on Dec 23, 2012 at 6:11 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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What is up with Palo Alto traffic ?
I went downtown just now to get a bite to eat, and at Cowper and University in the space of 10 minutes two cars went right through the red light heading towards Stanford witho... |
Anon. |
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on Mar 18, 2012 at 11:37 pm by Getting worse, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Do you notice airplane noise?
It was not until I started working on a different shift and staying away way into the night that I started to notice that there is almost constant and very loud airplane noise... |
Anon. |
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on Dec 12, 2011 at 9:23 pm by em, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Lowdown on the new LED streetlights ?
The new LED streetlights I am starting to see all over town and beyond are very nice.
I first noticed them in places on 280 a while ago, and now I see these LED lights on A... |
Anon. |
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on Dec 7, 2011 at 12:43 pm by Another Mom, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Suggestion for Downtown Traffic
Pretty much all over Palo Alto, but especially downtown there are so many cars parked on the street that it is impossible to see clearly if you are at just a two way stop inte... |
Anon. |
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on Sep 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm by remove the 4-way stops, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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How To Stop Garbage Rate Increase - Act Now
WHAT?: Palo Alto says it is going to implement a garbage collection hike of $5.00 per customer per month ... that means your garbage bill will go up $60 a year.
IF YOU DO N... |
Anon. |
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on Aug 11, 2010 at 9:24 pm by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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The airplane crash, is a map/picture worth 1000 words ?
This map image from Google maps gives a very informative view of the airplane crash in EPA.
Web Link
This map says it all ... |
Anon. |
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on Feb 28, 2010 at 12:35 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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good morning palo alto!
good morning to all of you stressed out, overworked, and high achieving folks!
just wanted to say that it's bike to work day! don't forget to pump those pedals.
and, for a ... |
Anon. |
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on May 17, 2007 at 11:23 am by Juliet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto puts Mitchell Park Library Contractor on Notice
Since there isn't a story in the Palo Alto Online about this. Here's the Merc Story.
Web Link... |
Anonymous |
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on May 8, 2013 at 8:41 am by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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What happened to PANDA = Palo Alto Neighborhood Disaster Activities
This CERT activity seems to be defunct with a 404 error on the City of Palo Alto website. A victim of budget cuts?
Web Link |
Anonymous |
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 8:59 am by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Keep Your Children on a Leash
I have a pet peeve. I first noticed this behavior when my husband, child, and I were visiting open houses. There were many children running loose in the homes, and I do lite... |
Anonymous |
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on Sep 30, 2011 at 11:46 pm by Stay-at-home Mom, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Arastradero striping opinions sought
From the Gunn newsletter:
The City of Palo Alto is doing research on what people think of the new Arastradero Corridor striping plan. Jaime Rodriguez, traffic representativ... |
Anonymous |
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on Oct 7, 2010 at 8:37 am by Anonymous, a resident of another community |
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South Bay Labor Council Mailer
Did anyone else get an expensive four-color mailer today with labor council endorsements for City Council candidates?
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anonymous |
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on Oct 15, 2009 at 4:08 pm by Its about construction jobs, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Government retirement benefits: national perspective
Web Link
Washington Post article on underfunded government pension funds. Choices: higher taxes... |
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on Oct 11, 2009 at 8:36 am by anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Cablevision rolling out 101mbps Doscis 3 Service in NYC
For those hankering for fiber to the home, the Cable provider in New York City is offering 101mbps down/15mbps up service for $99.95 per month starting May 11.
Web Link.... |
Anonymous |
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 5:04 pm by An Engineer, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Voters asked to approve new reservoir site
Measure N asks Palo Alto voters to approve a trade-off: Should the city sacrifice access to El Camino Park for three years in exchange for improved water supplies in an emerge... |
Anonymous |
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on Jan 15, 2008 at 8:21 am by Liam White, a member of the Nixon School community |
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Save Juana Briones House/Home
Hello again fellow citizens of Palo Alto and beyond!
Just fiinished reading another article on this old home from
today's Mercury News, and wanted to let all of you know th... |
Anonymous |
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on Aug 31, 2007 at 12:44 am by Mel, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Residential Streets on Google StreetView
In Google Maps' new feature "StreetView", every single Palo Alto *residential* street is covered. While I am quite proud of how our city looked, I cannot help but wonder: did... |
Anonymous |
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on Jun 9, 2007 at 8:19 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Maybe it's time to outsource PA reporting to India?
Pasadena is outsourcing reporting in its online newspaper to reporters in India. Maybe it's time for in depth coverage of every City Council meeting and BOE meeting from Ind... |
Anonymous |
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on May 20, 2007 at 9:31 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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A tandem gasoline tank truck was seen going West on Charleston Rd a couple of weeks ago.
The recent freeway accident shows what a catarosphic event can happen when a gasoline tank truck explodes. This could happen in Palo Alto.
A car running a red light at Mi... |
Anonymous |
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on May 8, 2007 at 6:12 pm by A driver, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Homeless shelter reaction ...
OMG.....I was at the end of a list on a previous site here and after reading all the complaints..more and more complaints.. on the homeless people here in Palo Alto ~who actua... |
Another mother here |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 10:53 pm by Eileen Richardson, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Please think before you speak.
There are some rumors spreading around town concerning unpleasant and very tragic details of recent events. These details, while compelling, are inappropriate to spread around... |
Another parent |
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on Sep 2, 2009 at 12:33 pm by Another parent, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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AOL problems
Has anybody else had problems with AOL Tuesday and Wednesday? I have tried to connect several times since Tuesday morning on our DSL line and have not succeeded. I did however... |
Aol User |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 10:39 am by Senior Blogger, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |