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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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Math and suicide topics
Here on Town Square we have three topics that are getting the most hits. We have had two suicides on our tracks from different types of people but both obviously feel that thi... |
Resident |
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on May 7, 2009 at 1:22 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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East Meadow Circle Concept Plan workshop #2 Coming Up
------------EAST MEADOW CIRCLE CONCEPT PLAN WORKSHOP #2 COMING UP!------------
The second workshop for the East Meadow Circle Concept Plan is coming up! It
will be h... |
Palo Verde Resident |
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 5:20 pm by Palo Verde Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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American Lung Association gives Santa Clara County an "F" for air pollution
"Although there have been some improvements, the health and lives of millions of Californians are at risk because of our dirty air"
Web Link |
ALA |
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 3:01 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Does Palo Alto test for pharmaceudicals in water?
I just read an interesting AP article about the need for measurement of pharmaseudical redidue in municipal water sources. Does Palo Alto test our water for this type of poll... |
Fresh Water |
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on Apr 19, 2009 at 4:31 pm by Dr. Doom, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America
1) Genuine high-speed rail — 150-to-200 miles-per-hour, as found in Japan and parts of Europe — requires separate rights of way: broad curves, very shallow grades, and no 60-m... |
Sharon |
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on Apr 17, 2009 at 4:36 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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City of Palo Alto Comments About Federal Broadband Stimulus Funds
Here is the link to Palo Alto's comments submitted on the April 13, 2009, deadline about the Federal Stimulus funds for the broadband initiative:
Web Link... |
Herb Borock |
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 4:46 pm by Adds, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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PUBLIC AGENDA: Architectural Review Board, mixed-use building at 420 Cambridge Ave.
The Palo Alto Architectural Review Board is scheduled to review plans for a four-story mixed-use building at 420 Cambridge Ave., featuring retail space and four residential un... |
Editor |
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on Apr 11, 2009 at 3:48 pm by brenda Lowen, a resident of the Evergreen Park 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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Our council in (in)action
From today's Weekly:
"City Council (April 6)
Council priorities: The council held a study session on the city's three priorities for 2009: economic health, environmental... |
Lloyd |
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on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:47 pm by resident, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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RE: Grab bag news....Palo Alto Mediation not working...
Three tenants had disputes with their managers and contacted PA Mediation. There were several other tenants that had complaints, but were afraid to come forward, fearing backl... |
Right to peaceful enjoyment |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 10:42 pm by Right to peaceful enjoyment, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Helping the helpers
Two Palo Alto city councilmen are working to give local cash-strapped nonprofits a boost, using a new website on which charities can post their needs and reach out to funding ... |
Editor |
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on Apr 2, 2009 at 1:30 pm by Elizabeth Lucchesi, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto police chief to meet with residents
Palo Alto Interim Police Chief Dennis Burns will hold a meeting with residents to talk about crime and other police issues at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in the Fireside Room at... |
Editor |
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on Mar 28, 2009 at 5:52 pm by Earth to Chief, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Letters
Hospital must expand
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 27, 2009, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Mar 27, 2009 at 9:12 am by Why the ads?, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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FBI, police release list of 'Taliban' gang arrests
More than 500 FBI agents and police from more than 20 agencies fanned out over the Bay Area on Saturday, executing search and arrest warrants simultaneously at 7 a.m. Official... |
Editor |
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on Mar 23, 2009 at 10:21 pm by epoch, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Natural Gas glut causes collapse in home gas prices, but not in Palo Alto
Web Link
The decline in crude oil prices gets all the headlines, but the first globalized natural gas glu... |
resident |
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on Mar 22, 2009 at 5:42 am by observer, a resident of another community |
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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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Meeting on San Francisquito Flooding Thursday, Mar 12 to be held at City Hall 7 p.m.
It is urgent that people who do not live in the "Flood Zone" of this creek attend this and other coming meetings on this major issue.
If only people who live or own propert... |
Rick |
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on Mar 13, 2009 at 12:36 pm by Rick, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Letters
Thanks from Channing
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 6, 2009, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Mar 11, 2009 at 1:23 pm by Don\'t Vote Without Research, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Two (or maybe four?) candidates in 21st Assembly District race
Hal Plotkin, a member of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board, is definitely in the race for Ira Ruskin's to-be-vacant state Assembly seat next year, along wi... |
Editor |
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on Mar 4, 2009 at 11:34 pm by common sense, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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How the City Council can help put healthy food in schools
Tell the City Council "no more dense housing". Increased population causes the restricted flow of water to local farmers. City populations compete for scarse water resources.... |
Resident |
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on Feb 20, 2009 at 8:00 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Connecting through Chopin
She sat down on her chair and gracefully pressed down on the black and white keys. The powerful sounds of Rachmaninoff's Sonata No. 2 echoed throughout the Palo Alto home of C... |
Editor |
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on Feb 17, 2009 at 8:02 pm by Sabrina Dahlen, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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An Eichler dozen
Home tour showcases remodels, updates
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 2:53 PM |
Editor |
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 2:53 pm by Carol Acker, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto paraglider drowned, coroner says
Rollan Kim, the Palo Alto man who died in a paragliding accident off Pacifica last Sunday, died from saltwater drowning after suffering a traumatic injury, the San Mateo Count... |
Editor |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 1:02 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto resident killed
10 o'clock news identified this man as a Palo Alto resident
Web Link |
Resident |
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on Feb 9, 2009 at 2:51 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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