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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford Shopping Center
The current issue of San Jose Business Journal has a front page article on the shopping center, which says the city of Palo Alto is encouraging the center to expand by 20% and...
 
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Santa Clara County property values stay flat
The net assessed value of all property in Santa Clara County grew a mere 0.18 percent from last year, marking the smallest increase in 31 years, the county finance agency repo...
 
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PALO ALTO ISSUES
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...
 
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on May 8, 2013 at 8:41 am by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Survey for Funding for Infrastructure Improvements
In response to a telephone survey yesterday regarding my support or lack thereof for additional funding for infrastructure improvements in Palo Alto, I sent a letter to the ci...
 
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on May 1, 2013 at 1:20 pm by Marie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
From alley to allee
Snazzy gardens come in all shapes and sizes, formal and informal. To locate this year's six stand-out gardens, Laurie Callaway, who's chairing the Gamble Garden spring tour on...
 
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 6:22 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online
PALO ALTO ISSUES
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...
 
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 4:48 pm by Steve Raney, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Greendale to lead city's organic-wast experiment
South Palo Alto neighborhood chosen for a pilot project in which black trash bins will give way to green ones. For residents of Palo Alto's Greendale neighborhood, the r...
 
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 1:51 pm by Editor, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shelter Beds for Women
There is a lack of shelter beds in the Palo Alto area. There have not been enough beds for those in need for a long time. There are even fewer total shelter beds in the area...
 
Chuck Jagoda
 
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 4:43 pm by Chuck Jagoda, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
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
 
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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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Election Night Show for mid-peninsula voters
Surf over to Cable Channel 27 when you can take a break from the national pundits tonight. Our Election Night Show brings a unique spotlight to mid-peninsula races with hosts ...
 
Elliot Margolies
 
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 10:46 am by Elliot Margolies, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Regional Cooperation -- Can we have more and pay less?
We can do more with less by reaching out and creatively exploring regional cooperation in providing municipal services. It seems like an easy statement to agree with, but h...
 
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on Sep 25, 2012 at 1:19 pm by Timothy Gray, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Getting Ready for Earthquake!
There will be a big hoopla at Cubberly this weekend, complete with 100 cots for those who don't even need cots, and fake victims covered with katsup. Yes, the mighty red cr...
 
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 1:43 pm by discipleone, a resident of Mountain View
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Palo Alto is the #2 city in the USA for bicycle commuting
According to US Census data, more than 10% of Palo Alto adult residents say they usually bicycle to work. Web Link
 
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 11:07 am by commuter, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
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Who will win the School Board election?
It looks like there are four candidates for three spots, so one person won't make it. Melissa Baten Caswell is incumbent and seems well-regarded. Camille Townsend is two-ter...
 
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 9:50 am by Curious, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
California Avenue
The city is considering night construction for Cal Ave . I guess they have never heard the sound of a 750 pound hydraulic demolition hammer, in the middle of the night.
 
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on Jul 23, 2012 at 9:25 pm by DEMO DAN, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
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On Deadline
I found objectionable the July 13 "On Deadline" praising the "California Clean Money Campaign." This article is inflammatory, divisive and derogatory. It uses language lik...
 
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on Jul 18, 2012 at 9:33 am by vic, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
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City council of Palo Alto is pathetic
how much and how many years did Palo Alto investigate fibre Internet to the home only to abandon the project??? Yet a city in the middle east is bringing broadband wifi to ...
 
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on Jul 17, 2012 at 9:48 pm by Jonathan, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Celebrating the Fourth of July
What does a chili cook-off have to do with social change? Ask some of the chefs at Palo Alto's Mitchell Park this Fourth of July. Besides attracting people who just love to co...
 
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on Jun 30, 2012 at 2:49 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online
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San Jose Passes Pension Reform 70-30
When will Palo Alto voters be given a chance to vote on something similar. With Menlo and now SJ passing serious pension reform, the public is clearly fed up with overpaying ...
 
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on Jun 6, 2012 at 8:18 am by Michael, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facebook deactivates a memorial page for a loved one in Iowa
Today I came home and as usual sat down at the computer to see if there are any now postings to my niece's memorial page, just to find out that Facebook has deactivated this a...
 
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on Jun 5, 2012 at 10:58 pm by Larry Opal, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Housing policy
Here's a interesting article about how the policies on housing, taxation, etc. in California are driving out the middle class. Web Link...
 
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on Apr 23, 2012 at 7:53 am by common sense, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PAMF to break ground on $200 million campus
After a decade of planning to build a new four-story medical campus in San Carlos, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation received the go-ahead from the California State Water Quali...
 
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on Apr 21, 2012 at 9:03 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Late Night Caltrain Noise Expected
Caltrain's new train operator will be training engineers while you are tyring to sleep. Expect more train noise at night, April 13 through May 24: Web Link...
 
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on Apr 13, 2012 at 4:12 pm by Herb Borock, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
JEREMY!!!
I believe!
 
Ken
 
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on Feb 19, 2012 at 12:37 pm by Ken, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Assemblyman Rich Gordon to host open house Thursday
State Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, will discuss the latest Sacramento happenings and his outlook for 2012 with constituents at an open house Thursday afternoon. Rea...
 
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on Feb 1, 2012 at 2:18 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online


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