PALO ALTO ISSUES
Paying For Potholes
I'm thinking that if Palo Alto took most of the money it spends on outside consulting, we would have enough money to fill the potholes and repair the sidewalks. And, we would ... |
Carol Gilbert |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 8:44 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library audit shows they're in bad shape
Palo Alto's five libraries are in poor condition compared to 10 nearby libraries, an audit of the city's libraries by City Auditor Sharon Erickson has concluded.
Read the f... |
Editor |
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on Jul 9, 2007 at 10:58 pm by quality not quantity, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Heavenly Palo Alto
This topic is in context to an artile posted on another topic. I felt this deserves to be a topic on its own. Anne is a probably a new resident of Palo Alto.
Anne,
Her... |
This City is Godly |
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on Aug 15, 2007 at 9:51 am by Henry, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City could take over airport within three years
Like an airplane owner who doesn't know how to fly, the City of Palo Alto has an airport but doesn't know how to manage it. It's left that to Santa Clara County for the last 4... |
Editor |
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 7:03 pm by Get a CLUE, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Albertson's at Edgewood Plaza to close
Say goodbye to another grocery store, Palo Alto.
Albertson’s is closing its store in Edgewood Plaza around early August, the company announced today.
In total, 37 A... |
Bill D'Agostino |
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on Jun 9, 2006 at 1:43 pm by KCSarr, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Baylands composting faces 'hard trade-offs'
A 7.5-acre composting operation won't get -- or stay -- in the Palo Alto baylands without a fight, the City Council indicated Monday night. It voted 6-3 to shelve the issue un... |
Editor |
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on Aug 28, 2008 at 12:20 am by Citizen, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Keep Town Square user Friendly rather than divisive
On chatting with an acquantaince who I knew used this forum daily sometime ago, I discovered that they were not looking at it anymore as it was "full of divisive issues and no... |
Resident |
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on May 20, 2007 at 11:06 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Train horn noise
We recently moved to Palo Alto, we live 1200 ft away from rail tracks. On most nights, we wake up because of extremely loud train horns. We initially thought it was caltrain, ... |
kamala |
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on Jan 3, 2013 at 1:09 pm by Joseph E. Davis, a resident of Woodside |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City concern over retail is all talk, no action
Do you hear that sucking sound? That's all of our tax dollars being sucked out of Palo Alto by the surrounding towns. The city's income is on a downward spiral.
Since we ... |
Marc Fleischmann |
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on Aug 10, 2006 at 9:24 pm by Billy D., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Budget
The City of Palo Alto's budget deficit can be reduced in several ways. Rents should be increased at the Cubberley Community Center so it is self-supporting and will no longer ... |
Jane Doe |
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on Oct 24, 2006 at 12:26 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Run High Speed Internet: Fiber to the home YET AGAIN??
Why is it that a few people obsessed with getting the city help them get a hyper-speed internet connection can force their agenda onto an overburdened council year-after-year?... |
Chris |
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on Mar 22, 2007 at 8:29 am by Anonymous, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Major issues facing Palo Alto in the near future
Here is a list of what are major issues facing Palo Alto:
1. Gathering support from South Palo Alto Residents for a new Mitchell Park library and community center.
2. De... |
A concerned resident |
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on Jan 14, 2007 at 2:36 pm by another concerned resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Marsh mosquitoes invade Palo Alto
Like the offspring in alien movies, mosquito eggs that have lain dormant in the Palo Alto Baylands mud for 10 to 15 years have been hatching en masse for the past three weeks ... |
Editor |
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on Aug 24, 2012 at 7:25 pm by Palo Alto Resident, a member of the Palo Verde School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City treads cautiously against 'Citizens United'
The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to loosen up campaign-finance restrictions for corporations won't win any popularity contests in Palo Alto, but city officials ar... |
Editor |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:53 am by wmartin46, a resident of the Fairmeadow 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
University Ave Cal Train Station
The renovation of the bus stop area was completed a while ago, and it looks great - but frankly, as a daily Cal Train commuter, I am disappointed to see nothing was done or ap... |
Cal Train Commuter |
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on Jun 8, 2006 at 1:07 pm by Andrew, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Driving on Christmas Tree Lane
There was an article in the News Digest section of the PA Weekly yesterday regarding Christmas Tree Lane:
Web Link
(Ignor... |
Careful Driver |
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on Dec 19, 2006 at 7:59 pm by Chris, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City to pay for repairs of Roth Building
The City of Palo Alto failed to prevent water damage to its historic Roth Building during the past two winters and will now have to take $415,000 from its reserves for needed ... |
Bill D'Agostino |
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on Jun 6, 2006 at 5:16 pm by Steven M, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
How to fix our $5 million budget deficit
Three major budget problems will take $7 million or more from our 2007-08 general fund budget. Our “surplus” for the coming year is $1.7 million. But next year’s budget will... |
Bern Beecham |
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on Jul 2, 2006 at 4:29 pm by Pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Dumpy Bar on California Avenue - Clean Up Your Act
On California avenue things have improved quite a bit. New stores are moving in. Traffic is picking up.
Residents on the other side of alma have a nice place to visit f... |
Concerned Citizen |
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on Jun 13, 2007 at 11:51 am by Passerby, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Basements in new Palo Alto houses
Anyone with thoughts on the trend in putting basements in new Palo Alto houses? I know this has been going on in old PA for years, but I have noticed it more and more in Midt... |
Citizen |
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on May 19, 2007 at 9:46 pm by Tom, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Auto mall off 101 now seems unlikely
Building an auto mall on city-owned land near U.S. Highway 101 is "expensive and logistically difficult," Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest reported this week.
Although... |
Bill D'Agostino |
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on Jun 1, 2006 at 12:38 pm by Bill D'Agostino, Palo Alto Weekly reporter |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A breathtaking proposal
The largest and boldest commercial development proposal in the history of Palo Alto, located at one of the worst traffic pinch-points in the city, would have been viewed by mo... |
Editor |
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on Oct 6, 2012 at 3:48 pm by Traffic blocking emergency care, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Citizen Pundit's Old Ideas Create Delay, Hinder Palo Alto's Future
Doug Moran's condescending (to City Council) editorial in today's Palo Alto Weekly Web Link provides a good opportunity to ... |
JL |
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on Dec 13, 2006 at 1:19 am by J.L., a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Needed: A Freeway-Centered Auto Row
City officials should seize the opportunity to add $1.6 million each year in new sales tax revenue for Palo Alto through increased auto sales. In talking about locating an au... |
Karen White |
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on Jul 21, 2006 at 11:32 am by Too much traffic, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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