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What has happened to the Main Library after school?
I went in to the Main Library today late this afternoon to take back some books, and the place was a 'zoo'.
Wasn't this supposed to be an after school study environment and o... |
Bill |
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on Mar 18, 2007 at 5:43 pm by Anonymous Teen, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Addressing Pedestrian and Bike Safety in Embarcadero Underpass
This post is out of exasperation after the city's and school's failure to address the persistent bike and safety hazards in this underpass.
This is a very high traffic are... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 4:47 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Projected increase of 500-600 students for Palo Alto high schools
Within the last week, Gunn High School administrators have distributed a survey to the senior class asking for their input regarding a projected increase of student population... |
Gunn senior |
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on May 26, 2007 at 3:15 pm by Grandchild, a resident of the The Greenhouse neighborhood |
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Dangerous and Unacceptable El Camino Crosswalk Situation
For years, many residents in Evergreen Park and College Terrace have advocated for a signal crossing light at the intersection of El Camino Real and College Ave.
This inter... |
Concerned Citzen |
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on Jul 16, 2007 at 9:36 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Allow gas leaf blowers back
Palo Alto should definitely reconsider its ban on gasoline-powered leaf blowers. It was foolish to start with and should never have been an issue.
The noise level has bee... |
Barbara Cleveland |
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on Dec 13, 2006 at 9:56 pm by Elizabeth Lee, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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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... |
chris |
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Community pundits get it wrong on the library – again!
Before getting on with this response to thinly veiled attacks on our library and recently retired library director, Paula Simpson, contained in letters written by Joy Ogawa an... |
Sanford Forte |
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on Jul 15, 2006 at 3:18 am by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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College counselors hurtful, Gunn grads say
Their college counselors were unhelpful and discouraging, two former Gunn High School students told the school board and Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday night.
Read the f... |
Editor |
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on Jul 24, 2009 at 10:14 pm by Joana Mandoli, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Mayor: Stanford, Palo Alto must make 'best efforts' on med center expansion
In August Palo Alto received applications for a 1.3 million-square-foot net expansion and modernization of the Stanford University Medical Center -- 50 percent more than today... |
Editor |
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on Nov 14, 2007 at 7:02 am by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Palo Alto community not ready for tasers
I considered the Taser issue before, as a member of the city's Human Relations Commission. Police Chief Lynne Johnson mentioned a few years ago that she might someday want Tas... |
Jeff Blum |
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on Mar 27, 2007 at 8:40 am by Enoch Choi, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Auto mall idea: move MSC to MP
Maybe it time for the city to replace it's "top city staff" if their idea to create an auto mall starts at $51.1 million. Here's a much more practical solution.
Temporari... |
Marc Fleischmann |
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on Jul 24, 2006 at 9:40 am by Marc Fleischmann, a resident of the Midtown 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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Dispicable University Ave. Underpass Condition
Why is the underpass at University Ave/Stanford such a dispicable weed patch? Who is responsible and why can't it be planted as El Camino Real is on either side by the Shoppin... |
concernen citizen |
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on Jun 30, 2006 at 6:11 am by trudy, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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An alliance to help make Palo Alto a 'sustainable community'
In recent weeks and months, a group of us in Palo Alto have forged a new organization, the "Alliance for a Livable Palo Alto," or ALPA for short.
Read the full Guest Opini... |
Editor |
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on Nov 30, 2008 at 11:52 pm by Trapped, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Street sweeping no parking zones
The street sweeping no parking zones are making me see red.
This has been brewing for some time but came to a boil this morning as I saw the mocking parking violation accen... |
JL |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 9:36 am by HS, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Why not sell Palo Alto Utilities? It makes financial sense.
Sell PAU. Going price that property would be in the neighborhood of $800M-$1B, maybe more. Take the money from that sale and invest (in safe securities and bonds) an amount su... |
Otto |
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on May 17, 2007 at 7:37 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Time for elite Palo Alto parents to take their heads out of the sand
I am a concerned parent who has had a unique opportunity to view the hidden world of the barely teenage sons and daughters of elite Palo Alto parents. This is a world involvin... |
Joseph Adams |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 4:43 pm by Meth_mom, a resident of Woodside |
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Homeless situation out of control
Sunday was flu-shot day for kids in Palo Alto at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation on El Camino. Little did parents know, but a homeless shelter has opened in the neighborhood.... |
concerned |
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on Oct 9, 2007 at 5:50 pm by Had Enough!, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Montecito crash 'made everybody's life terrible'
The early Sunday crash in Montecito that killed Kelly Marie Ruiz, 26, of Mountain View, and Sara Elizabeth Pezzimenti, 21, of Palo Alto, "made everybody's life terrible" and "... |
Editor |
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on Jan 1, 2010 at 1:56 am by K., a resident of another community |
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Join Palo Alto's Relay for Life, August 19-20
American Cancer Society Celebrates Relay For Life in Palo Alto
Palo Altans will move around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay ... |
Theresa Carey |
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on Jul 12, 2006 at 10:40 am by Theresa Carey, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Begging in front of Whole Foods
Why is there still begging in front of Whole Foods?
Victor Frost and someone else are there. Why?
I thought that there was a recent law. Are there exceptions?
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Suzie |
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on Sep 10, 2007 at 12:11 pm by Ben W, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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PA Online heavily censored?
The "staff" at PA Online are heavily censoring comments on some of these boards, and are now deleting any posting critical of their sensitivites. How long will this posting l... |
Who\'s afraid? |
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on Jan 21, 2007 at 6:08 pm by Wolf, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Let's respond quickly & strongly to acts of intolerance
It bothered me when I recently read a news article indicating that — for the first time ever — more Asian than Caucasian students were admitted to University of California sch... |
Jeff Blum, human relations commission chairperson |
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on Jun 3, 2006 at 12:58 am by R. Donan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Macabre Page Mill Road ducks scenario
"1001 Page Mill Road is a four-building project surrounded by a park-like setting in Stanford Research Park." This is the enticing description (found on the Mozart Development... |
Debbie |
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on Apr 7, 2007 at 12:15 pm by Phil Lanthrop, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Architecture Commission and would-be watchdogs cost PA taxpayers money and safety
Web Link
With the exception of Heather Trossman, the example above shows a perfect example of a Council-appointed politi... |
J. Habermas |
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on May 25, 2007 at 2:05 pm by J. Habermas, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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