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Beautiful soccer fields by Diana Diamond.
The article that Mrs. Diamond wrote on the Palo Alto Weekly dated 6/28/06 is completely missing the point.
First, she pointed out that soccer is the least sport "watched" (... |
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on Jul 13, 2006 at 9:46 am by Chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Way to look up property owner?
Does anyone know if there's a way to look up the owner of a property? As far as I can tell from Santa Clara County's website, some info like assessed value is available free ... |
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on Jan 24, 2009 at 6:53 am by resident, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Council gives wide berth for possible plant
Fifty-one acres of now-defunct Palo Alto landfill will not become parkland in the coming year, the Palo Alto City Council decided Monday night, Jan. 14.
Read the full story h... |
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 7:05 pm by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Obama visits Palo Alto to raise funds for Dems
President Obama visited Palo Alto Thursday night to attend two fundraisers benefiting the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the first at the Crescent Park home of Flip... |
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on Jun 7, 2013 at 11:06 am by The Playa, not the game, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Class timings - not conducive for working parents
Am I the only one - or are there more parents who feel that the working parents are singled out by the classes offered by the city? Most of the classes (I stress - most, not a... |
WorkingMom |
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on Aug 11, 2007 at 12:15 am by J, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Diana Diamond: Snohomish was more creative
Diana Diamond's latest blog posting argues that a utility district in Washington was smarter and more creative than Palo Alto in taking on Enron. Scrool down to see her post. |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Jul 16, 2006 at 2:41 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
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Palo Alto slab-foundation homes at risk for gas leaks
Homes with gas lines beneath slab foundations -- commonly built in Palo Alto in the mid 1900s -- are at risk of gas leaks similar to that which caused a Maureen Avenue house t... |
Editor |
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on Aug 24, 2010 at 3:04 pm by Deep Throat, a resident of another community |
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City Council needs to be downsized and by district
Currently the City Council is not proportional in representation of the city of Palo Alto. If you locate each council member to the City Zoning map, there are 6 council membe... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 4:11 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Big Foot Siting At Foothills Park
Just went for a short run up at Foothills Park, on the Los Trancos Trail,
and was returning when I heard a rustle in the manzanita brush, looked behind
me expecting to see ... |
Bobby |
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on Apr 13, 2007 at 9:02 pm by Bobby, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Climate report aims at 5 percent emission cut
A 144-page action plan released over the Thanksgiving holiday by the City of Palo Alto -- which outlines ways to cut the community's greenhouse-gas emissiona -- was greeted wa... |
Editor |
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on Dec 10, 2007 at 3:53 pm by Greg, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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Palo Alto seeks citizen help with 'difficult' budget
Palo Alto officials are bracing for two months of painful negotiations with residents over City Manager James Keene's sweeping plan to lay off dozens of city workers and possi... |
Editor |
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on Jul 5, 2010 at 8:33 am by Barbara Platt, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Why are there more homeless in Downtown PA
Is it just my perception, or does Downtown Palo Alto have much more homeless than other downtowns (Menlo Park, Los Altos, Mountain View), or other Palo Alto shopping areas (Mi... |
Curious |
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on Oct 26, 2006 at 7:17 pm by Carol Gilbert, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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What do we want our libraries to DO?
Much has been written in local papers about the recommendations for the libraries and about the constituent groups. Community groups and individuals have been vocal and have w... |
Valerie Hunt Stinger |
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on Sep 10, 2006 at 6:41 pm by K, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Another Palo Alto train death at West Meadow
An unidentified 19-year-old male died when he was hit by a train at West Meadow Drive in Palo Alto shortly before midnight Friday. Few details are available.
Read the full st... |
Editor |
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on Jan 27, 2010 at 11:48 pm by resident, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Guest Opinion: It's long past time to renew our libraries
I support Measure N because it is a reasonable plan to fix our embarrassing libraries. And, it's past time to renew our libraries in this city!
Read the full story here http:... |
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on Nov 3, 2008 at 9:18 am by Vote No on the bond, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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After seven years, Alma Plaza has a grocery store
Michael "Miki" Werness gestured to the stretch of empty, black countertops in the middle of the produce section at Miki's Farm Fresh Market on Wednesday, Oct. 10. "You'll prob... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 4:27 pm by April Fool, a resident of another community |
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Foothills Park access-for-$$ plan opposed
For 42 years, Palo Altans have had access to 1,400 acres of chaparral-covered hills known as Foothills Park only with coyotes, jackrabbits, lizards and other critters. A propo... |
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on Jul 22, 2007 at 6:49 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Alma affordable-housing project doubles
A drastically revamped and expanded below-market housing project at Alma Street and Channing Avenue failed to keep Palo Alto City Council members alert enough to conclude an i... |
Editor |
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on Aug 21, 2007 at 9:44 am by another mother here, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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Dick Rosenbaum Nailed It
Dick Rosenbaum'a Guest Opinion on Oct. 25, 2006, hit the nail on the head. Our city council has sold us down the river by negotiating an unfunded contract with the city emplo... |
Carol Gilbert |
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on Nov 8, 2006 at 9:49 am by Carol Gilbert, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Stanford Medical Center Expansion
Thank you Diana Diamond for your latest opinion piece in the Weekly!
Web Link
My stepson was born with a laundry list... |
Hulkamania |
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on Apr 10, 2008 at 12:52 pm by test, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Is our local cable franchise threatened by Congress?
This is a news item I picked up.
"House Passes Controversial Telecom Bill
Meanwhile in the House, lawmakers passed the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhance... |
Natalie Fisher |
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on Jul 11, 2006 at 5:40 pm by John, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto City Employee Salary Database
Where can I find a database that includes all the 2007-08 salaries paid to any and all city employee? The Merc published an online database for San Jose, which I find very int... |
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on Sep 21, 2009 at 4:55 pm by PAResident, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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iPhone craze strikes Palo Alto
It's a phone, an iPod and a pocket-size route to the Internet -- and the hundred-plus people camped out Friday along University Avenue, Kipling Street and Lytton Avenue crave ... |
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on Jul 2, 2007 at 10:57 am by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
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Bicyclists and Alma St.
Now that we have made cycling safer on Charleston and taking into account that we have car barriers to stop motorists using Bryant, isn't it time to let Alma take its true sta... |
Carol |
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on Sep 25, 2006 at 12:30 pm by philip ritter, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Mortgage crisis hits even affluent Palo Altans
Even affluent, good-credit-risk Palo Altans are feeling spinoff effects of the national and international collapse of the subprime mortgage market. Local experts told the Week... |
Editor |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 9:03 am by R Wray, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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