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Do not open Foothills Park
I am not sure where to begin I have so many thoughts and comments about this subject. But simply, I strongly oppose opening Foothills Park to neighboring communities.
1) Fi... |
Anne T. |
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on Jun 29, 2009 at 11:41 pm by Ying, a resident of another community |
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How much more housing can Palo Alto handle?
We read the headlines that Palo Alto schools are filling up. By 2011, the school district is forecasted to exceed its capacity at all grade levels.
How much housing growth ... |
Arthur Keller |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm by Native, a member of the Walter Hays School community |
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Caltrain new parking system out of control
Hi,
Caltrain installed a new parking payment system at its downtown Palo Alto station recently. The new system asks you to punch your parking spot number and pay your fee. ... |
Philippe Bossut |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:09 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Why does Anyone Think Palo Alto is a Quiet Suburb?
When I moved to Palo Alto I knew a lot about the place I was going to live. I knew about Stanford where I was going to graduate school. I knew PA was a university town, that S... |
stephen levy |
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on Jul 26, 2009 at 6:41 pm by Irvin, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Tasers in Palo Alto?
I'm terribly upset by the Palo Alto City Council Colleagues' Memo regarding tasers, which will be discussed by the Council tonight, December 4.
Police Chief Johnson is q... |
Nat |
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on Feb 3, 2008 at 9:06 pm by David E Zuskin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Gardeners file claim against city over leaf blowers
Gardeners and leaf-blower manufacturers are threatening a $5.5 million lawsuit against the City of Palo Alto, claiming the City Council violated the Federal Clean Air Act when... |
Bill D'Agostino |
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on Jun 22, 2011 at 11:41 am by rake, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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PA Junior Museum: Independence or Boondoggle?
In an article dated October 17, reporter Becky Trout used the term “independence” to describe the arrangement currently being ratified between the City and the Friends of the... |
Ron Lee |
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on Feb 24, 2007 at 7:26 pm by Aleks, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Diversity in Palo Alto Schools: Merit and Demerits
I have started this thread as an outgrowth of the discussion on starting a 13th elementary school in Palo Alto.
I think diversity, for the sake of diversity, is a wrong not... |
John |
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on Jun 30, 2007 at 8:07 pm by nancy, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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ABAG goals would 'wreak havoc' on PA schools
The 2,860 housing units a regional agency wants Palo Alto to build would "wreak havoc" on the Palo Alto Unified School District, board member Mandy Lowell warned city official... |
Editor |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 2:37 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Palo Alto labor union may call strike
Palo Alto's largest labor union voted Thursday to authorize a strike if the city continues to call for long-term concessions from the workers.
Read the full story here http:/... |
Editor |
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on Sep 23, 2009 at 2:19 pm by stretch, a resident of another community |
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BMR's for police,teachers.etc? Better check out current living in BMR's here in town...
The race for building more BMR units under the guise of helping those who work, live in Palo Alto should be eyed up a little closer....
Who would want to live under the rules... |
Thinking of you 2 |
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on Aug 29, 2007 at 9:55 am by No mandate, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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cell phone reception in Palo Alto/Stanford
We just recently switched from Cingular to Verizon. My wife works at Stanford and we found that the reception at Stanford is not good.
The Verizon rep was honest with us a... |
Alan |
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on Jun 12, 2010 at 4:54 pm by eskay, a resident of Mountain View |
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ABAG vs. Palo Alto's "infrastructure-housing imbalance"
Palo Alto's libraries today are in an embarrassing state of disrepair. Our public safety personnel are desperately overdue for new quarters. Our school district needs new clas... |
Editor |
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on Sep 14, 2007 at 5:08 pm by small is beautiful, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Street Light Antennas?
I've notice what look like big WiFi antennas hanging from the street lights on the College Terrace. Does anyone know what there for or who put them up?
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Richard |
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on Nov 27, 2009 at 11:40 am by T, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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Are Eichlers a pain? Does this Chron article speak to your experience?
Here's an interesting take on Eichlers from the San francisco Chronicle, with a Palo Alto resident quoted. Personally, I'm mixed in my opinion of this style of architecture, b... |
Jeremy Loski |
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on May 2, 2008 at 4:16 pm by Old News, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Rinconada Pool closed again
Last Saturday, (7/28) the Rinconada Big Pool was once
again closed for recreational swimming, apparently for
lack of staff. This has been a problem in recent summers.
Any ... |
Jake |
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on Sep 18, 2007 at 3:08 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Asst. City Manager discipline details released
With the release of documents relating to the suspension of assistant city manager Emily Harrison (see story at Web Link) do y... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on May 3, 2007 at 8:51 am by Phil, a resident of another community |
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City to plan for reopening Children's Theatre
The Palo Alto Children's Theatre, closed late Thursday afternoon because of a criminal investigation into its finances, will be reopened as soon as possible, Palo Alto City Ma... |
Editor |
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on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:09 am by James Geffen, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Speeders using Monroe Drive & Miller Avenue as Expressway
Currently on Monroe Drive and Miller Avenue in Palo Alto, we have a posted speed limit of 25 MPH. We also have "No Sidewalks" and daily stream of blatant speeding motorist sha... |
Monroe Drive Resident |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 10:07 pm by Terry, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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PA teacher faces misdemeanor charges for party
If convicted, Swagerty should be fired from PAUSD. |
A Parent |
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on Dec 27, 2006 at 12:22 pm by Anon3, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Where would you cut the budget?
Palo Alto is trying to figure out ways of cutting $3 million from its budget.
Web Link
What would you recommend be cut? The... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm by sceptical, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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City staff defends maligned Web site
Nearly three months after the City of Palo Alto's debuted its new, widely unpopular Web site, three of the site's managers maintained Wednesday that the new site is an improve... |
Editor |
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on Nov 8, 2007 at 10:05 am by Cant find, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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FoPAL board member unfairly attacks Palo Alto Public Library
Good day!
It should be clear from posts placed on another thread what level of operational interference has been visited on the Palo Alto Public Library by some FoPAL board... |
Sanford Forte |
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on Jul 11, 2006 at 6:58 pm by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Fry's to be rezoned out of Palo Alto??
Be prepared to say "Goodbye" to Fry's if the City Council approves the City Manager's recommendation for rezoning that area (technical name: Pedestrian/Transit Oriented Develo... |
Douglas Moran |
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on Jul 25, 2006 at 11:17 pm by Jeremy Loski, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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An airman's final homecoming
by Anabel Lee, Palo Alto Weekly editorial intern
As a teenager growing up in Palo Alto in the 1940s, June Robertson often daydreamed about the moment her big brother... |
Jocelyn Dong |
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on Jun 24, 2006 at 5:38 pm by Bill Bell, a resident of Los Altos |
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