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High-speed rail wins legal battle
An effort by Peninsula cities to stop California's high-speed-rail project came to a screeching halt this week when a Sacramento County judge upheld the California High-Speed ... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 10:18 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto's water rates set to rise again
Palo Alto's residential water rates would go up by 15 percent in July under a new proposal by the Utilities Department.
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on Mar 30, 2012 at 10:00 am by Give us a break, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto water rates set to rise again
Palo Alto residents will see their water bills rise yet again in July, despite successful efforts in recent years to conserve water.
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 11:24 am by Just Drop It, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Mountain View parking dispute leads to fisticuffs
A man punched a woman in the face after she slapped him inside a Mountain View supermarket Monday afternoon, police said. The confrontation allegedly stemmed from a dispute ov... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 11:33 am by Anon, a resident of Mountain View |
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Weekly you need a Daily
Editor,
The Daily Post today ran a headline story today which I thought was shoddy and mean spirited. "Bully confesses" used the public comments of a young man who rece... |
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on Mar 19, 2013 at 12:18 pm by anecdote annie, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Mayor hosts 'Day in the Park' June 3
Bring on the bocce. That's what Palo Alto Mayor Yiaway Yeh is hoping residents throughout Palo Alto will say on Sunday, June 3, when he hosts the second installment of his "YM... |
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on May 21, 2012 at 12:23 pm by Neighbor, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Infrastructure bond a tough sell, survey says
The good news for Palo Alto officials is that citizens feel confident in the City Council's ability to take care of the city's gaping infrastructure needs, a new survey indica... |
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on Jun 5, 2013 at 12:16 pm by Marie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Suspect sought in Crescent Park groping
Palo Alto police are seeking a man who they say groped a woman standing next to her car in the Crescent Park neighborhood Monday afternoon.
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 9:05 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Palo Alto to re-examine CPI's hazardous materials
Barron Park residents and officials at Communications and Power Industries continue to clash over the company's safety record and its plating shop operations, but on Monday, J... |
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on Jun 6, 2012 at 3:26 pm by ufo223, a resident of the St. Claire Gardens neighborhood |
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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 |
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City misspending money
The City Council & City Manager have been crying poverty when it comes to the city budget; here's what they are spending this week:
* Buying 17 Compressed Natural Gas Hond... |
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 11:12 pm by Midtown resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Kniss misuses credit cards
Both of our other local newspapers had a story yesterday about the fact that Liz Kniss misused her credit card while a county supervisor.
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 3:19 pm by Princess Liz is right, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Palo Alto approves staff cuts, fee hikes at animal shelter
Palo Alto's animal shelter may have been saved from the chopping block last month, but the city's cash-strapped animal-services operation will soon see significant changes, in... |
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on Jul 29, 2012 at 7:52 am by lacye, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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Ford Motor Co. drives into downtown Palo Alto
Ford Motor Company arrived in downtown Palo Alto earlier this month, setting up a research operation in one of Hamilton Avenue's most prominent buildings.
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on Mar 31, 2012 at 11:40 pm by CrunchyCookie, a resident of the Greenmeadow 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 |
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Electrical outages planned for south Palo Alto
A City of Palo Alto electrical upgrade project will cause intermittent power outages in south Palo Alto through June, the Utilities Department has announced.
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on May 24, 2012 at 4:20 pm by resident, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Lightning knocks out power to SLAC
A lightning bolt struck a main electrical-transmission line to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Thursday night, shutting down the linear accelerator and causing nearly... |
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on Apr 13, 2012 at 4:20 pm by Herb Borock, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Around Town
PRIORITIES ... First the easy part: the City Council decided Saturday to keep all five of the city's 2011 priorities — finances, environmental sustainability, emergency... |
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on Jan 28, 2012 at 9:01 pm by common sense, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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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 attorney seeks seat on City Council
Attorney Marc Berman, a former state Assembly candidate who had spent much of the past year surveying Palo Alto's infrastructure problems, has declared his intention to run fo... |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 10:40 am by svatoid, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Weekly wins 10 Bay Area journalism awards
The Palo Alto Weekly received 10 journalism awards for its work, including third place for overall excellence, at the annual San Francisco Peninsula Press Club awards dinner i... |
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on May 25, 2012 at 12:12 am by ChrisC, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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City View
City Council (March 12)
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 23, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 2:37 pm by Employee and Resident, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Noisy nights for Caltrain neighbors through May
Caltrain has announced that nighttime training of new train engineers may disrupt the sleep of nearby residents for several weeks. The training started on April 11 and runs th... |
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on Apr 17, 2012 at 7:57 pm by willem, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Editorial: Golden opportunity to acquire downtown post office
Palo Alto residents have been picking up their mail and buying stamps at the downtown post office since 1932, but change is coming and with the financial meltdown of the Posta... |
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on Feb 25, 2012 at 8:59 am by Marrol, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Paralyzed cyclist, champion against cancer, dies at 54
Lawrence Viariseo, who survived a fall off a 100-foot Sierra cliff, triumphed over bladder cancer and became an avid bicyclist despite being paralyzed, died Wednesday, Jan. 30... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 8:15 pm by mmmmMom, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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