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Why are we looking at high speed cable when Google is spreading the love of wireless?
I've noticed online and in the Weekly that Palo Alto is hoping to kick start the high speed internet access for every resident via fiber. The hold back of course is money. W... |
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on Aug 21, 2006 at 3:40 pm by Marc B, a resident of Mountain View |
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A New Year's Resolution to reduce greenhouse gases?
Every day, I read new and more heart-breaking news about the effects of climate change around the world. Here, for instance, is today’s headline: Web Link... |
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on Aug 24, 2008 at 11:46 pm by kamOyn, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Stanford Shopping Center
Now that retail is declining in Palo Alto, Palo Alto City Council is pushing Simon and Stanford to expand beyond current limits.
This is a major change after harrassing Sta... |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 10:23 pm by Sue, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Mitchell Park Dog run snobs
I have been taking my young dog to the Mitchell Park dog run for months now. Somedays there are many dogs there, others just a few. My puppy has had different experiences ther... |
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on Apr 8, 2008 at 10:58 am by Carolyn, a resident of another community |
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Leash Laws - Again
I choose to let my dog run off-leash. This action knowingly violates the leash law, which I do not support. It's OK to violate a law -- but ONLY if I'm willing to accept the... |
Dog Owner |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 10:53 am by Dog Owner, a resident of another community |
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Foothills Park - Palo Alto residents only forever?
I live in San Jose, work in Palo Alto and would like to someday legally visit Foothills Park on my own. Will this ever be possible in my lifetime? San Jose was never asked t... |
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on May 19, 2007 at 7:36 pm by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
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Sally Lieber spanking bill should finish her off politically
If you haven't seen yesterday's (thursday's) merky news, you might want to look at this article online -- Web Link... |
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on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:17 pm by jim, a resident of Stanford |
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Library upgrades jump to $80 million
Revamping Palo Alto's libraries will cost $80 million -- about $35 million more than was estimated this time last year -- a dismayed City Council learned Monday night.
Read t... |
Over Taxed |
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on Mar 13, 2008 at 1:51 pm by Get real, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Is your Neighborhood Association helping?
I've come to believe that the "neighborhood leaders" of our associations are not always working for the associations. At the PAN meetings, there appears to be nothing more th... |
member |
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on Aug 23, 2006 at 3:11 pm by Penny, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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University Ave. should be solely a pedestrian and bicycle mall
I believe that University Avenue should be turned into a bicycle and pedestrian mall, from Cowper to Emerson. Some of my reasons:
1. Parking is difficult on the street, and... |
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on Jun 17, 2007 at 1:14 am by Candice, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Editorial: Espinosa, Burt, Yeh, Dykwel for City Council
Eleven candidates are in the race for four openings on Palo Alto's nine-member City Council in the Nov. 6 election — with no incumbents running. Bern Beecham, Dena Mossar and ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:35 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
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Palo Alto Residential Streets on Google StreetView
In Google Maps' new feature "StreetView", every single Palo Alto *residential* street is covered. While I am quite proud of how our city looked, I cannot help but wonder: did... |
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on Jun 9, 2007 at 8:19 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Census: Huge spike in Palo Alto's Asian population
Palo Alto's population spiked by almost 10 percent over the past decade, fueled in large part by a growing Asian community, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau show.
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on Aug 22, 2011 at 2:10 pm by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Guest Opinion: Palo Alto's long debate on library branches is history -- let's move ahead
Welcome to 2008, the year that Palo Alto finally gets its libraries right. I am delighted that the final library proposal will soon come before the City Council.
Read the ... |
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on Jan 23, 2008 at 9:12 am by 2manybranches, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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School board calls special meeting on Brown Act
California's open meeting law will be the subject of a Board of Education study session following allegations that the board may have violated the statute. ==B Related story:=... |
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on May 26, 2012 at 6:23 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
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Wrongful Death of Chad Mcdonald
www.twistedbage.com
www.1union1.com wrongful-death.htm
Rutan Attorneys at Law. Case # 798193
Estae of Chad Mcdonald v City of Brea, City of Yo... |
fireman |
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on Oct 24, 2008 at 6:11 am by Son of Florence Lela Noriega, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto Bowl for sale
So it seems that the PA Bowl is up for sale. Now I know the local NIMBYs won't like this, but we do not want any more housing. Fortunately if there is housing they will be Los... |
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on Aug 6, 2009 at 2:10 am by Daniel Mart, a resident of Mountain View |
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Children's Theatre's Pat Briggs fired
Pat Briggs, director of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre since 1961, was fired Monday morning, her attorney, Jon Parsons, said.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jul 9, 2008 at 8:06 am by Jackson, a resident of another community |
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WalMart Goes Upscale = WalMart in Palo Alto?
Web Link
I'm no WalMart fan; in fact, I've resisted ever setting foot in a WalMart -... |
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on Nov 2, 2006 at 10:54 pm by chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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City fails to spend donated money for libraries
The July 5 article about "Friends" groups has some strange and inaccurate statements about Friends of the Palo Alto Library (FOPAL) that need correction.
"City leaders sa... |
Bob Moss, treasurer, Friends of Libraries |
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on Jul 11, 2006 at 6:11 pm by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Alma Plaza--again
From today's PA Weekly:
Web Link
One comment in the story is:
"they'd like to see a "quality, affordable" grocery ... |
Not so fast |
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on Mar 19, 2007 at 1:19 pm by Jeremy Loski, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Palo Alto school-bond campaign in full swing
Long before Palo Alto's school board voted in February to put a $378 million bond measure on the June 3 ballot, a small group of parents was laying groundwork to convince citi... |
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on Apr 17, 2008 at 10:59 am by PA Dad, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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NOT getting scammed by Jason
I'm shocked at the amount of feedback there has been about Jason Buzi. I too have been soliciated by him. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
He locates properti... |
homeowner Midtown |
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on Jun 2, 2012 at 12:10 am by Jo, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Utility bill shock
We are seniors on fixed income and in a state of shock over the largest utility bill we have every had in almost forty years here. It is $50 higher than in November!! We i... |
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on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:58 pm by Elise, a resident of another community |
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Could/should University Avenue be a pedestrian avenue?
The idea that University Avenue be a no-auto-traffiic pedestrian-only avenue has come up now and then for years. It's worked in major cities in Europe like Munich to great su... |
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on Jul 11, 2007 at 7:46 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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