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When are they going to outlaw burning fires in fireplaces?
I haven't been able to open my windows for fresh air all evening because someone has been burning wood since this afternoon and now it's 11:00PM and there is still smoke in th... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 4:27 pm by Think About It, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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City pay, pension costs rising
While other cities are reducing the pension and government cost, why the pension costs are rising significantly in Palo Alto! The rise is significant starting from 2012, big j... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 12:57 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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CEO of Jewish Community Center to leave Palo Alto
Alan Sataloff, the CEO of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center since 2004, is quitting to take a position in Chicago, according to an announcement by the Jewish Community... |
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on Dec 18, 2012 at 2:29 pm by Ronna Devincenzi, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Getting to 'yes'
There's a phrase that Brodie Hamilton uses to describe people's reluctance to switch from commuting by car to taking an alternate form of transportation: "Yes, but ..."
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:53 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Sharon Hofstedt: Hot chocolate and community building
As a pre-teen in small-town Minnesota, Sharon Hofstedt delivered the Minneapolis Star Tribune door to door seven days a week.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:00 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto poised to embark on trash experiment
Those black carts filled with trash may soon disappear from the curbside of one Palo Alto neighborhood as part of the city's proposed experiment with food scraps and other org... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 3:54 pm by jardins, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Firefighters duck gunfire in East Palo Alto
Firefighters returning to their East Palo Alto station ran for cover after two rival gangs engaged in a gun battle in front of their quarters about two weeks ago, Menlo Park F... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 1:56 pm by Enough!, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Tomorrow's events (Dec. 18)
[Web Link Holiday Concert: Mary McLaughlin]
Celtic singer and songwriter Mary McLaughlin will perform with harp work of Steve Coulter for a concert of... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:51 am by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View |
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Palo Alto in final stage of California Avenue redesign
After two years of revisions, lawsuits and squabbles with area business owners, Palo Alto officials are now putting the finishing touches on their ambitious plan to transform ... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 5:50 pm by resident, a member of the Barron Park School community |
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Big Thank You to all the Volunteers helping to make Holiday Bouquets right now for our hospitalized vets!! You are welcome to join in!!
Hi Beautiful Palo Alto Community!
Right now, the midtown floral shop, Nature's Alley, is filled with caring folks, who are busy making holiday bouquets for veterans at the Pa... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:38 am by Carrie Manley, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto's Christmas Tree Lane lighting up for holidays
Santa will be approaching Fulton Street chimneys, reindeer will be landing on the lawn, snowmen will be "singing" in a row as Christmas Tree Lane lights up Fulton Street, betw... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 7:27 pm by waste of time, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Karate Kick-a-thon to support families from Newtown
I have been teaching Karate and Self-Defense in this area for many years and have been organizing an annual charity kick-a-thon for quite a few years as well.
We just added... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 5:21 pm by Read the post, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Around Town
A PERFECT MATCH? ... The intricate courtship between Palo Alto and Yangpu, a district within Shanghai, started to get serious in September, with the Bay Area Council playing t... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 3:57 pm by Janet F, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Hit-and-run driver injures cyclist near Jordan
A driver fled a collision involving a bicyclist outside Jordan Middle School Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 11, and police are seeking information that would lead to the driver's ide... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:36 am by Victor, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Palo Alto ponders design of new bike bridge
Emboldened by a $4 million grant and a freshly completed master plan, Palo Alto is rolling ahead with design work on a new bike bridge that would span U.S. Highway 101 and giv... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:21 am by Lance, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Thousands attend 28th annual Moonlight Run
Thousands of people from Palo Alto and beyond ventured out to the Baylands Friday night for the 28th annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk. [Web Link... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 7:47 pm by Ariel Hessing, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Help make holiday bouquets for our hospitalized veterans Sunday, 12/16/12. Everyone welcome!
Sunday, December 16, you are invited to help make holiday bouquets and cards for our veterans at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital.
All ages are welcome, and no experience ... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 4:44 pm by Carrie Manley, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Parking, infrastructure woes loom large in 2013
The glaring problems of insufficient downtown parking and decaying infrastructure will likely tower over other Palo Alto issues in 2013, according to a list of proposed priori... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 1:07 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Silicon Valley cash to fund Stanford Hospital
Stanford University has launched a $1 billion fundraising campaign to build its new hospital and invest in medical research and teaching, and already half of that sum has been... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 5:22 pm by venkatrao, a resident of Stanford |
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Synchronize the Traffic Light, Please!
When, if ever, will the new traffic light on Alma just north of the one at Meadow be synchronized with the other two in the vicinity?
This causes murderous traffic jams in... |
No more gridlock |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 2:47 pm by No more gridlock, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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City: No more 'island' of homes on commercial block
A string of awkwardly placed homes on a busy stretch of Page Mill Road in Palo Alto could soon make way for a dense new development thanks to a zoning change the City Council ... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 12:49 am by jardins, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Lytton Plaza - Out of contrl
I was out enjoying a walk with my fiance this morning, and we wanted to stop in the plaza to drink our coffee. We sat down, and then saw a man pleasuring himself at a table ac... |
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 8:58 pm by really..., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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will Carl Icahn break up HP?
HP stock had a rare good day yesterday on rumors that Carl Icahn would take over the company, break it up, and sell off the pieces. Is this good for the workers? Good for the ... |
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 2:55 pm by Ken, a resident of another community |
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Jerry Hill announces 'Oughta Be a Law ... Or Not'
Residents in newly elected state Sen. Jerry Hill's district will now have a chance to weigh in on what "Oughta Be a Law ... Or Not."
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 12:34 pm by SuperD, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Palo Alto family issues $100,000 challenge
A local family has made a $100,000 donation to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund for the second year in a row, in hopes of inspiring other donors to join them in supporting lo... |
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 2:42 am by Mom by Gunn, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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