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Palo Alto resident to sit with Mrs. Obama during tonight's State of the Union Address
From the Wall Street Journal: Web Link |
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on Jan 24, 2012 at 12:50 pm by resident, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Christmas displays, yes I mean Christmas.
All over town, displays are being set up to celebrate the Christmas season. Many are showing the traditional Santa, Snowman, Nutcracker type which have become synonomous with ... |
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on Dec 4, 2011 at 3:33 pm by greatshow, a resident of the St. Claire Gardens neighborhood |
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Sewage backup again?
Anyone in Midtown experience a sewage backup (sewage pumped back up household drains) between 5:00pm and 6:00pm today (Monday)?
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on Nov 7, 2011 at 8:02 pm by Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Swam of flying termites
I saw a large swarm of flying termites in my backyard today. After flying in the air for a few minutes they dropped their wings and buried themselves in the ground. Do I need ... |
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on Oct 22, 2011 at 10:25 pm by Toby, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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CANS Alert - Hundreds of Bikes on our roads tonight (Fri)
We have been alerted by phone and by email that possibly 1,000 bikes will be on our roads tonight and motorists should stay away!!
The Weekly should be announcing this too.... |
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on May 20, 2011 at 12:38 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Is your family prepared to be without government services for 1 week?
"It's better to be prepared months too early, than just one minute too late!"
Visit the free Safety Faire
Sunday, May 1, Noon to 4:00
Stanford Shopping Center
(par... |
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on May 3, 2011 at 6:47 pm by Annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Supercuts/Gap site now bilingual/montessori preschool
For many, many years, our family used the Supercuts on El Camino for family priced haircuts and in the past shopped at the Gap store that used to be beside it.
It is now a ... |
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on Mar 29, 2011 at 8:46 pm by Charlie, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood |
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please move your cars on street sweeping days
Our neighborhood streets are looking pretty messy after the recent rains. Please move your cars on street sweeping days so the work crews can do a thorough job. You can find y... |
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on Dec 14, 2010 at 9:27 am by Lois, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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What's the event today that will alter traffic?
CANS from PAPD:
This is an informational message from the Palo Alto Police Department.
Due to a special event this evening, there will be intermittent road closures on ... |
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on Oct 22, 2010 at 11:41 am by Occasional Cyclist, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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What's up with the smoke and the helicopter in South PA?
Are they linked or is my neighbor going crazy with the fire thing? Anybody know what's up? |
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on Oct 6, 2010 at 1:38 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Mosque for Palo Alto?
According to the Daily and KLIV news radio, there will soon be a mosque built on San Antonio Road (near the JCC?) with donations from one family. John Barton, our city council... |
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on Sep 6, 2010 at 9:17 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Pedal power taxis in Palo Alto
What's the scoop on the free bicycle taxis in Palo Alto. They ask for a tip for the driver (?), but how much? |
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on Sep 5, 2010 at 9:30 am by Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Resurfacing Cubberley Parking Lot
I have to say that Cubberley Parking Lot has been in bad shape for many years and I had not heard that it was going to be resurfaced at last. However, who decided that it shou... |
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on Aug 11, 2010 at 11:45 am by David, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Move Your Car Or Be Towed!
I just arrived home to find a TOW Warning note on the kid car that stays at the curb when not in use. It says that I have only 72 hours to move the vehicle or it will be cite... |
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on Aug 20, 2009 at 9:57 am by snoopy, a resident of another community |
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City Wide Yard Sale - Zero Waste
I contributed to a friend's yard sale at the Sunnyvale city wide event last weekend because she was collecting money for her pet charity. She made $200 and sold about a quarte... |
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on Apr 28, 2009 at 9:03 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Neighborhoods In China Protest High Speed Rail
In a country where protests were once outlawed, Chinese citizens have organized protests and neighborhood groups, and they have sent thousands of emails to government official... |
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on Mar 27, 2009 at 12:47 pm by Lessons from China, a member of the Walter Hays School community |
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Palo Alto Kept In The Dark About High Speed Rail Impacts
The city staff of Menlo Park prepared a report nearly a year ago (January 28, 2008) on the upcoming high speed rail. Many citizens from both Menlo Park and Atherton attended, ... |
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on Mar 5, 2009 at 5:14 pm by ma, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Growing Homeless Problem
I just returned from a trip to Italy and was surprised to see less homeless on the streets of Rome and Florence than University Avenue. We have a real, growing problem here i... |
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on Jan 29, 2009 at 1:42 pm by MM, a resident of Los Altos |
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Recyclables are piling up
Recycled goods like cardboard and paper are back at junk value with prices dropping so precipitously that companies would rather dump than renew.
Web Link... |
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on Dec 8, 2008 at 9:04 am by Left of Boom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Loma Verde & Bayshore ?????
Does anyone know what they are doing at Loma Verde and Bayshore intersection. I know that they are putting in new kerbs and have put in a new entrace to both Loma Verde and B... |
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on Nov 18, 2008 at 12:25 pm by Margaret, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Libraries are the hot topic in Palo Alto
People in Palo Alto are either firmly fixed to their views to vote either yes or no, or confused. There doesn't seem to be many who couldn't care less.
I get this informat... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 12:42 pm by paloaltolibraries, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Great plumbing experience
I have owned my home in old Palo ALto for 16 years and have had to call for plumbing services a few times over the years. Today I called Triple A Plumbing, was given a 3 hour ... |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 1:45 pm by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Fruit for sale on street corners
I have recently seen a fruit seller on the corner of Louis and Colorado and today he had quite a selection of different fruits and at least one car had stopped to buy. I am to... |
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on Aug 2, 2008 at 11:14 am by Veggies, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Cell Phone Driving Law
I was driving through Palo Alto the other night and saw police officers stop someone for briefly picking up a cell phone, not even talking on it (it appeared that they had ans... |
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on Jul 30, 2008 at 2:46 pm by Jeff, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Tesla - will this be the new Prius?
Web Link
For those of us who hate the quiet Prius, are we now going to find these driving around Palo Alto instead? |
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on Jul 24, 2008 at 4:47 pm by An Engineer, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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