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Farewell to Mike Dawson
If you frequent the Peet's on Homer, most likely you've met or know Mike, the super friendly and jolly happy-go-lucky fellow.
Sadly, he passed away suddenly this morning. ... |
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on Jul 7, 2007 at 7:06 pm by Robert, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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what the heck is that smell in the air today
was there a fire this morning? the air seems smoggy and there's a horrible burning plastic smell outside. |
Shannon |
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on Apr 10, 2007 at 12:31 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Ellen Pao told to clean out her office at Kleiner Perkins
About time.
"Like many professional partnerships, Kleiner has an annual review process in place for its partners and employees.
The firm, in its legal responses to Pa... |
Sharon |
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on Oct 6, 2012 at 8:59 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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HP drops suit against ex-CEO Mark Hurd, won't block his move to Oracle
Smart move by HP--WSJ reports that HP BoD they are focusing on internal candidates as a replacement, while Hurd makes a sales pitch for Oracle today.
Web Link.... |
Sharon |
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on Sep 21, 2010 at 4:47 pm by Mrs Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Stanford professor becomes first Jew to win 'Arab Nobel Prize'
Good news for a change!
Stanford professor Ronald Levy, who heads the university's Oncology department, told Haaretz that as an American Jew married to an Israeli it never ... |
Sharon |
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on Apr 16, 2009 at 10:41 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Alma Plaza torn down
Alma Plaza is being demolished this week. Good riddance. But according to the Daily Post (which had a story and pictures this morning), developer John McNellis plans to pour t... |
Sharpman |
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on Apr 28, 2010 at 10:57 am by Sharpman, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Thank you for National Night Out
Thank you City of Palo Alto for National Night Out and the opportunity to strengthen neighborhood and police partnerships. For our neighborhood, it provided the perfect catal... |
Shelby Valentine |
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on Aug 2, 2006 at 3:11 pm by Shelby Valentine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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New Fresh And Easy in Mountain View.
Having received coupons in the mail and being in the area, I tried out the new Fresh and Easy Supermarket at Rengstorff/Middlefield.
Most of the produce was prepackaged, as... |
Shopper |
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 3:14 pm by Shopper, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Palo Alto needs cheaper clothing store
Interesting editorial in the Paly student newspaper.
Is Palo Alto losing out on huge amounts of sales tax revenue because of the very limited selection of stores in the the... |
shopper |
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on Oct 9, 2011 at 9:10 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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giant supermarket coming to San Antonio Shopping Center
NIMBYs have killed all attempts by developers to build bigger supermarkets in Palo Alto over the last couple of decades. Palo Alto residents are forced to shop in other cities... |
shopper |
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on Sep 9, 2010 at 10:07 am by SteveU, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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huge expansion proposed for San Antonio Shopping Center
NIMBYs keep killing new retail projects inside Palo Alto, but our neighbors to the south are more enthusiastic. Story in the Mercury-News: Web Link... |
shopper |
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on May 19, 2010 at 1:35 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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New Kohl's in Mountain View
The new Kohl's opened today with few parking spots in the vicinity and long lines at the checkout. Many customers appeared to be applying for the store card for additional dis... |
Shopper |
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on Oct 2, 2009 at 4:20 pm by Overcharging, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Groceries lie dormant in Palo Alto
Sounds like the NIMBYs are blocking all attempts to bring new grocery stores to Palo Alto. Story in the Mercury-News: Web Link |
shopper |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 9:37 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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What Palo Altans want in a grocery store
We have had many discussions on this topic without actually finding out what we, the shoppers, actually want.
I am starting a list of the things we feel that we would like ... |
Shopper |
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on Jul 20, 2009 at 6:28 pm by cecelia horn, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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51,000 sq ft grocery store coming to Menlo Park
What gives with all the tiny supermarkets (less than 20,000 square feet) in Palo Alto. Small stores have terrible selections, especially for fresh foods and ethnic foods. No... |
shopper |
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on Jul 18, 2009 at 11:36 pm by resident, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Sears grand re-opening (?)
Went to Sears today and was surprised that they announced today was their first grand re-opening. It was about as busy as it ever was and looked pretty much the same. They do ... |
Shopper |
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on Dec 3, 2007 at 4:42 pm by bikes2work, a member of the Santa Rita (Los Altos) community |
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Palo Alto, Choked By Famously Free Parking, May Consider Pricing the Curb
Streetsblog article "Palo Alto, Choked By Famously Free Parking, May Consider Pricing the Curb": Web Link... |
should parking be tax-subsidized? |
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on Jul 30, 2012 at 2:02 pm by Adina, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Late night phone ring
Recently I've been hearing a phone ring late night / early morning. It rings just once. Has an electronic tone not a bell. Is outside, well as far as I can tell not coming f... |
Simon |
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 6:00 pm by Simon, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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This is the 100th page in Town Square Forums
Wow - time flies when you're having...?
Have 100 pages of Town Square Forums, going back to May '06, improved our community dialogue, civic discourse, knowledge of ourselve... |
SkepticAl |
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on Dec 24, 2007 at 12:16 pm by Resident,, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Locker room talk
In the locker room of my gym at about 5 p.m. today, I was quite disheartened to hear a man I assume to be a member of my community openly using pejorative language and making... |
SkepticAl |
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on Mar 11, 2007 at 3:08 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Where can I read up on what/who to vote for?
Haven't had time to study the issues or candidates and cannot vote off of the sample ballot catalog. However, as my duty as a U.S. citizen, I vote. Any links to editorials? Th... |
Slacker |
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on Nov 2, 2010 at 2:17 pm by voted, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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BattleStar Galactica Comes to Palo Alto
Come discuss the "theology" of Battlestar Galactica, and its perspective on the opposition between Polytheism and Monotheism.
7:30pm on Tue., June 3, Rabbi Ari Cartun will ... |
So Say We All |
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on May 30, 2008 at 8:06 am by Walter E. Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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New real estate bubble.
This proves that we are in another bubble. The bubble popped somewhat after the credit crunch but has recently reinflated.
Does anyone else think this is extreme bubble pr... |
Sol |
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on May 28, 2012 at 11:10 am by C, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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WWII vintage aircraft over Palo Alto today?
Today, (Wednesday 5/16) around 5:30pm I saw a B-17 pass over my house heading NW at around 500 feet. About 15 minutes later, I saw what looked to be a B-24 flying the same di... |
Sound of Freedom |
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on May 24, 2007 at 8:12 am by enough, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPIC AT TIP-A-COP
I am a Palo Alto Resident and the mother of an amazing son who has Down Syndrome. Through out his life, I tried to keep him active in different sports and activities, however ... |
Special Olympic Mom |
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on Jun 21, 2010 at 7:10 pm by Grateful Mom, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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