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Faith leaders speak out against Quran burning
Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders spoke out Wednesday (Sept. 8) in Palo Alto against the rising bigotry against Muslims and a plan by a nondenominational Christian gr... |
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on Sep 10, 2010 at 9:38 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Trader Joe's opens at Town and Country Friday
Trader Joe's will open its newest location in Town and Country Village in Palo Alto on Friday (Dec. 4), after years of lobbying from Palo Alto residents. At 8 a.m. the store w... |
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on Dec 7, 2009 at 5:01 pm by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Editorial: 'Show us' time on library bonds
Public must be given answers to 2007 library-audit criticisms and "five library" inefficiencies before November bond election
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on Jul 11, 2008 at 10:23 pm by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Traffic and people snarling around Town and Country
Before it is too late, we need to widen the existing bridge over Embarcadero Road to accommodate 2 lanes of automobile traffic. Instead of the left turn signal at the entrance... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:16 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Toys banned for 'unhealthy' fast-food meals
Tuesday was a sad day for the McDonald's Happy Meal. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to ban toys and other prizes from "unhealthy" children's meals served at... |
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on May 1, 2010 at 4:06 am by If you need yet one more example of Big Brother..., a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto lawyer, fiancee, die in plane crash
A prominent Palo Alto patent lawyer and his fiancee were killed Friday after the private plane he was piloting hit a tree, caught fire and crashed near Yosemite National Park.... |
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on Mar 1, 2010 at 11:37 am by DDW, a resident of Mountain View |
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City of Palo Alto hires guard for rail crossing
The Palo Alto Police Department has hired a security company to help monitor the West Meadow Drive rail intersection -- a move the city hopes will discourage emotionally fragi... |
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on Dec 9, 2009 at 9:34 pm by Caltrain Rider, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Palo Alto churches take stand against torture
Alarmed by a study that found church-goers are more likely to support torture, local faith leaders are planning a public conference June 26 and 27 in Palo Alto on the ethics s... |
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on Jun 28, 2009 at 11:53 pm by Terrence Karney, a resident of another community |
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Feature story: In search of the car-less commute
On any weekday morning, upwards of 17,000 commuters -- some in buses, others on bicycles, but the majority in cars -- stream onto north Shoreline Boulevard and North Rengstorf... |
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 5:05 pm by transit friend, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Palo Alto mulls sale of land near Foothills Park
While Palo Alto negotiates with billionaire developer John Arrillaga over a proposal to construct a large office complex and theater next to the downtown Caltrain station, the... |
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on Sep 24, 2012 at 4:38 pm by BetterOption, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto tries to put Cal. Ave. project back on track
When Palo Alto officials meet next Monday to approve a plan to cut lanes and add streetscape improvements to California Avenue, the discussion will have a familiar feel. The p... |
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on Nov 30, 2011 at 12:51 pm by Ronna Devincenzi, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Goodbye Palo Alto, HSR caused us to move
I'm not providing my address or name intentionally. We put our house up for sale after we learned we would be about 300 feet from the proposed High-Speed Rail. We gave this de... |
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on Jul 17, 2010 at 8:39 pm by neighbor, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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City unleashes flood of high-speed-rail concerns
Insufficient outreach, inaccurate projections and a shoddy business plan have all plagued the California High-Speed Rail Authority's latest environmental analysis of the $43 b... |
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on Apr 24, 2010 at 9:12 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Caltrain increases horn volumes AND stress levels
It has been my personal experience, living in downtown Menlo Park, that the Caltrain horns have become outrageously louder in the past week or so. Then I read today these sto... |
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on Aug 2, 2009 at 11:16 am by Pierced Ears, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Palo Alto planners: Cut Arastradero lanes
For traffic managers and commuters, the mile-long stretch of Arastradero Road between Foohill Expressway and El Camino Real has all the ingredients of a perfect storm: a surge... |
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on Jun 28, 2009 at 1:38 am by jake, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto ranks 4th nationally in housing prices
Palo Alto has the fourth most expensive housing market in the nation, according to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal reporting a Coldwell Banker annual survey.
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on Dec 23, 2008 at 9:27 am by prices are just too high and you know it, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Remodeling gone overboard
A letter in today's weekly mentions that a new neighbor on David is planning to tear down what has been a tastefully remodeled, well maintained home. As someone who is in the... |
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on Dec 11, 2007 at 4:06 pm by renovator too, a resident of another community |
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What do we really want in a good library?
I have been thinking about this a lot lately in the times I have used the library. I live about half way between Main Library and Mitchell Park Library and I use both dependi... |
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on Nov 13, 2006 at 1:01 pm by Richard C. Placone, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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250 homes to be built along Cal Ave, El Camino
Long-awaited plans to build 250 homes for Stanford University faculty and low-income Palo Alto residents are expected to have their first airing before the city's Architectura... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 6:24 pm by TheKBHomeDan, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto looks to build new downtown garage
Palo Alto officials are considering a slew of solutions to downtown's shortage of parking, including more spots for permit holders at two city garages, a valet program at anot... |
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on Mar 17, 2013 at 11:04 pm by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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New Housing Bubble in Palo Alto blown by Chinese money
Housing prices are going through the roof again. Although people say that Palo Alto prices never go down that is not true. Prices did fall after 2008 and are only now growing ... |
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 1:53 pm by values, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Palo Alto donors back repeal of death penalty
Death and taxes may be the only certainties in this world, but when it comes to campaign contributions, Palo Alto residents are far more interested in addressing the former th... |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 5:28 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Arrillaga eyes El Camino sites in Menlo Park
Developer John Arrillaga has his eye on El Camino Real -- more specifically, former auto dealership lots now owned by Stanford University.
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on Oct 8, 2012 at 10:49 am by False advertising, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Poll: Opinions sour on high-speed rail
Nearly two thirds of Californians now oppose the state's high-speed rail project -- and the more they know about it, the less they like it, according to a new poll.
Read the ... |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 1:44 pm by Will, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto tries to fill underused downtown garages
Palo Alto boasts no shortage of downtown parking garages, including one that hulks over Bryant Street, one buried under City Hall and one that glows like a lantern after sunse... |
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on Oct 26, 2011 at 10:26 am by menlo park resident, a resident of Menlo Park |
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