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Palo Alto sees spiking costs of retiree benefits
A spike in retirements and rising costs of health care have pushed Palo Alto's liability to its retirees to $129.7 million, a new actuarial study shows.
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on Aug 6, 2009 at 1:08 pm by bankruptcy, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Palo Alto fights state mandate for more housing
In what one council member called a fight "for the soul of our city," Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday, Feb. 11, to formally appeal a state mandate calling for the city to... |
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on Feb 16, 2013 at 7:37 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Red-light camera bill coasts through state Senate
A bill authored by Sen. Joe Simitian that would add restrictions to red-light cameras cruised through the state Senate Monday en route to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.
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on Sep 24, 2012 at 9:37 am by Jean, a resident of another community |
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Halloween in Palo Alto
How do Palo Alto residents with kids celebrate Halloween? Do they go out trick-or-treating? Where? In their neighbourhood? In downtown? Does City organize a Parade of some sor... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 8:09 pm by DANILO OXFORD, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto endorses new strategy for housing
In a radical departure from recent trends, Palo Alto officials endorsed on Monday a new vision for housing development that prizes taller buildings with smaller units and mini... |
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on Jul 17, 2012 at 8:29 am by noondensehousing, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Peninsula Day Care site eyed by developer, school district
A housing developer and the Palo Alto school district have competing designs on a rare 3-acre parcel that will be available for development next summer.
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on Feb 21, 2011 at 9:47 am by tom, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Group seeks to stem Caltrain 'death spiral'
More than 200 Friends of Caltrain met on Saturday (Jan. 29) to find ways to keep the Peninsula railway from going into what one transportation official called "a death spiral"... |
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on Feb 8, 2011 at 9:46 am by anonymous, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Citizens want lead in California Ave. tree selection
Not waiting for the city to direct the California Avenue tree selection, an ad hoc group of residents took the initiative on Sunday, Sept. 27, by bringing in a tree expert of ... |
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on Oct 2, 2009 at 5:29 pm by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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PA police ticket 15 drivers for cell-phone talking
In the first day that a new state law went into effect prohibiting drivers from using their hands to talk on their cell phones, Palo Alto police ticketed 15 drivers Tuesday fo... |
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on Jul 6, 2008 at 10:11 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Residents gear up to save Palo Alto animal shelter
Vowing not to let the City of Palo Alto shutter its animal services center, residents and animal advocates are mounting an effort to keep the shelter open, with all of the mar... |
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on Apr 30, 2012 at 7:22 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Pandhandler Victor Frost fined $50 in sit-lie-ordinance decision
Victor Frost's long-running battle with the City of Palo Alto over its sit-lie ordinance resulted in a judgment against him for two infractions and a $50 fine Monday (Aug. 1).... |
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on Aug 8, 2011 at 5:20 pm by whatta, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto council lauds proposed fire-staff changes
Palo Alto City Council members Monday night praised a report by outside consultants that recommends sweeping changes to the city's fire department.
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on Feb 15, 2011 at 6:08 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
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City looks for ways to control goose population
Armed with mineral oil, noisemakers and border collies, parks and recreation officials in Palo Alto and other local cities are waging war on Canada geese that have overrun gol... |
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on Oct 5, 2010 at 10:26 am by Mike, a resident of another community |
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Paly delegation apologizes to Gunn for egg fight
They said they were sorry -- and they would pay.
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on Nov 3, 2009 at 2:33 pm by jack, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Stanford offers $124 million in 'community benefits' for hospital expansion
New bike lanes, an expanded shuttle service and a $23.1 million payment for affordable housing are all items the Stanford University Medical Center is offering to Palo Alto in... |
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on Jun 19, 2009 at 8:49 pm by Dorothy Black, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto struggles to find the meaning of 'benefit'
Philosophers may rack their brains over the meaning of life, but for Palo Alto's developers, neighborhood leaders and elected officials, the meaning of "public benefits" is in... |
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 6:48 am by lost, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Obama coming to Palo Alto Thursday
President Barack Obama will be returning to the Bay Area this week to raise more money for his re-election campaign with three events on the Peninsula.
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on May 24, 2012 at 10:31 am by DD, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Residents fret over Palo Alto church cell tower
A proposed 50-foot-tall cell-phone tower at St. Albert the Great Church in Palo Alto has some neighbors upset about the mix of the sacred and the profane, which they fear coul... |
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on Oct 22, 2011 at 11:19 pm by Gary B, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Uncertainties mount for struggling Caltrain
Facing the looming possibility that Caltrain could go bankrupt if other means of financing are not found, Friends of Caltrain -- a grassroots group of riders, neighborhood gro... |
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on Jan 30, 2011 at 12:21 pm by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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School district expresses fears on Cubberley
Palo Alto school board members Wednesday expressed deep-seated fears about selling any portion of the dilapidated Cubberley Community Center, saying the school district may ne... |
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on Jun 24, 2010 at 3:58 pm by Observer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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2007 Gunn High School grad Lawrence Park ends his life
Lawrence Park, 20, a 2007 graduate of Gunn High School, is being mourned by family, friends and classmates at University of California, Berkeley, where he was discovered by a ... |
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on Mar 1, 2010 at 2:39 pm by Helpful Realist, a resident of Menlo Park |
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How did the huge new Jewish Center get approved?
If you've seen the new Oshman Famkly Jewish Community Center at San Antonio and Charleston roads, you've probably asked yourself this question: How did that get approval from ... |
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on Oct 26, 2009 at 6:23 am by Old Mother Hubbard, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Origin of landfill fire may never be known
The fire that burned for almost a day this week at the Palo Alto landfill compost area may have been started by something that was unloaded in the area, but city officials may... |
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on Aug 13, 2008 at 1:43 pm by Not An Employee, a member of the Jordan Middle School community |
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Editorial: High school counseling reforms inch forward
For those who don't have kids in the schools or don't carefully follow the nuances of school policy and governance, it must seem surreal that the subject of high school counse... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 4:24 pm by village fool, a resident of another community |
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg buys historic Palo Alto home
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly purchased a historic home in Palo Alto that was once owned by a Palo Alto pioneer. Zuckerberg, 26, previously lived in a rental hom... |
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on Mar 19, 2013 at 3:36 pm by Kevin, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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