Streetwise Streetwise (August 17, 2005)

What issues would you like to see addressed in the upcoming City Council election? @info:Question and interviews by Patricia Bass. Photographs by Rina Ota. Asked on University Avenue.

Stanley Ings
Retired Greer Road and East O'Keefe Street
"People using cell phones in their cars. One woman almost hit me on University Avenue when she was cutting a corner. Palo Alto needs to make sure people don't do this."

Carlos Hernandez
Mail manager San Mateo
"Better and more jobs. We need to raise the minimum wage to match the high cost of living - gas prices are even higher than LA here."

Laurence Klein
Student Robin Way
"Street cleaning and gangs of bandits."

Greg Dabb
Chiropractor Ruthven Avenue
"The homeless and loiterers - we should run them out of town. You've got people doing drugs in the parks and public places. It's unreal. They hang out all over downtown and get wasted."

Sue Simmons
Homeless Outside Long's on University Avenue
"The homeless is the largest problem, because people harass us. ... We might drink a lot, but the majority don't do drugs. What Palo Alto needs is a homeless shelter, because the nearest one is in Redwood City, and it's always full. We just need a place to sleep."

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