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Sep 24, 2023 2:19 pm
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I’m Palo Alto Processed out. That long-standing famous, and for some, infamous process, must come to a close. Projects coming before the Palo Alto City Council... More
Sep 14, 2023 4:19 pm
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Cheers to the PA City Council for acknowledging that its two downtowns (University and California Avenues) need some sprucing up – at least their new “parklets”... More
Sep 3, 2023 10:05 pm
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Palo Alto loves trees -- it has about 66,000 of them, about one per resident. Our city is responsible for the upkeep of about 46,000 trees in parks and public areas;... More
Aug 21, 2023 12:19 pm
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Something seems a bit askew at Palo Alto City Hall. What I sense is an escalating laissez-faire attitude, like “We’ll do it when we get... More
Aug 9, 2023 7:11 pm
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A number of years ago, I wrote a column for the Weekly on the deteriorating state of the Midtown Shopping Center along Middlefield Road in Palo... More
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Analysis/paralysis: The infamous ‘Palo Alto Process’ must go
By Diana Diamond | 6 comments | 2,341 views
Common Ground
By Sherry Listgarten | 3 comments | 1,906 views
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By Steve Levy | 6 comments | 1,679 views
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By Laura Stec | 5 comments | 1,156 views
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