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Buena Vista residents appeal closure decisionSeeking to stave off displacement, residents of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park are appealing a September decision by a hearing...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2014Last comment by John B, on Oct 16, 2014 at 6:33 pm | 45 comments | 19335 Views
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Bike bridge designs wow planning commissionersOne cries for attention with its prominent red arch and a row of changing lights. The other is an understated ribbon that...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2015Last comment by Midtown, on Jan 23, 2015 at 12:33 pm | 45 comments | 15016 Views
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Buena Vista rally brings hundreds to City HallWith a cloud of uncertainty looming over their homes, residents of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park and hundreds of their...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Mar 20, 2015 at 10:35 am | 45 comments | 11112 Views
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Curbside pickup for food scraps approvedPalo Alto wasted no time Monday in approving a new trash-hauling program aimed at diverting local food scraps from landfills. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 29, 2015 at 1:15 pm | 45 comments | 9565 Views
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Caltrain cautious about Palo Alto requestsWhile the City of Palo Alto is putting its weight behind the importance of restricting access to the rail corridor to prevent...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2015Last comment by NailOnTheHead, on May 6, 2015 at 11:44 am | 45 comments | 9134 Views
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Community notebook: Changing the conversation around climate changeFor the average person who feels a certain hopelessness about climate change, the City of Palo Alto Library, environmental...
Original post made on May. 28, 2015Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 8, 2015 at 8:49 pm | 45 comments | 14310 Views
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Palo Alto prepares to raise minimum wagePalo Alto is a relative latecomer when it comes to establishing a minimum wage, but a new proposal that the City Council...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2015Last comment by musical, on Aug 23, 2015 at 11:17 am | 45 comments | 7523 Views
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Stanford announces 10 new retail storesStanford Shopping Center is entering its final phase of renovation, and on Tuesday, Simon Property Group, which owns the...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2015Last comment by Tried and Failed, on Oct 23, 2015 at 1:05 pm | 45 comments | 27895 Views
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Extreme Airplane NoiseThe level of airplane noise was truly excessive tonight. In the hour from 10-11pm, I counted more than 20 extremely loud...
Original post made by Resident on Apr. 21, 2016Last comment by NotAYuppy, on Jun 30, 2016 at 2:24 am | 45 comments | 3505 Views
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Council strikes down Lytton Avenue projectA downtown resident scored a victory Monday night in his battle against a three-story development planned on his block when...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2016Last comment by musical, on Aug 18, 2016 at 12:45 am | 45 comments | 14706 Views
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Palo Alto changes course on housing feesIn an unusual move that reflected Palo Alto's shifting political dynamics, the City Council reversed on Monday night its...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2017Last comment by Gale Johnson, on Apr 1, 2017 at 2:42 pm | 45 comments | 12238 Views
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Pension costs cast a shadow over city budgetAs budget season kicked off in Palo Alto this week, there was no talk of service reductions, staffing cuts or painful choices....
Original post made on May. 4, 2017Last comment by Joe, on May 11, 2017 at 2:44 pm | 45 comments | 7031 Views
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High-end restaurant sparks debate over outdoor seatingWhen Anthony Secviar and Dennis Kelly, alums of three-Michelin-starred restaurant The French Laundry in Yountville, decided...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2017Last comment by Cares, on Jun 13, 2017 at 2:05 pm | 45 comments | 13902 Views
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Fire Department to cut positions as it deals with falling revenueThe Palo Alto Fire Department plans to eliminate 11 positions -- roughly 10 percent of its workforce -- to deal with falling...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by Stewart Hill, on Oct 19, 2017 at 2:02 pm | 45 comments | 11506 Views
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Facing eviction, residents seek urgency ordinanceAs Palo Alto prepares for a possible legal showdown with the new owners of downtown's President Hotel over conversion of...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2018Last comment by Not My Problem Either, on Aug 16, 2018 at 5:22 pm | 45 comments | 8985 Views
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Affordable-housing project wins key zone changeHousing advocates scored a rare victory in Palo Alto on Wednesday night, when the city’s first truly affordable-housing...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2018Last comment by R. Davis, on Oct 1, 2018 at 9:46 am | 45 comments | 11501 Views
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Health care measure heads for defeat in Palo AltoA proposal by a union of health care workers to impose caps on how much Palo Alto’s medical providers can charge patients...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Single and Free, on Nov 17, 2018 at 1:35 pm | 45 comments | 31486 Views
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Abrica, Wallace-Jones lead in East Palo Alto Council raceEast Palo Alto Mayor Ruben Abrica and tech executive Regina Wallace-Jones are in the lead in a race for two seats on East...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Another Day in EPA, on Dec 1, 2018 at 2:28 pm | 45 comments | 9866 Views
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Guest Opinion: Should persistent developers get to ignore city laws?How many years should a developer be allowed to wear down city staff and residents in order to push through bad construction...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by Strange Indeed, on Dec 31, 2018 at 10:03 pm | 45 comments | 7109 Views
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Guest Opinion: It's time for teacher housing at CubberleyCubberley's redesign presents an opportunity for the community to envision new uses for 35 acres of publicly owned land and...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by DuvMom, on Jun 5, 2019 at 4:35 pm | 45 comments | 7294 Views
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