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Highway 101 in Palo Alto to get two carpool lanesWork has begun to create double carpool lanes on the 3.2-mile stretch of Highway 101 between Highway 85 in Mountain View...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2012Last comment by Joke's on Us, on May 3, 2014 at 10:09 am | 35 comments | 14044 Views
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Buena Vista residents urge city to save their homesResidents of Palo Alto's only surviving mobile-home park are rising up against a proposal from a San Mateo-based developer...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2012Last comment by BARB, on Dec 28, 2012 at 5:10 pm | 35 comments | 9349 Views
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Real Estate MattersAs a company that is at the forefront of marketing to the Mandarin-speaking community, we love the high level of emphasis...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2013Last comment by Ankyl spondi, on Apr 5, 2013 at 10:08 pm | 35 comments | 4942 Views
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Editorial: After 25 years, time to phase out Cubberley leaseThe financial condition of the Palo Alto Unified School District, like most public agencies, is not very transparent to the...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2013Last comment by senot blogger, on Sep 30, 2013 at 1:46 pm | 35 comments | 10207 Views
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City strikes down parking exemptionsCaught in a tug of war between angry residents and pleading developers, Palo Alto officials sided with the former on Monday...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2013Last comment by Ray, on Oct 24, 2013 at 4:22 pm | 35 comments | 18521 Views
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Survey: We love our neighborhoods but are miffed by developmentPalo Altans generally feel rosy about their hometown, but attitudes tend to sour when the conversation shifts to housing,...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2015Last comment by Agenda, on Jan 30, 2015 at 6:06 pm | 35 comments | 8354 Views
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Lawyer: Buena Vista evictions could start next monthAs local officials continue to scour for ways to save Buena Vista Mobile Home Park from imminent closure, the attorney for...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2015Last comment by member, on Apr 21, 2015 at 3:48 pm | 35 comments | 11077 Views
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ARB chair resigns, citing 'public perception'Randy Popp, chair of Palo Alto's influential and occasionally embattled Architectural Review Board, resigned from the board...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2015Last comment by Another resident, on Jun 27, 2015 at 2:19 pm | 35 comments | 10268 Views
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Off Deadline: Neighborhood power meets the Comprehensive Plan and 'the Common Good'Next Tuesday (July 14) a group of 20 Palo Altans will meet for the first time as the new Citizens' Advisory Committee on...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2015Last comment by JoAnn, on Jul 16, 2015 at 6:09 pm | 35 comments | 6321 Views
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Parking restrictions to roll out next month in downtown Palo AltoWith new parking restrictions set to kick in in downtown Palo Alto next month, the city will host a community meeting tonight...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2015Last comment by Mike, on Aug 7, 2015 at 4:50 pm | 35 comments | 6399 Views
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Editorial: A parking 'miracle'The much-anticipated and long-delayed launch of a broad strategy for alleviating parking problems that have plagued neighborhoods...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2015Last comment by the_punnisher, on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:49 pm | 35 comments | 9055 Views
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City to residents: Don't sign PG&E tree removal contractsConcerned about Pacific Gas & Electric's planned chop-down of hundreds of Palo Alto's mature trees, city officials have sent...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2015Last comment by Newly minted Cynic, on May 4, 2017 at 9:04 am | 35 comments | 15933 Views
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Growing chorus of Palo Altans calling for the renaming of Jordan Middle School250 supporters have already come out in strong support of asking the PAUSD Board of Education to address the fact that David...
Original post made by Lars Johnsson on Nov. 22, 2015Last comment by Knew Shockley, on Nov 25, 2015 at 5:37 pm | 35 comments | 3086 Views
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Foothills fire station debate reignitesFor the past three decades, the seasonal fire station at Foothills Park has served as an insurance policy of sorts for the...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2016Last comment by Nutzola, on Jul 26, 2016 at 6:09 pm | 35 comments | 8729 Views
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City to explore new affordable housing zoningThree years after it suffered a stinging rebuff from Palo Alto voters, the city's leading affordable-housing developer is...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2016Last comment by Marie, on Oct 27, 2016 at 3:25 pm | 35 comments | 7585 Views
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City of Palo Alto payroll on the riseDespite a small dip in employee headcount, the City of Palo Alto's payroll went up by 3 percent in 2016, an increase that...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2017Last comment by Mayfield, on Apr 13, 2017 at 2:32 pm | 35 comments | 10243 Views
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RV dwellers: Add affordable housing, not regulationsPalo Alto's own miniature Hooverville on wheels is situated within sight of the tower on the Stanford University campus bearing...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2017Last comment by Anke, on Jul 3, 2017 at 6:52 pm | 35 comments | 13128 Views
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Palo Alto sets sights on affordable housingPalo Alto is facing a "perfect storm" of obstacles that hinder construction of affordable housing, including sky-high land...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by Gale Johnson, on Mar 26, 2018 at 1:50 pm | 35 comments | 16712 Views
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Effort to relax parking rules sparks concernsAs Palo Alto considers lowering its parking requirements to spur production of multifamily housing, some residents are crying...
Original post made on May. 31, 2018Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Jun 5, 2018 at 7:04 pm | 35 comments | 8600 Views
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Mayer pitches new vision for Palo Alto's oldest funeral homeWhen Marissa Mayer bought the Roller & Hapgood & Tinney mortuary in Palo Alto's historic Professorville neighborhood five...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2018Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus , on Oct 3, 2018 at 6:18 pm | 35 comments | 9205 Views
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