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Palo Alto drops bid to buy downtown post officeAfter nearly four years of negotiations with the United States Postal Service, Palo Alto is abandoning its plan to purchase...
Original post made on May. 4, 2017Last comment by resident, on May 8, 2017 at 4:02 pm | 35 comments | 14674 Views
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Palo Alto looks to firm up renter protectionsAs rising rents continue to drive long-time residents out of Palo Alto, city officials are preparing to adopt new regulations...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2017Last comment by maguro_01, on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:28 am | 35 comments | 11778 Views
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Rising costs strain Palo Alto's infrastructure goalsPalo Alto's ambitious plan to fix up the city's aged infrastructure and build a new bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101 is...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2017Last comment by Remember the Rainbow Bridge, on Dec 7, 2017 at 10:33 am | 35 comments | 7524 Views
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Verizon wins approval for antenna planVerizon Wireless overcame a spotty and, at times, hostile reception from a large group of Palo Alto residents Monday night...
Original post made on May. 22, 2018Last comment by Please @.@, on May 23, 2018 at 5:46 pm | 35 comments | 17212 Views
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TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Halloween festivities to close some Old Palo Alto streetsHalloween trick or treating will close some Old Palo Alto streets to traffic on Wednesday evening from 4:30-10 p.m., police...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2018Last comment by resident, on Nov 6, 2018 at 11:08 pm | 35 comments | 10519 Views
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Berman expects big legislative push on boosting housing supplyFor Assemblyman Marc Berman, the magnitude of the state's housing crisis hit close to home last week, when he walked out...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 10, 2019 at 4:09 pm | 35 comments | 7339 Views
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Stanford student died from accidental fentanyl overdose, coroner confirmsA Stanford University sophomore found unresponsive in a campus fraternity house in January died from an accidental overdose...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2020Last comment by A Meth-Head MD?, on Mar 7, 2020 at 11:50 am | 35 comments | 47793 Views
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Chair of planning commission enters City Council raceCarolyn Templeton, a community volunteer and housing advocate who chairs Palo Alto's Planning and Transportation Commission,...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2020Last comment by Anonymous, on Jul 20, 2020 at 3:48 pm | 35 comments | 7101 Views
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With no consensus in sight, Palo Alto's vision for Ventura gets murkyWhen Palo Alto considers on Monday a new vision for a section of the Ventura neighborhood, it will find itself choosing between...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2021Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jun 19, 2021 at 9:38 pm | 35 comments | 12684 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Sushi restaurant Miyake closesAdd Miyake and Cafe Renaissance to the growing list of restaurant closings in Palo Alto. Miyake, the noisy, flashy, busy...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2012Last comment by Dave, on Jun 8, 2013 at 11:06 am | 35 comments | 16301 Views
RESTAURANTS
Former President Bill Clinton visits Palo AltoFormer President Bill Clinton stopped by LYFE Kitchen in downtown Palo Alto Wednesday afternoon for a private lunch with...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2012Last comment by Ducatigirl, on Dec 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm | 35 comments | 5894 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Is your Neighborhood Association helping?0...
Original post made by member on Aug. 4, 2006Last comment by Penny, on Aug 23, 2006 at 3:11 pm | 34 comments | 9151 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Homeless situation out of control0...
Original post made by concerned on Oct. 23, 2006Last comment by Had Enough!, on Oct 9, 2007 at 5:50 pm | 34 comments | 8152 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Sit-lie ban extended throughout PA downtown0...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2007Last comment by uiuiuiu, on Jun 27, 2007 at 4:29 am | 34 comments | 7794 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Klein's denial 'premature' on Pardee Park toilets0...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2008Last comment by World View, on Oct 15, 2008 at 2:53 am | 34 comments | 5849 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PA, Stanford split on mitigating huge projectsPalo Alto and Stanford University officials remain sharply divided over mitigating housing and traffic impacts of Stanford's...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2008Last comment by Marvin, on Dec 12, 2008 at 1:31 pm | 34 comments | 5938 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Time for elite Palo Alto parents to take their heads out of the sandI am a concerned parent who has had a unique opportunity to view the hidden world of the barely teenage sons and daughters...
Original post made by Joseph Adams on Mar. 10, 2009Last comment by Meth_mom, on Mar 16, 2009 at 4:43 pm | 34 comments | 5681 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Coroner identifies Woman killed by Caltrain MondayThe woman killed by a Caltrain Monday evening was identified today as Leila Ruth Dewitt of Mountain View. The Santa Clara...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 13, 2009 at 10:18 am | 34 comments | 4451 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Huge crowd vents high-speed rail woesA chance to question Congresswoman Anna Eshoo face-to-face drew hundreds of people to the Menlo Park City Council chambers...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2009Last comment by Bianca, on Sep 7, 2009 at 4:14 pm | 34 comments | 5898 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Auditor urges police to seek diversity in recruitsThe Palo Alto Police Department has taken giant steps to mend its relationship with minority communities, but its efforts...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Mar 4, 2010 at 5:42 pm | 34 comments | 4476 Views
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