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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 | 9268 Views
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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 | 8262 Views
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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 | 7960 Views
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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 | 5937 Views
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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 | 6041 Views
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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 | 5739 Views
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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 | 4533 Views
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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 | 5997 Views
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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 | 4552 Views
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Palo Alto seeks fairness in trash ratesPalo Alto may soon reduce its street-sweeping services, raise garbage rates and begin charging for recycling as part of its...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2011Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Apr 9, 2011 at 7:26 am | 34 comments | 4896 Views
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Guest Opinion: Vote yes on Measure EMore than 100 years ago, Palo Altans debated whether or not to establish a municipal utilities district. Fortunately, for...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2011Last comment by cbliss, on Oct 18, 2011 at 11:55 am | 34 comments | 9599 Views
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Fixes planned for Palo Alto's iconic egg sculpturePalo Alto's famous circuit-board egg sculpture, "Digital DNA," may soon receive a major facelift -- and it won't be cheap....
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2011Last comment by pat, on Dec 21, 2011 at 9:54 am | 34 comments | 31237 Views
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City looks for allies against housing mandatesSeeking to carve out a leadership position in what promises to be a prolonged battle against regional housing mandates, Palo...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2012Last comment by regional planning implementation results in joint lawsuit, on Mar 27, 2012 at 11:13 pm | 34 comments | 7325 Views
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New Edgewood Plaza wins final approvalEdgewood Plaza, the only shopping area created by Palo Alto homebuilder Joseph Eichler, will soon welcome a new grocery store...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2012Last comment by Tom, on Apr 29, 2013 at 1:18 pm | 34 comments | 8478 Views
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Palo Alto mulls 'neighborliness' grant programPalo Alto residents looking to throw block parties, launch neighborhood-watch programs or promote other events geared at...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2012Last comment by Trying to figure it out, on Sep 18, 2012 at 10:20 am | 34 comments | 7140 Views
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Plans to transform California Avenue win praisePalo Alto's quest to transform California Avenue into the city's "second downtown" got off to a rough start in 2011, when...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2013Last comment by Greg H, on Mar 25, 2013 at 11:45 am | 34 comments | 5888 Views
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Palo Alto goes 'carbon neutral' with electricityPalo Alto's green community buzzed with excitement Monday night as the city joined an elite club of municipalities that draw...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2013Last comment by Matt, on Apr 4, 2013 at 11:46 am | 34 comments | 14966 Views
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Palo Alto to revamp public-art programWill Palo Alto's wave of developments usher in a public-art Renaissance? City officials certainly hope so, and on Monday...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2013Last comment by Palo Altan, on Apr 11, 2013 at 5:46 pm | 34 comments | 6668 Views
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Foothills Park: Still (mostly) just for Palo AltansOn a warm Sunday morning early last fall, 24-year-old Katie Williams rode her bike from her East Palo Alto home up Page Mill...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2013Last comment by rick, on Jul 3, 2013 at 2:59 am | 34 comments | 27231 Views
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Palo Alto Airport gets ready to fly soloEven as Palo Alto's airport risks losing $150,000 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant money, one representative...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2013Last comment by can't wait, on Aug 22, 2014 at 4:53 pm | 34 comments | 17017 Views
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