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Palo Alto suspends 'planned community' projectsFew phrases stoke rage and cynicism in Palo Alto as effectively as "planned community," a process that allows developers...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2014Last comment by resident, on Feb 6, 2014 at 10:38 am | 34 comments | 33125 Views
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Shop Talk: New hotel and moreThe highly anticipated Epiphany Hotel stirs parking concerns; Town & Country Village gets two new retail tenants and Grocery...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2014Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Feb 19, 2014 at 7:55 pm | 34 comments | 14593 Views
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Mother-son film team takes on auto exhaustA Palo Alto filmmaker launched a $21,000 fund-raising drive this week for a children's video analogizing auto exhaust to...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2014Last comment by Chris Zaharias, on Jun 23, 2014 at 6:15 am | 34 comments | 9356 Views
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Protesters block traffic on San Mateo bridgeMore than 100 Stanford University students and community members stormed the San Mateo-Hayward bridge in a "Reclaim MLK"...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2015Last comment by Keep-The-Roads-And-Bridges-Open, on Jan 21, 2015 at 4:21 pm | 34 comments | 16289 Views
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Page Mill development to test Palo Alto's new affordable-housing lawA new Palo Alto law that allows developers who provide affordable housing to build more densely will get its first test on...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2015Last comment by Craig Laughton, on Jan 26, 2015 at 6:43 pm | 34 comments | 13186 Views
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Korean restaurant set to take over old Apple StoreA Korean restaurant with a rooftop terrace is setting its sights on the former Apple Store in the heart of downtown Palo...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2015Last comment by Jay Park, on Mar 11, 2015 at 9:03 am | 34 comments | 14537 Views
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Parisian nail salon to replace Fresh MarketA chain of organic nail salons that has taken Paris by storm will be moving into the space recently vacated by Fresh Market...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2015Last comment by Zoe Barnes, on Apr 2, 2015 at 9:00 pm | 34 comments | 10397 Views
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City pledges funds to save Buena VistaThey haven't had much to cheer about over the past two years, but on Monday night about 300 residents of the Buena Vista...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2015Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jul 3, 2015 at 5:25 pm | 34 comments | 10527 Views
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City to reconsider minimum wage for tipped workersPalo Alto's new minimum-wage law officially became a reality on Monday night, though in formally approving the new ordinance...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2015Last comment by Carla, on Oct 27, 2015 at 8:12 am | 34 comments | 6767 Views
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New rules target 'revolving door'The revolving door between Palo Alto City Hall and the high-stakes world of private development is opaque and, for local...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2015Last comment by Greg_H, on Oct 30, 2015 at 1:47 pm | 34 comments | 5682 Views
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Midtown bike project veers off courseBoth in terms of geography and significance, the proposed bike path along Matadero Creek was supposed to be the centerpiece...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2015Last comment by Humble observer, on Nov 7, 2015 at 10:13 am | 34 comments | 8375 Views
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Inside Station 6A siren screamed as Engine 66 raced down El Camino Real on its way to a medical call. Once there, the three-man crew jumped...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2015Last comment by Taxpayer, on Nov 15, 2015 at 2:43 pm | 34 comments | 17043 Views
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Council nixes planned downtown developmentA contentious proposal to demolish an office building on Hamilton Avenue and replace it with a mixed-use development with...
Original post made on May. 17, 2016Last comment by mauricio, on May 19, 2016 at 3:34 pm | 34 comments | 17879 Views
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Year in Review: Housing shortage takes center stage at City HallMore than any other issue, Palo Alto's housing shortage was the leading driver of City Hall discussions in 2016. Read the...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2016Last comment by resident, on Mar 15, 2017 at 8:46 am | 34 comments | 8380 Views
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County funds boost Palo Alto's effort to modify rail corridorEven as Caltrain's electrification project faces fresh financial hurdles, Palo Alto officials signaled on Wednesday that...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2017Last comment by musical, on Mar 14, 2017 at 3:03 am | 34 comments | 8212 Views
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Editorial: Renew stormwater feeThe system for moving rainwater from our streets out to the bay only gets our attention when something goes wrong, streets...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by Online Name, on Mar 24, 2017 at 12:49 pm | 34 comments | 11569 Views
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Guest Opinion: City should flex height limit for creative developmentThe 50-foot building-height limit championed by some Palo Alto City Council members is a desirable objective but ought not...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2017Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 13, 2017 at 9:47 pm | 34 comments | 8314 Views
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Vigil in East Palo Alto protests Amazon, Facebook policiesChants of "Jobs for EPA!" and "Hey hey, ho ho, racial profiling has got to go!" rang out Thursday night in front of 2100...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2017Last comment by Me 2, on Apr 14, 2017 at 10:49 am | 34 comments | 8429 Views
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Palo Alto's pivotal yearThe Palo Alto City Council made giant strides on some of its most pressing priorities and began to pivot from plans to action...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2017Last comment by the_punnisher, on Jan 5, 2018 at 4:30 pm | 34 comments | 7971 Views
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Palo Alto to adopt new rules for dog parksAs Palo Alto prepares to open new dog parks in the coming year, city officials are also unleashing new rules that dog owners...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by It's quit simple actually, on Feb 8, 2018 at 1:36 pm | 34 comments | 11201 Views
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