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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Rise of committees divides Palo Alto councilA surge of pressing issues and an ambitious 2013 agenda have caused a proliferation of new committees on the Palo Alto City...
Original post made on May. 3, 2013Last comment by Doreen, on May 6, 2013 at 4:07 pm | 28 comments | 6211 Views
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'All-you-can-fly' airline flies past Palo Alto, lands in San CarlosSurf Air, the "all-you-can-fly" airline service that was supposed to take off from the Palo Alto Airport instead made a flyover,...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2013Last comment by Appreciative, on Dec 2, 2013 at 3:22 pm | 28 comments | 9282 Views
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With Cubberley 'shelter' closing, nonprofits plot next stepsA proposal by nonprofit groups in the Palo Alto area to target the most violent and disruptive homeless dwellers at Cubberley...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2013Last comment by member, on Aug 28, 2013 at 4:06 pm | 28 comments | 11066 Views
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At shuttered swim center, community seeks answers, actionClients of the Betty Wright Aquatic Center pool in south Palo Alto expressed their sense of loss -- and anxiety -- Thursday...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2013Last comment by Katharine Untch, on Apr 15, 2014 at 4:21 pm | 28 comments | 38524 Views
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Commissioners push for more traffic dataPalo Alto residents' ongoing frustration over worsening traffic surfaced again Wednesday night, even as city transportation...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2013Last comment by We've seen it in MV, on Dec 22, 2013 at 12:34 am | 28 comments | 6916 Views
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Residents raise issues with Pope-Chaucer bridge projectDespite organizational difficulties and a gym with poor acoustics, Palo Alto and Menlo Park residents clearly voiced their...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2014Last comment by Save The Oaks, on Feb 3, 2014 at 12:56 pm | 28 comments | 13581 Views
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Palo Alto panel tackles housing issuesAffordable housing in Palo Alto is not only an urgent need but also a virtual oxymoron and a subject heated enough to spark...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2014Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 10, 2014 at 11:06 am | 28 comments | 8040 Views
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Buena Vista hearing opens in Palo AltoA three-day public hearing on the fate of Palo Alto's only mobile-home park, Buena Vista, began Monday night. A room full...
Original post made on May. 13, 2014Last comment by Greenacres, on May 14, 2014 at 7:29 pm | 28 comments | 2676 Views
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Smoking ban spreads to Palo Alto business districtsFrom local parks and nature preserves to business districts, shopping centers and outdoor dining tables, Palo Alto's smoking...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by MS, on Jan 29, 2015 at 2:34 pm | 28 comments | 12879 Views
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Palo Alto nixes two-story additions to historic buildingCalling a developer's planned renovation of a historic downtown building "a tipping point," Palo Alto City Council members...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2014Last comment by Palo Alto Naive, on Jun 26, 2014 at 5:26 pm | 28 comments | 9519 Views
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What's with the library hours being so limited?What's with this schedule? How are we supposed to remember it with so many different hours? And why do our libraries close...
Original post made by Palo Altan on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Oldster, on Feb 11, 2015 at 3:10 am | 28 comments | 3441 Views
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A library for everyone: Palo Alto branch reopens with new name, new featuresPalo Alto Main Library — now renamed the Rinconada Library — fits into the current trend of how libraries are being...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2015Last comment by User friendly is gone, on Apr 28, 2016 at 1:23 pm | 28 comments | 17030 Views
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Palo Alto set to hire new assistant city managerPalo Alto City Manager James Keene is preparing to fill one of City Hall's senior leadership positions in May, when Suzanne...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2015Last comment by Waste of $$$$$$$$$, on Jul 2, 2015 at 7:56 pm | 28 comments | 8751 Views
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Palo Alto explores new partnership with neighborhoodsSeeking to strengthen the ties that bind City Hall to the city's 37 neighborhoods, the Palo Alto City Council on Monday agreed...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Apr 23, 2015 at 6:08 pm | 28 comments | 5627 Views
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Editorial: Another buck for workersA growing movement to adopt local minimum-wage ordinances is gaining momentum on the Peninsula and elsewhere in California,...
Original post made on May. 1, 2015Last comment by Density=Danger, on May 8, 2015 at 8:22 pm | 28 comments | 7077 Views
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Income inequality in Bay Area exceeds national levelsA Silicon Valley economic research institute said today that income inequality in the Bay Area is now more severe than in...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2015Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Jul 31, 2015 at 4:51 pm | 28 comments | 8220 Views
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Palo Alto Online launches 'pay meter'Frequent visitors to Palo Alto Online will soon need to either become subscribing members to obtain full access to unlimited...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2016Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Feb 19, 2016 at 10:38 pm | 28 comments | 8551 Views
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Editorial: Getting out of carsAsk any employer in Palo Alto, large or small, tech or restaurant, what its biggest business challenge is and you'll get...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2016Last comment by commuter, on Mar 14, 2016 at 5:27 pm | 28 comments | 8653 Views
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Editorial: Tax measure rushed and ill-advisedPalo Alto City Council members are right to worry about political fall-out from the ever-worsening traffic congestion around...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2016Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 28, 2016 at 6:48 am | 28 comments | 7645 Views
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FAA committee: Scrap existing flight pathA committee tasked with recommending ways to reduce airplane noise over the Midpeninsula voted last week in favor of a new...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2016Last comment by Binocular, on Nov 28, 2016 at 11:42 pm | 28 comments | 12368 Views
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