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Bernie Sanders in Palo Alto todaySix days before the California primary, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be coming to Palo Alto to hold a free...
Original post made on May. 30, 2016Last comment by Online Name, on Jun 2, 2016 at 9:29 pm | 85 comments | 20602 Views
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Do you like the new Charleston Road?0...
Original post made by Victor on Aug. 10, 2006Last comment by neighbor, on Oct 4, 2006 at 9:03 pm | 85 comments | 10179 Views
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Palo Alto officials worry about rail's Plan BIf California's high-speed-rail project does not go as planned, cities on the Midpeninsula could find themselves stuck with...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2010Last comment by Bill Moisten, on Sep 24, 2010 at 1:50 pm | 85 comments | 13473 Views
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Council pans housing proposal at Creekside Inn siteA developer's plan to build hundreds of apartments on the El Camino Real site currently occupied by Creekside Inn appeared...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2022Last comment by GaleJohnson, on Oct 25, 2022 at 1:23 am | 85 comments | 9507 Views
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Budget cuts would hit public safety response, recreation options in Palo AltoPalo Alto would reduce police and fire staffing, close a library, pare down its recreation classes and cut more than 100...
Original post made on May. 8, 2020Last comment by Andrea O"Leary, on May 25, 2020 at 8:26 pm | 85 comments | 15282 Views
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Residents call for fines against Edgewood Plaza developerWhen Fresh Market closed shop at Edgewood Plaza last March, the move not only dimmed the hopes of area residents but also...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2015Last comment by need a grocery store, on Aug 7, 2015 at 11:04 am | 85 comments | 10861 Views
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It is time for residential parking permits in Palo AltoFellow Palo Altans, it's time we take this issue of residential permit parking and settle it once and for all. Read the...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2012Last comment by Mark Weiss , on May 1, 2012 at 3:34 pm | 85 comments | 14406 Views
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Alma Plaza construction gets underwayAlma Plaza, a south Palo Alto development that earned the City Council's approval more than two years ago, hit a milestone...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2011Last comment by neighbor, on Jun 20, 2011 at 1:21 pm | 85 comments | 7283 Views
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Cupertino developer buys Fry's site in Palo AltoCupertino-based developer Sobrato Organization has purchased a 15-acre property in Palo Alto that includes Fry's Electronics...
Original post made on May. 2, 2011Last comment by David, on Feb 1, 2015 at 10:22 am | 84 comments | 20278 Views
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Small plane crashes after takeoff in Palo AltoA small plane crashed into the water just north of the Palo Alto Airport this afternoon, a Federal Aviation Administration...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2011Last comment by Palo Parent, on Mar 1, 2011 at 1:13 pm | 84 comments | 7826 Views
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Facing budget crunch, Palo Alto backs cuts to police, fire servicesFacing an unprecedented budget crisis, members of the Palo Alto City Council approved on Tuesday a series of steep cuts to...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by Sigh, on May 18, 2020 at 5:20 pm | 84 comments | 12409 Views
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Original post made by Kate on Feb. 28, 2007Last comment by ummm..., on Aug 11, 2011 at 5:42 am | 84 comments | 11019 Views
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Anti-Prop. 8 candlelight vigil scheduledA candlelight vigil protesting the passage of Proposition 8 will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today at El Camino Real and...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2008Last comment by Patricia, on Jan 13, 2009 at 12:55 pm | 83 comments | 5277 Views
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Palo Alto eyes tax on sodasA crusade by a Palo Alto dentist to adopt a soda tax is quickly picking up momentum, with four members of the City Council...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2018Last comment by Abitarian, on Apr 24, 2018 at 6:28 pm | 82 comments | 13575 Views
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Palo Alto Jewish campus readies for debutStaff of the new, $270 million Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life will move into their offices Wednesday, three months in...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2009Last comment by San Antonio road, on Jul 30, 2009 at 4:16 pm | 81 comments | 11765 Views
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Stark differences in high school counseling services, againA yearslong discussion over the comparable quality of Gunn and Palo Alto high schools' distinct counseling models returned...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2015Last comment by just saying, on Oct 16, 2015 at 10:39 pm | 81 comments | 9736 Views
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Page Mill closes offices, fuels speculationPage Mill Properties, which owns about 1,700 apartments in East Palo Alto's Woodland Park neighborhood, shut down its management...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2009Last comment by Wrong as usual, on Sep 8, 2009 at 9:25 pm | 80 comments | 10426 Views
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Former Mayor Gary Fazzino dies of cancerGary Fazzino, a longtime member of the Palo Alto City Council, a two-time mayor and one of the leading experts on local political...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2012Last comment by Lisa Van Dusen, on Nov 12, 2012 at 12:29 pm | 80 comments | 17805 Views
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Perhaps a better way to improve pedestrian and bike safetyToday, 1 January 2013, many communities in the UK introduced 20 MPH speed limits in areas where cars, pedestrians and bicycles...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 2, 2013Last comment by Be fair, on Jan 7, 2013 at 4:41 pm | 80 comments | 6080 Views
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Two Palo Alto teachers and a disabled student injured during violent struggleA serious incident in which two teachers and a student with disabilities were badly injured in early May has prompted Palo...
Original post made on May. 24, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, 14 hours ago | 80 comments | 30698 Views
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