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City looks to bring public onboard for 'grade separation' debateFaced with a new set of challenges and opportunities, as well as a transformed political landscape, the Palo Alto City Council's...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by PA Resident, on Jun 22, 2017 at 1:38 pm | 122 comments | 13996 Views
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Vehicle-dwelling ban in Palo Alto moves forwardPalo Alto's Policy and Services Committee voted on Tuesday night to move forward an ordinance that would ban vehicle dwelling...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Jul 15, 2013 at 9:05 pm | 122 comments | 11539 Views
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Mike's Diner Bar, a Midtown 'neighborhood jewel,' faces evictionAfter nearly three decades of serving customers in Midtown Palo Alto, Mike's Diner Bar has received a notice to vacate after...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2023Last comment by Kyle Logan, on Aug 20, 2023 at 10:43 am | 121 comments | 26200 Views
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Dear members of Menlo Park Presbyterian ChurchDear members of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, As you all know there will be denominational vote on this Sunday (March...
Original post made by Monica Dhandapani Mallon on Feb. 26, 2014Last comment by Monica Dhandapani Mallon, on Aug 8, 2014 at 3:36 pm | 119 comments | 21181 Views
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Student thefts prompt CVS to start five-at-time policyThe CVS at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto is limiting the number of students who can enter the store during the Palo...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Carol Scheufele , on Dec 8, 2019 at 11:12 am | 118 comments | 33216 Views
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The high cost of sheltering in placeThough the shelter-in-place order, first implemented by six Bay Area counties and quickly followed by the statewide mandate,...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2020Last comment by Sarah, on Apr 16, 2020 at 6:21 pm | 118 comments | 33043 Views
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College Terrace Market plans to shutterCollege Terrace Market announced its plans to close the long-awaited community grocery store in Palo Alto six months after...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2017Last comment by Connect the dots, on Feb 2, 2018 at 3:43 am | 116 comments | 18443 Views
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Palo Alto Art Commission picks Szabo fountainAn abstract, vertical fountain designed by local artist Michael Szabo will replace the aged fountain at the end of California...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2011Last comment by local yokel, on Jan 26, 2011 at 9:46 pm | 116 comments | 9776 Views
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Friday night 'Promenade'-- Was it a success?0...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2007Last comment by Ben Reaves, on Aug 12, 2007 at 3:43 pm | 113 comments | 15809 Views
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Rising costs threaten 'iconic' bike bridgeIt was supposed to be the centerpiece of Palo Alto's biking renaissance -- a slender, elegant bridge that would span U.S....
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2015Last comment by PAmoderate, on Dec 15, 2015 at 4:09 pm | 113 comments | 15142 Views
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Residents sound off on Ross Road changesAfter installing a host of "traffic calming" measures aimed at promoting bicycling on Ross Road, Palo Alto officials are...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2018Last comment by Ready at the brake pedal, on Aug 10, 2018 at 6:16 am | 111 comments | 12238 Views
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Worried by rail redesign, residents seek to save their homesA new alliance between Old Palo Alto and Southgate neighborhood residents has formed to influence the city's decision on...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2018Last comment by @SilentAndInvisible, on May 18, 2018 at 10:34 am | 110 comments | 17543 Views
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Resident group petitions city for housingA coaltion of Palo Alto residents, including eight former mayors, is petitioning the City Council to fix the city's affordable-housing...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2016Last comment by Mike-Crescent Park, on Mar 18, 2016 at 4:58 pm | 110 comments | 11838 Views
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Facing a lawsuit, Palo Alto looks to permanently expand Foothills Park accessSpurred by a lawsuit from a coalition that includes the ACLU and the NAACP, Palo Alto is preparing to permanently abolish...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2020Last comment by PaloAltoCitizen, on Nov 3, 2020 at 7:31 am | 109 comments | 16226 Views
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Should Palo Alto require reflectors and lights for pedestrians?Palo Alto's residential streets are very dark at night, partially because of the very dim street lights and partially because...
Original post made by driver on Jan. 20, 2014Last comment by Jon B, on Jan 26, 2014 at 8:03 am | 106 comments | 6950 Views
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Stanford is snapping up homes in College TerraceNew research by a group of media organizations has found that Stanford University's housing portfolio may be larger than...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Aug 29, 2019 at 4:49 pm | 105 comments | 24835 Views
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Libraries are the hot topic in Palo Alto0...
Original post made by Resident on Sep. 21, 2008Last comment by paloaltolibraries, on Sep 24, 2008 at 12:42 pm | 105 comments | 7531 Views
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In election protests, students urge love in the face of hateHundreds of Palo Alto high school and college students walked out of classes, onto their campuses and in city streets Tuesday...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2016Last comment by still another anon, on Nov 21, 2016 at 9:55 am | 104 comments | 17749 Views
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On Impeachment Eve, protesters demand for Trump's removal from officeHundreds of community members gathered at Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto on Tuesday night as part of the more than 650...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2019Last comment by Theodosia, on Dec 22, 2019 at 8:13 pm | 104 comments | 7710 Views
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Palo Alto OKs church to house the homeless in parking lotSoon, the cracked pavement of Highway Community Church's parking lot on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto will be home to up...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Carroll Whitaker, on May 7, 2021 at 9:52 am | 102 comments | 10163 Views
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