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Residents hope to drown out airplane noise with complaintsWhen Amy Christel moved from Barron Park to her new Midtown Palo Alto home last summer, she welcomed the time she could spend...
Original post made on May. 24, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jul 5, 2015 at 11:12 am | 260 comments | 42155 Views
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Advocates disagree on solutions to airplane noiseResidents throughout the Midpeninsula and Santa Cruz area agree that airplanes going to San Francisco International Airport...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2016Last comment by Bill, on Nov 16, 2016 at 11:44 am | 243 comments | 23297 Views
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The Real Problem With Sarah PalinI view Gov. Palin as having some inate capabilities that a succesful politician must have, and the potential to go from her...
Original post made by A Boomer on Nov. 13, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Nov 26, 2008 at 4:16 pm | 241 comments | 12579 Views
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Bigotry alive and well in CA0...
Original post made by Marion on Nov. 5, 2008Last comment by 1man 1 woman, on Nov 12, 2008 at 12:20 am | 239 comments | 12350 Views
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Federal judge rules Prop. 8 unconstitutionalA federal judge in San Francisco today overturned Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2010Last comment by Equality north, on May 24, 2012 at 10:43 am | 231 comments | 17440 Views
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Former Palo Altans trade Silicon Valley lifestyle for better 'quality of life' elsewhereFormer Palo Altans have a spectrum of attitudes toward their city and Silicon Valley, which has burgeoned into a technological,...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2018Last comment by mauricio, on Aug 23, 2018 at 10:29 am | 201 comments | 44373 Views
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Strong vs weak American presidentsRonald Reagan stood strong in favor of liberating the socialist slaves behind the Iron Curtain. He backed up his rhetoric...
Original post made by Michael on Feb. 1, 2011Last comment by Warren, on Sep 10, 2014 at 6:30 pm | 165 comments | 11789 Views
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Good News! California Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage0...
Original post made by Mike on May. 15, 2008Last comment by Resident, on May 21, 2008 at 5:25 pm | 161 comments | 8939 Views
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Anyone Else's Taxes Going Way Up? Help.Suddenly, without warning, we face losing our home, what the stability means to our future and financial stability, job and...
Original post made by Anyone Else's Taxes Going Way Up? Help. on Dec. 21, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Mar 5, 2018 at 12:38 pm | 160 comments | 6830 Views
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Can anyone explain Prop 8 to me?0...
Original post made by Ralph on Oct. 16, 2008Last comment by Louise, on Oct 24, 2008 at 12:38 am | 148 comments | 7449 Views
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California high-speed-rail project receives Senate OKConstruction of California's controversial high-speed-rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles is ready to launch,...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2012Last comment by Unaffordable, on Dec 8, 2013 at 11:42 am | 143 comments | 12511 Views
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Former state assemblyman wants to reform Prop. 13The common good has long been former Assemblyman Rich Gordon's aim, whether in his efforts with troubled youth, with an unfair...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2017Last comment by TooFunny, on Mar 31, 2017 at 7:16 am | 141 comments | 10032 Views
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Eshoo launches survey on airplane noiseActing on numerous complaints by her constituents regarding an increase in aircraft noise, Rep. Anna Eshoo has assembled...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2015Last comment by what plane noise?, on Jul 28, 2015 at 11:34 pm | 136 comments | 20021 Views
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Passionate boos, cheers mark Eshoo meetingA vocal crowd of nearly 1,000 people turned out Wednesday night for a Town Hall meeting with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto)...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by Ethan, on Sep 8, 2009 at 1:21 am | 136 comments | 8386 Views
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Second health-care 'telephone town hall' goes wellA second "telephone town hall" by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo Monday evening went smoothly and won praise from callers from...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2009Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Sep 30, 2016 at 11:15 am | 132 comments | 31039 Views
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Cyclist's account of Woodside road-rage eventA Portola Valley resident said he was among 100 or so cyclists at the scene of a road-rage incident involving a pickup truck...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2013Last comment by Anonymous, on Feb 9, 2013 at 3:21 pm | 130 comments | 16580 Views
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Ask the Economist0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Sep. 30, 2008Last comment by Perspective, on Nov 2, 2008 at 8:48 am | 129 comments | 7027 Views
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Obama picks Supreme Court Nominee..uh-oh...http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/15judge.html “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences...
Original post made by Perspective on May. 26, 2009Last comment by She said it several times, on Jun 5, 2009 at 2:19 pm | 127 comments | 6834 Views
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SCOTUS: John Roberts (hearts) Barack ObamaThe Affordable Care Act is constitutional. Puts a death knell in any sort of public option or Medicare-for-all plan anytime...
Original post made by Dorothy R on Jun. 28, 2012Last comment by That User Name is already, on Aug 10, 2012 at 10:26 am | 125 comments | 5059 Views
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British professors approve plan to boycott Israeli academics, Israeli universities0...
Original post made by Tally Ho on May. 31, 2007Last comment by Tally Ho, on Jun 4, 2007 at 9:36 pm | 124 comments | 8340 Views
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