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Blood donor sues Stanford over infectionA Palo Alto man, Christopher Bui, is suing Stanford Hospital and Clinics, after developing a severe infection when he donated...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Nigel Rockport, on Jan 25, 2010 at 2:46 pm | 36 comments | 12367 Views
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Palo Alto shifts housing strategyPalo Alto, a city with a reputation for affluence and astronomic property values, is banking on small apartments scattered...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2010Last comment by Some Facts, on Sep 12, 2010 at 4:51 pm | 36 comments | 6812 Views
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City of Palo Alto staff salaries decreased in 2010After years of increases, the salaries of Palo Alto workers took a step in the opposite direction in 2010 as total pay dropped...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2011Last comment by peter carpenter, on Mar 16, 2011 at 4:28 pm | 36 comments | 6332 Views
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Stanford Hospitals terminate Blue Cross coveragePatients with Anthem Blue Cross health insurance stopped having coverage at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics on Thursday (Sept....
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2011Last comment by Matt, on Sep 12, 2011 at 11:24 am | 36 comments | 23200 Views
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PA Libraries now download books to Kindles, why do we need 5 libraries?It is official. http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/lib/news/details.asp?NewsID=1267&TargetID=140 This is now! We have...
Original post made by Resident on Sep. 28, 2011Last comment by Resident, on Oct 5, 2011 at 9:44 am | 36 comments | 4067 Views
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Nix high-speed-rail project, council members sayPalo Alto on Thursday cemented its position as the vanguard of opposition to California's proposed high-speed-rail line when...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2011Last comment by MenloParkJim, on Mar 17, 2012 at 3:08 pm | 36 comments | 8894 Views
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Palo Alto looks to 'Friends' group for budget helpFaced with growing expenditures and persistent budget deficits, Palo Alto is increasingly looking to volunteers and community...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2012Last comment by jardins, on Jun 14, 2012 at 5:52 pm | 36 comments | 4728 Views
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Editorial: Posturing on parkingThe last thing the downtown business community or nearby residents need is a debate over who is to blame for the parking...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2013Last comment by The city made me do it, on Aug 16, 2013 at 6:23 pm | 36 comments | 18738 Views
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City looks to displace, aid Cubberley's homelessWith Palo Alto's ban on vehicle dwelling set to kick in early next month, city officials are scrambling to construct a safety...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2013Last comment by Chairman Mao, on Aug 20, 2013 at 5:30 pm | 36 comments | 10754 Views
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Palo Alto takes aim at construction 'blight'The chain-link fence around the "mystery project" went up next to Gail Wooley's house on Mariposa Avenue nearly seven years...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2013Last comment by JoAnn, on Sep 29, 2013 at 2:06 am | 36 comments | 8658 Views
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Palo Alto treads carefully on new garagesFaced with a citizenry upset about downtown's deepening parking shortages and businesses anxious about looming parking restrictions,...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2014Last comment by baleylanger, on Mar 6, 2014 at 4:36 am | 36 comments | 145751 Views
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Three critically injured after car crashes into downtown coffee shopThree people were critically injured in downtown Palo Alto on Thursday afternoon after a vehicle crashed into University...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2014Last comment by Nora Charles, on Aug 2, 2014 at 12:01 pm | 36 comments | 35717 Views
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Invitation only candidates meetingOn Wednesday there was a by invitation only meeting with three of the candidates for city council-- Holman, filseth and Dubois....
Original post made by Rupert of henzau on Aug. 1, 2014Last comment by village fool, on Aug 7, 2014 at 11:34 pm | 36 comments | 2359 Views
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Mitchell Park Library close to complete, but legal battle loomsSince a new contractor was brought on last February to finish the long-stalled Mitchell Park Library project, a "night and...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2014Last comment by Sea-SEELAM REDDY, on Aug 12, 2014 at 3:39 pm | 36 comments | 9935 Views
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Palo Alto police deny ticket-quota allegationsThe Palo Alto Police Department is vehemently denying claims made by three anonymous officers in an NBC Bay Area report that...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Aug 15, 2014 at 11:44 pm | 36 comments | 13025 Views
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Zipcar pulls up in downtown Palo AltoPalo Alto's carless commuters and residents now have their pick from 10 available-for-rent Zipcars, thanks to the car-sharing...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2014Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 6, 2014 at 12:17 pm | 36 comments | 12285 Views
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Downtown residents, workers near consensus on parkingIt took decades of dreaming, years of complaining and months of painstaking negotiations, but a residential parking-permit...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2014Last comment by long time resident, on Sep 15, 2014 at 1:56 pm | 36 comments | 8153 Views
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Skeptical council not sold on Page Mill developmentA plan to replace four homes on a busy stretch of Page Mill Road with a three-story building featuring apartments, office...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Jan 29, 2015 at 12:33 pm | 36 comments | 10385 Views
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Teens and UberIt seems that Palo Alto teens under 16 y.o. are using Uber cars to go off campus to use drugs during school hours and travel...
Original post made by Uber, Teens and Drugs on Mar. 29, 2015Last comment by Good Mom - Troubled Kid, on Dec 7, 2016 at 2:25 pm | 36 comments | 4476 Views
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Never a drop to wastePalo Alto resident Sue Kemp has long since turned off her automatic watering systems and tends by hand to the plants and...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2015Last comment by Online Name, on Apr 28, 2015 at 11:40 am | 36 comments | 11168 Views
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