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Merchants delay California Ave. street projectPalo Alto's plan to reduce lanes on California Avenue and to bring a host of streetscape improvements to the vibrant commercial...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2011Last comment by Joann, on Feb 25, 2011 at 11:45 pm | 35 comments | 5212 Views
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Palo Alto to overhaul emergency servicesDespite budget deficits and staffing reductions, Palo Alto is planning to create a $1 million Office of Emergency Services...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2011Last comment by James, on Jun 8, 2011 at 11:51 am | 35 comments | 9017 Views
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AT&T antennas get mixed reception in Palo AltoAT&T's proposal to install cell antennas on utility poles throughout Palo Alto found a mixed reception at a public hearing...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2011Last comment by JA3 , on Sep 8, 2011 at 1:19 pm | 35 comments | 17346 Views
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The Opportunity Center takes stockThe five-story, brick-red building with brushed-metal balconies at 33 Encina Way could be a modern condominium complex or...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2011Last comment by Chthonic Dweller, on Dec 28, 2013 at 9:31 pm | 35 comments | 8148 Views
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Palo Alto calls for 'termination' of high-speed railIn a dramatic reversal from its position three years ago, the Palo Alto City Council on Monday night adopted as the city's...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2011Last comment by jetgraphics, on Dec 23, 2011 at 9:05 am | 35 comments | 6557 Views
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Palo Alto approves AT&T's antenna planAT&T's controversial plan to install 80 antennas on utility poles throughout Palo Alto surged forward Monday night when the...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2012Last comment by Robert Smith, on Jan 27, 2012 at 4:53 pm | 35 comments | 11145 Views
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What is up with Palo Alto traffic ?I went downtown just now to get a bite to eat, and at Cowper and University in the space of 10 minutes two cars went right...
Original post made by Anon. on Mar. 10, 2012Last comment by Getting worse, on Mar 18, 2012 at 11:37 pm | 35 comments | 4281 Views
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Highway 101 in Palo Alto to get two carpool lanesWork has begun to create double carpool lanes on the 3.2-mile stretch of Highway 101 between Highway 85 in Mountain View...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2012Last comment by Joke's on Us, on May 3, 2014 at 10:09 am | 35 comments | 13692 Views
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Buena Vista residents urge city to save their homesResidents of Palo Alto's only surviving mobile-home park are rising up against a proposal from a San Mateo-based developer...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2012Last comment by BARB, on Dec 28, 2012 at 5:10 pm | 35 comments | 8954 Views
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Real Estate MattersAs a company that is at the forefront of marketing to the Mandarin-speaking community, we love the high level of emphasis...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2013Last comment by Ankyl spondi, on Apr 5, 2013 at 10:08 pm | 35 comments | 4691 Views
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Editorial: After 25 years, time to phase out Cubberley leaseThe financial condition of the Palo Alto Unified School District, like most public agencies, is not very transparent to the...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2013Last comment by senot blogger, on Sep 30, 2013 at 1:46 pm | 35 comments | 9822 Views
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City strikes down parking exemptionsCaught in a tug of war between angry residents and pleading developers, Palo Alto officials sided with the former on Monday...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2013Last comment by Ray, on Oct 24, 2013 at 4:22 pm | 35 comments | 18397 Views
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Survey: We love our neighborhoods but are miffed by developmentPalo Altans generally feel rosy about their hometown, but attitudes tend to sour when the conversation shifts to housing,...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2015Last comment by Agenda, on Jan 30, 2015 at 6:06 pm | 35 comments | 8118 Views
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Lawyer: Buena Vista evictions could start next monthAs local officials continue to scour for ways to save Buena Vista Mobile Home Park from imminent closure, the attorney for...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2015Last comment by member, on Apr 21, 2015 at 3:48 pm | 35 comments | 10609 Views
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ARB chair resigns, citing 'public perception'Randy Popp, chair of Palo Alto's influential and occasionally embattled Architectural Review Board, resigned from the board...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2015Last comment by Another resident, on Jun 27, 2015 at 2:19 pm | 35 comments | 9949 Views
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Off Deadline: Neighborhood power meets the Comprehensive Plan and 'the Common Good'Next Tuesday (July 14) a group of 20 Palo Altans will meet for the first time as the new Citizens' Advisory Committee on...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2015Last comment by JoAnn, on Jul 16, 2015 at 6:09 pm | 35 comments | 6118 Views
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Parking restrictions to roll out next month in downtown Palo AltoWith new parking restrictions set to kick in in downtown Palo Alto next month, the city will host a community meeting tonight...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2015Last comment by Mike, on Aug 7, 2015 at 4:50 pm | 35 comments | 6113 Views
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Editorial: A parking 'miracle'The much-anticipated and long-delayed launch of a broad strategy for alleviating parking problems that have plagued neighborhoods...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2015Last comment by the_punnisher, on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:49 pm | 35 comments | 8798 Views
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City to residents: Don't sign PG&E tree removal contractsConcerned about Pacific Gas & Electric's planned chop-down of hundreds of Palo Alto's mature trees, city officials have sent...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2015Last comment by Newly minted Cynic, on May 4, 2017 at 9:04 am | 35 comments | 15314 Views
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Growing chorus of Palo Altans calling for the renaming of Jordan Middle School250 supporters have already come out in strong support of asking the PAUSD Board of Education to address the fact that David...
Original post made by Lars Johnsson on Nov. 22, 2015Last comment by Knew Shockley, on Nov 25, 2015 at 5:37 pm | 35 comments | 2961 Views
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