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World Music Day to bring road closures to downtownDowntown Palo Alto will have traffic closures during World Music Day on Sunday, June 17, when as many as 25,000 people are...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2012Last comment by Bill, on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:32 pm | 18 comments | 5764 Views
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Repairs planned for flood-prone Oregon Expressway underpassFlooding that shut down the Oregon Expressway underpass at Alma Street twice in the past week due to heavy rainstorms is...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2012Last comment by splash, on Dec 9, 2012 at 6:44 pm | 18 comments | 13463 Views
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New safe-driving laws take effect in CaliforniaTexting while driving, red-light cameras and party buses are among the targets of new driving-related laws that took effect...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2013Last comment by Don't Drive with gadgets, on Jan 3, 2013 at 5:46 pm | 18 comments | 7366 Views
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Real Estate MattersThere are two types of deal killers in real estate: those that are correctable or avoidable and those that are core beliefs...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2013Last comment by enough!, on Jan 26, 2013 at 11:17 pm | 18 comments | 4669 Views
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Junior Museum bald eagle returns homeA large bald eagle from the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, who had flown to the Menlo Park area on Saturday, returned to...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2013Last comment by Nora Charles, on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:42 pm | 18 comments | 8545 Views
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Attorneys challenge report on Buena Vista conversionResidents who would be displaced by the conversion of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park into a complex of high-end apartments...
Original post made on May. 29, 2013Last comment by Jane, on May 31, 2013 at 3:19 pm | 18 comments | 9782 Views
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Cases of whooping cough high in Palo AltoA rise in whooping cough cases in Santa Clara County, including many in Palo Alto, has prompted officials to issue a health...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2013Last comment by Memories, on Feb 5, 2015 at 2:12 pm | 18 comments | 19566 Views
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City to weigh appeal of Hamilton Avenue projectResidents concerned about the modernist design and parking impacts of a proposed development on Hamilton Avenue in downtown...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2013Last comment by Don't forget Alma, on Sep 11, 2013 at 5:39 pm | 18 comments | 12927 Views
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Supervisors won't let Sheriff's Office sell old gunsThe San Mateo County Board of Supervisors rejected part of a proposed ordinance amendment today that would have allowed the...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2013Last comment by Which amendment you talking about Willis?, on Sep 23, 2013 at 7:52 pm | 18 comments | 5784 Views
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Driver gets one year for fatal Mtn. View crashMatthew Pumar, the driver who hit and killed a Mountain View man last summer, was sentenced to one year in county jail and...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2013Last comment by Palo Alto Res, on Oct 24, 2013 at 5:59 pm | 18 comments | 12818 Views
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What are your hopes for the new year?As 2013 draws to a close, the Weekly asks its readers: What will 2014 bring to Palo Alto?...
Original post made by Town Square Moderator on Dec. 31, 2013Last comment by Chris Zaharias, on Jan 2, 2014 at 11:18 am | 18 comments | 2334 Views
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Hotel-tax bump a tough sell with the ChamberPolls suggest that most Palo Alto voters will probably support a November measure to raise the city's hotel-tax rate to pay...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by observer, on Jun 7, 2014 at 4:56 pm | 18 comments | 5095 Views
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President arriving in Bay Area for Los Altos Hills eventPresident Barack Obama is scheduled to fly into San Francisco International Airport tonight for a short fundraising visit...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2014Last comment by Hmmm, on Jul 23, 2014 at 11:36 pm | 18 comments | 12332 Views
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Foothills Park hiker falls, is rescued via helicopterA 70-year-old man fell down a steep embankment while hiking in Foothills Park Tuesday morning, sustaining injuries to his...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2014Last comment by Booboo, on Aug 6, 2014 at 7:37 pm | 18 comments | 10927 Views
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iPhone 6 debut draws large crowd to Palo Alto storeThe new Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus went on sale across the country on Friday, Sept. 19, with hundreds of people braving long...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Sep 24, 2014 at 12:21 pm | 18 comments | 4841 Views
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Caltrain vote paves the way for electric trainsCaltrain's effort to replace its diesel trains with electric ones hit a milestone on Thursday morning when the agency's board...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Jan 18, 2015 at 9:07 am | 18 comments | 9359 Views
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Midtown Wish ListI see that there's space for lease opposite Safeway beside Chase Bank. My wish list would include Bakery for cakes, pastries...
Original post made by Midtown Shopper on Apr. 4, 2015Last comment by Midtown Shopper, on Jun 12, 2015 at 3:06 pm | 18 comments | 1935 Views
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Palo Alto's Aquarius Theatre to reopenAfter more than three months of closure for remodeling, downtown Palo Alto's Aquarius Theatre, at 430 Emerson St., will reopen...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2015Last comment by Robert Smith, on Jul 23, 2015 at 10:03 pm | 18 comments | 8718 Views
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New Palo Alto hotel banks on 'all-inclusive' conceptPalo Alto's bustling hotel scene got a little busier on Monday with the launch of The Clement Palo Alto, a boutique hotel...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2016Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 30, 2016 at 7:13 pm | 18 comments | 7983 Views
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San Mateo County attempts to take on housing crisisSan Mateo County is attempting to take on the housing crisis on several fronts, including the creation of a $10 million fund...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2016Last comment by pearl, on Jul 21, 2016 at 6:53 pm | 18 comments | 8402 Views
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