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What makes an Expressway an Expressway?The term "expressway" conjures up a picture of a road where traffic can travel faster and with less obstructions than a regular...
Original post made by Resident on Sep. 17, 2014Last comment by Resident, on Oct 4, 2014 at 8:32 am | 8 comments | 1953 Views
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Should the USA get involved in Nigeria, because girls got kidnapped?300 girls kidnapped by Islamists in Nigeria. Now we have women in Congress demanding that the USA use all means to get them...
Original post made by Craig Laughton on May. 8, 2014Last comment by Waste, on May 8, 2014 at 9:00 pm | 10 comments | 1949 Views
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Gavin Newsom’s mental health plan could strip more than $700 million from services, report saysA major proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom to overhaul the state’s behavioral and mental health system is likely to take nearly...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2023Last comment by cheese guy, on Jul 18, 2023 at 6:46 am | 2 comments | 1943 Views
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You Tube requires signing inI'm not on the internet much but I do go to You Tube once in awhile. Not long ago, I used You Tube to find out how to crack...
Original post made by pares on Feb. 22, 2015Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Feb 22, 2015 at 11:39 pm | 3 comments | 1940 Views
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PAGE MILL YMCAWe believe that our efforts and passion will keep us alive. Though we are San Mateo Y members Page Mill Y is our home base....
Original post made by theresa bruno and raul carmonA on Jul. 10, 2014There are no comments yet. 1937 Views
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Models at Silicon Valley Holiday PartiesFrom today's Bloomberg News: Models at Silicon Valley Holiday Parties From the article: "Local modeling agencies, which...
Original post made by unbelievable! on Dec. 7, 2017Last comment by Online Name, on Dec 9, 2017 at 11:23 am | 15 comments | 1921 Views
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Stunt dogs storm the stageWhen Chris Perondi met the dog now named Crazy Confetti at the Yolo County Animal Shelter in Woodland, California, he was...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2019Last comment by pearl, on Nov 22, 2019 at 11:44 am | 1 comment | 1915 Views
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Fear spreads as feds plan to expand deportationsPledges by Mountain View and other Bay Area cities to stand by their immigrant communities could soon be tested under a sweeping...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Feb 28, 2017 at 8:21 am | 17 comments | 1911 Views
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Mountain View proposing high tech parking signs, why can't Palo AltoIn all the discussions about parking, nothing is ever mentioned in Palo Alto about getting some high tech innovations to...
Original post made by Resident on May. 23, 2014Last comment by charlie, on May 24, 2014 at 10:18 pm | 6 comments | 1909 Views
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StreetCode Academy Bridges The Gap Between East Palo Alto And Silicon Valleyhttp://techcrunch.com/2015/08/18/streetcode-academy-bridges-the-gap-between-east-palo-alto-and-silicon-valley/...
Original post made by Michael on Aug. 18, 2015There are no comments yet. 1906 Views
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The Disconnect Between Liberal Aspirations and Liberal Housing Policy is Killing Coastal U.S. Citieshttp://www.betterinstitutions.com/blog/2016/3/27/liberal-cities-housing-policy-hypocrisy Excellent article on housing...
Original post made by housing on Apr. 21, 2016Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Apr 22, 2016 at 3:32 pm | 18 comments | 1905 Views
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KLIV 1590 news radio station - goneIt is going to be harder to get local news on the radio now. KLIV has changed to a Country Gold station with taped DJs. ...
Original post made by Listener on Jun. 11, 2016Last comment by ODB, on Jun 13, 2016 at 11:22 pm | 3 comments | 1905 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Opposed to Castilleja expansion Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2019/09/06/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by Dan Siehl, on Sep 24, 2019 at 10:35 pm | 1 comment | 1905 Views
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HSR will probably need TSAHSR advocations have been telling us that, compared to commercial flight, HSR will be easy to get on and off - no security...
Original post made by PAmoderate on Aug. 21, 2015Last comment by Rome, on Aug 24, 2015 at 8:53 pm | 12 comments | 1904 Views
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Man holds up "Free Hugs" sign at WBC's Apple picketA man combated WBC's hateful signs with a hand lettered sign of his own....
Original post made by Monica Dhandapani Mallon on Aug. 12, 2014There are no comments yet. 1902 Views
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Congress wants to cut Medicare Advantage programsReports that Congress is planning to cut the Medicare Advantage program to pay for other items in the big "human infrastructure"...
Original post made by Julie Parker on Oct. 1, 2021Last comment by Paul Church, on Nov 9, 2021 at 6:13 pm | 2 comments | 1896 Views
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Desalination PlantHere is a map of proposed desalination plants in California. There is nothing planned near the peninsula. http://www.mercurynews.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?content...
Original post made by Chris on Apr. 20, 2015Last comment by WilliamR, on Apr 20, 2015 at 11:45 pm | 2 comments | 1895 Views
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Message from Carly re Parental Abortion NotificationI got a phone call with a message from Carly re abortion notification for children who are under age 18 and seeking an abortion....
Original post made by Palo Altan on Sep. 26, 2015Last comment by Be Kind PA, on Sep 30, 2015 at 11:20 am | 14 comments | 1890 Views
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We (Palo Alto) should be watching Mountain View's innovative transit study.Mountain View has similar problems to Palo Alto and we share a common border along a very busy road corridor. Their inward...
Original post made by Resident on Jan. 10, 2017Last comment by Not again, on Jan 25, 2017 at 11:47 am | 21 comments | 1889 Views
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Why recycling is not a solutionAs someone who grew up and lived in PA until 2 years ago, I always found myself in opposition to PA's aggressive stance on...
Original post made by Chris Zaharias on Jan. 24, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jan 28, 2020 at 7:12 pm | 12 comments | 1889 Views
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