PALO ALTO ISSUES Residents split at meeting over Newell Road bridge A crowd of community members from Palo Alto and East Palo Alto jammed into the theater at the Lucie Stern Community Center to voice their opinions on the proposed replacement ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 9, 2013 at 6:42 am There have been 59 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 8:08 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES #1 priority for our city council The top priority for our council should be to pass a mandatory occupancy law. A concerned citizen, on another thread, has expressesed concern that "foreigners" are buying home... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Jan 8, 2013 at 5:08 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 1:55 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Scharff, Shepherd to lead City Council in 2013 The Palo Alto City Council ushered in the new year Monday night by choosing Greg Scharff and Nancy Shepherd as its mayor and vice mayor for 2013.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES PA real estate agents - selling out PA to the highest bidder Just want to throw out a question to the community: do you think the ever-growing phenomenon of Palo Alto homes being bought by international buyers - many (most?) of which ar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 7, 2013 at 10:27 am There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 16, 2013 at 4:16 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES What's up with the Mitchell Park Library I haven't seen much work going on at the Mitchell Park Library. Does anyone have a status update? I can't wait to see the final building. When is it slated to open? Have t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Middlefield driver, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 5, 2013 at 9:43 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES School board president: Public education key to state's future Like many couples with young children, Dana Tom and Nancy Kawakita moved to Palo Alto mainly because of its reputation for good schools. That was 15 years ago. Before long Tom... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 5, 2013 at 7:59 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 1:44 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 2013: The Year of the Future With the post-recession triage now in the past and local sales-tax revenues climbing, 2013 promises to be a year of regrouping, soul-searching and looking far into the future ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:03 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:03 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Baylands buildings - old becomes new and new left to rot? Why, I wonder, at the Baylands have they just redone the old Scout building and opened it as something new and special and let the old building with the boardwalk close and de... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2013 at 8:57 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 12:35 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto's behind-the-scenes movers and shakers They may not be elected officials or department heads, but five members of the City of Palo Alto staff are almost certain to play critical roles in some of the city's most pre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 4, 2013 at 7:28 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2013 at 8:57 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES World Peace - Is It Possible World Peace? You may declare, why bring this up?
The answer is, world peace is everybody's responsibility. You may say, isn't that somebody else's responsibility? I submit,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by World Citizen, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2013 at 6:38 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2013 at 11:36 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Top five trends of 2012 If there is one trend that has shaped Palo Alto's most fervent debates of 2012 it's the city's push to encourage dense development near major transit stations -- namely, downt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 11:31 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 5:41 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Do we need that large number of Police Officers Patrolling Palo Alto? Do we need that large number of Police Officers Patrolling Palo Alto?
here is what happened today: i placed an old computer for sale on Craigslist because I just purchased ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Old homewoener, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Dec 30, 2012 at 11:32 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2013 at 12:48 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Odds and Ends Quote of the year
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto's top projects of 2012 Palo Alto's effort to reinvigorate the charming but neglected commercial strip of California Avenue sped ahead this year despite speed bumps of opposition from area merchants.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 30, 2012 at 2:10 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2013 at 1:04 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 2012: The Year in Numbers 23 million: The dollars that the city spent on employee pensions in fiscal year 2012. This is $4 million more than it had spent in 2011 and about $20 million more than in 2003... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 30, 2012 at 12:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 30, 2012 at 12:19 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Three horses struck, killed on I-280 Three horses were killed after they got onto northbound Interstate 280 near Stanford on Saturday morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Read the full story here h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 29, 2012 at 9:25 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2013 at 8:10 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Train horn noise We recently moved to Palo Alto, we live 1200 ft away from rail tracks. On most nights, we wake up because of extremely loud train horns. We initially thought it was caltrain, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by kamala, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Dec 29, 2012 at 11:43 am There have been 81 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2013 at 1:09 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES People of the year Ken Alsman
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Dozens return home after East Palo Alto flooding About 36 people who had reported to an evacuation center due to flooding in East Palo Alto returned home late Sunday night, Dec. 23, according to a Red Cross spokesman.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Is there a water problem ? The water is awfully deep on University around Chaucer St.
I just tried to drive over to the Chaucer St. Bridge to see how it was fairing. The water is so deep in the stre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 5:13 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 23, 2012 at 6:11 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Christmas Day trash pickup Hi
Our trash pickup day is Tuesday and since this week is Christmas Day and the following Tuesday is New Year's Day, we have been trying to find out from the web site when ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Verde Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 1:13 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 25, 2012 at 8:08 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Let's Make PA A Drone-Free City It seems clear as day to me that domestic drone use must be stamped out before it gains a foothold:
Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 8:36 am There have been 53 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2013 at 5:07 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto sees good news on financial horizon Strong local sales, a sizzling housing market and recent labor concessions from City Hall employees have given Palo Alto's elected leaders plenty of reasons to cheer as they h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 18, 2012 at 10:11 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Mobile-home park closure would displace 400 The planned closing of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto to make way for an apartment complex took a step forward Tuesday night, as attorneys for the property owners, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:05 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:01 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Holiday Fund: Giving hope to the homeless Tucked at the end of an industrial lot, East Palo Alto's only homeless shelter occupies an unassuming warehouse that's been transformed into a refuge for the city's homeless. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:03 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:00 am.