PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council needs to be downsized and by district
Currently the City Council is not proportional in representation of the city of Palo Alto. If you locate each council member to the City Zoning map, there are 6 council membe... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 4:11 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Numbers are important, even (or especially) in city budgets
Please do not glaze or even gloss over the numbers. Numbers are important, even in things like city budgets, because it's our money -- our tax dollars -- that are involved in ... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 1:24 pm by george, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Was Pat Tillman murdered? New information
Stunning as it is to contemplate, the Associated Press obtained Pentagon documents through the Freedom of Information Act showing that investigators looked into whether the at... |
The Cohen Brother |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 8:39 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bridge Collapse In Minn.
Our family extends it's thoughts and prayers to those in Minn. that were in the bridge collapse today. We are with you today. |
Sad |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 7:57 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Walk Score - a tool that helps determine "walkability" of a specific address
Here is "Walk Score", a wonderful online tool that helps calculate the "walkability" of an address. The primary variable is proximity to stores, restauants, parks, etc.
Thi... |
Sanford Forte |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 6:27 pm by Norm, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why don't bikes stop at stop signs?
I was asked this question on my way to work this morning by a driver who failed to stop at a stop sign as he was turning onto Bryant St. I answered him clearly.
It may be ... |
Leo |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 5:59 pm by concerned parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
San Jose's School District Goes Solar: THIS is Municipal Innovation
Web Link
Here's San Jose's Schools District being SMART, and INNOVATIVE. Just look at the commercial partners: Bank... |
Mike |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 5:19 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Composting question returns to council
Two years ago, a close vote killed an Environmental Services Center proposed for the Baylands. But the Palo Alto City Council's decision left several issues unresolved, includ... |
Editor |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 5:09 pm by Harrumph!, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto to have 'ShotSpotter' installed
Gunshots that ring out in East Palo Alto in the future will be tracked by an automatic system that will locate where the shots were fired, decreasing police response time to s... |
Editor |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 1:46 pm by yet another parent, a member of the Escondido School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Handlebar Ornaments
Everyday I see scores of school ages kids riding around town with their bicycle helmets hanging from their handlebars. I guess it's "un-cool" to be safe or to wear a helmet o... |
Dave |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 8:19 am by GoodIdea, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cyclist dies after fall on Sand Hill Road
Deborah Johnson, the 51-year-old Palo Alto woman who was hospitalized Sunday, July 22, after falling off her bike that afternoon on Sand Hill Road, died Tuesday, July 24, acco... |
Editor |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 11:57 pm by Citizen A, a resident of Woodside |
BOOKS
650 horses competing in Charity Horse Show
More that 650 riders and horses are pulling into the Midpeninsula to compete for $100,000 in prizes at the Menlo Charity Horse Show, a nationally ranked equestrian event that ... |
Editor |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 9:34 pm by Carole Kealy, a resident of Portola Valley |
SPORTS
Strange coincidence: Two local VB standouts end up in Philly
Just heard this story this afternoon and thought those of you who remember these two young women would enjoy it.
Colleen Carey, a 2003 graduate of Palo Alto High School, at... |
Volleyball Fan |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 5:57 pm by Volleyball Fan, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shame on our city leaders
Web Link
Mayor Kishimoto, the city council, the city manager and city attorney should be ashamed of themselves for t... |
pro-firefighter |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 12:21 pm by Firefighter, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Friends of Briones house win again in court
The Friends of Juana Briones House won in court again on Friday in their fight to save the historic Palo Alto house that was built around 1845.
Read the full story here... |
Editor |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 12:05 pm by Yay!, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Dog on leash attacked by vicious racoons
Thursday evening, July 27 around 8:50 PM I was walking with my dog on leash when suddenly a racoon jumped on my dog to attack out of some bushes near the sidewalk at the inter... |
Mircha Panduru |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 8:40 am by Maria, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Student robbed at knifepoint on campus
A Stanford University student was robbed by a man with a knife or a box-cutter about 11:40 p.m. Monday as the student was walking along Palm Drive near Arboretum Road.
Read t... |
Editor |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 11:10 pm by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
'Mod Mom' gets a makeover
Raising an energetic toddler while battling an aggressive form of breast cancer left Kristen Dimont, known online by her handle "ModMommy" or "ModMom," depleted and frazzled.
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Editor |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 9:37 pm by Beth Blecherman, a resident of Menlo Park |
AROUND TOWN
Memorial service Tuesday for former Sunset publisher Mel Lane
A "celebration of life" memorial service for Melvin Lane, the former co-owner and publisher of Sunset magazine who died July 28, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m. at S... |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 6:04 pm by joe, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Best thing about living in Palo Alto
The best thing about living in Palo Alto is never having to deal with not living here. |
Tess |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 8:53 am by Tess, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Street naming conventions
What are the guidelines to name a street as "Ave", "Rd", "Way"? Direction / Traffic load ? |
Anamika |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 5:28 am by natasha, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Diana Diamond Please Run For City Council
Now that the MI hub-bub has died down, I need something else to keep me entertained. So please, Diana, run for PA city council. |
YourBoredNeighbor |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 12:48 am by YourBoredNeighbor, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Traffic snarled due to downtown 'Promenade'
Traffic is heavily backed up along Alma Street and El Camino Real in Palo Alto this afternoon due to the closure of University Avenue as part of a six-hour
Editor |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 9:18 pm by Eve N. Reynolds, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Strengthening family ties
Laurie Hunter, her husband and her 15-year-old son, Philip MacQuitty, eat dinner together about five times a week. But MacQuitty, a sophomore at Palo Alto High School, wishes ... |
Editor |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 4:30 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Another bicyclist dies on Peninsula
Another bicyclist dies on Peninsula
BUSINESS CONSULTANT FELL, STRUCK HEAD
By Sandra Gonzales
San Jose Mercury News
Article Launched: 07/28/2007 01:29:59 AM PDT
Yet ... |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 10:49 am by Citizen, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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