PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Finish El Camino Park
Palo Alto's Parks and Recreation Commission was right earlier this week when it urged the city staff and City Council to drop the idea of relocating the historic MacArthur Par... |
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on Apr 27, 2013 at 1:22 pm by Resident, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Uncertainty over Hostess House clouds El Camino Park design
When Palo Alto broke ground in October 2011 on construction of an underground reservoir at El Camino Park, the goal was to complete the work and have the park re-opened to spo... |
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on Apr 27, 2013 at 10:37 am by Resident, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
SPORTS
Palo Alto wins De Anza Division baseball title
Palo Alto baseball coach Erick Raich had plenty to celebrate on Friday as his Vikings wrapped up the regular season with a 17-3 romp over visiting Santa Clara.
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 10:55 pm by stats, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Question On 1970's AllNite TV Anyone Watch Channel 20 or 36 Way Back When ?
There is something, a rather trivial thing that has been bothering me for years ... for decades.
Back in the 1970's there used to be 2 regular TV channels that broadcast ... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 10:20 pm by 70s TV Watcher, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Delivery of Weekly to change
In the wake of new U.S. Postal Service standards that have reduced the reliability of the Palo Alto Weekly being delivered on Fridays, the newspaper in most areas of Palo Alto... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 9:38 pm by South PA resident, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Obama and his Red Line: Leading from behind.is not leading
Chemical weapons used in Syria. Obama, despite his red line threats, continues to hide behind his own "lead from behind" model. In the meantime, Iraq and Afghanistan are fa... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 5:02 pm by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PALO ALTO ONLINE Staff STATE WHY YOU CENSOR!
As soon as topic is interesting, important, or drawing relevant comments eg. Bullying, The school district, rankings, etc. some person at Palo Alto Online decides that this to... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 3:03 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Legal demand shuts down Edgewood Eats
A popular Palo Alto food-truck event that helped revive a defunct, Embarcadero Road shopping center has hit the skids, just as organizers attempted to relocate it to a nearby ... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 2:06 pm by lindaloo, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to install dozens of defibrillators
A network of defibrillators -- devices that restore regular heart rhythm to victims of cardiac arrest -- will soon be installed at police cars, parks, community centers, and o... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 12:26 pm by Norman Carroll, formerly registered but unreconized, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Swelling cash reserves fuel Palo Alto's fiber effort
Palo Alto officials won't be popping champagne bottles this week, when their long-deferred dream of a citywide high-speed Internet finally comes true. That's because the dream... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 12:10 pm by just thinkin\', a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto contractor faces felony charges
The owner and chief financial officer of a Palo Alto construction company have been charged with several felonies in a scheme that allegedly defrauded an Atherton homeowner, a... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 11:13 am by old employee, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why was the thread discussing PAUSD schools ranking in US News locked?
The thread dealing with ranking was just locked. It became a stage to - unti VTP comments. Those comments present themselves, and their writers, every time when these issues ... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 8:54 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD - US news Ranking, achievement gap, Math letter, fear of retaliation etc.
The thread dealing with US news schools ranking went the VTP way. This thread was made available to those who are logged in. That stops posting, happens every time. I have ask... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 6:25 am by village fool, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto man arrested for beating Portola Valley boy with a baseball bat
Surprised this hasn't been reported here yet. Story in the Mercury-News: Web Link |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 10:07 pm by Jean, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ban on car dwelling loses support in Palo Alto
Palo Alto is preparing to abandon a deeply divisive proposal to ban vehicle dwelling and to explore instead a program in which businesses, churches and possibly city lots woul... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 7:56 pm by thompsonr, a resident of Los Altos |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Concerns over police building hold up meeting on proposed development
Palo Alto has postponed a public hearing on Jay Paul's massive development proposal after learning last week that the main public benefit of the proposal -- a new police stati... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 3:14 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Details about the Mayfield housing project
1400-1600 blocks of California Avenue
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 12, 2013, 12:00 AM |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 12:30 pm by No KB for me, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Paycheck-fairness bill introduced by Eshoo
Fifty years after a fair-wage bill became law, women still earn just 77 cents for every dollar a man makes for doing equal work. And that disparity costs each individual, coup... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 12:01 pm by Old Mary, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Al Gore at Stanford: 'Democracy has been hacked'
Former Vice President Al Gore said Tuesday at Stanford University that America's democratic system has been "hacked" and if the country wants to resolve the "climate crisis" i... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 11:58 am by Oliver Barrett IV, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New housing taking shape
Several new housing projects are underway, in various stages of development in Mountain View, Palo Alto and Menlo Park. The following is a snapshot of how each project is play... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 11:50 am by Who are they really, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Real Estate Matters
When Zillow came online a few years ago, it was an instant challenge to real-estate appraisers and professionals and gave a great deal of perceived knowledge to the public.
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 11:30 am by Get real, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Senior-housing project riles neighbors
An overflowing crowd of Barron Park residents vented their frustration with dense housing and traffic problems and told Palo Alto Housing Corporation officials Wednesday night... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 10:30 am by NIMBY, perchance?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mountain View man charged in Palo Alto hate crime
A man police say described himself as a "white supremacist" allegedly assaulted a black man in downtown Palo Alto last week and has been charged with a hate crime, Cindy Hendr... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:25 pm by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Longtime neighborhood leaders looking for help
When the Barron Park neighborhood association in Palo Alto sought to recruit more members recently, board member Lydia Kou launched Celebrate Cultural Diversity, a series of e... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 10:43 pm by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto teachers get 3 percent raise in tentative pact
Palo Alto teachers and school staff members will get a 3 percent raise plus a 1.5 percent bonus for the current school year in tentative agreements announced Friday, April 19.... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 7:20 pm by Sorry, but..., a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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