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Palo Alto to pay $333,481 in software settlement
Palo Alto officials on Monday authorized a settlement with software company SAP Public Services, which claimed earlier this year that the city owes more than $1 million becaus... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 7:32 pm by lazlo, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto project makes public a trove of data
Depending on one's digital prowess and hunger for data, Palo Alto's newest transparency initiative is either a head-scratcher or a reason to rejoice. The city last week unveil... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 5:36 pm by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Survey for Funding for Infrastructure Improvements
In response to a telephone survey yesterday regarding my support or lack thereof for additional funding for infrastructure improvements in Palo Alto, I sent a letter to the ci... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 1:20 pm by Marie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto to experiment with less-frequent street sweeping
Residents of certain Palo Alto neighborhoods may notice their streets and sidewalks get a bit leafier in the coming months as the city cuts back on street sweeping.
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on May 1, 2013 at 12:06 pm by DC, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Plastic bags to float out of Palo Alto?
It began at local supermarkets. Now, Palo Alto's war against the plastic bag is set to spread to every other food and retail business in the city. The City Council is schedule... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 6:24 pm by Mtn View resident, a resident of Mountain View |
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Park redesign delayed by concerns over dogs, historic building
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 30, 2013 at 5:17 pm by Return it to Menlo Park, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Former Cardinal, NBA veteran comes out as gay
Jason Collins, an NBA center and a Stanford Cardinal from 1998 to 2001, came out as gay today in a Sports Illustrated article, becoming the first active athlete in the nation'... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:17 pm by Sally, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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New Edgewood Plaza wins final approval
Edgewood Plaza, the only shopping area created by Palo Alto homebuilder Joseph Eichler, will soon welcome a new grocery store along with 10 homes and a small public park under... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 1:18 pm by Tom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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And what did this cost???
And what did this cost? The 8 1/2" x 5" postcard from the PA Utilities Department in today's mail admonishes "Typically you don't know who we are". This is 'from' the ... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 9:22 am by Debra Katz, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Palo Alto lands airport manager
Palo Alto has yet to take over the operations of its namesake airport, but it has already hired the man who will be in charge of steering the small but bustling facility to su... |
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on Apr 27, 2013 at 4:15 pm by watchdog, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Renters vie for homes
Well-paying jobs, prime school-district locations and proximity to Stanford have always lured people to the Bay area.
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 6:24 pm by TheKBHomeDan, a resident of another community |
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From alley to allee
Snazzy gardens come in all shapes and sizes, formal and informal. To locate this year's six stand-out gardens, Laurie Callaway, who's chairing the Gamble Garden spring tour on... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 6:22 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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High Density Housing
The high density housing that is going in, en masse all at once, is breathg taking here in south Palo Alto. Coming home on El Camino, after shopping at San Antonio, I passed ... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 4:02 pm by Employeeeeeee, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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RECENT HOME SALES
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 3:56 pm by No KB for me, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood |
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Palo Alto scraps 'premature' closed session on Cubberley
The City Council's closed-session discussion on the future of Cubberley Community Center was abruptly canceled Monday night after members of the community protested that the c... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 1:57 pm by Curious, a resident of another community |