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Blocking of El Camino Sidewalks
Many merchants along El Camino block the sidewalk with signs and merchandise. Some of the worst offenders are the sandwich shops and the florists. Barron Park Florist blocks t... |
Wheelchair User |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 11:05 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Woman's death in fire is ruled accidental
The death of an elderly woman in a Palo Alto house fire on Wednesday afternoon has been ruled by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office to have been accidental due to smoke i... |
Editor |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 3:40 am by Jacques & Beatriz, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto Residential Streets on Google StreetView
In Google Maps' new feature "StreetView", every single Palo Alto *residential* street is covered. While I am quite proud of how our city looked, I cannot help but wonder: did... |
Anonymous |
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on Jun 9, 2007 at 8:19 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Public Transport Think Tank needed
Due to the possible demise of route 88 and the accident on the overcrowded cross town shuttle, it seems reasonable that a Think Tank should be set up to deal with local public... |
Resident |
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on Jun 9, 2007 at 2:27 pm by Grandma, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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JLS Middle School responds to tragedy
Two counselors at JLS Middle School in Palo Alto have been available to meet with students following the highway crash death of a mother of a sixth grade student on Tuesday. <... |
Editor |
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on Jun 8, 2007 at 9:36 am by JLS Parent, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
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How about a new local bus to replace Rt 88?
Since the closing of the Alma shopping center more people will be driving to Mt View to shop. To reduce traffic a small bus could loop around south palo alto and the shopping ... |
An Observer |
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on Jun 1, 2007 at 5:11 pm by An Observer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Time to refurbish Lytton Plaza, with or without the Egg
I have worked in downtown Palo Alto since 1992 and have witnessed many changes in the shops and services that have ebbed and flowed and altered the business atmosphere.
As... |
Sunny Dykwel |
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on Jun 1, 2007 at 9:08 am by Carol Brouillet, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Residents mount protest over utility-rate hikes
Palo Alto's proposed monthly water-meter fee -- which is one of several utility rate hikes set to kick in on July 1 -- caused a big scare for Joe Baldwin, treasurer for the Al... |
Editor |
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on May 31, 2007 at 6:29 pm by Otto, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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"Deleted by Palo Alto Online"
I was curious why some seemingly innocuous (in my mind) comments have been deleted from these blogs. For example, the following two paragraphs were deleted by PAO:
- If yo... |
pat |
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on May 31, 2007 at 3:29 pm by wheres the thread, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Eviction At Alma Plaza
Last week the Weekly reported that the last small merchant in Alma Plaza received notice to vacate in three weeks. Today I was in the shoe store cum Post Office Substation o... |
James Moore |
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on May 30, 2007 at 7:35 pm by James Moore, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Don't sacrifice neighborhood bus system in Palo Alto
No good deed goes unpunished -- that's the lesson from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to Palo Alto and Stanford.
Stanford's excellent Marguerite Shuttle ... |
Arthur Keller |
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on May 30, 2007 at 11:26 am by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Online Survey
As with most surveys of this type, especially ones that require me to fill them out before I can enter the site or to leave a cookie on my computer, I insert meaningless infor... |
Peter |
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on May 28, 2007 at 8:52 am by JFP, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Utility department survey?
Yesterday, received automated telephone questionaire from City of PA Utilities with list of Q.s requiring Yes or No answers. Although I usually hang up on automated messages,... |
PA Questions&Comments |
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on May 27, 2007 at 8:18 am by A resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Projected increase of 500-600 students for Palo Alto high schools
Within the last week, Gunn High School administrators have distributed a survey to the senior class asking for their input regarding a projected increase of student population... |
Gunn senior |
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on May 26, 2007 at 3:15 pm by Grandchild, a resident of the The Greenhouse neighborhood |
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Architecture Commission and would-be watchdogs cost PA taxpayers money and safety
Web Link
With the exception of Heather Trossman, the example above shows a perfect example of a Council-appointed politi... |
J. Habermas |
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on May 25, 2007 at 2:05 pm by J. Habermas, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Are newspapers dying?
A story on Palo Alto Online today talks about the future of newspapers (Web Link). I'll admit that with the advent of the Inte... |
Danny |
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on May 25, 2007 at 3:23 am by Skyler, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Why Palo Alto Needs an Elected Mayor
A prior thread on Palo Alto online suggests that better revenue models and fiscal diligence would serve our city's financial future better than the current scheme.
Clo... |
Otto |
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on May 24, 2007 at 9:25 am by Otto, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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It's fire season here in Palo Alto, too.
Having lost my home in a major California wildfire, I would like to point out that there are parts of Palo Alto equally and a few even more at risk than other places that have... |
Been There |
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on May 24, 2007 at 8:43 am by Tim, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Deaths of honey bees
I understand that the latest theory on the deaths of our honey bees is that a mite is destroying the queen honey bees.
Several years ago in Palo Alto we had mites that were... |
Alice Danielson |
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on May 23, 2007 at 11:29 pm by trudy, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Tree clearance on southbound 101 onramp at Embarcadero
Has anyone noticed the recent clearing of trees along the southbound onramp to 101 at Embarcadero Road, especially just along the neighborhood line? Does anyone know what thi... |
Bill Goldman |
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on May 22, 2007 at 3:34 pm by Bill Goldman, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Louis Road Bus Service
Louis Road is going to have no bus service which is going to prove a problem to those using public transport to get to Gunn High School. There is no way that students at Gunn ... |
Resident |
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on May 22, 2007 at 8:56 am by Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Maybe it's time to outsource PA reporting to India?
Pasadena is outsourcing reporting in its online newspaper to reporters in India. Maybe it's time for in depth coverage of every City Council meeting and BOE meeting from Ind... |
Anonymous |
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on May 20, 2007 at 9:31 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Keep Town Square user Friendly rather than divisive
On chatting with an acquantaince who I knew used this forum daily sometime ago, I discovered that they were not looking at it anymore as it was "full of divisive issues and no... |
Resident |
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on May 20, 2007 at 11:06 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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City Council and the Problem of Commissions
This well-done Weekly editorial Web Link illustrates but one example of the general failure of our policy-making bodies, ov... |
Otto |
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on May 19, 2007 at 10:07 pm by Tom, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Basements in new Palo Alto houses
Anyone with thoughts on the trend in putting basements in new Palo Alto houses? I know this has been going on in old PA for years, but I have noticed it more and more in Midt... |
Citizen |
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on May 19, 2007 at 9:46 pm by Tom, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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