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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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Foothills Park - Palo Alto residents only forever?
I live in San Jose, work in Palo Alto and would like to someday legally visit Foothills Park on my own. Will this ever be possible in my lifetime? San Jose was never asked t... |
Steve |
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on May 19, 2007 at 7:36 pm by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
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Fireworks?
I live about a 1/2 mile from Paly, and today, Friday, I heard loud noises that sounded like fireworks going on from about 9 PM. Does anyone know whats going on? |
Paly Students |
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on May 19, 2007 at 6:01 pm by anon., a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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"Just Like Other Cities" Proposal
“SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE….”
City Council Announces “Just Like Other Cities Initiative”
To: Voters, Taxpayers, and Residents of Palo Alto
From: Palo Alto City Council... |
Your Neighbor |
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on May 19, 2007 at 4:20 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Why not sell Palo Alto Utilities? It makes financial sense.
Sell PAU. Going price that property would be in the neighborhood of $800M-$1B, maybe more. Take the money from that sale and invest (in safe securities and bonds) an amount su... |
Otto |
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on May 17, 2007 at 7:37 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Video needed / May 7, 2007 - PA City Council meeting
I'm seeking a video of our May 7, 2007 PA Council meeting.
Thank you,
650 856-0700 |
Citizen |
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on May 17, 2007 at 6:18 pm by Council watcher, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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City Council Job Performance Poll
Lately, there have been several threads on this forum regarding the performance of the Palo Alto City Council. I thought it would be interesting to conduct an informal poll to... |
Resident |
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on May 17, 2007 at 6:14 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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No environmental committee
the PA Daily News is to be commended for thier editorial yesterday against the formation of an environmental committee in Palo Alto
Web Link... |
Not so fast |
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on May 17, 2007 at 2:25 pm by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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good morning palo alto!
good morning to all of you stressed out, overworked, and high achieving folks!
just wanted to say that it's bike to work day! don't forget to pump those pedals.
and, for a ... |
Anon. |
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on May 17, 2007 at 11:23 am by Juliet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Invoke Mandatory In-Car Testing for Senior Citizens
The tragedy that occurred on el Camino last evening - with yet another senior citizen making a fatal error in judgment - leads one to think about demanding mandatory *on-road*... |
Mike |
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on May 17, 2007 at 10:43 am by Kristi, a resident of another community |
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