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Why Are You Supporting Measure AThere is already a Town Square blog thread for people who oppose Measure A. This blog is for people to share why they support continuing and increasing the parcel...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 5, 2015Last comment by village fool, on Apr 21, 2015 at 12:27 am | 38 comments | 21781 Views
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Continuation of Office Cap DiscussionOn Monday night the city council will consider direction to staff with regard to an office cap proposal for Palo Alto. I think this is a bad idea as I have written...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Mar. 22, 2015Last comment by Alex, on Apr 6, 2015 at 10:51 pm | 20 comments | 34833 Views
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The Regional part of the Regional Housing Needs Determination ProcessHousing policy will be a major topic in the upcoming Comp Plan update. There are a variety of viewpoints regarding what is best for Palo Alto. This memo focuses...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Mar. 14, 2015Last comment by curmudgeon, on Mar 23, 2015 at 10:51 am | 37 comments | 19077 Views
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A proposal for Monday Night's Office Cap DiscussionThe parking and traffic challenges being experienced in Palo Alto are real and reflect trends going on throughout the region. In Monday night's discussion about...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 28, 2015Last comment by heh, on Mar 5, 2015 at 9:14 pm | 18 comments | 27498 Views
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It's Not (All) Your MoneyAnother false leap of logic made sometimes by posters is that their earnings are "their money" and the government has no claim on it to support public programs. We...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 15, 2011Last comment by winstal, on Feb 14, 2015 at 8:44 am | 25 comments | 22558 Views
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Letter to Council: Finding Common Ground on Addressing Climate ChangeI appreciate and share the concern of councilmembers Berman, Burt, Holman and Kniss and of the faith leaders with respect to the importance of vigorously addressing...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by Investment = Not Divesting, on Feb 12, 2015 at 10:15 am | 14 comments | 21043 Views
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Divestment Not a Good Way to Fight Climate ChangeNext week the city council will discuss a memo from council members Berman, Burt, Holman and Kniss seeking to ask CalPERS to divest holdings in companies associated...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 1, 2015Last comment by Resident 2, on Feb 8, 2015 at 11:35 am | 32 comments | 26284 Views
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Letter to Council: Focus Directly on Traffic and Parking; Development Limit not most effective approachMy first understanding from personal experience and city studies is that most increases in traffic and parking have come from more intensive use of existing space...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by miss the point, on Feb 6, 2015 at 1:58 pm | 3 comments | 15880 Views
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Letter to Council: I Support Minimum Wage Increase ExplorationI support the exploration of increasing the minimum wage in Palo Alto suggested by councilmembers Berman, Burt, DuBois and Wolbach. CCSCE has just finished a...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 6, 2015There are no comments yet. 15634 Views
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Reducing Congestion and Parking Challenges While Respecting the Mobility Advantages of CarsI have never driven a car—poor eyesight. But I respect the enormous mobility and other advantages of car ownership. And I understand that residents will have...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 20, 2015Last comment by stephen levy, on Jan 24, 2015 at 2:12 pm | 6 comments | 20800 Views
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Reducing Carbon Emissions, Improving Air Quality, Reducing Energy CostsThe Governor outlined three major environmental goals in his State of the State speech yesterday and recently Gil Friend, Palo Alto's Chief Sustainability Officer,...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 6, 2015Last comment by bonobos Marcos, on Jan 22, 2015 at 12:39 pm | 15 comments | 20043 Views
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Today in ParisToday I watched the march in Paris. I encourage everyone to see clips on TV or Internet sites. Today thousands of Muslims marched in solidarity with Jews in...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 11, 2015Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jan 15, 2015 at 12:09 pm | 2 comments | 20478 Views
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Strong Regional Job and Population Growth ContinuesThe state and Bay Area saw exceptional job growth in November?over 90,000 jobs in the state and 23,000 in the region. While one month is not a trend the growth over...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 20, 2014Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Jan 3, 2015 at 7:46 am | 15 comments | 21038 Views
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Why I Became Active in Palo Alto ForwardWhen Nancy and I were in Europe this summer, I read about the city council meeting in August when some young residents and workers came to talk about housing. I...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 13, 2014Last comment by stephen levy, on Dec 18, 2014 at 4:10 pm | 12 comments | 22162 Views
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The Role of Uber, Google buses and the likeIn response to my last blog on two thoughts about HSR many friends wrote wanting to talk about Uber and related new transportation options with regard to Bay Ares...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 6, 2014Last comment by Ellen Uhrbrock, on Dec 13, 2014 at 10:58 am | 28 comments | 21021 Views
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Palo Alto and Bay Area Election Facts and Thoughts on the ImplicationsHow Many Voted Palo Alto has roughly 55,000 residents of voting age (not all eligible to vote) 37,000 registered voters (36,781 as of Oct 20, 2014) 20,500...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Nov. 22, 2014Last comment by Jay Park, on Nov 29, 2014 at 6:51 pm | 19 comments | 20274 Views
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Yes on Measure B to improve our quality of life and public safetyThe upcoming election will be full of both local and statewide election choices. Most attention in Palo Alto has been focused on the upcoming city council elections....
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 30, 2014Last comment by stephen levy, on Oct 14, 2014 at 3:04 pm | 24 comments | 20492 Views
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I Have Endorsed Six Candidates for City CouncilI have endorsed six candidates for the Palo Alto city council. Some of them have divergent views about future growth in the city. Three are incumbents and three...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 8, 2014Last comment by Sea REDDY, on Oct 13, 2014 at 4:06 pm | 12 comments | 20794 Views
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The Relation of Palo Alto School Finance and Development--Background Concepts and Data SourcesParents and residents in Palo Alto are naturally interested in and concerned about K-12 school funding and class size and the relationship of school finance to development...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 21, 2014Last comment by Sea REDDY, on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:45 pm | 12 comments | 19114 Views
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All Parking Permits Should Have a FeeI favor the residential permit parking program being designed by the city and stakeholder committee. I am grateful to the staff and committee for their long and...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 13, 2014Last comment by stephen levy, on Sep 22, 2014 at 10:57 am | 24 comments | 19656 Views
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