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Cat returned as if by MagicWhen Nicola Keating moved from Cupertino to Los Altos six years ago, she kept all of her important belongings, but lost her...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2012Last comment by Brian Null, on Nov 16, 2012 at 8:41 pm | 20 comments | 11273 Views
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Parking, infrastructure woes loom large in 2013The glaring problems of insufficient downtown parking and decaying infrastructure will likely tower over other Palo Alto...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2012Last comment by Anon., on Dec 14, 2012 at 1:07 pm | 20 comments | 6293 Views
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Palo Alto in final stage of California Avenue redesignAfter two years of revisions, lawsuits and squabbles with area business owners, Palo Alto officials are now putting the finishing...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2012Last comment by resident, on Dec 16, 2012 at 5:50 pm | 20 comments | 8535 Views
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Positive comments about Palo Alto here pleaseWe are constantly criticized here for being a town of whiners, which I don't think is true, but we definitely have opinions...
Original post made by Resident on Dec. 31, 2012Last comment by Anon., on Jan 4, 2013 at 7:44 pm | 20 comments | 3482 Views
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Gov Chris Christie holding fundraiser in Palo Alto tonightStop by Mark Zuckerberg's house and say hi. CBS News report: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/02/13/protest-planned-as-facebook-founder-hosts-chris-christie-fundraiser/...
Original post made by resident on Feb. 13, 2013Last comment by Gary, on Feb 15, 2013 at 10:07 am | 20 comments | 2988 Views
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Trouble with globalizationWe just bought a house and I am scared we paid too much. I have been told that a lot of recent purchasers borrowed money...
Original post made by terry on May. 3, 2013Last comment by Not an issue, on May 6, 2013 at 10:38 pm | 20 comments | 3343 Views
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World Music Day to bring downtown road closuresMuch of downtown Palo Alto will be closed to traffic on Sunday, June 16, to make room for World Music day, which runs from...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 16, 2013 at 7:57 pm | 20 comments | 6738 Views
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Shop Talk: Ming's, Bargain Box set to closeMing's, Palo Alto's oldest and largest Chinese restaurant, isn't closing yet. It's the end of an era for the Bargain Box,...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2014Last comment by musical, on Dec 6, 2014 at 5:02 am | 20 comments | 15397 Views
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Oregon Expressway slowdown to speed upMotorists and residents wondering when the Oregon Expressway traffic crawl will come to an end should get relief by early...
Original post made on May. 19, 2014Last comment by BudS, on May 21, 2014 at 12:47 pm | 20 comments | 7557 Views
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Stanford set to roll out ambitious trail projectAfter more than two years of planning and designing, Stanford University is looking to break ground this month on an ambitious...
Original post made on May. 18, 2015Last comment by Stanford Employee, on May 21, 2015 at 9:45 am | 20 comments | 11301 Views
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Shop Talk: Parking problems brew at Philz CoffeeParking is getting tight in Midtown, and the opening of a new cafe may make matters worse. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/05/25/shop-talk-parking-...
Original post made on May. 25, 2015Last comment by Jean G, on May 26, 2015 at 5:16 pm | 20 comments | 7866 Views
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Sunset moving to OaklandSunset will move its headquarters from the Menlo Park campus it has occupied since 1951 to Jack London Square in Oakland...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2015Last comment by Jackie, on Mar 29, 2016 at 3:07 pm | 20 comments | 9594 Views
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Berman, Kasperzak off to fast starts in bid for AssemblyThe primary election is still nearly a year away but the two leading contenders to replace Assemblyman Rich Gordon in Sacramento...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2015Last comment by jh, on Jul 24, 2015 at 5:13 pm | 20 comments | 2871 Views
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Santa Clara County to bolster homeless housing in time for winter stormsSanta Clara County officials plan to massively increase the number of emergency shelter space for homeless people throughout...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Sep 25, 2015 at 11:27 pm | 20 comments | 4722 Views
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Plan for new police headquarters cruises aheadTwo city-owned parking lots on Sherman Avenue would make way for Palo Alto's new police headquarters, a parking structure...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2015Last comment by Sal, on Dec 17, 2015 at 7:46 pm | 20 comments | 7290 Views
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Shop Talk: Shinola, b8ta open in Palo AltoLuxury watch retailer Shinola and East Coast-based salad chain Sweetgreen move in to downtown Palo Alto, as does the hands-on...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2015Last comment by Linda, on Apr 12, 2016 at 1:48 pm | 20 comments | 22205 Views
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Bernie Sanders draws supporters to Palo Alto rallyMore than a thousand people waited in the scorching sun to listen to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2016Last comment by HUTCH 7.62, on Jun 4, 2016 at 9:39 am | 20 comments | 10035 Views
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Beloved Palo Alto donkey dies at 32One of the Barron Park neighborhood's beloved and iconic donkeys, Miner Forty Niner, has died, according to his handlers....
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2016Last comment by Candi Campbell, on Oct 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm | 20 comments | 27192 Views
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Palo Alto looks to bring permit parking to Evergreen ParkFor years, residents of Evergreen Park have been raising alarms about their neighborhood streets turning into parking lots...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2017Last comment by What happened?, on Jan 24, 2017 at 12:08 am | 20 comments | 8596 Views
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Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World faces uncertain futurePlans are underway to sell a historic building that houses Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World, a downtown destination for...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2017Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Jan 23, 2017 at 10:55 am | 20 comments | 14588 Views
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