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Palo Alto cuts Fire Department positionsIn a bid to save money and address changing community demands, the Palo Alto City Council voted early Tuesday to eliminate...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2017Last comment by Dr. G, on Oct 23, 2017 at 10:34 am | 20 comments | 7219 Views
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Palo Alto to draw up new vision for Ventura sitePalo Alto took the critical first step Monday toward re-imagining and, ultimately, redeveloping a Ventura site best known...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2017Last comment by Sanctimonious City, on Nov 9, 2017 at 6:53 am | 20 comments | 8005 Views
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Four women arrested for shoplifting at Stanford Shopping CenterFour women were arrested this week in connection with two separate shoplifting incidents at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2018Last comment by The Solution is Simple, on Jul 24, 2018 at 7:41 am | 20 comments | 6772 Views
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Palo Alto power outage affecting about 2,500 customersPower has gone out in the Barron Park area of Palo Alto, impacting about 2,500 customers, according to a tweet from City...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2020Last comment by Val, on Jan 15, 2020 at 6:21 pm | 20 comments | 11138 Views
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After decades downtown, Tallman's House of Foam calls it quitsTallman's House of Foam has ended its reign as downtown Palo Alto's go-to place for foam, upholstery work and mattresses....
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by Bill, on Jan 16, 2020 at 10:43 pm | 20 comments | 8503 Views
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County on state 'watchlist' after COVID-19 case uptickSanta Clara County had its second highest number of COVID-19 cases ever recorded for a single day on Tuesday, raising concerns...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jun 24, 2020 at 11:18 pm | 20 comments | 11178 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors propose sales tax to fill $250M deficitThe board of supervisors is looking into a sales tax measure to patch up a massive hole in the county's budget during the...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2020Last comment by musical, on Jul 30, 2020 at 6:11 pm | 20 comments | 5969 Views
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Palo Alto looks to keep University and California avenues car-freeFor many in Palo Alto, the closure of University and California Avenue to cars was a speck of good news in a dismal year....
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Allen Akin, on Apr 21, 2021 at 1:57 pm | 20 comments | 10360 Views
RESTAURANTS
Child Friendly Restaurants....0...
Original post made by Jill on Jan. 8, 2007Last comment by Charlotte, on May 15, 2011 at 11:27 am | 20 comments | 21486 Views
RESTAURANTS
Any Low-Noise Restaurants?Noisy restaurants are making it impossible to enjoy talking to people over a meal. Are there any moderately priced places...
Original post made by Please stop the racket on Jan. 10, 2013Last comment by musical, on Jan 11, 2013 at 1:56 am | 20 comments | 5215 Views
BOOKS
City shuffles library sites to deal with constructionThe Palo Alto Art Center auditorium could soon house about 10,000 books and other library items as part of the city's dizzying...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2010Last comment by So-Much-Money-Down-The-Rabbit-Hole, on Dec 6, 2010 at 10:39 am | 20 comments | 7939 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Work Trucks and Trailers on streets0...
Original post made by concerned resident on Jan. 8, 2007Last comment by john brown, on Dec 11, 2008 at 12:30 am | 19 comments | 9654 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Channing House story raises huge issues0...
Original post made by Concerned senior on Jan. 15, 2007Last comment by Pat Carew, on Feb 17, 2008 at 12:16 pm | 19 comments | 15475 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
You must fix the City,the whole City0...
Original post made by Fireman on Apr. 5, 2007Last comment by fireman, on Apr 16, 2007 at 8:22 am | 19 comments | 6127 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Student Severly Injured After Crosstown Shuttle Accident0...
Original post made by student on Jun. 5, 2007Last comment by Ken, on Jun 16, 2007 at 6:21 pm | 19 comments | 7255 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Class timings - not conducive for working parents0...
Original post made by WorkingMom on Jun. 27, 2007Last comment by J, on Aug 11, 2007 at 12:15 am | 19 comments | 7173 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Provocateurs0...
Original post made by Peter on Aug. 2, 2007Last comment by i saw the comment before it got censored, on Aug 9, 2007 at 6:53 pm | 19 comments | 4927 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Zero waste plan accepted by PA City Council0...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2007Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 22, 2007 at 8:39 am | 19 comments | 6228 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
2007 City Council Election Forum0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Sep. 19, 2007Last comment by Tyler Hanley, on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:37 pm | 19 comments | 10316 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Redwood debacle leads to new city promise0...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2007Last comment by Terry, on Sep 23, 2007 at 2:17 pm | 19 comments | 7671 Views
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