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The case for resilienceWhen a small aircraft crashed into a transmission tower near the Palo Alto Municipal Airport on the morning of Feb. 17, 2010,...
Original post made on May. 20, 2016There are no comments yet. 6403 Views
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Taking a hard look at the CEQA lawsuit against the CHSRA:There are rumors about Palo Alto’s city council being split more or less 50/50 about filing an amicus brief to join the...
Original post made by Martin Engel on Mar. 27, 2009There are no comments yet. 3505 Views
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Congestion pricing in Palo Alto?Manhattan is a bit easier to think about. After all, it is an island, and, there are only a few ways for cars to get in....
Original post made by Anon on Mar. 26, 2019There are no comments yet. 979 Views
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Has there been any write-up of the "Love your city" event last Friday?I was unable to attend but am interested in what transpired. Can anyone please point me toward anything written about it?...
Original post made by Can\'t find the info on Feb. 26, 2015There are no comments yet. 1406 Views
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HP Counsel Ann Baskins will be missed0...
Original post made by David Kirby, Roy Verley & Hal Mickelson on Oct. 3, 2006There are no comments yet. 7812 Views
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Design Services Contract for California Avenue ProjectThe City of Palo Alto has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Design Services for the California Avenue-Transit Hub...
Original post made by Herb Borock on Apr. 6, 2011There are no comments yet. 3033 Views
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Off Deadline: In a case of good timing, Palo Alto may staff Cooley nature centerPalo Alto's Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center will close for most of a year for an extensive <0x02014> some...
Original post made on May. 20, 2016There are no comments yet. 4990 Views
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Pat BooneAs a newcomer to the Palo Alto City Council's race, Pat Boone is quick to admit that he is still refining his positions on...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 4524 Views
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Nuclear bomb to go off in 40 to 90 days in San Francisco0...
Original post made by a on Apr. 20, 2008There are no comments yet. 4938 Views
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New (small) Safeway for Edgewood?On Sunday 11/6/16, Julia Baum (Mercury News)wrote about a new 23,200 sq ft(small) Safeway that is to open in the Willow Glen...
Original post made by Stuart on Nov. 9, 2016There are no comments yet. 1156 Views
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Alison CormackIf elected to the Palo Alto City Council, candidate Alison Cormack said she would apply her measured, research-heavy approach...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 5649 Views
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Facebook deactivates a memorial page for a loved one in IowaToday I came home and as usual sat down at the computer to see if there are any now postings to my niece's memorial page,...
Original post made by Larry Opal on Jun. 5, 2012There are no comments yet. 2910 Views
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Tom DuBoisFor Tom DuBois, the past four years on the Palo Alto City Council have been the best and worst of times, in that order. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 4408 Views
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Ross and Loma Verde intersection0...
Original post made by Neighbor on Mar. 19, 2008There are no comments yet. 3873 Views
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San Jose Passes Pension Reform 70-30When will Palo Alto voters be given a chance to vote on something similar. With Menlo and now SJ passing serious pension...
Original post made by Michael on Jun. 6, 2012There are no comments yet. 3006 Views
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net nutrality- city own fiber business is OK nowFinally there is a green light for Palo alto to to compete with the telcos and other Internet providers to commercially offer...
Original post made by net nutrality city own fiber is OK now on Feb. 26, 2015There are no comments yet. 1399 Views
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Eric FilsethWhen Eric Filseth ran for Palo Alto City Council four years ago, he talked about limiting office development, fixing downtown's...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 4694 Views
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Cory WolbachOn July 30, City Councilman Cory Wolbach shocked Palo Alto's political world by doing two things: throwing his support behind...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 4835 Views
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ELECTION 2009Stories, editorials, videos and photos about the upcoming election on Nov. 3, 2009, focused primarily on the Palo Alto City...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2009There are no comments yet. 4342 Views
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Cal Fire warns of phone solicitation scamThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is warning Bay Area residents of a telephone scam in which people...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2010There are no comments yet. 4154 Views
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