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Ross Road improvement OK'd by councilA long-awaited traffic signal that is key to the future Ross Road Bicycle Boulevard received the green light by the Palo...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2012Last comment by Bright Side, on Apr 24, 2012 at 9:54 am | 20 comments | 6854 Views
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Palo Alto orders analysis of CPI's toxic riskFaced with protests from Barron Park residents over toxic materials at a nearby plating shop, Palo Alto officials on Monday...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2012Last comment by the_punnisher, on Apr 26, 2012 at 3:13 pm | 20 comments | 9314 Views
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Mountain View officially switches animal servicesA group hoping to save Palo Alto's animal shelter swayed only one member of the Mountain View City Council Tuesday in an...
Original post made on May. 9, 2012Last comment by marrol, on May 10, 2012 at 8:23 pm | 20 comments | 9460 Views
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Editorial: Bike bridge -- good idea, bad executionWithout any prior discussion with Stanford University officials and on just a few days notice, County Supervisor (and candidate...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2012Last comment by Stanford is NOT your friend, on Jun 5, 2012 at 5:35 pm | 20 comments | 6391 Views
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Palo Alto mulls revisions to cell tower policiesSeeking to improve porous cell-phone coverage and meet a growing demand for wireless service, Palo Alto officials will consider...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2012Last comment by No Hypocrisy Here, on Jul 2, 2012 at 3:27 pm | 20 comments | 6329 Views
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New SEIU contract to raise Palo Alto workers' pension, health care contributionsEmployees in Palo Alto's largest labor union will have to start paying a greater share of the city's pension and health care...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2012Last comment by Resident and Employee, on Jul 28, 2012 at 1:35 pm | 20 comments | 8110 Views
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Palo Alto looks to trim managers' benefitsWhile Gov. Jerry Brown and Sacramento legislators scramble to contain pension expenses for state employees, Palo Alto is...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2012Last comment by Jake, on Sep 7, 2012 at 11:09 am | 20 comments | 9126 Views
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Palo Alto's behind-the-scenes movers and shakersThey may not be elected officials or department heads, but five members of the City of Palo Alto staff are almost certain...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2013Last comment by PA Recreation, on Mar 27, 2013 at 8:57 pm | 20 comments | 12229 Views
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Palo Alto lands airport managerPalo Alto has yet to take over the operations of its namesake airport, but it has already hired the man who will be in charge...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2013Last comment by watchdog, on Apr 27, 2013 at 4:15 pm | 20 comments | 7857 Views
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Maybell neighbors launch campaignWell, given how completely grassroots this is, I may as well announce this here as anywhere else! The neighbors who live...
Original post made by grassroots on Aug. 28, 2013Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Aug 30, 2013 at 11:42 am | 20 comments | 4776 Views
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Truth Time: Palo Alto Rezone of Buena Vista Mobile Park Eliminates More than 90 Low-Income Housing UnitsPlease ponder this question with intellectual honesty: How can Palo Alto Vote eliminate more than 90 low-income housing...
Original post made by Timothy Gray on Sep. 4, 2013Last comment by Craig Laughton, on Sep 8, 2013 at 12:33 pm | 20 comments | 2801 Views
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Edgewood Plaza builder loses $94,200, wins green lightAfter inadvertently destroying a physically decrepit but symbolically precious piece of Palo Alto history, the developer...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2013Last comment by SteveU, on Oct 10, 2013 at 7:23 am | 20 comments | 24662 Views
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Editorial: Forty years later, updating open space visionFrom virtually anywhere on the Midpeninsula, Windy Hill's unique treeless contours dominate the Skyline ridge and provide...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2013Last comment by Dan, on Oct 25, 2013 at 8:57 pm | 20 comments | 13502 Views
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New battles loom over 'planned community' developmentsWith residents in Barron Park and Green Acres up in arms against a planned housing complex on Maybell Avenue, their counterparts...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2013Last comment by resident, on Oct 26, 2013 at 10:55 pm | 20 comments | 12791 Views
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The world at Palo Alto's doorstepPalo Alto made several forays into the international limelight in 2013, building new overseas business relationships and...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2013Last comment by Green Card, on Dec 31, 2013 at 1:39 pm | 20 comments | 12363 Views
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State may declare water drought emergencyThe state of California's water supply is in a third year of drought and is prompting state water officials to ask for a...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2014Last comment by resident, on Jan 9, 2014 at 1:55 pm | 20 comments | 13410 Views
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Forecast predicts years of budget surplusesA surging economy and an expected influx of revenue from new hotels have prompted Palo Alto officials to predict a decade...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2014Last comment by Marrol, on Feb 16, 2014 at 12:28 pm | 20 comments | 9945 Views
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Palo Alto's employee spending went up in 2013Palo Alto's spending on employee salaries and benefits rose by $2.4 million between 2012 and 2013, despite the city's generally...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2014Last comment by Wha?, on Mar 6, 2014 at 5:50 pm | 20 comments | 7899 Views
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Plan to widen sidewalks meets resistance on El Camino RealA regional drive to turn El Camino Real into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard clashed with thorny reality Tuesday night as...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2014Last comment by Planning Commissioners, on Apr 10, 2014 at 5:28 pm | 20 comments | 21382 Views
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Palo Alto set to 'enthusiastically' back open-space bondPalo Alto officials are set to offer their endorsement tonight to an ambitious bond measure that would fund 25 open-space...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2014Last comment by Quinton, on Apr 26, 2014 at 4:12 am | 20 comments | 7394 Views
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