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Stanford's Fawcett, Goldstein receive tennis honors==BI Cardinal corner == The Stanford men's tennis team was represented with two selections among the ITA Northwest Region's...
Original post made on May. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 1564 Views
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Hoffpauir home run gives Stanford baseball a win over DonsZach Hoffpauir hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Stanford baseball team to a 6-5 nonconference...
Original post made on May. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 1563 Views
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Zuck remodeling plans in Crescent Parkhttp://www.mercurynews.com/ci_29920573/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-replacing-4-palo-alto...
Original post made by interesting on May. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 1557 Views
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Palo Alto looks raise fees for storm-drain projectsIt's not easy to get residents excited about storm drains during a prolonged drought, but that's what Palo Alto hopes to...
Original post made on May. 31, 2016Last comment by Gennady Sheyner, on May 31, 2016 at 11:52 am | 3 comments | 1556 Views
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Median housing prices hit record across Bay AreaHousing prices in the Bay Area jumped 14.7 percent from 2017 and hit a new peak of $820,000 in March, according to data released...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2018Last comment by Bubble, on Apr 27, 2018 at 10:36 am | 5 comments | 1555 Views
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Terrible mail serviceLast night, my mail was delivered at 10 pm. While this is an all-time worst, my mail has been arriving after 6 pm for about...
Original post made by Paul Goldstein on Jan. 6, 2016Last comment by Midtown customer, on Jan 8, 2016 at 11:03 am | 4 comments | 1555 Views
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Palo Altans must reduce H20 use by 24%The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) came out Saturday with proposed city-by-city water reduction requirements:...
Original post made by Chris Zaharias on Apr. 19, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 20, 2015 at 7:34 pm | 2 comments | 1553 Views
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Peter Carpenter Blog NeededThe moderator has just closed two topics about the airport that were recently dominated by comments from Peter Carpenter....
Original post made by Winston Smith on Feb. 17, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 17, 2015 at 4:41 pm | 5 comments | 1551 Views
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bicycle bridge over Hwy 101 between Palo Alto and Google to be scrapped?Palo Alto held a design contest for this bridge recently, which was apparently mismanaged, but now is the whole project cancelled?...
Original post made by commuter on Mar. 9, 2016Last comment by Bridget, on Mar 10, 2016 at 8:20 pm | 12 comments | 1548 Views
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We want Palo Alto to be the best place in USA - Dangerous Special InterestsHi I am Sea - Seelam Reddy. I am running for Palo Alto city council. Donna from the Palo Alto city hall confirmed that...
Original post made by Sea-Seelam Reddy on Jul. 31, 2014Last comment by Sea-Seelam Reddy, on Aug 1, 2014 at 9:04 am | 4 comments | 1547 Views
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NextDoor censoring racist postsThe Palo Alto Police use the NextDoor social network and encourage residents to use it to, but many refuse because of there...
Original post made by resident on May. 11, 2016Last comment by @BTW, on May 11, 2016 at 5:30 pm | 5 comments | 1544 Views
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Write in for Tim GraySince the positive posts for Tim Gray appear to be deleted while the negative ones remain, I will try this tactic. I think...
Original post made by Resident on Sep. 22, 2014Last comment by Resident, on Sep 24, 2014 at 1:12 pm | 4 comments | 1542 Views
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useless recycling programI have the following issues with Palo Alto Green Waste/ recycling 1. Organic kitchen matter, veggie and fruit peels etc,...
Original post made by Joe on Jan. 1, 2015Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jan 2, 2015 at 4:24 pm | 3 comments | 1538 Views
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Surf Air at Palo Alto Airport - clarification?I saw a Surf Air plane land at Palo Alto Airport about 2:20PM today (Saturday). I was hiking nearby on a Baylands Path. It...
Original post made by anonymous on Feb. 18, 2017Last comment by musical, on Feb 21, 2017 at 6:07 pm | 4 comments | 1538 Views
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Dog poop left on curbFor last 3 weeks we are seeing dog poop on curb of Waverley Street between El Carmelo and Loma Verde. Any suggestions on...
Original post made by CleanNeighbor on Nov. 29, 2016Last comment by Clean up after yourself, on Dec 11, 2016 at 3:54 pm | 8 comments | 1537 Views
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The TMA is built on a myth. Stop the TMA now.I am fearful of the damage that this organization my cause. Their entire creation is misled and puts a drain on the economy....
Original post made by Resident on Mar. 12, 2016Last comment by Online Name, on Mar 14, 2016 at 12:59 pm | 10 comments | 1536 Views
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City struggles to reach consensus on office capThe goal may be be clear, but the details continue to bedevil the Palo Alto City Council, which struggled on Monday night...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2015Last comment by Downtown Worker, on Jun 16, 2015 at 8:04 am | 4 comments | 1534 Views
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what the heck is going on at Mitchell Parkmore and more and more pavement....new sidewalks on paths i've used my entire life without need for hardening and killing...
Original post made by Margaret on Apr. 13, 2015Last comment by Onkline Name, on Apr 13, 2015 at 6:01 pm | 1 comment | 1529 Views
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Council seeks new path to updated growth visionFaced with four different visions for future growth, Palo Alto's council members quibbled and agonized Wednesday night over...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2014Last comment by Input, on Aug 7, 2014 at 8:45 am | 2 comments | 1523 Views
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Voting records: Now you CAN hold council accountable.Community newsletter Palo Alto Matters recently published 2017-18 voting records for all three incumbent city council candidates....
Original post made by Jennifer Chang Hetterly on Oct. 27, 2018Last comment by just catching up, on Oct 29, 2018 at 5:31 pm | 16 comments | 1522 Views
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