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Who's idea was it to resurface streets on garbage daySome bright spark didn't talk to another bright spark. All around our neighborhood, no parking signs, streets being resurfaced...
Original post made by Palo Verde on Aug. 25, 2015Last comment by Oh the irony, on Aug 26, 2015 at 3:06 pm | 4 comments | 1472 Views
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Opinion:'Streamlining' the city's residential parking program, really?In 2019, Palo Alto decided to streamline its Residential Preferential Parking program as part of a citywide overhaul of its...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on Apr 29, 2022 at 9:01 am | 4 comments | 1470 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. 1469 Views
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Palo Alto’s Proposed New Pension Tax – Oops, Hotel TaxInteresting read about the level of bloat in the city government: http://unionwatch.org/palo-altos-proposed-new-pension-tax-oops-hotel-tax/ We...
Original post made by Voter on Oct. 1, 2014There are no comments yet. 1468 Views
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Sewage smells around home, possibly related illness - call utility?This morning I woke up to a decidedly sewage-like smell. For months, we've been smelling something, at first just when we...
Original post made by Mystery on Nov. 20, 2016Last comment by Roger Overnaut, on Nov 20, 2016 at 12:35 pm | 2 comments | 1466 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. 1466 Views
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Local TV News Reports on SFO Noise in Palo AltoSee link below: http://wn.ktvu.com/clip/11535404/palo-alto-palo-alto-residents-compaion-about-landing-jet-noise ...
Original post made by Solomon on May. 27, 2015Last comment by resident3, on May 27, 2015 at 8:59 pm | 1 comment | 1461 Views
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Jordan Hall, named for eugenicist, to be renamed Pinn HallClose call for Stanford, but fortunately we aren't that progressive out here on the farm http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2016/09/jordan-hall-to-be-renamed-pinn-hall ...
Original post made by Not your ordinary Jordan on Sep. 23, 2016Last comment by Resident, on Sep 23, 2016 at 4:15 pm | 2 comments | 1461 Views
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Lawsuit against Vi at Palo Alto is dismissedA U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit by seniors who accused Palo Alto retirement community Vi of illegally...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2016Last comment by Commentator, on Apr 5, 2016 at 1:53 pm | 2 comments | 1460 Views
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Palo Alto company Plastc goes bankrupt, makes off with money from 80,000 customersNews report from CNET: https://www.cnet.com/news/plastc-goes-bankrupt-after-raising-9m-for-all-in-one-card-credit-bank-cards/ Plastc...
Original post made by resident on Apr. 20, 2017There are no comments yet. 1459 Views
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City Council race questions ?I don't have that much time to read the ins and outs about the City Council members, and I don't much trust what they say...
Original post made by BummedOutTheBumsArentOut. on Sep. 24, 2014Last comment by musical, on Sep 25, 2014 at 3:37 am | 2 comments | 1458 Views
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Noise issue and "property line" definitionI live in a small apartment building which butts up against the property line. The neighbor next door(single family house)...
Original post made by Andrew L on Jun. 13, 2020Last comment by police officer is wrong, on Jun 13, 2020 at 3:22 pm | 1 comment | 1458 Views
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Follow up on PAHC issues?I was walking on Maybell the other day and saw the executive director of the Palo Alto Housing Corporation coming out of...
Original post made by Citizen on Jul. 29, 2015Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Jul 30, 2015 at 2:04 pm | 4 comments | 1454 Views
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Brown Drinking Water?Our water is brown this morning, Wednesday. Anyone else?...
Original post made by Palo Verde on Nov. 25, 2015Last comment by Too, on Nov 28, 2015 at 11:07 pm | 1 comment | 1454 Views
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Whatever happened to the BofA near Page Mill & El Camino ?I went to use the ATM yesterday and the entire building seem vacated? Is BofA gone or is it moving to another location?...
Original post made by BankerSours on Feb. 9, 2017There are no comments yet. 1452 Views
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What happened to the power?Looked at the PAU website and it is out for a huge chunk of the city. What happened?...
Original post made by Dave V. on Jul. 23, 2016Last comment by Mary Shaw, on Jul 23, 2016 at 6:49 pm | 3 comments | 1452 Views
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Status of FPPC investigation into Liz Kniss campaign contributionsIs the FPPC still investigating Liz Kniss' campaign contributions? It has been over 18 months. Does anyone have an update? The...
Original post made by Anne on Jun. 9, 2018Last comment by Citizen Kay, on Jun 11, 2018 at 12:37 am | 7 comments | 1451 Views
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If you want to vote for Trump, you can't be a registered DemocratCA primaries for presidential voting are closed so you can only vote for the candidate in your party. Since there is no way...
Original post made by Palo Alto Moderate on Apr. 29, 2016Last comment by Resident , on May 1, 2016 at 2:16 pm | 1 comment | 1448 Views
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Kniss, Tanaka, Kou and Fine take lead in council raceIn a heated City Council race that is largely centered on the Palo Alto's growth policies, Liz Kniss, Greg Tanaka, Lydia...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2016Last comment by surprising, on Nov 8, 2016 at 11:57 pm | 7 comments | 1448 Views
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Measuring airplane exhaustAs I listen to the noisome roar of plane after plane passing overhead tonight (my windows are open to hopefully hear/smell...
Original post made by Exhausted from Airplanes on Oct. 13, 2016Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Oct 19, 2016 at 9:17 pm | 11 comments | 1447 Views
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