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Why is Churchill blocked off from traffic?Police car and cones. ...
Original post made by I Hope Not on May. 18, 2016Last comment by Blix, on May 18, 2016 at 1:07 pm | 6 comments | 1608 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. 1606 Views
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Palo Alto Online 'enhancement' request ?When looking at the Town Square Forum, there are some 20 topics loaded on the initial page ... at the bottom of which is this...
Original post made by CrescentParkAnon. on Jun. 8, 2015Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 11, 2015 at 1:47 pm | 1 comment | 1605 Views
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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. 1604 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 | 1601 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 | 1601 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 | 1600 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 | 1599 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 | 1598 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 | 1590 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 | 1590 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 | 1587 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 | 1585 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 | 1583 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 | 1581 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 | 1580 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 | 1579 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 | 1578 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 | 1577 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 | 1573 Views
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