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A Tale of Three Cities and their utilization of citizen volunteers in response to the Covid 19 PandemicHere is what the City of Palo Alto did over a month ago: City of Palo Alto Emergency Services Volunteer Activation Order...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Apr. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 976 Views
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Smash-and-grab burglary caught on videoMountain View police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in a smash-and-grab burglary outside...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 970 Views
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A better alternative to Caltrain electrificationNo unsightly poles and expensive overhead wires: "Hydrogen trains are equipped with fuel cells that produce electricity...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Sep. 19, 2018There are no comments yet. 967 Views
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Are Our Creeks At Risk Of Overflow?With our past history of flooding due heavy rains at high tide, should we be concerned about another flood event? High...
Original post made by Long Time Resident on Jan. 16, 2019Last comment by musical, on Jan 16, 2019 at 10:52 pm | 2 comments | 939 Views
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Ideo's BarbecueWith the discussion about school closures, spare the air, I can't resist pointing out that Ideo had a barbecue on High Street...
Original post made by HMM on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by clueless, on Nov 16, 2018 at 9:41 pm | 7 comments | 930 Views
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Free Informative Tech Session for SeniorsA fun and interactive tech session hosted by Paly and Gunn students at the Mitchell Park Library on Dec 8. Students will...
Original post made by Jonathan Park on Dec. 5, 2018There are no comments yet. 923 Views
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Duck Pond - Where Have All The Water Fowl, Seagulls, And Other Migrating Birds Gone?We were visiting family over the holidays and decided to visit the duck pond at the Baylands. We have traditionally visited...
Original post made by Visitor on Jan. 6, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jan 6, 2020 at 7:34 pm | 1 comment | 914 Views
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New tenant spotted in old MV OSH buildingI drove by the old Orchard Supply location on Charleston and there is a "Ace Hardware" banner hanging over the front doors....
Original post made by Palo Parent on Jul. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 901 Views
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Stanford to reopen Dish area on July 6Stanford press release: https://news.stanford.edu/2020/06/29/stanford-reopen-dish-area/ "Many of the guidelines are now...
Original post made by resident on Jun. 29, 2020There are no comments yet. 891 Views
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Why is a former Palo Alto dump site blocking our beautiful bay views still?I understand that the former Palo Alto dump was established before environmental responsibility was important to most people,...
Original post made by Palo Parent on Sep. 13, 2018Last comment by Think Big, on Sep 13, 2018 at 10:46 pm | 5 comments | 862 Views
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Nonprofit book bag sale; free books for nonprofitsThe Friends of the Palo Alto Library is offering 30,000+ used books for sale, at $5 per bag, throughout the month of November....
Original post made by kareninca on Nov. 5, 2020There are no comments yet. 852 Views
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Parking Limit-Town & Country Village Aug 6-9Town and Country plans to repair sections of their parking lot next week- Planned dates are Monday August 6 through Thursday...
Original post made by resident on Aug. 5, 2018There are no comments yet. 845 Views
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How the Town of Atherton proposes to steal from the residents of the Fire DistrictThe Town Council has no shame! These are just some of their proposals for ways in which Fire District funds could be...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on May. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 825 Views
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Power outage last nightNot seeing any news on what seemed like a big power outage Monday night on Embarcadero between Louis and 101, well into Duveneck-St....
Original post made by robh on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by Let There be Light, on Dec 4, 2018 at 12:18 pm | 2 comments | 812 Views
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Beautiful new raised pedestrian walkway in the BaylandsFriends, if you ride out on the Bay Trail north of Cooley Landing, you'll come across a beautiful, brand new raised pedestrian/bike...
Original post made by Richard Clark on Jul. 22, 2020There are no comments yet. 809 Views
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malls and retail Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County is now allowing malls and retails to open for indoor customers without any capacity limitations. Anyone...
Original post made by Natalie Fisher on Oct. 19, 2020There are no comments yet. 780 Views
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Donate to support volunteer firefighters and local fire districts as the CZU Lightening Complex Fire nearly destroys their small communities.This is an initiative of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, your gift via our partner, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Aug. 25, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 29, 2020 at 4:22 pm | 1 comment | 771 Views
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Contactless Payment -Where can we use them?Checking my credit cards I have the Contactless Payment symbol but I am not sure where these can be accepted in local stores...
Original post made by Grocery Shopper on Mar. 23, 2020Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Mar 23, 2020 at 12:28 pm | 3 comments | 741 Views
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come to City Hall to meet VTA staff on New Transit PlanCome to Community Room at City Hall Tuesday Feb 26 6 pm VTA will present and discuss the new transit plan. This is the...
Original post made by mahsm on Feb. 19, 2019There are no comments yet. 738 Views
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Why doesn’t City Council ban trick-or-treating?Wouldn’t that be the right thing to do during this pandemic? Beverly Hills just banned it....
Original post made by Resident on Oct. 18, 2020Last comment by MVresident2003, on Oct 18, 2020 at 9:32 pm | 1 comment | 723 Views
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