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PALO ALTO ISSUES
City floats parking-permit plans to residents
About 40 people showed up to a meeting Tuesday night hosted by the City of Palo Alto that was held to draw feedback on a set of potential residential parking plans for the Dow... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 8 hours ago
There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Still upset about bag ban
Phase II comes into effect on July 1 and I am still upset about this. This ban is not right and the charge for paper is not right either. Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 18, 2013 at 8:34 am
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.

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Palo Alto bids farewell to popular planning director
Palo Alto on Monday gave an emotional sendoff to Planning Director Curtis Williams, whose mild-mannered leadership, passion for community engagement and encyclopedic knowledge... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 18, 2013 at 2:44 am
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent 18 minutes ago.

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Contentious Maybell development wins approval
After several false starts, Palo Alto's bitter and deeply emotional debate over a proposed housing development on Maybell Avenue finally reached its conclusion Monday night wh... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:51 pm
There have been 75 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Freecycling: out with the old and in with the 'new'
One person is looking for a rocking chair for a newborn baby. Another, a tote bag to carry a pet guinea pig. One person offers up a nearly new yoga mat; another, a "large-ish ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:27 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2013 at 11:45 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
PAUSD and CPA Officials Should Hold Virtual Office Hours
Transparency continues to be a problem with government, at all levels, in my opinion. Local government agencies, like the PAUSD and the City of Palo Alto (CPA), could open th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2013 at 9:22 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Revived local leadership program graduates 19
A hopeful crop of aspiring civic leaders celebrated a Palo Alto graduation last week. With an oft-cited shortage of volunteers stepping up for city commissions and other commu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 9:10 am
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:12 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Around Town
PARTY CITY, USA ... If a food-truck gathering, a campout or a yoga session suddenly pops up in your neighborhood, don't be alarmed. It's just Palo Alto's newest grant program ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:40 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:40 pm.

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Fellowship in 'all things Palo Alto' aims to create pipeline of leaders
A hopeful crop of aspiring civic leaders celebrated a Palo Alto graduation last week. Read the full story here Web Link p... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:15 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:15 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Please stop Paving Paradise and Putting up a .....
Palo Alto was a charming town. The charm is going. Please stop. I loved Mitchell Park library and agree it needed updating, but to an ugly monstrosity? Rickys Hyatt was ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 14, 2013 at 11:09 am
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2013 at 10:48 am.

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New budget signals Palo Alto's economic turnaround
Palo Alto signaled its dramatic economic turnaround on Thursday night when it passed a budget that adds police officers, accelerates street repairs and -- for the first time i... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 14, 2013 at 10:56 am
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 9:42 pm.

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Palo Alto seeks truce in Maybell zoning battle
Palo Alto's rancorous and highly emotional debate over a proposed senior-housing development on Maybell Avenue will spill over into next week after the City Council decided on... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 13, 2013 at 11:24 pm
There have been 59 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2013 at 2:52 am.

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City in no rush to create Cubberley 'master plan'
As Palo Alto officials plow ahead with negotiations over a new lease for Cubberley Community Center, they are setting aside until a later date broader questions over what type... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 12, 2013 at 8:08 am
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2013 at 12:42 pm.

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Smoke and mirrors: fighting phony fires
Firefighter Daniel Fortino prepares to enter a house filled with fake smoke for a search and rescue training exercise on June 7. The Palo Alto fire department has been using t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 11, 2013 at 5:07 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2013 at 5:07 pm.

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Police arrest suspect in downtown groping
A San Mateo man who drove up to a woman in Palo Alto and groped her from his car on Wednesday, June 5, was arrested Monday for sexual battery, according to police. Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 11, 2013 at 2:25 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2013 at 9:46 pm.

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City finds fault with application for Buena Vista's conversion
The owner of Palo Alto's only trailer park home must go back to the drawing board in his quest to redevelop the site after the city determined that the application he submitte... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 11, 2013 at 2:10 pm
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2013 at 4:29 pm.

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Huge crowd, no ruling on divisive Maybell development
Palo Alto's most intense zoning battle in years will have to wait at least three more days for a resolution after the City Council decided Monday night to postpone a vote on t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 11, 2013 at 6:20 am
There have been 51 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2013 at 9:09 pm.

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Council to rule on divisive senior-housing plan
After two emotional public meetings, Palo Alto officials are preparing to make a major ruling tonight on a development that has stirred anxieties and stoked anger around south... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 7, 2013 at 3:29 pm
There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 10, 2013 at 1:03 pm.

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Media Center explores immigrants' tales
Ingeborg Baehr Hirschhorn's immigration story did not start out like the stories of the generation before her, immigrants who came to America from grinding poverty. Read the ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 7, 2013 at 2:47 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2013 at 4:18 pm.

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Palo Alto as Source of Content and Search Tools For
Opinions will abound, but once again Palo Alto is central to the debate swirling about sacrificing our personal privacy to a perceived better good established to protect from ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Bob Wenzlau, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jun 7, 2013 at 11:53 am

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Palo Alto civic hackathon aims to spur innovation
From lasers and marshmallow shooters to tech workshops and TED-style talks, Palo Alto's colorful and eclectic celebration of hacking had something for just about every one of ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 7, 2013 at 9:44 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 9, 2013 at 7:15 pm.

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Editorial: Missteps on council 'reforms'
Considering recent controversies suggesting a lack of sensitivity of current City Council members to the need for transparency and public outreach, the council showed more of ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 7, 2013 at 9:04 am
There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2013 at 10:47 am.

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Obama visits Palo Alto to raise funds for Dems
President Obama visited Palo Alto Thursday night to attend two fundraisers benefiting the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the first at the Crescent Park home of Flip... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 6, 2013 at 10:24 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 7, 2013 at 11:06 am.

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Long-awaited Fresh Market opens in Edgewood Plaza
On the opening day of the gourmet grocery store Fresh Market in the renovated Edgewood Plaza, there was one word on people's minds: "Finally." Read the full story here http:/... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 6, 2013 at 10:15 am
There have been 53 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 12:11 pm.

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Obama coming again?
The Palo Alto Patch reported that Pres. Obama will be here tomorrow for another fund rai$er, this time in the Crescent Park area - specifically around University and Middlef... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Bob , a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Jun 5, 2013 at 10:23 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 5, 2013 at 5:01 pm.

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