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Dec 17, 2019 1:45 pm
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Open governments and transparency in city affairs are big things for me – they’re part of what democracy should be all about. If city decisions are not available... More
Dec 10, 2019 2:19 pm
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Wow! Palo Alto’s new Office of Transportation will have 15.5 employees to solve all our traffic problems in our city – that’s a lot of people to... More
Dec 2, 2019 4:48 pm
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Advice to new government officials: Spend! And then, get more money from taxpayers! Get it again! And again
Keep on asking!
Fellow taxpayers, I think we are... More
Nov 25, 2019 3:54 pm
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No man is above the law.
We’ve heard that phrase repeatedly in recent weeks applied to Pres. Donald Trump as the Congressional House hearings on his impeachment... More
Nov 18, 2019 4:37 pm
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“Do not be a single-issue voter,” a wise friend once told me. “Elections are too important to waste your vote just because you may agree with a candidate on... More
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DEADLINE EXTENDED
The 34th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult and Teen categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by April 10, 2020. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
