An old biblical proverb comes to mind when money or finances are discussed.  Some say, money is the root of all evil.  But in reality money can be the cause of all injurious things.  Money is what makes the world go round.  Money can in fact have a corrupting influence on our politicians and...
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It sounds harmless enough. If city government ban or restricts newspaper racks in the interest of beautification. Newspapers that have published stories critical of city officials lose their rights to distribute. The city says it’s a coincidence. The U.S. Supreme Court said that the distribution of news through news racks is protected by the...
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One of the most shocking local stories in the past few days was how Palo Alto’s Community Cubberley Community center is becoming, in the words of city manager James Keene, a “de facto homeless shelter”. The Cubberley parking lot is where car campers spend the night. They’re attracted by the bathrooms and showers at...
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During last nights Policy and Services Committee meeting Council members Liz Kniss, Larry Klein and city manager James Keene have resurrected the segregated south by officially recommending that the City of Palo Alto make it illegal for homeless people to possess and or own a vehicle. “Injustice fights with two weapons, force and fraud..  A common...
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In an effort to discover who leaked information to Associated Press reporters regarding the details of a CIA operation that squashed a terror plan the Department of Justice secretly obtained 2 months worth of phone records of 20 phone lines in AP offices of which a 100 reporters used. The purpose of the Press...
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Palo Alto police said yesterday they have arrested a Vespa scooter rider who threatened to hurt a woman driver after the two got into a road rage fight on Alma Street. Police said a Palo Alto woman call them on May 1st after she and the man on the scooter, later identified as Patrick Little,...
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