New York Times
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE On Tuesday, voters in California are likely to do what many citizens all over the country would probably love to do: put the brakes on pay increases for elected state officials.
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Los Angeles Times
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PC World
On Tuesday night, the Woodside Town Council will consider the issue of whether or not to allow the demolition of Apple CEO Steve Jobs's 17000 square foot mansion. Despite the property's size, grandeur, and historical nature, Jobs has described it as …
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Palo Alto Online, CA
After spending 100's of millions of dollars on affordable housing, and not paying property taxes on such housing, I would expect the city of Palo Alto to set an example and have a higher percentage of staff live in the city. The city council needs to …
Palo Alto Online, CA
But some local restaurant owners have argued that banning Styrofoam would create new expenses and make it even more difficult for them to function in the current economic recession. Yessenia Cervantes, whose University Avenue sandwich shop, …
San Mateo County Times
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
But in December, the California Fair Political Practices Commission amended its rules on tickets for public officials and Mountain View had to adjust accordingly. At Tuesday's meeting, council members will vote on a new policy that essentially allows …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
But in December, the California Fair Political Practices Commission amended its rules on tickets for public officials and Mountain View had to adjust accordingly. At Tuesday's meeting, council members will vote on a new policy that essentially allows …
United Press International
L'AQUILA, Italy, April 23 (UPI) — The Italian government has taken a step toward holding a Group of Eight meeting in L'Aquila, which was devastated by an earthquake this month, officials said.
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San Mateo Daily Journal, CA
The Housing, Health and Human Services Committee of the Board of Supervisors approved forwarding a draft medical marijuana ordinance to the full board at its Tuesday meeting and it will likely be heard by the board April 28, according to county …
Reuters
GENEVA, March 27 (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) asked Philippine authorities on Friday to consider demands by Islamic militants holding three ICRC staff hostage to pull back their security forces.
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
"We're thrilled," said Aaron Grossman, a Mountain View resident and executive director of the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail, after the council vote. "Sunnyvale has been kind of the missing link between Mountain View in the north and Los Altos and …