Palo Alto Online : Palo Alto halts water-rate increase -- for now
Palo Alto isn't spiking its water rates just yet, but residents concerned about rising bills should hold their applause for now. The City Council was scheduled to approve a new water-rate schedule...
View ArticlePG&E to test Palo Alto pipeline this week
After a delayed start date, PG&E will begin to prepare this week for testing its natural gas transmission pipeline that runs through Palo Alto, according to Debra Katz, acting communications...
View ArticlePG&E pipeline-testing project in Palo Alto begins
The PG&E gas-pipeline-testing project began with staging and excavation Thursday (Aug. 11) and will continue through late September, according to a schedule released by the City of Palo Alto...
View ArticlePalo Alto set to raise water rates
Palo Alto's water rates would spike by 25 percent for the average residential customer if the City Council approves the latest proposal from the Utility Department tonight (Monday). The rate change,...
View ArticleCity utility breaks ground on 2.5 million gallon emergency reservoir.
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View ArticleNatural gas line bursts, causing I-280 mudslide
A natural gas pipeline that exploded during safety testing near Woodside Sunday afternoon (Nov. 6), causing a mudslide that shut down northbound Interstate Highway 280, had a pre-existing dent at the...
View ArticlePalo Alto Online : Tap water may turn milky on the Peninsula
If Palo Alto residents notice their tap water turning white or milky in the coming month, it's not just their imagination at work. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), which supplies...
View ArticlePalo Alto Online : PG&E testing to cause Alma traffic diversion
Continued testing on PG&E's Line 132 is expected to cause traffic along Alma Street to be redirected for 10 days starting Jan. 18, City of Palo Alto Utilities spokeswoman Debra Katz said Tuesday...
View ArticlePalo Alto Online : Palo Alto looks to hike refuse rates
Palo Alto residents who try to limit their waste by switching to smaller trash cans could find their garbage rates spiking dramatically and possibly doubling over the next several years as part of the...
View ArticlePG&E to Replace Aging Gas Pipes - Palo Alto, CA Patch
More than a year after a PG&E gas pipe exploded in San Bruno, killing eight people and instigating a public outcry over lax oversight, the utility company will this summer fix or replace its...
View ArticlePalo Alto Replacing Aging Water Mains - Palo Alto, CA Patch
A week ago today some Palo Alto residents awoke to dry taps and toilets that wouldn’t refill after the initial flush. A water main had ruptured during the night sending water gushing down Newell...
View ArticlePalo Alto Online : City's electric-wire program hangs in the balance
Palo Alto's longest-running infrastructure project currently spans half of the city, costs tens of million of dollars and lies largely invisible to city residents. The project -- the conversion of...
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