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Adapted from an report by Len Kiese, Sep 2, 2020 | Orignal KPIX 5 video and article here. PALO ALTO (KPIX 5) — Wireless carriers are aggressively expanding their 5G networks. But there are still no studies about how safe the technology is. It’s an issue that has divided communities across the Bay Area. One …
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By Thomas Osborne, Mar 17, 2020 | Original VA Blog post here In February, VA’s Palo Alto Health Care System became the first 5G-enabled hospital in VA, and among the first in the world. Health Care System director and Army Veteran Thomas J. Fitzgerald III said, “With VA Palo Alto Health Care System being the …
New rules in Palo Alto would require Telecoms to get exceptions before they can encroach on residential areas By Gennady Sheyner, Dec 17, 2019 | Original Palo Alto Weekly article here. On Dec. 16, 2019, the Palo Alto City Council approved new rules for wireless communication facilities, which should be placed no closer than 600 …
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By the Daily Post staff, Nov 21 2018 | Original Palo Alto Daily Post article here. Palo Alto IT chief, under fire for foreign trips, resigns to take job at Oracle Jonathan Reichental is stepping down as Palo Alto’s chief information officer to take a position at Oracle — days after his frequent foreign trips …
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United Neighbors member files ethics complaint against chief information officer over trips By Kevin Kelly, Nov 15, 2018 | Original Bay Area News Group article here. Palo Alto’s top technology official violated California’s gifts law by taking at least 28 all-expense-paid trips funded by companies tied to telecommunications firms that do business with the city, according …
By Kevin Kelly | Bay Area News Group April 19, 2018 at 7:09 pm; Original article here. Hillary Gitelman, planning and community environment director for the city of Palo Alto, is resigning from her post. Her last day is May 11. (City of Palo Alto). Jonathan Lait will serve as interim director starting May 14, …
By Kevin Kelly | kkelly@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group; Original Article here. PUBLISHED: April 17, 2018 at 1:29 pm Palo Alto Cluster One Appeals Appeal — Ap-18-2: Herc Kwan, 2490 Louis Rd. (27 pages) Appeal — Ap-18-3: Francesca Kautz, 3324 South Court (8 pages) Appeal — AP-18-4: Christopher Lynn, 2802 Louis Rd. (5 pages) …
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Applicant: Vinculums, on behalf of GTE Mobilnet dba Verizon Wireless Project file number 17PLN-00169 Vinculums: Mary Diesch mdiesch@vinculums.com; 925-482-8563 City Project Planner: Rebecca Atkinson rebecca.atkinson@cityofpaloalto.org; 650-329-2596 Application proposes 15 small cell node locations within the Mid-Town, Palo Verde, St. Claire Gardens, and South of Mid-Town neighborhoods. These 15 locations comprise Cluster 1, the first part …
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Mar 27, 2019: Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission The following is an index of the main Palo Alto content on the web site. Link: Palo Alto Municipal Code, Chapter 18.42.110 Wireless Communication Facilities Link: Problems with Palo Alto Verizon Cell Tower Project Link: City of Palo Alto: Take Heed Link: New Set of Palo …
Challenges in Scaling So-Called "Small Cell" Cell Towers By Sean Kinney, Managing Editor on June 16, 2017 | Original article here In California, challenges to [so-called "Small Cell" cell towers] at scale include selecting the correct paint color and addressing concerns about health impacts [human health hazards]. Actual deployments of small cells has lagged behind …
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