Ready to make an impact in the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley"? The City of Palo Alto is hiring! Choose a career in public service with openings in our Library, Public Works, Utilities, and Police Departments. Apply today ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gkgP3gWx Some of our current job openings include: Library Program Coordinator for Digital Services Electrical Line Inspector Facilities Technician Grant Analyst Journey Level Utilities System Operator Risk Manager Senior Industrial Waste Investigator (Promotional) Police Officer (Lateral, Graduate and Trainee)
City of Palo Alto
Government Administration
Palo Alto, California 7,771 followers
Known as the "birthplace" of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto is home to 69,700 residents and nearly 100,000 jobs.
About us
Palo Alto is known as the “Birthplace of Silicon Valley” and global center of technology and innovation. Many world-class businesses maintained or started offices here, including Amazon, Tesla, Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Rivian, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, SAP Ariba, Houzz, Varian Medical Systems, and VMware. Numerous start-ups are also at home in Palo Alto, arguably making it the startup capital of the world. Home to Stanford University and a top-ranked public school system, Palo Alto also features beautiful and historic residential neighborhoods, vibrant shopping and retail districts. Palo Alto has a highly educated and culturally sophisticated citizenry that is actively engaged in making a difference both locally and globally. Unique among city organizations, the City of Palo Alto operates a full-array of services including its own gas, electric, water, sewer, refuse and storm drainage provided at very competitive rates for its customers. The City of Palo Alto offers community amenities including 36 parks, 39 playgrounds, five community and youth centers, 41 miles of walking/biking trails and five libraries. The City also manages a regional airport and provides fire, police and emergency services. City staff is committed to transforming local government by encouraging leadership, ideas, and best practices. An entrepreneurial spirit and energetic vibe makes Palo Alto a great community to live and work. Interested in working for the City of Palo Alto? View all job openings by going here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/paloaltoca
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http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/
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- Government Administration
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Palo Alto, California
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- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1894
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- Government, Administration Services, Community Services, Development Servies, Fire , Information Technology , Library Services, Office of Emergency Services, Sustainability , Human Resources, Planning and Community Environment, Police, Public Works, Utilities, Communications, Wastewater Treatment, Junior Museum & Zoo, Theatre, and Art
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250 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, California 94301, US
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1305 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto, California 94301, US
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3700 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto, California 94303, US
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Provide feedback on your experiences parking in Downtown Palo Alto in a new online survey! The City offers thousands of Downtown parking spaces for visitors to work, shop, and dine in one of Palo Alto's largest business districts. Results will be used to evaluate additional parking permit types and explore customer enhancements such as validation, mobile payment, and potential parking time limit extensions. Share feedback at bit.ly/DTParkingExperience before it closes on August 4!
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🚧 Road Construction Reminder 🚧 The City is replacing a broken a storm drain pipe on Middlefield Road at Oregon Expressway as part of the ongoing storm drain system replacement project. Road users should expect a partial lane closure on Middlefield Road turning left, going eastbound on Oregon Expressway towards Highway 101. Construction is tentatively scheduled to start Monday, July 15 and the contractor expects to conclude work by Friday, August 9. Construction hours are between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. Detour signs will be in place to guide pedestrians and cyclists away from the project site and route them to the crosswalk at Oregon Expressway. Consider alternative routes if possible. For more details visit https://bit.ly/4cYULcU 🚧
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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 10 - Inform the Palo Alto Airport’s long range planning effort underway. The Palo Alto Airport’s Long Range Facilities and Sustainability Plan (LRFSP) is an effort to accommodate the existing and future needs of airport operations in a sustainable way. The plan will guide the airport's improvements over the next 20 years with a focus on sustainability, across economic, operational, natural resource and social priorities. Share feedback at tinyurl.com/PAairport before it closes on August 10!
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Help inform the design of signage and streetscape concepts for Cal Ave! By City Council’s direction, Cal Ave. will remain a permanent car-free street. Would you prefer a street that’s more kid-friendly or upscale? How about a Cal Ave. outdoor movie screening or night market? Your response will help advance Cal Ave.’s future design concept planning underway. Share feedback at tinyurl.com/CalAveSurvey before it closes on August 11!
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FUN EVENTS & SUMMER SURVEYS Hot weather continues through at least Friday, July 12. Gain the latest on roadway construction at Middlefield/Oregon Expressway to start Monday. Connect, and be social through more fun July events. Call for high school students to join the inaugural youth climate advisory board. Summer engagement opportunities – surveys open now on your parking experiences in Downtown, Cal Ave. street design concepts, Palo Alto airport long-range planning alternatives, and apply now for the Downtown Housing Area Plan Community Advisory Group. Protect yourself and the community from COVID-19. Book sale, Clay and Glass Festival and Elizabeth Stewart Writing Contest last call this weekend. Plus, be a happy gardener, tips to be more confident, and a melon and white bean salad with sustainability benefits. This and more in Uplift Local: https://conta.cc/4bFjPnW
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Equip yourself with skills to support our youth with their mental health. Register for a free, two-part training and learn to identify signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in children and adolescents on July 20 and August 3. 🧠🌱 For more information on the training and details on how to register, click here: https://bit.ly/4cFZeS8
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Summer is in full swing in Palo Alto! Join us for exciting events throughout the whole month of July. Enjoy family movie nights, explore the Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival, unleash your creativity at craft workshops and gain a behind-the-scenes look at City services. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cSUKHd
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The National Weather Service updated its excessive heat warning and heat advisory through Friday, July 12. While cooler temperatures are forecasted today (July 9), warmer weather will persist through the rest of the week, with temperatures ranging from low to upper 90s. Find important updates, hot weather resources, wildfire safety information, and cooling centers here: https://bit.ly/45Ry73B
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July is National Parks and Recreation Month! This #ParkandRecMonth, follow along as we feature our City@Work sharing the Community Services Department’s impact. Thanks to our City staff for your work every day advancing this year’s theme “Where You Belong” by supporting and maintaining our beautiful places, creating space to enhance health and wellness, and fostering a thriving community for all. This week is all about bringing health and wellness into focus. Fun Fact: Palo Alto has 162 acres of urban parklands to participate in fun physical activities such as athletic fields for baseball and soccer, dog runs for the pups to get out, a pool to cool off in this heat, and more! Learn about our neighborhood parks and ways to get physical at https://lnkd.in/gS3Sp4Tr. 🏀🎾🏞️ Kristen O'Kane Sarah Robustelli
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