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Percent of Palo Altans responding “excellent� or “good� when rating services provided by local, state and federal governments 2011
2008
2003
City of Palo Alto
83
85
87
Santa Clara County
45
54
N/A
State of California
26
34
31
United States
41
33
32
Source: The National Citizen Survey, 2011
FOR SAFETY WITH PERCENT SAYING THEY FEEL SAFE THERE DURING THE DAY ALTHOUGH JUST PERCENT SAID THEY
FEEL SAFE THERE AFTER DARK 4HE SURVEY ALSO INDICATED THAT 0ALO !LTO RESIDENTS GENERALLY FEEL
THEY RE GETTING THEIR MONEY S WORTH FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 4WO THIRDS OF THE RESPONDENTS GAVE THE CITY hGOODv OR hEXCELLENTv MARKS WHEN ASKED TO ASSESS THE hVALUE OF SERVICES FOR THE TAXES PAID TO 0ALO !LTOv AND PERCENT GAVE HIGH MARKS TO THE hOVERALL IMAGE OR REPU TATIONv OF THE CITY &URTHERMORE PERCENT GAVE THE HIGHEST RATINGS TO hSERVICES PROVID ED BY #ITY OF 0ALO !LTO v "Y COM PARISON FEDERAL STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS RECEIVED HIGH MARKS FROM ONLY PERCENT PERCENT AND PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS RE SPECTIVELY 4HE SURVEY ALSO IDENTIFIED THOSE
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