PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Make University Avenue a Pedestrian Mall
I have written about this idea before, and it is worth bringing up again.
Driving home after a long Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, I thought about the Pearl Stree... |
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 1:13 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Guns
What transpired last week in Connecticut was indeed tragic beyond my imagination.
While my kids are now grown adults, I kept thinking about how the schools they attended co... |
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on Dec 23, 2012 at 12:30 am by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Storm Drain Work
Upgrading the storm drains is essential, and to our community's credit, we passed a measure a few years back to make it happen. Aged infrastructure, leading to flooded street... |
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on Dec 9, 2012 at 1:28 pm by whine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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9 Years As A Local "Official"
I received this week a couple e-mails about openings for various Commissions in Palo Alto for which there have not been enough canditates.
Engagement in our community takes... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 10:19 pm by Mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Another HP Setback/Tragedy
A multi-billion dollar write off announced today, due to shoddy due diligence relating to HP’s acquisition of Autonomy a couple years ago.
HP stock drifting downward, wil... |
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on Nov 21, 2012 at 2:15 pm by Gisele, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Let Us Praise Hostess Twinkies and Wonder Bread
The company making these and other products, such as Ho-Ho’s and its version of a Cupcake, were part of my growing up.
“Wonder Bread: you wonder if its bread!” It was ... |
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on Nov 16, 2012 at 8:13 pm by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Diary of a Swing State Precinct Walker
I spent the weekend before the election in the Reno, Nevada area, canvassing for the Obama campaign. Got home election night, and went to sleep shortly after the President wa... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 7:29 am by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Styrophome Recyling
My kids gave me as a Christmas present a new toaster oven! (OK, they also gave me a set of DVD's commemerating the awesome SF Giants 2010 baseball season, including a disk fo... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 9:41 pm by Green resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Grass Roots Obama
Full disclosure: I am an Obama supporter. Despite some character flaws that make him less effective than I would like to see in a President, I am glad he is in the White Hou... |
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 8:06 am by Really, Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Local Book Store Demises
As nice as Borders on University and Kepler's in Menlo Park are for a book reader and buyer, I suspect neither operation nor others elsewhere are long for this world.
Keple... |
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on Jul 30, 2012 at 11:53 am by face to face, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Divide the State of California
There is the north, there is the south, and there is the central valley.
What made sense some years ago about a state that consists of such disparate places should be cal... |
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on Jul 5, 2012 at 3:34 pm by Farm State, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Terrific World Music Day
Congratulations to Claude Ezran for organizing what is now an annual tradition here in Palo Alto, great job by the volunteers (myself included) in keeping things moving smooth... |
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on Jun 25, 2012 at 9:43 am by Don, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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If You Go To San Francisco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjvI-2TiMg&feature=related
I was in my early teens when this song came out.
This particular video demonstrates what an eneregtic city San... |
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 5:21 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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How About A Mosque In Palo Alto?
I am totally repulsed by the objections to the buidling of mosques in varioous places around the United States being reported recently in the national press.
There are nume... |
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on Jun 20, 2012 at 2:34 pm by John, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Facebook IPO
I admit I don't entirely get Facebook.
Some of it is generational, some of it is how I choose to use my time, some of it is a matter of personal privacy, and likely some ot... |
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on May 31, 2012 at 8:02 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Bain, Mitt Riomney and Meg Whitman
I am of the opinion that Bainies, as they are called, are not well qualified for political office.
I have worked as a client with the Bain folks on the consulting side, an... |
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on May 20, 2012 at 9:33 am by Perspective, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Still Lacks a Revenue Strategy
I have been concerned about this for a long time, and have written about it before.
There are too many examples over the last 20 or so years where revenue generating enti... |
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on May 11, 2012 at 9:10 am by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Simitian’s High Speed Rail Hearing
I like Joe, and I must him give him credit for vetting the High Speed Rail concept almost to a fault. Hearing after hearing, town meeting after town meeting.
Enough is eno... |
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on May 8, 2012 at 10:13 pm by Robert, a resident of Stanford |
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How to Value the Palo Alto Persona
In recent weeks, I have driven a couple of major roads, and some that are less travelled, here in Palo Alto. It’s disgusting. There is no question that we need major impro... |
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on May 8, 2012 at 6:55 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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College Graduation Season
I graduated from college more years ago than I care to admit. I was fortunate to move on to business school from there, and life for me has had its twists and turns since the... |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 11:36 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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So Much Infrastructure, So Little Money
--Blue Ribbon Task Force on Infrastructure;
--How best to address the need for replacing our inadequate public safety building, currently in City Hall
--Acquiring the Bi... |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 9:21 pm by John, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Details released of Facebook draft agreement with Menlo Park
Just what Facebook will be asked to provide to Menlo Park in return for being allowed to house as many as 6,600 employees on its current campus will be addressed by the Menlo ... |
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on Apr 14, 2012 at 3:50 pm by Emily, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Gas--North of 4, Heading Toward 5
I tanked up my Prius the other day. $4.25/gallon. Glad I get 40+MPG.
I recall a few years ago when gas prices for a time went over $4. "W" was President at the time, and... |
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on Mar 6, 2012 at 6:56 pm by Oil Sam, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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ABAG and Dense Housing in PA
Our City Council has come down very strongly against the notion of adding denser housing in Palo Alto along key corridors such as El Camino, as the ABAG (Association of Bay Ar... |
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on Feb 28, 2012 at 8:42 am by Wilson, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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More HSR Nonsense
US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, formerly a Republican Congress Member from Illnois, is in California this week, promoting the High Speed Rail project in this state.... |
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on Feb 9, 2012 at 10:31 am by Craig Laughton, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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