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Blogs, hm, seem a lot like conferences …
Some years back, 1977 to be a bit more precise, I ventured a daring prediction to a class of Stanford seniors who wanted to learn how to write news stories.
"In 15 or 20 ye... |
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on Sep 2, 2009 at 12:45 pm by John Hargis, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Unraveling history’s mysteries, building community memory
Earlier this month I talked about things I didn't know.
Speaking to nearly 120 longtime Palo Altans -- including many present and former civic leaders -- at the annual din... |
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on Apr 26, 2009 at 10:40 am by Nick Burr, a resident of the St. Claire Gardens neighborhood |
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On Deadline: New report confirms first-hand knowledge of bay's health
For those of us lucky enough to have had intimate, first-hand contact with the San Francisco Bay over decades, a new report on the bay's health is encouraging, despite some di... |
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on Sep 25, 2011 at 8:34 am by Perspective, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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A rare inside glimpse of a police investigation
Herewith is my personalized review of one of the oddest cases in the history of the Palo Alto Police Department. It is complex, as early police statements repeatedly emphasize... |
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on Jun 22, 2009 at 7:45 pm by the watcher, a resident of another community |
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Is it ‘racial profiling’ or a reasonable police response to crimes?
Is telling police to check out persons of color unconstitutional bias or a reasonable police response to witness’ reports of crimes?
A follow-up meeting Thursday evening b... |
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on Dec 8, 2008 at 3:05 pm by Watch Dog, a resident of another community |
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On hunting imaginary lions
Somewhere deep inside I’ve always been a lion hunter.
And the recent episode of the lion hunt in and around Palo Alto’s Foothills Park and the Los Trancos Woods residential ... |
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on Sep 22, 2008 at 9:49 pm by lion, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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When Ted Kennedy was young, lean and stood on folding chairs ...
The passing of Ted Kennedy this week evokes a particular personal memory from decades back, when we were both younger and leaner.
One day in 1960 I was heading home from S... |
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on Sep 5, 2009 at 1:27 pm by Gordon, a resident of another community |
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Tunneling the trains is not a new vision
The “mini Big Four” Palo Alto city leaders proposing to tunnel the Caltrain tracks deep underground to make room for parks, bike lanes and condos were a bit surprised to hear ... |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 1:43 am by nowhhineyy, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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No matter how bad 'ambulance billing' is, things could be worse ...
The billing operations of the Palo Alto Fire Department’s life-saving paramedics program need emergency care.
That’s what city officials and the public learned this week w... |
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on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:43 pm by Alphonso, a resident of Stanford |
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On Deadline: A last trip to the city dump -- layoffs, some nostalgia, seagulls
Thursday at 5 p.m. the Palo Alto city dump closed forever to residents for garbage and trash loads. City dump isn't its real name. It's officially the Palo Alto Sanitary Landf... |
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on Jul 29, 2011 at 9:55 am by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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When a light goes out in a community …
The death of Phyllis Seidman in early December has prompted scores of comments in the Town Square online forum, uniformly expressing deep sadness whether or not people knew he... |
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on Mar 9, 2009 at 6:45 pm by Dorothy Black, a resident of another community |
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If high-speed trains are tunneled, what would we do with all that dirt?
The realities of high-speed rail arrived in Palo Alto and the Midpeninsula this year -- even though the first train is years away.
Neighbors along the designated route, th... |
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on Jan 24, 2010 at 5:05 pm by Dr. Gary Gechlik, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Is California high-speed rail the future or a slow-motion train wreck?
For a frenetically busy community, it seems that Palo Altans sometimes have too much time on their hands.
It is a rare week when someone could possibly do or attend every... |
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on May 31, 2010 at 11:17 am by NONIMBYS, a resident of another community |
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The great water war of California Avenue?
One of the odder mini-battles of Palo Alto is occurring at the east end of the California Avenue business district, near the Caltrain station.
That is whether to save a mi... |
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on Aug 6, 2008 at 12:37 pm by Lois, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Robert Kelley recalls early days of TheatreWorks and a remarkable journalist
The special recognition TheatreWorks received Monday night -- being called a “treasured cultural icon” at a Palo Alto City Council meeting and winning seven theatre critics aw... |
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on May 8, 2010 at 5:13 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Who else has a 'The Cat Came Back' story?
Amid the hustle of modern high-tech, high-speed life it's always great to pause for a story about a cat -- or sometimes a dog -- that gets lost or left behind and somehow gets... |
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on Sep 17, 2010 at 6:00 pm by Jocelyn Dong, editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
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On Deadline: Palo Alto's baylands debate could continue for years, folks
The future of Palo Alto's vast baylands -- a mix of marshlands, open water, mud and hiking/walking/running trails -- has been debated for decades.
The nearly two-thirds v... |
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on Nov 28, 2011 at 7:12 pm by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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Is Mayor Sid Espinosa's glass half empty or overflowing?
Every mayor in recent decades has had a unique experience, following the usually pro-forma election and inauguration at the first City Council meeting in January.
Read the... |
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:10 pm by barry, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Impacts of Proposition 13 to be explored Feb. 10 at Silicon Valley conference
A third of a century ago California voters enthusiastically supported Proposition 13 as a way to cut taxes and curtail the costs of "runaway" government. The "tax revolt" foll... |
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on Jan 28, 2012 at 1:58 pm by all for one, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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On Deadline: When Steve Jobs showed he had some social skills
This blog is not primarily about Steve Jobs. He is mentioned in passing.
It is mainly about a longtime Palo Altan, Carolyn Caddes, a retired portrait-quality photographer an... |
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on Nov 11, 2011 at 9:23 pm by Anon LA, a resident of Los Altos |
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On Deadline: What would be YOUR top 10 local news stories -- over 50 years?
First of three columns/blogs on my Top 10 choices.
I was at a bit of a loss about what to talk about when I was invited recently to speak at the Palo Alto Rotary Club fol... |
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on Mar 10, 2011 at 6:43 pm by Janice, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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On Deadline: Could a quake/tsunami hit Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park? You bet
In the shadow of the double-whammy disaster in Japan (assuming nuclear meltdown doesn't make it a triple) the inevitable question is: Can it happen here?
Well, sure.
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on Mar 24, 2011 at 7:20 pm by Waves, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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ON DEADLINE blog: Will side effect of school board retreat be shorter (but better) meetings?
One "news" item out of last week's Palo Alto Board of Education retreat was that future board meetings may well be substantially shorter, more focused and better at getting th... |
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on Jul 2, 2012 at 10:12 am by Cut-To-the-Chase, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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On Deadline: There are many ways to feel 'connected' in school, not all positive
Over the years I have made it a practice to ask adults -- most of them more or less successful in their lives -- if they were straight-A students in high school.
Most just l... |
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on Jul 5, 2011 at 2:25 am by Mr. B, a resident of Menlo Park |
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On Deadline blog: Massage parlor column rubbed some the wrong way
My column in last Friday's Weekly (Feb. 24) triggered a few interesting responses, and rubbed some readers the wrong way -- especially current massage therapists. Could one sa... |
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 12:27 am by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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