ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Concert in the cathedral On a Friday this summer, in the massive medieval cathedral of Albi, France, my husband mounted the high pulpit to sing a solo. I would venture to say he was the first Jewish m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 7, 2007 at 11:06 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 7, 2007 at 11:06 am.
SPORTS Stanford football shocks No. 2 USC, 24-23 The Stanford football team was a 41-point underdog. The Cardinal was facing the No. 2 team in the nation with a 35-game home winning streak. And Stanford was doing all this wi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 6, 2007 at 10:03 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2007 at 4:36 pm.
SPORTS Pritchard will start at QB again for Stanford vs. TCU It was only a few weeks ago that Tavita Pritchard spent his Saturday's standing on the sideline, watching T.C. Ostrander calling the signals as Stanford's starting quarterback... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 6, 2007 at 9:10 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 6, 2007 at 9:10 pm.
SPORTS Oh My Goodness WE JUST BEAT THE BEST TEA M IN THE NATION ! GO CARDINAL !!! READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Yea this was for Bill, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Oct 6, 2007 at 7:40 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 6, 2007 at 9:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Private schools say ¡Si! to foreign language While Palo Alto's public school district considers teaching elementary students foreign languages, several private schools in the city are already doing it. Their programs off... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 6, 2007 at 12:36 pm There have been 40 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:03 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Sex crimes spin? Stanford reporting more sexual assaults
In this Weekly article (see link below), Stanford Deputy Chris Cohendet is quoted as saying:
"It's not an increase in assaults b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by skeptic, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Oct 5, 2007 at 5:42 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 31, 2007 at 1:09 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Frontrunners emerge as City Council slate is finalized at 12 With no incumbents, the race for four seats on the Palo Alto City Council will pit connected political newcomers against those with less name recognition in a field of 12 cand... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 5, 2007 at 5:14 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 9, 2007 at 3:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Safeway Club Card holders 10% back to schools! Here is a FREE, EASY way to donate money to a local elementary school:
If you shopped at Safeway between July 18 and September 5 you may have purchased certain products tha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Edith, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Oct 5, 2007 at 3:28 pm
AROUND TOWN A feast of sweets Anni Golding does not make jewelry; she makes gems. Her precious objects are molded from chocolate, cream, butter, fruits, infusions and liqueurs. Her milieu is not wires, cli... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 5, 2007 at 3:25 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2007 at 11:19 am.
AROUND TOWN Stanford reporting more sexual assaults According to statistics kept by the Stanford police, there was an increase in rapes and sexual assaults last year, with six assaults in 2006 compared to one in 2005.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 5, 2007 at 3:10 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 5, 2007 at 3:10 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Are our schools re-writing history? My 7th grader has just finished a report on the Romans, due today. As I read what he wrote, I was quite shocked. To begin with, he was using dates BCE and CE which I had never... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Middle School Parent, a member of the JLS Middle School community, on Oct 5, 2007 at 9:23 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 30, 2007 at 12:17 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Two men arrested for theft at PG&E substation Two San Leandro men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal copper ground wiring at a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. substation Wednesday night, according to Menlo ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 5, 2007 at 5:39 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 5, 2007 at 5:39 am.
AROUND TOWN Finances, infrastructure and the city's future Just like two years ago, the 2007 slate of candidates for Palo Alto City Council includes an attorney, a CPA, a management consultant and an advocate for the homeless. But thi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 4, 2007 at 3:44 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2007 at 2:32 pm.
AROUND TOWN City Employees Award Ceremony To-day (10/4)there are many happy Palo Alto city employees enjoying a catered lunch in the band circle at Mitchell Park. It is their annual award ceremony in which employees ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walker, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 4, 2007 at 12:37 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 12, 2007 at 11:00 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Tourism Palo Alto A story in today's PA Daily News regarding the city's push to get more toruists in town:
http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2007-10-4-pa-destination
Won't this cre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Oct 4, 2007 at 9:39 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 5, 2007 at 5:23 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO One Person...Same Topic....24 hour period! One person has submitted the same topic three times in a 24 hour period. Perhaps the editor could condense those three into one comment. It's annoying that someone is allowe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Oct 4, 2007 at 8:30 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 4, 2007 at 4:22 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Broken City Promises? Examples Wanted With bond issues on the horizon, I thought it would be useful to compile the City's track record on delivering against what they promised on previous special tax and bond prop... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Terry, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 3, 2007 at 9:35 pm There have been 78 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2007 at 7:25 pm.
AROUND TOWN Man hit by car while crossing Embarcadero An 84-year-old man was struck and injured by a car Tuesday night in Palo Alto. The man is in serious but stable condition at Stanford Hospital, being treated for a broken leg ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 3, 2007 at 2:48 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 7, 2007 at 12:29 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Emergency Rally for Childrens Health Care Please pass this information on to friends, neighbors, families and supporters of health care for children.
You may have heard on the news this morning that President Bush ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Elaine Elbizri, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:38 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 4, 2007 at 2:45 pm.
AROUND TOWN EPA man riding in a car shot and killed last week An East Palo Alto man riding a car in North Fair Oaks south of Redwood City was shot and killed last week, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department reported this week.
Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:37 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:37 pm.
BOOKS More dead bodies, please What's wrong with Silicon Valley as a setting for a mystery?
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=6565 posted Wednesday, October 3... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:10 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2007 at 1:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Time for imaginative thinking on languages A new citizens' task force is taking shape next week, as Palo Alto school officials round out the parent membership and prepare to set the Foreign Language in Elementary Schoo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 3, 2007 at 10:40 am There have been 41 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 9, 2007 at 1:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Are we the worst generation of parents ever? That's the argument of a recent article in 'Philadelphia' magazine.
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/bad_parents/
Here's the nub:
"How is it that a group of moms ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Simon Firth, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Oct 3, 2007 at 9:28 am There have been 54 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2007 at 8:10 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES In his life John Lennon's drawings are a virtual lens on an extraordinary life John Lennon would be 67 this October. And according to Yoko Ono, if John were still with us today,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 3, 2007 at 8:07 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 3, 2007 at 8:07 am.
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