CRIMES & INCIDENTS More Rotten Eggs I was interested to read the letter to the editor from the person talking about having to wash egg off their car yet again.
Im just curious to know if anyone else has noti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by the_resident, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Sep 20, 2007 at 10:44 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 3, 2007 at 2:32 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Editorial: Palo Alto utilities need closer watch No greater or more concentrated effort to change a huge component of Palo Alto city government has ever been made than in the past two years in the city's vast Utilities Depar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 20, 2007 at 4:39 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 21, 2007 at 2:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Two Gunn students hurt in car accident Two members of the Gunn High boys' water polo team suffered injuries from a car accident on their way to a 3 p.m. match in Los Gatos Wednesday.
Read the full story here ht... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 20, 2007 at 4:11 pm There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 25, 2007 at 4:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Analysis of 11th day school numbers Now that we are into the school year and the magic 11th day has passed, it is time for the 11th day numbers to be analysed. We all "know" that our schools are growing, but let... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 20, 2007 at 9:52 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 22, 2007 at 10:05 am.
BOOKS San Mateo County is Reading Daughter of Fortune this Fall Welcome to our second fall community read! Our first community reading event was launched last year with The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. The libraries of San Mateo County... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kathleen Beasley, a resident of Atherton, on Sep 19, 2007 at 5:57 pm
AROUND TOWN Surgeon donates his fortune to Stanford Former Stanford University neurosurgeon James Doty has donated $5.4 million to the Stanford University School of Medicine, one of the largest gifts ever made by a present or f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2007 at 2:11 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2007 at 3:27 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Curbside Chaos in Crescent Park Well, I confess. I am the person who left the notorious PAPER SHREDDER at my curb for many days (couldn't have been 3 whole weeks, though). (Aug 31, section 2 http://www.pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Curbside perpetrator, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Sep 19, 2007 at 11:25 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 24, 2007 at 8:22 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 2007 School Board Election Forum Please use this topic to post your comments and questions regarding this fall's Palo Alto School Board race. The idea is to organize the community's discussion about the candi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2007 at 10:31 am There have been 409 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:53 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 2007 City Council Election Forum Please use this topic to post your comments and questions regarding this fall's Palo Alto City Council race. The idea is to organize the community's discussion about the candi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2007 at 10:30 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:37 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hoping for better days When Monica Kresse shops at a grocery store, she puts items into her cart, moves to the checkout stand and swipes her credit card for payment, as others do.
Read the full sto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2007 at 10:16 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2007 at 10:16 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City could take over airport within three years Like an airplane owner who doesn't know how to fly, the City of Palo Alto has an airport but doesn't know how to manage it. It's left that to Santa Clara County for the last 4... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2007 at 10:09 am There have been 81 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 26, 2007 at 7:03 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Housing in Palo Alto no villains, just tough choices Karen White wrote recently that "the state and ABAG housing allocations represent an unfunded mandate on Palo Alto and other cities." (Weekly Guest Opinion, Sept. 5).
Read... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2007 at 9:35 am There have been 73 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 28, 2007 at 6:44 pm.
BOOKS Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell
This book is the 2008 Silcon Valley Reads selection.
It is available now at the Palo Alto City Library. People all over Santa Clara County will be reading it and going to e... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by abbyboyd, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood, on Sep 18, 2007 at 6:36 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm.
AROUND TOWN Opening a new chapter On Saturday, Sept. 29, the newly renovated Children's Library on Harriet Street will reopen after nearly two years of construction. The colorful new library is nearly double i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 18, 2007 at 6:22 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 18, 2007 at 6:22 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Going too green too fast? Is Palo Alto suddenly going too green? Maybe. And in its haste this past week to achieve a nearly Zero Waste goal for the city by 2021, some council members are not even ask... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 18, 2007 at 3:24 pm There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 25, 2007 at 1:45 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Zero waste plan accepted by PA City Council Tossing that old thingamajig in the trash became even less acceptable in Palo Alto Monday, as the City Council voted to keep the city on course to generating nearly no waste b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 18, 2007 at 1:59 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 22, 2007 at 8:39 am.
AROUND TOWN Shout out to PASCO We seem to be in a habit of only complaining about what we don't like/what needs to be fixed in Palo Alto, so I'm going to point out a positive.
I'd like to just take a m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by JSD, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Sep 18, 2007 at 10:11 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2007 at 12:13 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School bus hits bicyclist in Palo Alto A school bus "bumped" a bicyclist this morning in Palo Alto, but the bicyclist was apparently uninjured. The collision occurred at 7:41 a.m. at Bryant Street and El Dorado Ave... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 17, 2007 at 8:01 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2007 at 1:33 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Really Mad about Magazine Pushing My JLS student came home today all gung ho about pushing magazines - and asked me for my address book. Apparently they learned that if they sell 12 subscriptions, they get a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 17, 2007 at 7:29 pm There have been 58 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 30, 2007 at 11:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN Hetch-Hetchy proposal to be discussed in PA A proposal by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to divert more water from the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park for additional urban and agricultural use wi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 17, 2007 at 7:18 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2007 at 9:16 am.
RESTAURANTS Another Tipping Query I'd like follow up on the posting by "Curious" with another tipping thread. Consider this situation at a fictional restaurant called "Grant's Salt Shaker." Grant's cusine is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GMC, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 17, 2007 at 5:02 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2007 at 7:09 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Stanford may increase size of freshman class Stanford University will begin to discuss whether it should increase the size of its freshman class and, by extension, the size of its undergraduate student body.
Read t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 17, 2007 at 3:54 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2007 at 7:54 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Fix the News Rack Mess in the California Avenue District! That the city has let this get out of control for so long is a disgrace.
If Mr. Plymale had taken the time to help make this even a *partial* priority over the YEARS that C... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Safe Sidewalks and Streets, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Sep 17, 2007 at 9:23 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 18, 2007 at 6:39 pm.
RESTAURANTS do you tip for take-out food? So there I am at California Pizza Kitchen take-out counter, looking at the credit card slip with its line for tip, and wondering. I always tip generously for table service. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by curious, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Sep 16, 2007 at 11:20 pm There have been 61 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 12, 2007 at 7:25 pm.
AROUND TOWN A clear view When Alejandra Chaverri first saw photographer Manuel GŪmez Miralles' finely detailed black-and-white images of Costa Rica in the early 1900s, she was taken with the buildings... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 16, 2007 at 5:35 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 17, 2007 at 5:46 am.
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