SCHOOLS & KIDS New Palo Alto High principal selected Three new principals have been appointed by the Palo Alto school board to begin the new positions this July. Jacqueline McEvoy, principal of San Mateo High School, will become... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 11, 2007 at 12:11 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2007 at 2:37 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Modern nomads A camel and a 4x4 truck. Cantor Arts Center director Thomas Seligman likes to use this improbable pair to illustrate the world of the Tuareg people of West Africa.
Read the f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 11, 2007 at 8:39 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 1:15 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Blocking of El Camino Sidewalks Many merchants along El Camino block the sidewalk with signs and merchandise. Some of the worst offenders are the sandwich shops and the florists. Barron Park Florist blocks t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Wheelchair User, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jun 10, 2007 at 8:06 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 11:05 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Powell Calls for Closing Gitmo Powell calls for closing Guantanamo Bay and using the normal legal system because Gitmo is undermining faith in the rule of law in America. After six years only one person h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 10, 2007 at 5:32 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 8:29 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Complaint Driven City? Do we live in a complaint-driven City? Couple examples: City approves demo of Briones house. Three people sue and work stops. School board votes no on MI. Ten people threa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by aw, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 10, 2007 at 3:17 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2007 at 9:11 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Blaine Marchant 'can join graduation events' Blaine Marchant, who parked his trashed, graffiti-sprayed Volvo upside down on a wooden deck in Palo Alto High School's quad last week, can join graduation ceremonies, accordi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 10, 2007 at 12:51 pm There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2007 at 12:13 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Modern nomads Exhibit shows Tuareg people of West Africa holding onto traditions, but moving with the times A camel and a 4x4 truck. Cantor Arts Center director Thomas Seligman li... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 9, 2007 at 9:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 9:18 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Spoilt Palo Alto kids? What is the criteria for saying a Palo Alto kid is spoilt. When I was growing up we used to think that if someone was an only child they were automatically spoilt and that was... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 9, 2007 at 8:36 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 12:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS What happened to our kids in Palo Alto schools ? The spark seems gone.
What is wrong with this town? It has no sense of humor and now demands that young kids behave a little adults, if not robots.
This is the impression that all the negati... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sad mother, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 9, 2007 at 1:31 pm There have been 47 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2007 at 9:37 pm.
AROUND TOWN Soap Box Derby - kids racing - today and tomorrow!! The Palo Alto Elks' Soap Box Derby races are TODAY and TOMORROW (6/9-10) at the 100 block of Dana Street in Mountain View. Kids, including our daughter from Juana Briones sch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renata Stachura, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jun 9, 2007 at 6:37 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 5:24 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Woman's death in fire is ruled accidental The death of an elderly woman in a Palo Alto house fire on Wednesday afternoon has been ruled by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office to have been accidental due to smoke i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 8, 2007 at 10:59 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 3:40 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES JLS Middle School responds to tragedy Two counselors at JLS Middle School in Palo Alto have been available to meet with students following the highway crash death of a mother of a sixth grade student on Tuesday. <... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 8, 2007 at 7:32 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2007 at 9:36 am.
AROUND TOWN Six Flags, Winchester Mystery House, Mystery Spot An avid speaker from Menlo Park Toastmasters tries to profit from his speech. (Toastmasters is a non-profit organization to help people to communicate and to speak). Derek (t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Derek, a resident of Menlo Park, on Jun 7, 2007 at 4:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 22, 2007 at 9:32 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Juana Briones house saved from demolition The historic Juana Briones house won't be torn down in two days. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Leslie Nichols today ordered a "stay" on a demolition permit that had ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 7, 2007 at 4:24 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 31, 2007 at 6:04 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Public Transport Think Tank needed Due to the possible demise of route 88 and the accident on the overcrowded cross town shuttle, it seems reasonable that a Think Tank should be set up to deal with local public... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jun 7, 2007 at 1:33 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 9, 2007 at 2:27 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Public streets, our privacy and Palo Alto’s color Imagine being beaten by Google.
That could be the way Artist Sam Yates feels now that Google has just released its Street View, which shows computerized pictures of practic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jun 7, 2007 at 1:25 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 24, 2007 at 12:33 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Anti-panhandling effort set for Saturday Palo Alto Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto and other city officials will be part of an effort Saturday afternoon and evening to convince people to not give money to downtown panhandlers... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 7, 2007 at 10:51 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 4:27 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Share your memories of high school senior pranks Remember past senior pranks at Palo Alto high schools? Post your memories of them, with the year they occurred, and what the consequences were, if any.
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Jun 6, 2007 at 6:47 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 31, 2007 at 7:55 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Score/Kumon A friend of the family cannot stop talking about how Kumon helped her children ( I think the Score is on the same lines too ). She had her children in the program right from t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by WonderingParent, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Jun 6, 2007 at 2:54 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2009 at 5:20 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Over 90% of our money is "magically" created by banks loaning money to us... Want to delve into the specific mechanics of money creation in the USA? Here's a 47-minute video explains our perverse money system:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by You Won\'t Believe It, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Jun 6, 2007 at 2:42 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2007 at 7:35 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Lets Move On: Rectifying Sloppy Choice Policy Yes, I agree. Lets move on now. I believe the next order of business is to prevent the board from slinking away from the table and pretending the whole thing didn't happen.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Neighbrhood School Proponent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 6, 2007 at 1:57 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 9, 2007 at 3:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN Progress on cleaning up the postings here? Hi Mr. Thorwaldson,
I am just wondering about the progress that you are making in cleaning up this forum? I saw a lot of good ideas to help make it better...forcing one na... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 6, 2007 at 1:56 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2007 at 6:11 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby gets heckled as he departs sentencing (short video) "You should go right to jail, Libby... a bunch of criminals in the whole damn administration, got us into this war... Big Liar, Go to jail, go to jail, that's where you belong... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jewish Crook, a resident of Stanford, on Jun 6, 2007 at 12:27 pm There have been 41 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2007 at 6:45 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board backs Mandarin immersion 4-1 In a historic vote Tuesday night the Palo Alto Board of Education voted 4-1 (board member Gail Price dissenting) to launch a controversial Mandarin immersion "choice" program ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 6, 2007 at 12:42 am There have been 179 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2007 at 10:01 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Paly student arrested for parking -- upside down A Palo Alto High School senior has been arrested for felony vandalism when he parked his car upside down on the lawn of the Paly Quad as an apparent senior prank.
Read the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 5, 2007 at 7:30 pm There have been 239 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2009 at 6:22 pm.
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