SPORTS Soap Box Derby is coming to town This sport is an Amateur Racing Event in which handycapped kids can compete on a level playing field with Kids without a handycap. FREE MOVIE and DESERTS will be available Su... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 1, 2006 at 4:27 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2006 at 4:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Lunch credit cards + kids = worries I got the letter about lunch payment changes and see all sorts of problems ahead starting Wednesday.
1. How can handing cards out to kids and then presumably collecting th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Elementary Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Sep 30, 2006 at 7:23 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 16, 2006 at 1:41 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES School Superintendent Needs to Go Mary Frances Callan, PAUSD's Superintendent, needs to go. From the very first, she managed to alienate our superb teacher corps, and has now at long last even managed to alien... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Periwinkle, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Sep 30, 2006 at 5:51 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 12, 2006 at 9:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter of complaint and retraction? The Weekly and now the San Jose Mercury are both reporting on a letter, sent to Superintendent Callan, from 40 or more of our district administrators, including principles, as... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Sep 30, 2006 at 4:38 pm There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 4, 2006 at 3:17 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Perhaps if the new police station is built, the building (at that price!) would have gold handcuffs $$$$$$ YIPPES!! $$$$$$$$ Perhaps if the new police station is built, the building would have gold handcuffs built into the walls to detain prisoners as an added touch........?... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mayfield child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Sep 30, 2006 at 2:35 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 22, 2006 at 1:39 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Soap Box Derby racing into Mountain View Boys and Girls between the ages of 8 and 17 are elegable to race in the All-American Soap Box Derby and compete for trophies and even College Scholarship.
The Palo Alto E... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joe sparaco, a resident of Mountain View, on Sep 30, 2006 at 9:24 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2006 at 3:57 pm.
MOVIES "CLICK" lite hearted G rated comedy by Saw this movie during the heat wave we had weeks ago...Was going just to relax and cool off mostly, but was surprised at the acting job that was done by Christopher Walken and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by C ME Around, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Sep 30, 2006 at 4:30 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO The Derry project If the multi-story Derry condominium project near the Menlo Park trains station is built and they put a roof garden on top, residents could say, when they're headed for the ga... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Horace Jakes, a resident of Menlo Park, on Sep 29, 2006 at 7:43 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS School Lunch and Kids Is it me - or are there more parents out there who are frustrated with the fact that their school going kid bring back their lunch untouched? With me - does not matter what I ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by FrustratedParent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Sep 29, 2006 at 3:37 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2006 at 9:19 pm.
RESTAURANTS Has anyone tried "Mantra" yet? Its on Emerson street. And it bills itself as
"elegant California cuisine with a dash of India"...
Any comments? Is it worth trying?
thanks! READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by toni, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 28, 2006 at 12:37 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 30, 2007 at 9:11 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO IRAQ - WAR ON TERROR Spy agencies have confirmed what most Americans already know, namely, that the Iraq war has exacerbated the so called ‘war on terror’ and made America more vulnerable and less... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Sep 28, 2006 at 11:54 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO HP's performance today in Washington I heard this morning that the HP general counsel resigned and will refuse to testify at today's congressional hearing. This mess is now at Mark Hurd's doorstep. I'd be interes... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by HP shareholder, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 28, 2006 at 10:39 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2006 at 7:24 am.
SPORTS What's wrong with Stanford Football? Possible reasons:
1. Weak recruitment
But recruitment has always been weak at academically oriented Stanford. Why should the current crop be any worse than any previous? ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Fan no more, a resident of Stanford, on Sep 27, 2006 at 4:36 pm There have been 64 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2007 at 9:25 pm.
BOOKS Fantastic New Utopian Fiction Novel Check out HERA or EMPATHY, a work of utopian fiction by William Leiss. This meaty novel explores all kinds of issues-- religion, philosophy, bioethics and more.
Hera is on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Thomas Sigel, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 27, 2006 at 2:06 pm
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Spending $1 million - just for a 'study’ of a new police station $1,037,490. That is the amount the Palo Alto City Council unanimously agreed to spend last Monday night for a new police building “study” on initial design, environmental revi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 27, 2006 at 8:24 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2007 at 4:52 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Churchill accident - a reminder to us all The accident on Monday morning at the railroad tracks on Churchill should be a reminder to us all to behave responsibly while crossing the tracks. For parents of those who we... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Sep 26, 2006 at 7:21 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2007 at 6:52 pm.
BOOKS Join Palo Alto Reads -- "Funny in Farsi" "Funny in Farsi" by Firoozeh Dumas is a humorous and lighthearted memoir about the author leaving Iran at the age of 7 and coming to live in Whittier, California. Told in sho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Alto City Librarians, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Sep 26, 2006 at 4:07 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2006 at 3:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Hidden Villa's poor communication I want to thank the Palo Alto Weekly for attempting to keep the larger Hidden Villa community (and constituency) informed. I would never have known about the far-reaching deci... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Norma Grench, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 26, 2006 at 10:01 am
PALO ALTO ISSUES Wasting time on city payroll Sept 25, 2006
11am: Arrived Mitchell Park and observed orange shirt Utility worker socializing with two park maintenance workers.
12Noon: The group finally breaks up aft... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Vic, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Sep 25, 2006 at 6:26 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 27, 2006 at 9:39 am.
SPORTS Mayfield - a hit
My son had his first soccer game at the new Mayfield site. It was a pleasure to attend his game, and at last feel that we have something to be proud of in Palo Alto. The pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Soccer Mom, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Sep 25, 2006 at 3:59 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 25, 2006 at 6:02 pm.
BOOKS Palo Alto Libraries vs. Borders A few months ago my mother visited for an extended period and asked about going to the local library. I flippantly replied "yeah, it's called Borders - just up the road".
N... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by r, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Sep 25, 2006 at 3:02 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2007 at 4:29 pm.
RESTAURANTS Restaurant for family reunion I'm looking for any recommendations for a Palo Alto restaurant that has a nice private dining area that would be nice for about 20-25 people for a family reunion. I know we co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by S. Johnson, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 25, 2006 at 8:58 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 23, 2008 at 2:28 pm.
SPORTS Paly home football games? Does anyone know why there only seem to be four home Paly football games this year, and about eight away games? I thought the schedules always had an equal number of home and ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paly football fan, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Sep 25, 2006 at 8:55 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 23, 2010 at 1:02 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chavez stinging diatribe against his nemesis, George Bush, was hardly unexpected given the CIA attempt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by jag singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Sep 24, 2006 at 11:12 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 29, 2006 at 7:51 am.
SPORTS Stanford Game I heard Stanford lost big yesterday, but I wanted to find out more... I had hoped that I would find it on Palo Alto Online last night or this morning. There was nothing here. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stanford Stan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 24, 2006 at 6:23 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2006 at 3:58 am.
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