PALO ALTO ISSUES University Avenue An open letter to a city interested in tax revenues and attracting people to downtown restaurants and events:
Last night I met my husband in an expensive restaraunt on Univer... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Alto resident, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood, on Sep 14, 2006 at 3:06 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 11, 2006 at 5:12 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Mental Illness Ignored by Santa Clara County http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=3635
It's shocking to see the absolute dollars taken from the Santa Clara County mental health budget, compared to othe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Periwinkle, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Sep 14, 2006 at 12:41 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 27, 2006 at 12:33 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO IRAQ The latest Senate Intelligence Committee report – release delayed until after the mid-term elections! - concluded that Hussein had no connection to Bin Laden and the 9/11 att... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Sep 13, 2006 at 10:27 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 16, 2006 at 9:48 am.
AROUND TOWN Embarcadero and Newell Does anyone know what happened this morning at the corner of Embarcadero and Newell roads?
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michelle, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood, on Sep 13, 2006 at 10:08 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 14, 2006 at 9:57 am.
AROUND TOWN Embarcadero Backup (Sept 13th a.m.) Does anyone know what created the traffic back-up on Embarcadero Rd (west bound), near Walter Hays School? Traffic was being diverted, and the school looked to be in "lock do... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lani, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Sep 13, 2006 at 10:05 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 13, 2006 at 10:40 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Reckless driving during morning school hours I am concerned about the high speed and reckless driving taking place within the Green Acres neighborhood during morning school hours, particularly within the Georgia, Hubbart... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned neighbor, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Sep 12, 2006 at 2:17 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2007 at 5:26 pm.
RESTAURANTS Impossibly noisy restaurants -- what can be done We ate at a downtown restaurant last weekend. Food and service were pretty good, if a bit overpriced, BUT,
There was "background music" which consisted of a continuous ver... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by David Lieberman, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Sep 12, 2006 at 9:58 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2007 at 8:55 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO TORTURE The Bush administration has now admitted the existence of secret foreign torture dungeons, euphemistically called black sites. This comes as a huge embarrassment to our so cal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Sep 11, 2006 at 8:30 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 16, 2006 at 7:20 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Shop Palo Alto? "Destination Palo Alto is an initiative of the Palo Alto City Council to encourage
visitorship to the city. The effort involves a host of partners, including Stanfo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 10, 2006 at 4:28 pm There have been 56 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 22, 2006 at 4:15 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Suspend ALL DUI offenders from the roads for life! The tragic loss of an innocent biker the other day - killed by a driver under the influence - is yet another reminder that the roads are dangerous.
When will our legislato... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anna, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 10, 2006 at 12:55 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 3, 2008 at 9:54 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto Haiku Here is some formal haiku, with a local flavor - surely others can do better than I! Try your hand!
(requirements:
first line, 5 syllables)
(second line, 7 syllables)
(thi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Just a citizen, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2006 at 7:02 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 2, 2006 at 12:05 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS help choose between schools hi there
any asap help would be provided, my kid is currently a kindergartener at briones and we have no problems and love the school so far. as of friday, we got a call say... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by khurshid, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2006 at 6:26 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 21, 2006 at 1:37 am.
AROUND TOWN A step backward for non-English speakers I'm dismayed to read that the enviromentalists pushing a land-use measure on the November ballot, led by councilman Peter Drekmeier, didn't think it was important to print ele... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by R.S., a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2006 at 4:20 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 16, 2006 at 2:23 am.
AROUND TOWN teakettle help Does anyone know what metal is safe for use for the interior of a teakettle? From what I've read, nickel is poisonous, aluminum and possibly iron may cause Parkinson's, and s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Claire, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2006 at 4:06 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Ca Senate passes one-payer health bill -- voice your opinion to the governor For information about SB 840 Universal Health Insurance Bill
A good blog discussion at
http://www.healthcareforall.org/blog/?p=73
Links (there are many others pro and c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by $25k annual copays and non-covered medical, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2006 at 11:39 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2006 at 10:53 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO ABC's 9/11 docudrama
Well, the White House penchant of distorting the facts to deflect mounting criticism of its abysmal failure to reign in Osama Bin Laden is in full swing. Its late... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2006 at 10:53 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 16, 2006 at 10:29 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Hyatt Rickeys New report from Silicon Valley Leadership Group lambastes Palo Alto City Council for approving only 181 units instead of 304 at Hyatt Rickeys site. "In essence, the opportunit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2006 at 9:52 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2006 at 10:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Why Adoloscents Put Themsleves First http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10030-why-adolescents-put-themselves-first.html
fascinating new research READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Just a citizen, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2006 at 2:16 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 10, 2006 at 8:43 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Softpedaling HP's criminal behavior at the top http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=3582
To say that hp directors merely 'spied' on reporters and their own peers to find a source of a leak is an undertst... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by J.L., a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Sep 8, 2006 at 2:43 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2006 at 3:30 pm.
AROUND TOWN That 102 year old house downtown on University is finally for sale. I've walked past that house so many times. It seems so out of place downtown between a realtor's office and a restaurant. I used to call it the holdout house. It's a tenacious... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan Stevens, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Sep 8, 2006 at 1:06 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 27, 2006 at 12:01 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Prof. Beinen's "truthiness" Don Kazak (Our Town, Aug. 30 Palo Alto Weelky) doesn't consider Stanford professor Joel Beinin as dangerous as David Horowitz does in "The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sheree Roth, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 8, 2006 at 11:00 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 12, 2006 at 2:48 pm.
MOVIES Lesson from the Devil: Feel the heat or get stuck in limbo Every now and then, someone holds up a mirror that reflects a fragment of truth you hadn't seen quite so clearly before. I had just such a moment of truth in the movie, "The D... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Nancy McGaraghan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 8, 2006 at 10:52 am
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Boundary Issues or Tresspass? Yesterday morning we started to leave for work, when we noticed a woman, who had been riding a bike with a child trailer, stop and begin rummaging through the large constructi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Leslie, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Sep 7, 2006 at 7:44 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 7, 2006 at 12:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS the T&C fence is shady here's the facebook group mentioned in the article yesterday on the fence channelling Paly students to the back of Town & Country shopping center:
http://www.facebook.com/g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Enoch Choi, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Sep 7, 2006 at 2:14 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 8, 2006 at 8:45 am.
AROUND TOWN Mystery Building I've been going past this building off of the 101 at Embarcadero since I was a kid, but never knew what it was. I posted a picture of it on Palo Alto Backfence http://sf.backf... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ben Frandsen, a resident of another community, on Sep 7, 2006 at 12:23 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 7, 2006 at 2:34 pm.
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