PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto anti-panhandling effort kicks off "I'm going to be a panhandler," Palo Alto Yoriko Kishimoto told a crowd gathered at a downtown street fair Saturday afternoon. Shortly after that, Kishimoto and other city off... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 14, 2007 at 10:45 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2007 at 12:50 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Palo Alto High School graduates 400 students Cheering on Palo Alto High School's 110th graduating class of 400 students, parents and family from across the country weathered the sweltering heat Wednesday evening on the s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 14, 2007 at 10:11 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2007 at 6:49 am.
AROUND TOWN Loud Boom last night At just after 10.30 last night (Wed) there was a flash of light followed by a very loud boom, enough to wake and scare my kids. We thought it may have been a transformer blowi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Neighbor, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:47 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2007 at 11:18 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS No 'felony prank' charge for Blaine Marchant There will be no felony charge against Blaine Marchant, 18, the Palo Alto High School senior who left his old Volvo station wagon overturned on the deck in the school's Quad l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 13, 2007 at 12:49 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 21, 2007 at 9:11 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES The Alma Plaza decision as a window into Palo Alto politics The City Council is scheduled to finalize their decision on Alma Plaza this Monday (June 18). I wrote an opinion piece using Alma Plaza as an example of some of what is wrong... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Douglas Moran, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jun 13, 2007 at 2:16 am There have been 65 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 22, 2007 at 3:06 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Serious spinners With approximately 1,700 Palo Altans -- 5.6 percent of the working population -- choosing two wheels instead of four for their daily work commutes, Palo Alto has almost five t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 11:10 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2007 at 8:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Gearing up for school board elections Palo Alto school board elections are months away, but PTA Board President Melissa Baten Caswell, former 2005 board candidate Claude Ezran, and GATE Math Specialist Barbara Kla... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 11:05 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 11, 2007 at 11:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Are friends and foes of Mandarin immersion really oceans apart? School board members learn fast to become friends with their e-mail, but the flood of inbox activity on Mandarin immersion has been a tsunami.
Read the full Guest Opinion ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 2:48 pm There have been 58 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 25, 2007 at 9:47 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Fire concerns dominate PA budget approval Saving $140,000 by reducing staffing at Fire Station 8 in the fuel-laden Palo Alto foothills dominated the discussion of a 'disciplined' $139-million 2007-08 city budget Monda... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 1:38 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2007 at 11:25 pm.
AROUND TOWN Getting to know each other after 30 years Something unusual happened in Monroe Park last Sunday.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=5499 READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:40 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:40 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO School Board Opening TO: MVLA Union High School District Community
FROM: Dr. Barry Groves
DATE: June 12, 2007
SUBJECT: Board member... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Political watcher, a resident of Los Altos, on Jun 12, 2007 at 10:14 am
SPORTS Palo Alto Little League tourney is wide open With two rounds of the Palo Alto Little League City Championship tournament in the books, a pair of teams have slipped into the driver's seat in a double-elimination event tha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 9:48 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2007 at 1:42 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Rally for Healthcare in Sacto with Michael Moore! Go SiCKO in Sacto today with Michael Moore, 1:45pm! Rally with Mike and California nurses!
http://www.michaelmoore.com
Great quote for the Executive Director of the Calif... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anne, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Jun 12, 2007 at 7:56 am There have been 78 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 11, 2007 at 12:32 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Disneyland? We are trying to put together an impromptu trip to Disneyland over the summer for the little ones. What are your tips/tricks to maximizing the experience? What would you never... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Jun 11, 2007 at 6:17 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2007 at 6:59 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Ground beef recall This latest outbreak of E-Coli in ground beef shows it is past time to require all ground meat and poultry in interstate commerce to be irradiation sterilized, then hermetical... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 11, 2007 at 3:09 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES City shell game The proposed utility rate increases and water surcharge are excessive. Seniors on fixed income and Social Security are already strained.
Will the Council pass the increases... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Robert and Mary Carlstead, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Jun 11, 2007 at 2:49 pm There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2007 at 10:45 am.
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.
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