DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG It's warming up To escape the soaring temperatures on Sunday, I went to the movie theater to see a film about global warming.
Standing in line, everyone seemed aware of the heat. “It’s 110... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 24, 2006 at 2:40 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 9, 2010 at 6:22 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Red Light Runners & Speeding - Loma Verde/Middlefield We have resided on Middlefield and Loma Verde for 4 years and I can not believe the amount of daily red light runners and speeders who travel North and South bound on Middlefi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Nikki B., a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 24, 2006 at 2:29 pm There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2010 at 11:17 am.
SPORTS PA National 10-11s reach Sectional Championship They haven't played any 11-inning, 45-run marathons, but the Palo Alto National 10-11 All-Stars are still undefeated going into the championship game of the Sectional tourname... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Theresa Carey, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jul 24, 2006 at 12:25 pm
SPORTS Is tonight's Little League game at Middlefield? From the Palo Alto Online story, it sounds like Saturday's game was really something. It says the PA team plays again tonight, but it's not clear whether the game is at the Mi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sports Fan, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 24, 2006 at 9:56 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 25, 2006 at 7:05 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Auto mall idea: move MSC to MP Maybe it time for the city to replace it's "top city staff" if their idea to create an auto mall starts at $51.1 million. Here's a much more practical solution.
Temporari... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Marc Fleischmann, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 24, 2006 at 9:40 am
MOVIES the reviewers are wrong My expectations were so low because of the poor reviews of "Lady in the Water," but I LOVED the movie. It was exciting, actually had no real violence or gore, and Shyamalan f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Claire, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 23, 2006 at 10:00 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 24, 2006 at 4:30 pm.
AROUND TOWN Great one-woman show at The Pear Saw Diane Tasca tonight at the Pear avenue Theatre in Belle of Amherst-- a one-woman show about the life and love and poety of Emily Dickinson. sounds boring, but it wasn't! ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by TheaturLuver, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Jul 22, 2006 at 12:32 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 22, 2006 at 1:58 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Fry's to be rezoned out of Palo Alto?? Be prepared to say "Goodbye" to Fry's if the City Council approves the City Manager's recommendation for rezoning that area (technical name: Pedestrian/Transit Oriented Develo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Douglas Moran, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jul 21, 2006 at 11:04 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 25, 2006 at 11:17 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Can Palo Alto finally pull off high speed internet service? Would you support a public-private partnership to provide high-speed, broadband (100 megabit per second two-way)communication throughout Palo Alto? Assume this would be provi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Frank Bravo, webmaster of Palo Alto Online, on Jul 21, 2006 at 7:07 am There have been 56 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 11, 2006 at 10:02 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS do you know where your teen is at 3 am? Would you know if your kids were sneaking out at night? What do you do when you find evidence that your underage teen is drinking? getting drunk? getting sick from getting dru... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by concerned, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Jul 20, 2006 at 9:12 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2007 at 11:38 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Will the Mandarin Immersion decision be unbiased? The Chronicle (July14th), reported on five San Francisco school board members and four Principals that recently enjoyed an unannounced, free trip to China, paid for by the Chi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jamie Maltz, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Jul 20, 2006 at 2:53 pm There have been 55 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 30, 2006 at 11:00 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Lebanon The wanton destruction of the infrastructure in Gaza and now Lebanon is clear evidence that Israel is totally unconcerned that large numbers of innocent civilians are being ki... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jul 19, 2006 at 8:44 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 24, 2006 at 4:25 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Public-nonprofit partnerships essential to city's future Thank you for highlighting the need for public-nonprofit partnerships in your July 5 article "Friends or Foes?" This supports the fact that with the increasing cost of governm... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Skip Justman, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jul 19, 2006 at 5:08 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2006 at 9:21 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 2 am sounds of shots fired? Last night I was awakened by 'popping' sounds in the distance. I then realized they sounded like shots being fired. Did anyone else hear this last night 7/19/06? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jill, a resident of Mountain View, on Jul 19, 2006 at 12:09 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 21, 2006 at 10:14 pm.
SPORTS What happened in Little League game tonight? Did PA win tonight?
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sports fan, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Jul 18, 2006 at 10:33 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 21, 2006 at 11:27 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Midtown meeting with police chief Can someone who went to this neighborhood meeting please post a summary of what was said? Do the police have any leads? Are the burglaries continuing? Thank you.
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Midtown resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 18, 2006 at 10:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 19, 2006 at 12:26 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Neighborhood meeting with police tonight at 7 p.m. Police Chief Lynne Johnson and officer Susie Jones will meet tonight with residents about the recent burglaries and other crimes in the Midtown area. The meeting, organized by... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Jul 18, 2006 at 2:29 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 18, 2006 at 6:43 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Art teacher Hi,
My 6 year old wants to learn how to draw a "dog" and a "cat". I am totally challenged with pencil and paper :( We tried the learn-to-draw-steps type of books and it did... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pencil Sketching Challenged Parent, a member of the Palo Verde School community, on Jul 18, 2006 at 8:53 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 31, 2006 at 11:31 am.
AROUND TOWN Black Crows Has anyone noticed the startling number of huge black crows that have shown up in Midtown/South/East this year? I do not recall seeing them but occasionally in the past but no... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carlos, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 17, 2006 at 3:23 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 20, 2006 at 2:28 pm.
AROUND TOWN It's not "it's" it's "its." The Opinion Page copy editor doesn't seem to know the difference. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jul 17, 2006 at 10:19 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 18, 2006 at 11:03 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG In search of a restroom I spent Saturday afternoon walking around downtown Palo Alto looking for a public restroom.
Not that I was in immediate need of one, but the City Council last Monday passed... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 16, 2006 at 3:24 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 21, 2008 at 5:57 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Diana Diamond: Snohomish was more creative Diana Diamond's latest blog posting argues that a utility district in Washington was smarter and more creative than Palo Alto in taking on Enron. Scrool down to see her post. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Jul 16, 2006 at 2:41 pm
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG A more entrepreneurial approach vs. Enron
I know I have written a lot about Enron and what I have called the City of Palo Alto’s “cave-in” in terms of handing over a $21.5 million check as final settlement to a laws... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 16, 2006 at 1:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 12, 2006 at 6:58 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Needed: A Freeway-Centered Auto Row City officials should seize the opportunity to add $1.6 million each year in new sales tax revenue for Palo Alto through increased auto sales. In talking about locating an au... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Karen White, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jul 16, 2006 at 12:20 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 21, 2006 at 11:32 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Library "friends" blocked open discussion on future of libraries Thank you for Bill D'Agostino's July 5 exploration of the not-always-friendly role of "friends" groups in relation to our local organizations, particularly the role of the Fri... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Kenrick, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jul 14, 2006 at 5:09 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 25, 2006 at 1:50 am.
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