PALO ALTO ISSUES Why Palo Alto Needs an Elected Mayor
A prior thread on Palo Alto online suggests that better revenue models and fiscal diligence would serve our city's financial future better than the current scheme.
Clo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Otto, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 20, 2007 at 6:46 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2007 at 9:25 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO High Crimes The late night comedians and Jon Stewart et al are having a field day with the latest episode in the scandal ridden activities of the Bush Administration. Viewers were ‘treate... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tej Uberoi, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 19, 2007 at 9:59 pm There have been 62 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2007 at 7:41 pm.
AROUND TOWN Council Candidates? Is Pat Burt the only person willing to stick their neck out?
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If indeed the council is doing soooooo poorly serving the citiz... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Just Thinking, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 19, 2007 at 2:16 pm
SPORTS Paly Track team The Paly track team has had a great season. The boys' varsity won the SCVAL league championships. Many individuals also qualified for the CCS qualifiers, and some are about to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Reporter, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 18, 2007 at 9:59 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES Fireworks? I live about a 1/2 mile from Paly, and today, Friday, I heard loud noises that sounded like fireworks going on from about 9 PM. Does anyone know whats going on? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paly Students, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 18, 2007 at 9:49 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 6:01 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Committee to recommend re-opening Garland School A school district committee is asking the school board to reverse its February decision and proceed to give the private Stratford School the required 3-year notice to vacate t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on May 18, 2007 at 3:09 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 21, 2007 at 9:44 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Community Discussion on Mandarin Immersion Mon, May 21, Mon 2-4pm in the Terman Café
PAUSD Board Members Mandy Lowell and Dana Tom will conduct this public
forum. The PAUSD Board of Education has scheduled a vote f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 18, 2007 at 2:17 pm There have been 58 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 28, 2007 at 10:13 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Are newspapers dying? A story on Palo Alto Online today talks about the future of newspapers (http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=5069). I'll admit that with the advent of the Inte... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Danny, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 18, 2007 at 12:24 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2007 at 3:23 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS What happened to motorcycle officer on Churchill? Yesterday afternoon, Churchill Ave. between El Camino and Alma was closed to traffic because a motorcycle was down in front of the driveway to 25 Churchill. I couldn't find a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Peter, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood, on May 18, 2007 at 11:32 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 31, 2007 at 5:32 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Is the media frenzy about the whales in Sacramento too much Once again, whales getting lost is leading to a media frenzy which in turn is making a tourist attraction for many. Are we going to have another children's book written as a s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Whale watcher, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 18, 2007 at 10:20 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 6:20 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO New Dollar Coins - Will we use them We now have another attempt at getting us to use $ coins instead of bills. Will we do it. I doubt it unless we are forced to.
I remember in Britain when the first Pound coi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Interested, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 17, 2007 at 3:14 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 31, 2007 at 5:36 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City Council Job Performance Poll Lately, there have been several threads on this forum regarding the performance of the Palo Alto City Council. I thought it would be interesting to conduct an informal poll to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 17, 2007 at 8:45 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 6:14 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES good morning palo alto! good morning to all of you stressed out, overworked, and high achieving folks!
just wanted to say that it's bike to work day! don't forget to pump those pedals.
and, for a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anon., a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 17, 2007 at 7:40 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 11:23 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Who's afraid of Paul Wolfowitz The spectacle of Iraq War architect and World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz hoist on his own petard is certainly one worth savoring. After promising to make the struggle again... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by The Cohen brother, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 17, 2007 at 7:39 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2007 at 12:47 pm.
AROUND TOWN WWII vintage aircraft over Palo Alto today? Today, (Wednesday 5/16) around 5:30pm I saw a B-17 pass over my house heading NW at around 500 feet. About 15 minutes later, I saw what looked to be a B-24 flying the same di... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sound of Freedom, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 6:54 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2007 at 8:12 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Peace and Justice Center Sheree Roth wrote on April 27 relating the activities of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center with the Nazis taking control of Germany in 1933. For the record,
several me... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stephen Rock, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 6:01 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 1:37 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Video needed / May 7, 2007 - PA City Council meeting I'm seeking a video of our May 7, 2007 PA Council meeting.
Thank you,
650 856-0700 READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Citizen, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 4:41 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 6:18 pm.
AROUND TOWN "Cleaning up" Lytton Plaza Lytton Plaza is about as practical a pocket park as we could hope for in a very urban setting. I infer that "cleaning up" Lytton Plaza means making it difficult for unhoused p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Emily Renzel, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 2:28 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2007 at 12:08 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City Council and the Problem of Commissions This well-done Weekly editorial http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=5292 illustrates but one example of the general failure of our policy-making bodies, ov... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Otto, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 12:45 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 10:07 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Suspended, demoted East Palo Alto police sgt wins! Finally, someone who deserves vindication.
If you're interested in more:
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/05.04.05/wolfpack-0518.html
[Portion removed; you canno... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Disgusted by EPA Police, a resident of another community, on May 16, 2007 at 10:54 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Baby getting gun licence makes mockery of gun control The article explains it all. How can a baby getting a legitimate gun licence be tolerated? This just shows how bad the controls really are! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 9:28 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2007 at 7:23 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto High School Graduation Rate Plummets The San Jose Mercury News reported today on high school graduation rates, and Palo Alto came out looking pretty bad. The graduation rate for Palo Alto Unified dropped from 99.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Eric Nee, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on May 15, 2007 at 4:04 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 8:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PAUSD parallels? We read with dismay an article concerning the proposed dollar increase in the children's lunch program combined with the depletion of the staff involved that influence the def... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Shirley and Chesley Douglas, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 15, 2007 at 11:39 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2007 at 6:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN What's up with Caffe Verona? Does anyone know what's going to (eventually) take the Caffe Verona space on Hamilton Ave.? The restaurant/cafe has been gone for years now and the property continues to be a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Danny, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 15, 2007 at 10:40 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Another armed robbery - almost a daily occurance~read " crime" comments There is a post up in the crime thread (a reply) regarding crime and the relationship to our schools here in Palo Alto....It was suggested that there be a mandatory class for ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mayfield Child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on May 15, 2007 at 4:38 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2007 at 8:49 am.
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