AROUND TOWN Can anyone host some Japanese chefs June 2-4? My family has had a long association with the Homestay group. Over the years, we've hosted a few dozen students at our home while they take English classes.
There is a gro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Theresa Carey, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Apr 16, 2007 at 12:03 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Connections Program at JLS I would welcome any feedback about the Connections Program at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School. It is a choice program for 6th to 8th graders. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by CKL, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 16, 2007 at 11:53 am There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2010 at 9:35 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School Lunches Since the new "healthy" lunches are not popular and running at a loss, coupled with the fact that childhood obesity is rampant, what should PAUSD do about lunches?
I have s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by PV Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Apr 16, 2007 at 9:08 am There have been 51 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2007 at 1:09 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Income Restribution in Didguise Critics of the recent U.S. wars of choice have long argued that they are all about oil. "No Blood for Oil" has been a rallying cry for most of the opponents of the war.
It ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by The Cohen brother, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 16, 2007 at 8:52 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 18, 2007 at 9:49 pm.
AROUND TOWN How can I get my house bolted down? I know, I know. I should have had my old house bolted down (for earthquake protection) years ago! But I didn't. Now I'm looking into getting it done, and I'm not sure what ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by homeowner, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Apr 15, 2007 at 11:22 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2007 at 8:09 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Home burglaries in Palo Alto Has anyone experienced a home burglary in Palo Alto and then been contacted (at your home) by a representative from ADT Security Systems offering free installation for an alar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Alto Resident, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 15, 2007 at 4:11 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2007 at 9:12 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Off-Site Math Class Not Allowed on Paly Transcript! Has anyone else in the Paly community had trouble or been successful at having an AB Calc class taken at Foothill College, Stanford or The School for Independent Learners plac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Very Concerned Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Apr 14, 2007 at 2:24 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2007 at 11:02 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Petition available to request Election for County Board seat If you want to sign the petition to overturn the appointment of Grace Mah to the county board of education,and request an election for the vacated seat on county board of educ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Observer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2007 at 9:12 pm There have been 96 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 18, 2007 at 4:58 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Anti-MI group wants election on Mah; cost =$1,000,000 So, I guess Faith Brigel has something against Grace Mah.
Over the past year, she fought tooth and nail against Mah's proposal for a Mandarin program in PAUSD.
Now she ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Everyparent, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2007 at 8:13 pm There have been 53 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2007 at 9:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Discrimination in Scholarship Offerings at PAHS The Palo Alto High School site lists scholarship availability, but what I found disturbing is that some are limited by race. I don't think the school district should be engag... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Apr 13, 2007 at 6:07 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 16, 2007 at 7:14 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Farewell to Dr. Callan PAUSD Superintendent, Mary Frances Callan, has had her house up for sale for the last few weeks. Is she leaving the district this summer? I thought she was here for another ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Byenow, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2007 at 5:20 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2007 at 5:24 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS What the Heck? Okay, it's getting to the point that even a school news junkie like myself can't keep track of everything going on with the district.
So is Scotty Lawrence being prepped fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2007 at 4:46 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2007 at 8:46 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Meat and the Environment With all the focus recently on reducing carbon emissions as they relate to transportation, it would be easy to overlook a more serious source of the planet-warming gases.
T... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by gordon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2007 at 10:30 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2007 at 11:26 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO There goes the Surge US officials admitted last night that the bombing of the Iraqi parliament shows that not even the heavily fortified Green Zone is safe any more, despite the security crackdown... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by The Cohen Brother, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2007 at 6:51 am There have been 41 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 16, 2007 at 3:51 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Will Congress finally cut them off? On Monday, April 9, 2007, the Boston Herald reported that the US military had announced the Easter weekend deaths of 10 more American soldiers, including six killed on Sunday.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Albert, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Apr 12, 2007 at 4:52 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2007 at 1:03 pm.
RESTAURANTS Cafe Sophia This Afghan restaurant is on Middlefield Road in the Midtown Center.
I like the Afghan breakfast, which consists of spicy beef, eggs and vegetables (lima beans and diced ca... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 12, 2007 at 12:37 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2007 at 2:18 pm.
RESTAURANTS Cafe Brioche I read the reviews and decided to try it for breakfast. It's been a long time since I was there. Previously, I went for lunch in order to have the oyster sandwich, which I l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by john, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 12, 2007 at 12:30 pm
RESTAURANTS Le Petit Bistro I went on a Saturday for dinner April 7, 2007. What a disappointment!
The snails had very little garlic and were pretty tastless, just oily.
The duck was dried out and ha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 12, 2007 at 12:19 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2007 at 8:50 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Wisdom on forum behavior Jon Carroll wrote a fine column this morning about behavior on on-line forums like this one, based on the experience with the Well, the oldest of Internet gathering places. I... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Peter, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood, on Apr 12, 2007 at 11:59 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2007 at 10:27 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pre-schools, and Elementary school choices I grew up in the Palo Alto school District, and have been fortunate enough to make it back to Palo Alto to raise my son here. I now have the dilema of locating a good Pre sch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Melinda, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 12, 2007 at 8:36 am There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 23, 2009 at 5:29 am.
MOVIES "Beyond the Call" showing @ Stanford Sunday 4/15 "Beyond the Call", a wonderful documentary that originally screened @ the UN Association Film Festival @ Stanford last fall, will be shown this Sunday, Apr. 15 @ 2pm at the Cu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gloria Schulz, a resident of another community, on Apr 11, 2007 at 7:53 pm
AROUND TOWN Legality of homeless "car camping"
What is the legality of homeless car camping in Palo Alto?
I live in the Ventura neighboorhood and there are at least
8-10 such long-term campers that I've noticed. Som... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Homeowner, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Apr 11, 2007 at 2:50 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2012 at 8:43 pm.
AROUND TOWN Amy Meyers performs Family Music Concert - Sat., May 5th Amy Meyers, teacher for well known children's music program, Music For Children performs your favorite children's traditionals from her newest release, Trains and Hens. Come s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Amy Meyers, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 11, 2007 at 2:18 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 12, 2007 at 11:05 am.
AROUND TOWN death of an apparently homeless person My children, grandchildren, and I have spent many hours over many, many years enjoying Mitchell Park and Mitchell Park Library. In recent years we saw in both areas a very fr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by dott31, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Apr 11, 2007 at 1:52 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2007 at 3:37 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES $50 million for a police HQ? The city council is proposing to spend $50 million for a
police HQ. That's almost $1000 per resident.
Admittedly, I have no specific expertise with regards to
this issue... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mondo, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Apr 11, 2007 at 10:02 am There have been 56 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 18, 2007 at 11:55 pm.
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