SCHOOLS & KIDS Choice vs. peer streaming trade-off?? I've seen/heard a lot of discussions about the important of peer streaming and choice programs. The peer streaming camp appears to be pro-neighborhood school while the choice... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by ADL, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2007 at 8:40 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2007 at 2:02 pm.
AROUND TOWN East Palo Alto seeks your support in saying "no" to violence on Feb. 3 As everyone knows there has been a recent spike in violence in East Palo Alto. But people should also know that a number of young East Palo Alto community activists have come ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael Levin, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Jan 25, 2007 at 1:26 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2007 at 12:33 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Iraq's Oil In breaking news, the London (UK) Independent has published details of a new law – the ‘Hydrocarbons Law’, drafted to ensure the ‘sale’ of Iraqi oil on terms extremely favorab... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2007 at 11:17 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2007 at 9:33 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Missing Stanford Student - this is a Palo Alto issue There is a Stanford Student missing since last Saturday. I have seen nothing about town and very little in the media. This is an issue that affects all of us. Please let us do... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Alto Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2007 at 10:29 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2007 at 11:52 pm.
AROUND TOWN Midtown Gas Station - Eyesore What is going to happen to the site of the old gas station on Middlefield? Personally, I would like to see it as a gas station as so many times I have to go out of my daily r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2007 at 9:07 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2007 at 12:17 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Colonialism and Israel Prior to the onset of European colonization a century ago, generations of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Palestinians cohabited in the Holy Land with little or no conflict. Zio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by The Cohen Brother, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2007 at 7:33 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2007 at 8:33 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Weighing in on City Planning http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070120/bob9.asp
Here's an interesting study that correlates walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods with health. If this work proves to be v... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Periwinkle, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jan 25, 2007 at 1:49 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2007 at 8:50 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES AOL problems Has anybody else had problems with AOL Tuesday and Wednesday? I have tried to connect several times since Tuesday morning on our DSL line and have not succeeded. I did however... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Aol User, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jan 24, 2007 at 6:23 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2007 at 10:39 am.
AROUND TOWN Public Transportation from VA in Menlo Need to know if there is public transportation from VA facility at 795 Willow Road, Menlo Park to --- Page Mill Road and El Camino.
Thank you very much. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Phil B., a resident of Menlo Park, on Jan 24, 2007 at 4:20 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2007 at 9:52 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO So Much For Us Being Greeted As Liberators BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four of the five Americans killed when a U.S. security company's helicopter crashed in a dangerous Sunni neighborhood in central Baghdad were shot execution st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by EnoughAlready, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jan 24, 2007 at 1:34 pm There have been 47 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 29, 2007 at 5:40 pm.
AROUND TOWN Anyone Shop at Pet Food Depot? As a new puppy parent, I called the Pet Food Depot to ask if they carried the special brand of kibble that my puppy was raised on and that her breeder recommended. The man who... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Cathy, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood, on Jan 24, 2007 at 11:53 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2007 at 10:49 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Federal funding delayed for creek study "The ultimate goal of the study, whose completion is not expected for more than a decade, is to find a way to protect area communities from flooding while preserving and enhan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joyce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 24, 2007 at 4:15 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 24, 2007 at 10:51 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS More housing = more Kids For those of you who are wondering about our continual increase in enrollment and the need for re-districting our school boundaries as well as the concerns for neighborhood sc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by ToldUSo, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 23, 2007 at 2:54 pm There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2007 at 4:48 pm.
AROUND TOWN Television reception I only watch PBS programs couple times a week. I have TV reception problem when watch PBS programs. Is there any ways to have better reception without cable service? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by TV101, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jan 23, 2007 at 1:24 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 25, 2007 at 4:07 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO RIP Larissa Keet I just read the piece on the Palo Alto Online home page about the death of Larissa Keet in Kenya. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4381
I hope there ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 23, 2007 at 9:26 am
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto, Iraq and questions about our responsibilities Hi folks,
I love it here in Palo Alto – where I’ve lived my entire life. I did, however, live elsewhere when I served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the mid-‘70s in ground in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jan 23, 2007 at 8:33 am There have been 63 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 29, 2007 at 2:47 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Agony Of Victory An article in todays Chronicle deals with life after football for the SF 49rs Super Bowl winning roster. Almost all of the players willing to be interviewed suffer from very s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by green, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood, on Jan 22, 2007 at 2:39 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 23, 2007 at 11:58 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Somalia Compounding the Iraq war debacle, the Bush Administration is off and running squandering more lives and US tax money on ill-fated adventures in Somalia. During the cold war al... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jan 22, 2007 at 11:04 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2007 at 5:51 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES CPI Settlement with City is criminal On Friday CPI Industries settled with the city for releasing toxic gases into Barron Park. The settlement calls for no admission of guilt and a $20,000 fine. CPI's own inves... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bill Kelly, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jan 22, 2007 at 9:00 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2008 at 12:27 pm.
RESTAURANTS Recommendation for breakfast Can anyone recommend a place for breakfast in the mode of the beloved Cook Book of happy memory? Should be "reasonably priced' with good parking. Palo Alto preferred.
Posted... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mary, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jan 22, 2007 at 4:20 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 22, 2008 at 3:05 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Hit and run - Did you see a fender bender today? Today at about 5:25pm, an Asian woman in a white Toyota Corolla rear ended my Volvo station wagon while I was stopped in the left turn lane on El Camino to turn onto San Anton... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Alto Driver, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Jan 21, 2007 at 9:01 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 23, 2007 at 12:00 am.
AROUND TOWN Parking Garage Signs in the parking garages for permit parking need to be improved. The signs are too small and there should be a sign over every parking space that is dedicated for parking... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Alison, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Jan 20, 2007 at 12:22 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES PA sued over 'oversized' 195 Page Mill project http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4371
Another example of outrageous, frivolous hubris that would keep our city from growing. What a waste of public reso... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anna, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 20, 2007 at 12:21 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 25, 2007 at 8:06 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Condi Rice plans return to Stanford where she will "look back and write books" This is an article from December 2006:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/International/story?id=2695752&page=1
An excerpt:
"Once her tenure as secretary of state is over... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jan 20, 2007 at 8:55 am There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2007 at 7:37 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS A NIMBY speaks to Mandarin Immersion I find it interesting that Karen Karpen and Glenn Krasner had a letter to the Editor published in the Town Talk yesterday about how disappointed they were about the Board bein... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by NIMBY, a member of the Nixon School community, on Jan 20, 2007 at 7:25 am There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2007 at 1:44 pm.
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