PALO ALTO ISSUES Driving on Christmas Tree Lane There was an article in the News Digest section of the PA Weekly yesterday regarding Christmas Tree Lane:
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=3621
(Ignor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Careful Driver, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Dec 7, 2006 at 6:34 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2006 at 7:59 pm.
AROUND TOWN Christmas Lights ? Where should we drive around (in Palo Alto) to see nice Christmas lights? I recall someone mentioning that there is one particular street where all the houses have wonderful l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by DJ, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 7, 2006 at 6:15 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2006 at 3:37 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Citizen Pundit's Old Ideas Create Delay, Hinder Palo Alto's Future Doug Moran's condescending (to City Council) editorial in today's Palo Alto Weekly http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=3631 provides a good opportunity to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by JL, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Dec 7, 2006 at 2:39 am There have been 55 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2006 at 1:19 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Follow up to Jimmy Carter This is from the AP:
"ATLANTA (AP) -- A longtime aide to Jimmy Carter has resigned from the Carter Center think tank, calling the former president's new book on Israel and th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Schlomo, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 6, 2006 at 9:22 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2006 at 6:42 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Stanford Shopping Center Now that retail is declining in Palo Alto, Palo Alto City Council is pushing Simon and Stanford to expand beyond current limits.
This is a major change after harrassing Sta... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by chrisk, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Dec 6, 2006 at 9:37 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2006 at 10:23 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Southgate and Walter Hays To all the residents of the Southgate community and in particular to those who were at the Board Study Session last night, I urge you to talk to the Walter Hays AAAG rep. abou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by AAAG Member, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 6, 2006 at 9:19 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 9, 2006 at 1:07 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hezbollah abuse and deception Today's NY Times reports that an Israeli report is coming out with declassified photos and videos demonstrating how Hezbollah drew fire upon civilians, residences, and convoys... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Dec 6, 2006 at 1:08 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2006 at 1:21 pm.
HISTORIC PHOTOS Dinah's Shack I took this picture sometime before they closed. The Dinah's Coffee Shop by the Pool is still there, but Dinah's Shack has been replaced with a Trader Vic's.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto High School Madrigal Dinner, December 9 & 10 HEAR YE, HEAR YE!
There are still tickets available for the Palo Alto High School Choirs' 3rd Annual Madrigal Dinner. Don't miss this great event!
It takes place Satur... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Theresa, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Dec 4, 2006 at 11:26 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2007 at 1:46 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Tasers in Palo Alto? I'm terribly upset by the Palo Alto City Council Colleagues' Memo regarding tasers, which will be discussed by the Council tonight, December 4.
Police Chief Johnson is q... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 4, 2006 at 1:24 pm There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2008 at 9:06 pm.
SPORTS Harris out, new coach in 2 weeks Stanford will use the new leadership as a major selling point in filling the new stadium after disappointing crowds in its 1st year.
Fortunately, most of the seats were pai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Dec 4, 2006 at 11:29 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2006 at 8:49 am.
RESTAURANTS The Counter on CAL Ave.- not worth it Terrible service, too expensive, but tasty burgers.
Our party of 8 seated were right away, but then had to ask 3 times for water and it took over 25 minutes to get enough w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gira, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Dec 4, 2006 at 11:27 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 6, 2009 at 12:21 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Jimmy Carter President Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and architect of the Camp David Accords, is to be applauded for his moral courage exposing the apartheid policies of Israel. Carte... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 3, 2006 at 11:23 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2006 at 12:06 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Library costs are not adding up Last Sunday I spoke to Palo Alto Library Director Diane Jennings to ask about the preliminary cost estimates of a new Mitchell Park Library, because the cost figures were not ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Dec 2, 2006 at 8:16 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 20, 2007 at 8:41 am.
SPORTS Paly Football WINS CCS!!!! That game in San Jose was AWESOME!!! What a great group of kids....kudos to their supportive parents too. Congratulations to the entire Paly Football team for a terrific seaso... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by pediRN, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 1, 2006 at 11:55 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Impeachment Elizabeth de la Vega (EdlV), a former federal prosecutor, offers a compelling case for the impeachment of George Bush and his close advisors, in her new book, ‘United States v... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 1, 2006 at 5:45 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2006 at 11:39 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Mary Frances Callan announces retirement PA Schools Superintendent Mary Frances Callan informed the school board Friday afternoon that she will retire effective next August. Her exact departure date could be sooner d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Dec 1, 2006 at 4:29 pm There have been 48 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2006 at 12:44 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents - lets get ahead We parents need a place to share our information on how to keep ahead of what's going on in our teens' lives. The homework thread shows that just as soon as we think we have s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Aother Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Dec 1, 2006 at 2:42 pm
RESTAURANTS DishDash A friend of mine and I ate at DishDash a few months ago. It was very very noisey, but not from music. The noise level was from customers and perhaps the wait staff. We sat by ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 1, 2006 at 1:42 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2007 at 2:48 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bogus News Reports The Center for Media and Democracy exposed another major threat to our democracy - a damning report of 46 stations in 22 states using bogus new clips disguised as news reports... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Nov 30, 2006 at 4:21 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 31, 2006 at 2:20 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS High School Work Load Are there students out there who have the time to tell me (a non high school parent) what your weekly homework load looks like? Rather than debating should finals come before... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Another Parent, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 30, 2006 at 1:47 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 28, 2007 at 1:17 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS HP's Hurd and Amnesia, and Insider Trading Looks like Mark Hurd's spin and temporary memory loss
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/11/02/hp-mark-hurds-amnesia/
has not saved him from yet another scandal. This time,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by J.L., a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2006 at 11:22 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES Rinconada Park tennis courts in need of repair and upgrade
The tennis courts in Rinconada Park are in need of repair. Courts 5 and 6 (at least) have major buckling and surface separation. This makes the courts very dangerous to play... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrew, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2006 at 9:49 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2006 at 12:26 pm.
AROUND TOWN Remodeling gone overboard A letter in today's weekly mentions that a new neighbor on David is planning to tear down what has been a tastefully remodeled, well maintained home. As someone who is in the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Remodeler, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2006 at 4:59 pm There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2007 at 4:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS So . . . What About That Trust Issue? I watched and watched the BoE meeting last night. Gail and Dana are moving ahead with the investigation. And yet, so much energy *not* spent on this important issue, which i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by BoardWatcher, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2006 at 12:32 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 1, 2006 at 1:30 pm.
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