PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Afghanistan, Taliban, Al Qaeda If I were sitting in that egg shaped office along PA Avenue, I think I would be telling our folks that we are going to shut down the current effort after the November election... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Aug 1, 2010 at 10:06 am There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2010 at 5:37 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG High Speed Rail Disconnects Off goes a "marketing team" from the HSR Authority to Washington, DC to "spin" a survey that shows potential patrons of a North/South artery of HSR favor it. While the formul... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jul 29, 2010 at 6:00 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 5, 2010 at 9:55 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG How About A Mosque In Palo Alto? I am totally repulsed by the objections to the buidling of mosques in varioous places around the United States being reported recently in the national press.
There are nume... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jul 22, 2010 at 2:26 pm There have been 213 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 20, 2012 at 2:34 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Sarah Palin at CSU Stanlislaus I find Ms. Palin to be cut out of the same cloth of Huey Long, George Wallace, and other such populists who presently call themselves "Tea Partiers." Which means I do not hol... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jul 16, 2010 at 7:45 pm There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 27, 2010 at 10:47 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Summer Camps-and the Living is Easy, Breezy, Queasy?
I would like to have a community conversation about the summer camp options we have for our kids in Palo Alto. I have no pre-conceived notions about the options families ha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jul 6, 2010 at 10:56 am
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Chili Cook Off July 4th at Mitchell Park This has to be one of the most fun events we have annually in Palo Alto.
In my capacity as a Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commissioner, I put in my time with the satisfac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jun 28, 2010 at 3:09 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 7, 2010 at 10:43 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Baseball Mud We are well into baseball season, Our Little League and Babe Ruth players are into their season's ends and the championships that
follow on.
In the major leagues, there ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jun 12, 2010 at 3:10 pm
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Enjoy Your Pre-Primary Weekend and Monday I have lost count of the number of canned pre-recorded phone calls I have gotten in the last few days around next Tuesday's California Primary Election.
I have stopped ans... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jun 5, 2010 at 2:45 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 6, 2010 at 12:31 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG A Not So Perfect Baseball Game This is for those of us who follow baseball, be it the Giants, our kids in T-Ball or anything in between.
There has been a great deal of buzz about how what should have bee... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jun 5, 2010 at 10:58 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 5, 2010 at 3:45 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Debacle in the Gulf Of Mexico There are no heroes in this debacle.
I am trying to picture myself as the head of BP, Sec'y of Interior Salazar, and as what I perceived to be an exhausted POTUS yesterday ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on May 28, 2010 at 12:28 pm There have been 94 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 14, 2010 at 8:04 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Out of Touch, In Touch
Palo Alto City Government at long last is confronting fiscal realities.
It is not unique to this town, it has been an elephant in many rooms city and state wide for at le... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on May 23, 2010 at 10:03 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2010 at 10:11 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Tea Party at PA Post Office? I was taking care of some company business this afternoon with Wells Fargo and the downtown PA post office at the corners of Waverley and Hamilton.
Maybe it was the time of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on May 5, 2010 at 4:30 pm There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 20, 2010 at 11:52 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Willie Mays, Local Baseball Hero I love baseball.
Willie Mays played for the Giants when I was a Bay Area kid, and he was rightly an icon.
There is a new biography about him that just has come out. I h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Apr 30, 2010 at 7:27 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 4, 2010 at 8:43 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Next Supreme Court Nominee I have a process observation and a substantive observation.
Process: it appears that Obama is trying to work with the Senate leadership and the Judiciary Committee leaders... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Apr 20, 2010 at 4:03 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 6, 2010 at 6:56 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Calif. GOP Politics At This Point I want to make it clear that I think all the people running for Governor and US Senator on the GOP side are actually fine people, to be admired for what they have done in thei... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Apr 16, 2010 at 5:59 pm There have been 63 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2010 at 7:29 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG It Isn't Easy Being Green With apologies to Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street, this Byxbee Park/Composting Facility question is an incredible conundrum.
Well intentioned people/leaders of enhancing... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Apr 6, 2010 at 10:57 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2010 at 1:08 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Go Cardinal Hoops! March Madness Hoops this year has been great.
I am not one to obsess over sports, but I do appreciate what it can do for young people who participate in it, and the enter... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Apr 5, 2010 at 3:44 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2010 at 12:05 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG MBA Absurdity as a Sign of the Times I had the good fortune to attend a prominent business school, and graduated from it more years ago than I care to admit. It has a great local alumni club, terrific alumni sup... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Apr 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2010 at 1:58 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Filling Out the Census Form I hope everyone has a Good Friday.
It was not lost on me that the US Census form was due to be sent on on April Fool's Day.
I sent mine in a few days back, no big deal t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Apr 2, 2010 at 9:10 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2010 at 6:02 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG DC Beltway Noise In a way, I miss W. My personal point of view about the man and his Presidency is niether here nor there, but he was pretty consistent and predictable in his policies. Good ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 31, 2010 at 8:38 am There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2010 at 12:14 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Sarah Palin For President? Palin -vs- Obama 2012 READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 28, 2010 at 9:38 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2010 at 5:23 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Time at the Coffee Bars in PA Each workday, I stop on my way to work in Fremont to one of a handful of Palo Alto coffee places to pick up a brew.
I take a “half caf” which helps me get my day started ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 27, 2010 at 7:35 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:32 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Catholic Church, Priests and Pedophelia I was raised Catholic. I attended Catholic schools with scary nuns as teachers until 7th grade, and did a one year stint my high school freshman year at an all boys Jesuit C... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 27, 2010 at 7:29 am There have been 65 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2010 at 2:32 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG The Politics of Health Care Reform A sea change took place this past weekend when Congress passed by a whisker the way health care will work in the country going forward.
As an American person, I found it ti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 22, 2010 at 10:41 am There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 6, 2010 at 6:59 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Irresponsible Israel This has nothing to do with being Jewish or Muslim. It has to do with sovereign states acting responsibly.
The State of Israel is a bully. It treats the Palestinians like... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 14, 2010 at 12:07 pm There have been 108 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 22, 2010 at 12:53 am.