DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Debating criminal issues, the death penalty and sexual offenders How do you feel about the death penalty? Or the three-strikes-and-you’re-out law in California? Or trying 14-year-olds as adults? Or favoring police officers in the court syst... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Oct 9, 2006 at 8:47 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 29, 2006 at 10:43 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Discourse -- or diatribe on blog sites? Whatever happened to reasoned discourse?
A couple of months ago, I was invited to write a blog for the Palo Alto Weekly. I agreed, and thought it would be fun.
And four ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Oct 2, 2006 at 9:03 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2007 at 2:29 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Spending $1 million - just for a 'study’ of a new police station $1,037,490. That is the amount the Palo Alto City Council unanimously agreed to spend last Monday night for a new police building “study” on initial design, environmental revi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 27, 2006 at 8:24 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2007 at 4:52 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Council should deal with local issues, not partisan state props The Palo Alto City Council debate last Monday night on supporting federal, state and county issues went way over the top for me. The council spent more than an hour debating t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 19, 2006 at 10:12 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 27, 2006 at 2:20 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Shop Palo Alto? "Destination Palo Alto is an initiative of the Palo Alto City Council to encourage
visitorship to the city. The effort involves a host of partners, including Stanfo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 10, 2006 at 4:28 pm There have been 56 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 22, 2006 at 4:15 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Use of ‘pretexting’ by HP is way out of line The chairman of the board of Hewlett-Packard, Patricia Dunn, worried about boardroom leaks to the media, decided to hire a firm to get the cell and landline phone records of H... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 7, 2006 at 9:03 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 13, 2006 at 1:04 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Time to ban pit bulls The deadly attack of a small Maltese dog by three pit bulls last Saturday is yet another in a seemingly unending series of maulings by pit bull terriers over the years.
Thi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 29, 2006 at 8:53 am There have been 392 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 3, 2006 at 3:53 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Fighting crime in Palo Alto by banning smoking? As part of a clamp down on crime in Palo Alto, a new ordinance is being drafted that would ban drinking and smoking in all city parks.
Smoking?
The proposed ordinance is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 21, 2006 at 3:43 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 13, 2006 at 1:04 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Why give ANY bonuses to city employees? The more I thought about the $17,000 in bonuses that the four Palo Alto City Council-appointed administrators received last week, the angrier I became.
Here we are at a poi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 14, 2006 at 2:47 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2006 at 10:44 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG No bonus for Benest Well, it looks like Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest will not be receiving a bonus this year – unless the City Council reverses its very own recommendations at its Aug. 7 m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 5, 2006 at 4:25 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 11, 2006 at 11:23 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Do we really need more housing in Palo Alto? It’s fascinating how what was once such a politically correct idea in Palo Alto – providing more housing, particularly affordable housing – has within the last year experience... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 29, 2006 at 11:39 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 7, 2006 at 1:02 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG It's warming up To escape the soaring temperatures on Sunday, I went to the movie theater to see a film about global warming.
Standing in line, everyone seemed aware of the heat. “It’s 110... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 24, 2006 at 2:40 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 9, 2010 at 6:22 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG In search of a restroom I spent Saturday afternoon walking around downtown Palo Alto looking for a public restroom.
Not that I was in immediate need of one, but the City Council last Monday passed... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 16, 2006 at 3:24 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 21, 2008 at 5:57 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG A more entrepreneurial approach vs. Enron
I know I have written a lot about Enron and what I have called the City of Palo Alto’s “cave-in” in terms of handing over a $21.5 million check as final settlement to a laws... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 16, 2006 at 1:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 12, 2006 at 6:58 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Lions vs. burglars Two years ago we were worried about mountain lions invading our yards in Palo Alto. This year we are worried about burglars invading our houses. I’d rather worry about the lio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 8, 2006 at 11:39 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 16, 2006 at 8:30 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Enron loses this time, but Palo Alto lost last year If Palo Alto had only waited, it may have found out that it really didn’t have to give bankrupt Enron Corp. creditors $21.5 million.
But the City Council caved in, and 14 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 4, 2006 at 1:47 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 9, 2006 at 3:27 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Let's vote on a new police building now In their eagerness to build a new police station in town, Palo Alto City Council members may have forgotten about all of us.
On Monday night, the council unanimously appro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jun 29, 2006 at 8:42 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 12, 2006 at 6:18 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG New Utilities Director could cost Palo Alto lots of $$$$s Not only has it taken more than six months for the city to begin its search for a new Utilities Director for Palo Alto, but City Manager Frank Benest already has warned the Ci... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jun 20, 2006 at 9:32 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2006 at 11:03 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Enron wins again, Palo Alto and other cities lose Enron wins again! The company that manipulated natural gas and electricity prices, gouging thousands of Californians, including Palo Alto residents, has just won a $50 million... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jun 20, 2006 at 9:18 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 22, 2006 at 10:47 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Group think among the political Sometimes I wonder if ordinary residents who get elected to public office suddenly become part of an “Elected Officials” club and thus feel compelled to support each other.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jun 14, 2006 at 11:56 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 8, 2010 at 3:56 pm.
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