ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO NASA asks public for meteor photos and videos NASA and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute are asking for the public's help finding footage photos and video of a daylight meteor that fell over Northern... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 26, 2012 at 10:23 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2012 at 6:19 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Menlo Park fire district strikes deal with Facebook The Menlo Park Fire Protection District board voted unanimously on Tuesday to enter into an agreement between Facebook and the fire district that would provide expanded emerge... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 25, 2012 at 8:57 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2012 at 9:18 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Will Romney and GOP continue Bush policies? George Bush was the self-described "CEO president," and Mitt Romeny wants the same mantle.
While one doesn't see much daylight between Bush and Romney's policies, it appear... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by D Palmetto, a resident of Atherton, on Apr 23, 2012 at 8:27 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2012 at 11:36 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Why Congress Should Serve People not Corporations The heart of the global economy is a war economy. War is big business, transnational corporations profit from the destruction and rebuilding of entire countries. A few benefit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol Brouillet, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Apr 22, 2012 at 5:59 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO The Political Lynching of George Zimmerman. Zimmerman (Z) was high tech lynched by the liberal press, before he was arrested. Barack Obama jumped in to tighten the noose.
But, oh what?! Z actually DID have wounds o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ken, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 20, 2012 at 2:20 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2012 at 10:05 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Please Don't bulldoze the voters in order to bulldoze our baylands. Open Letter To the City Council, Redwood City
As a resident of Palo Alto, I will be directly impacted by any development on the bay; your Cargill project appears to me to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Alice Schaffer Smith, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Apr 20, 2012 at 10:51 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Menlo Park signs off on Facebook terms One by one, the public speakers at the Tuesday night meeting told the council in no uncertain terms what they thought about the proposed agreement with Facebook. And what they... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 19, 2012 at 8:34 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2012 at 7:56 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford group offers online parenting class Raising balanced children in a fast-paced world is the theme of an online parenting class launched this month by a Stanford University-based organization.
Read the full story... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 19, 2012 at 9:03 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 19, 2012 at 9:03 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Legislative analyst: 'Deny high-speed rail funding' California legislators should deny Gov. Jerry Brown's requests for all but minimal funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority in the current budget process, the Legi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 18, 2012 at 10:12 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2012 at 2:24 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO GSA circus investigation in front of a GOP congress The GOP circus "investigation" is a joke. This is an attemtp to go after a very good and honest President Obama. President Obama understands that GSA has a private element t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ed, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Apr 16, 2012 at 1:32 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2012 at 5:57 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bike Safety is more than helmets From watching bike riders lately, I have seen some very poor examples of the right way to do it. Most of those riding bikes at any age are wearing helmets, but there is a lot... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Occasional cyclist, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Apr 14, 2012 at 11:33 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 18, 2012 at 3:47 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Feature story: Saving the birds Colorful mosaic art composed of broken bits of tile are scattered throughout the maze of enclosures clustered around Michele Raffin's Los Altos Hills Home. Raffin is the execu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 13, 2012 at 11:35 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2012 at 10:01 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO On Deadline: Nationwide search for 'urban forester' left no leaf unturned After an exhaustive nationwide search for someone to fill Palo Alto's new "urban forester" position, city officials have found their forester.
Read the full story here http:... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 13, 2012 at 8:12 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2012 at 8:02 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Socialist Korea The fact that the missle test from socialist Korea failed is no surprise. The surprisng thing is that the socialists actually allowed the world press to watch their (presumed... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2012 at 4:24 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 16, 2012 at 5:40 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO More than 700 lightning strikes hit during storm Thursday The storm that struck Thursday night triggered more than 700 lightning strikes around the Bay Area, set new records for rainfall and left thousands without power, officials sa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 13, 2012 at 1:47 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2012 at 6:20 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Barack Obama's war on women
Hilary Rosen.
Who does she think she is? I raised four children, and it was WORK!
Give me a break! If she is the the face of the Obama campaign, I will, for the firs... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jenny, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Apr 12, 2012 at 2:17 pm There have been 37 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2012 at 9:49 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Newt Gingrich accuses foreigners of manipulating the US Presidential election Story in the New York Times: Web Link
Newt Gingrich, a former employee of Fox News, accuses Australian ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by newt, a resident of Stanford, on Apr 12, 2012 at 1:04 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 9, 2012 at 9:42 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO HSR misunderstanding The primary reason for objecting to the original 4 track HSR was the taking of properties it necessitated. Not mentioned was the fact that these takings were not just throwing... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 11, 2012 at 2:14 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO When background checks miss the mark How a local private school unknowingly hired a teacher with a decades-long history of child molestation allegations.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 10, 2012 at 2:40 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 11, 2012 at 3:54 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO East Palo Alto's Cooley Landing gets $5 million grant East Palo Alto's Cooley Landing Park Project has received a $5 million grant from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, the city announced Monday.
Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 9, 2012 at 1:06 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 16, 2012 at 4:31 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Why? I am bringing up a very old topic. Call is cosmology, religion, god, physics.
I am compeltely unsatisfied by the "why not" answer. The "because it is" is a non-answer.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2012 at 5:59 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2012 at 9:38 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO March Job Numbers below estimates The famous bikini graph Web Link
Overlaid bikini graphs from previous recessions Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Joe Palm, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2012 at 10:53 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2012 at 12:14 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Endangered butterflies released at Edgewood County Park As part of a continuing effort to repopulate the checkerspot butterfly in San Mateo County, a group of biologists and volunteers hand-carried a few dozen of the endangered spe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 4, 2012 at 4:59 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2012 at 7:55 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Mountain View woman surprises burglar East Palo Alto police arrested a man and two teenage boys suspected of burglarizing a Mountain View home on March 30.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 4, 2012 at 1:52 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2012 at 5:38 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO New high-speed rail plan has price tag dropping by $30B California's proposed high-speed rail system would extend from the Central Valley to the Los Angeles Basin within the next decade and would cost $30 billion less than previous... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 2, 2012 at 10:57 am There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2012 at 5:18 pm.