ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Moon to eclipse sun on Sunday Foothill College Astronomy Chair Andrew Fraknoi has some advice for what not to do during the solar eclipse on Sunday, May 20: Don't look at the sun with unprotected eyes.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford student groups plan protest of Blair visit Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will give a talk at Stanford University today on development in Africa, and several student groups are planning to protest his appeara... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2012 at 12:33 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2012 at 6:44 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Menlo Park commission OKs Facebook plan The impact reports for the proposed Facebook campus expansion, along with the associated developer agreement, got the thumbs up Monday night from the Menlo Park Planning Commi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 12, 2012 at 11:39 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Three challenge Rich Gordon in Assembly race As Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, asks District 24 residents to return him to the state Assembly for another two years, three challengers with no experience in elective politics a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 12, 2012 at 9:37 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2012 at 9:51 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Shortfall in California’s Budget Swells to $16 Billion Am I the only person who is terrified with the news that the CA budget deficit swells to $16b from the projected $9b at the beginning of the year? Here is Gov. Brown explaini... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by @Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 12, 2012 at 5:26 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2012 at 10:37 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Contrast and Compare - Gun use "According to Germany's Der Spiegel, German police shot only 85 bullets in all of 2011, a stark reminder that not every country is as gun-crazy as the U.S. of A. ...most of th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Matt, a resident of Los Altos, on May 12, 2012 at 12:24 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Three elected officials vie for 5th District supervisor seat California State Sen. Joe Simitian is the 800-pound gorilla in this November's three-way race to represent northern Santa Clara County on the Board of Supervisors.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Governor Romney on Equality "I am more convinced than ever before that as we seek to establish full equality for America's gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my oppon... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Equal Mom, a resident of East Palo Alto, on May 9, 2012 at 2:50 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2012 at 12:21 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Simitian pushes bill to keep parks open With a July 1 deadline looming over a budget-cutting plan that would close some 70 of the 270 state parks, two state senators are proposing an alternative that could keep abou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 9, 2012 at 12:07 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2012 at 12:13 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO "If I wanted America to Fail" Web Link
This Youtube clip captures the essence of why America is headed downhill. The environmental extremists are killing us. Even here... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Laurence, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on May 6, 2012 at 1:07 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2012 at 6:23 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Mobile apps help PTSD sufferers Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can now get help managing panic and depression from their phones.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Crash course to bankruptcy again! Crash course to bankruptcy again!
In the great economic depression of the late 20's and 30's , they had no economic guarantees on wages.The auto business was one of the first... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ted Rudow III, MA, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 4, 2012 at 11:21 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2012 at 10:26 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO UC President: Non-resident admissions help pay the bills Non-resident students squeezing out residents is not the University of California's biggest problem, the system's president said Thursday.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Electrification of Caltrain approved by board Caltrain has received a unanimous thumbs-up by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to electrify the Peninsula commuter-rail system.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Supervisor candidates to speak at forum tonight The seven candidates for the District 4 seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors have been invited to answer questions at an election forum tonight, May 3, in Menlo P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 3, 2012 at 1:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2012 at 1:19 pm.
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.
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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.