AROUND TOWN Who's Funding the Opportunity Center? Based on the decreasing availability of funds to provide basic city services to the residents of Palo Alto, City Mangager Benest is understandably proposing a reduction in th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kate, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 9, 2007 at 8:34 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2008 at 3:42 am.
AROUND TOWN sad news about Briones house Sad news about the Briones house. The owners should be shunned by any responsible person.
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joyce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 9, 2007 at 5:23 am There have been 37 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2010 at 5:39 pm.
AROUND TOWN Locker room talk In the locker room of my gym at about 5 p.m. today, I was quite disheartened to hear a man I assume to be a member of my community openly using pejorative language and making... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Mar 7, 2007 at 11:33 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2007 at 3:08 pm.
AROUND TOWN Golf Instruction Does any one know reasonable lessons for Golf in Palo Alto? (This is for a very very beginner ) READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by BeginnerGolfer, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Mar 7, 2007 at 11:24 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2007 at 9:26 am.
AROUND TOWN Round Up used to kill weeds at schools & parks The recent palo alto weekly has a brief article about the use of round up week killer
(an herbicide) at one of our local schools and or parks. The school district seems to b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by theopaul, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Mar 7, 2007 at 9:56 am There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 21, 2007 at 4:15 pm.
AROUND TOWN afternoon family daycare... recomendation needed! I am looking for a family daycare center in Palo Alto area. Can you recomend any? I have a 5 and a 9 year-old that needs afternoon day care. Thanks in advance for any info. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by carolina, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Mar 5, 2007 at 7:45 pm
AROUND TOWN Aggressive Homeless 2 I was unable to post a second comment on the issue of aggressive homeless individuals in downtown Palo Alto and so I continue that discussion here.
One solution that migh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kate, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 2, 2007 at 10:30 am There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2007 at 12:32 pm.
AROUND TOWN Why do Stanford's signs only cover North Palo Alto? I was driving down El Camino today and noticed all the signs for the Cantor museum. There are two signs per lamp post, on both sides of the roads, which works out to about ev... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Midtown resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 1, 2007 at 7:13 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2007 at 5:56 pm.
AROUND TOWN MA Student suicide Has anyone heard about a recent student suicide at MA? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Barnie, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Mar 1, 2007 at 10:33 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2007 at 11:42 am.
AROUND TOWN Aggressive Homeless Today, I and my thirteen pound Westie were attacked by a homeless man in downtown Palo Alto around 4:30 p.m. There was no provocation for the attack. He simply walked over t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kate, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 8:36 pm There have been 84 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 11, 2011 at 5:42 am.
AROUND TOWN A welcome tribute to Judge Manley Living where and with whom we live it becomes a stereotype to presume the extraordinary people who are our community. In this sense I was greatly gratified that the Weekly cho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter Bortz, MD, a resident of Portola Valley, on Feb 28, 2007 at 1:56 pm
AROUND TOWN Did Embarcadero Road needed paving 3 years ago? Three years ago I was of the impression that Embarcadero Road needed repaving. I have only seen patchwork done on it all the time.
Traveling on Embarcadero Road is woefully b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sardar Patel, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 10:49 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2007 at 9:21 am.
AROUND TOWN Sears not closing / Home Depot "delayed" Today, we learn that Sears on San Antonio is not really closing; it is having a remodeling sale. Its lease has been extended 3 years while Home Depot gets its act together. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 8:27 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 18, 2007 at 10:30 am.
AROUND TOWN Where is Diana Diamond? She hasn't posted anything since mid January. Is she still with the Weekly? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GSB, a resident of Mountain View, on Feb 23, 2007 at 6:30 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2007 at 10:29 am.
AROUND TOWN Whole Foods to buy Wild Oats How will this affect the possibility of a Wild Oats being located in the old Albertsons site on Embarcadero? Would Whole Foods put a Wild Oats there or would it give up the s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by James, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 21, 2007 at 8:54 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2007 at 3:54 pm.
AROUND TOWN Are there still parrots (conures) around Palo Alto? I've seen news articles in years past about a Palo Alto flock of small green parrots (conures, like the famed wild parrots of Telegraph Hill. They would fly over Rinconada pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Looking for Parrots, a member of the Ohlone School community, on Feb 17, 2007 at 5:45 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 23, 2012 at 3:49 pm.
AROUND TOWN Long Time Residents vs. Developer / Prop Rights Where should the line be drawn? Should developers who will not live in the neighborhoods where they build have more stringent rules?
A majority of the neighbors on my stree... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Metzler McVey, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Feb 14, 2007 at 11:33 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2007 at 1:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN Childhood memories of Mitchell Park Mitchell Park will soon be celebrating its 50th anniversary in April. The City's Community Services Department is planning a gala celebration. We would love to hear your favor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Greg Betts, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Feb 12, 2007 at 8:56 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2011 at 1:29 am.
AROUND TOWN 10,000 Steps a Day Challenge I am a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, and Mayor Kishimoto has announced a community wide challenge as a follow on to the challenge the Commission had with Palo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Feb 10, 2007 at 7:21 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2007 at 6:57 pm.
AROUND TOWN Older cyclists must be role models for youth I know we have had threads before on cyclists not stopping at stop signs, but an incident this morning has made me take this up again.
I was driving my freshman to Paly bec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2007 at 9:44 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2007 at 11:04 am.
AROUND TOWN Did you attend the Live in Peace march and rally? There seemed to be a lot of people who came from Palo Alto and other neighboring communities to attend the event in East Palo Alto on Saturday.
If you are a resident of on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael Levin, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 4, 2007 at 6:35 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2007 at 2:20 pm.
AROUND TOWN Maybe I'm obsessed, but I don't think so... It amazes me how in a relatively short amount of time in a relatively small geographic area, there are what seems like hundreds of Toyota Prius owners. First off, I don't own ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by fabravo, a resident of another community, on Feb 2, 2007 at 2:53 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2007 at 10:12 pm.
AROUND TOWN Are they moving that old church? Does anyone know what they are doing with that building on Ramona near downtown? It looks like they are going to move it. Any idea on what's going on? If they are moving it, w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Izzy, a resident of another community, on Feb 2, 2007 at 2:15 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2007 at 8:08 am.
AROUND TOWN Emmy Award Dancer at Sequoias Caminos Flamencos will feature the classic Flamenco dancer Yaelisa in a performance of Flamenco en Color Vivo at 7 p.m., Friday, February 16, in Hanson Hall at The Sequoias in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Onnolee Trapp, a resident of Portola Valley, on Feb 1, 2007 at 10:55 pm