HISTORIC PHOTOS
Paula, Michael and Margo Sirois Backyard on Beech St., E. Palo Alto, Summer of 55
The three of us did everything together. There was an old Jersey cow in the field behind our house that we named Bossie. Even though we did not own her...we rode her until t... |
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on Oct 7, 2007 at 4:24 pm by Paula S. Cornell, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Man hit by car while crossing Embarcadero
An 84-year-old man was struck and injured by a car Tuesday night in Palo Alto. The man is in serious but stable condition at Stanford Hospital, being treated for a broken leg ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 7, 2007 at 12:29 pm by Mark, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Concert in the cathedral
On a Friday this summer, in the massive medieval cathedral of Albi, France, my husband mounted the high pulpit to sing a solo. I would venture to say he was the first Jewish m... |
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on Oct 7, 2007 at 11:06 am by Francis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SPORTS
Pritchard will start at QB again for Stanford vs. TCU
It was only a few weeks ago that Tavita Pritchard spent his Saturday's standing on the sideline, watching T.C. Ostrander calling the signals as Stanford's starting quarterback... |
Editor |
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on Oct 6, 2007 at 9:10 pm by Cal Fan, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Oh My Goodness
WE JUST BEAT THE BEST TEA M IN THE NATION ! GO CARDINAL !!! |
Yea this was for Bill |
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on Oct 6, 2007 at 9:05 pm by Timothy Gray, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High School Girls Cutting Themselves
What is going on in our high schools? Girls are getting together and cutting themselves! I asked a few parents (at Gunn) if they have heard about this and they said 'yes', but... |
LivinginPaloAlto |
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on Oct 6, 2007 at 4:22 pm by JUL, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly Choir - another great performance
The Paly Choir returned from an early morning performance today at the Moscone Center in San Francisco where they sang, among others, "I left my Heart in San Francisco" and "T... |
Paly Parent |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 7:44 pm by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto football stopped again, 42-7
A lot has changed for the Palo Alto football team in just one year, which was evident on the field Friday night in the Vikings' 42-7 loss to visiting Los Gatos.
Read the fu... |
Editor |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 7:06 pm by Philip, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Addressing Pedestrian and Bike Safety in Embarcadero Underpass
This post is out of exasperation after the city's and school's failure to address the persistent bike and safety hazards in this underpass.
This is a very high traffic are... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 4:47 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Safeway Club Card holders 10% back to schools!
Here is a FREE, EASY way to donate money to a local elementary school:
If you shopped at Safeway between July 18 and September 5 you may have purchased certain products tha... |
Edith |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 3:28 pm by Edith, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford reporting more sexual assaults
According to statistics kept by the Stanford police, there was an increase in rapes and sexual assaults last year, with six assaults in 2006 compared to one in 2005.
Read the... |
Editor |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 3:10 pm by ro, a resident of Los Altos |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two men arrested for theft at PG&E substation
Two San Leandro men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal copper ground wiring at a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. substation Wednesday night, according to Menlo ... |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 5:39 am by janet, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tourism Palo Alto
A story in today's PA Daily News regarding the city's push to get more toruists in town:
Web Link
Won't this cre... |
Marvin |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 5:23 am by Former Visitor, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
U.S. drivers are underpaying local, state and national governments by $40 to $105 billion a year.
This has implications for our region. Looks like the auto lobby has managed to ride free on our backs. Infill housing and mass transity will go a long way toward solving this ... |
Mike |
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on Oct 5, 2007 at 12:10 am by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Survey on school performance & new bond measure?
On Saturday, we received a call from a private research firm that obtained our unlisted number from PAUSD.
They wanted to know if we were happy with our school's performanc... |
Parent |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 11:03 pm by Not again, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Roadside sign?
They marched for freedom
but what they got
was just a jungle
burial plot
Myanmar Shave |
Walter_E_Wallis |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 9:56 pm by Logical, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
One Person...Same Topic....24 hour period!
One person has submitted the same topic three times in a 24 hour period. Perhaps the editor could condense those three into one comment. It's annoying that someone is allowe... |
Resident |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 4:22 pm by Resident, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Emergency Rally for Childrens Health Care
Please pass this information on to friends, neighbors, families and supporters of health care for children.
You may have heard on the news this morning that President Bush ... |
Elaine Elbizri |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 2:45 pm by good grief, a member of the Gunn High School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Longs Robbed?
PAPD is doing a sweep of the Longs Drugstore parking lot near San Antonio and El Camino with MVPD. A single perpetrator. Another robbery?
Be safe...
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 12:50 pm by just thinking, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council to hear library recommendation tonight
Boosted by a city audit that found Palo Alto's libraries in poor condition and in need of significant improvements, the Palo Alto Library Advisory Commission will recommend a ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 1:08 am by Benjamin, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Students ready to 'Walk and Roll'
Students from Walter Hayes Elementary School walked and rode their bikes to school Wednesday morning as part of Palo Alto's "Walk and Roll" week, which officially kicked off F... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 9:38 pm by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Fire at Romic burns worker's ears
The old adage that burning ears mean someone is talking behind one's back took on a new and painful meaning for one employee at Romic Environmental Technologies.
The employee... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 3:11 pm by Bob Sales, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
EPA man riding in a car shot and killed last week
An East Palo Alto man riding a car in North Fair Oaks south of Redwood City was shot and killed last week, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department reported this week.
Re... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:37 pm by Jayfer, a resident of East Palo Alto |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Leash Laws - Again
I choose to let my dog run off-leash. This action knowingly violates the leash law, which I do not support. It's OK to violate a law -- but ONLY if I'm willing to accept the... |
Dog Owner |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 10:53 am by Dog Owner, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents sought for school-language committee
School district representatives are seeking parents to serve on the Foreign Language in Elementary Schools (FLES) committee.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 10:49 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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