ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
"Oh My G _ _ " Why?
It seems that for almost everyone, the above phrase is just everyday vocabulary. We hear it all the time and read it in popular literature. Profanity is now just plain accepta... |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 1:45 am by Behold ..., a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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... |
theopaul |
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on Aug 21, 2007 at 4:15 pm by William, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police to target red-light runners this week
Red-light runners beware. Police officers in Palo Alto and throughout Santa Clara County will be watching -- and writing citations this week.
Read the full story here http:... |
Editor |
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on Aug 21, 2007 at 3:08 pm by paloaltosucks, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Alma affordable-housing project doubles
A drastically revamped and expanded below-market housing project at Alma Street and Channing Avenue failed to keep Palo Alto City Council members alert enough to conclude an i... |
Editor |
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on Aug 21, 2007 at 9:44 am by another mother here, a member of the Gunn High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Fascism in America: watch a BBC special
Document uncovers details of a planned coup in the USA in 1933 by right-wing American businessmen. The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D Roosevelt with the help ... |
concerned american |
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on Aug 21, 2007 at 6:21 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Our Town: A life 'for the birds'
A homeless man, sounding defeated, says he has been looking for work but can't find a job. He's articulate and thoughtful.
Read the full story here Web Link.... |
Editor |
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on Aug 20, 2007 at 8:51 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Who were those masked men?
Wearing a black and gold Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling) mask, guitarist Eddie Angel looks downright sinister. His fellow Los Straitjackets band members -- guitaris... |
Editor |
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on Aug 19, 2007 at 5:31 pm by Jim R, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council Election Ballot Order
The other newspaper in town reported that the Secretary of State's randomized alphabet would be used for the candidates ballot order for the November Council election, because... |
Herb Borock |
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on Aug 19, 2007 at 4:07 pm by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Elks Lodge Development Takes Heat
The Architectural Review Board (ARB) reviewed SummerHill Homes proposed development for the Elks Lodge site on El Camino Real this week. SummerHill Homes proposes building 43... |
JW |
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on Aug 19, 2007 at 5:16 am by common sense, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Earthquake in Peru: Information
I received the following news announcement from the Red Cross and thought this might be of interest to Palo Alto residents. We all need to be alert to the possibility of terr... |
Alice Smith |
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on Aug 18, 2007 at 11:27 pm by Alice Smith, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
MOVIES
The Invasion
I saw this movie because the reviews said it wasn't scary enough-- yay! I thought it was a great "bad" movie. It was exciting, interesting, and not gory (no more so than Ani... |
Sarah |
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on Aug 18, 2007 at 10:56 pm by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: There's lots of heat, but where's the fire?
Things couldn't possibly have gone more wrong in Palo Alto's response to a request from city firefighters to participate in memorial services for two Contra Costa County firef... |
Editor |
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on Aug 18, 2007 at 8:38 pm by Fireman, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Future is Obvious
I am starting this thread, because I, occasionally, see statements to the effect that something is obvious in the future.
For example, "Almost ANYONE with a grain of common... |
Gary |
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on Aug 18, 2007 at 12:13 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Rent-free for the six month, Where??? In Palo Alto, CA
In the article "Latte for the train",Palo Alto Weekly August 15, 2007 by Becky Trout, there were many interesting issues. The most incredulous was "the city is offering ... |
H Feng, MD |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 7:27 pm by Commuter, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Where is the conscience of our city?
State Senator Joe Simitian, while serving on the Palo Alto City Council in the 1990s, once referred to the Human Relations Commission as "the conscience of our city."
Read... |
Editor |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 6:20 pm by Civic Responsibility, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Have buyers' remorse?
Wish you had done something differently before committing to buying a house in Palo Alto, Mountain View or Menlo Park (or nearby)? What's causing the angst (other than feeling... |
Carol Blitzer |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 11:54 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Cost of War Bring our Troops Home: Today, Noon City Hall
You May Already Have Lost 10 Billion Dollars
Thursday, August 16, 2007 War at Home Report Releases
PALO ALTO
Action Data: Cost of War Report Release (91)
Event Name... |
Alice Smnith |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 11:50 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Dozen candidates make PA council deadline
With no incumbents, the race for four seats on the Palo Alto City Council will pit connected political newcomers against those with less name recognition in a field of 11 or 1... |
Editor |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 11:44 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mortgage crisis hits even affluent Palo Altans
Even affluent, good-credit-risk Palo Altans are feeling spinoff effects of the national and international collapse of the subprime mortgage market. Local experts told the Week... |
Editor |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 9:03 am by R Wray, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Commission candidates present plans for rundown library system
Six candidates, from proud gadfly to self-proclaimed neutral observer, are in the running for an open seat on the Palo Alto Library Advisory Commission (LAC). The City Council... |
Editor |
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on Aug 16, 2007 at 9:14 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Streetwise
Question and interviews by Adena DeMonte Photographs by Marjan Sadoughi.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesd... |
Editor |
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on Aug 16, 2007 at 3:51 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Letters
Greening PA
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Aug 16, 2007 at 3:50 pm by member, new, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Watertown, Massachusetts severs ties with Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
The move came under immense pressure from the town's large Armenian community, which is angry over the ADL's unwillingness to acknowledge the killings of Armenians during Worl... |
Guess Who |
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on Aug 16, 2007 at 9:11 am by Guess Who, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto tech company's stock price soars
Palo Alto tech company VMware blasted out of obscurity Tuesday as its stock price soared following an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
Read the full st... |
Editor |
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on Aug 15, 2007 at 11:04 pm by Other resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto man arrested for burglary, fighting
An Opportunity Center resident was arrested Friday afternoon after he punched through a glass window at Town and Country Village Shopping Center, stole an item and returned bl... |
Editor |
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on Aug 15, 2007 at 8:49 pm by WORD, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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