CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Do you think the law should be changed relating to young drivers?
There have been two major incidents recently involving young, in this case, teenage drivers. Do you think that the law should be modified to address these issues? Would chang... |
lvandusen@PaloAltoOnline.com |
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on Aug 17, 2006 at 10:59 pm by parent of two boys, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
RESTAURANTS
New Creperie Bistro Maxine
Has anyone heard anything about this place? Apparently, it's a crepe place going in on California Ave. I'm curious to know when it opens, etc. |
Ella |
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on Aug 17, 2006 at 9:45 pm by Susanne, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Hotel & expansion at Stanford Shopping Center?
According to the Weekly, Palo Alto and the owners of the Stanford Shopping Center are discussing another expansion to the center...to possibly include a hotel.
Web Link... |
Jon P |
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on Aug 17, 2006 at 6:02 pm by Jon P, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Willow Tree allergies
How many people in Palo Alto like me have over the years acquired an allergy from the Willow tree pollen or dust from the leaves? At the rate the City of Palo Alto and relat... |
Marvin Lee |
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on Aug 17, 2006 at 5:13 pm by Marvin Lee, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Affordable Housing Planned for SOFA
The report in today's PA Weekly about the Community Housing Alliance's (CHA) plans to develop an affordable family residential community on Alma in the downtown area brings wo... |
Carol Lamont |
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on Aug 16, 2006 at 10:30 pm by David Lieberman, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City should restore Brown Bag Concerts
Weekly editorial, Aug. 9:
For some unexplained reason, Palo Alto has opted not to seek donations this year to keep the summertime Brown Bag Concerts around next year. ... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Aug 16, 2006 at 2:35 pm by trudy, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Commercial vs. Housing
This post was created in conjunction with the Palo Alto Online News Poll.
Do you think Palo Alto should prevent commercial areas from turning into housing? |
Frank Bravo |
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on Aug 14, 2006 at 3:15 pm by ALLEN PODELL, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Help Senator Feinstein save Sesame Street!
Earlier this summer, House Republicans voted to slash NPR and PBS, starting with children's programming like "Sesame Street" and eventually eliminating all federal support. No... |
Parent of two PBS Kids Fans |
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on Aug 14, 2006 at 1:19 pm by Concerned, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Crows threaten smaller birds
The July 21 Weekly article about crows acknowledged the recent increase of large crows in Palo Alto and assured the readers that they are harmless to humans. A subsequent lett... |
Laszlo Tokes |
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on Aug 14, 2006 at 12:54 pm by random person, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
There was last week, and this week I came to work
Last week I came to work each day with the simple intention of doing my job.
Then on Friday afternoon, as the Jewish Sabbath approached, a horrific and shocking hate crime w... |
Lois Giovacchini |
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on Aug 13, 2006 at 9:48 pm by Jay, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
A more entrepreneurial approach vs. Enron
I know I have written a lot about Enron and what I have called the City of Palo Alto’s “cave-in” in terms of handing over a $21.5 million check as final settlement to a laws... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Aug 12, 2006 at 6:58 pm by Ken, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
No bonus for Benest
Well, it looks like Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest will not be receiving a bonus this year – unless the City Council reverses its very own recommendations at its Aug. 7 m... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Aug 11, 2006 at 11:23 pm by TS, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Can Palo Alto finally pull off high speed internet service?
Would you support a public-private partnership to provide high-speed, broadband (100 megabit per second two-way)communication throughout Palo Alto? Assume this would be provi... |
Frank Bravo |
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on Aug 11, 2006 at 10:02 am by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City concern over retail is all talk, no action
Do you hear that sucking sound? That's all of our tax dollars being sucked out of Palo Alto by the surrounding towns. The city's income is on a downward spiral.
Since we ... |
Marc Fleischmann |
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on Aug 10, 2006 at 9:24 pm by Billy D., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PAUSD spending of Measure A funds
As a tax paying senior in Palo Alto, I’m wondering what the PAUSD is doing with my voluntary Measure A Parcel Tax Assessement of $473 per year. During the election, they cla... |
lorraine sparaco |
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on Aug 10, 2006 at 8:09 pm by Dave, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
More police on the roads ?
Have people noticed more police surveillance on the streets? I am not too sure if the police were always there, but I never noticed them earlier and am now noticing them due t... |
Itpid |
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on Aug 8, 2006 at 12:07 pm by Southgater, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Walking and Running Routes in Palo Alto - A Great Resource Site
Here's a very cool website that describes local walking and running routes - or let's you create one - anywhere in America. Web Link
Here's the result... |
Sanford Forte |
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on Aug 8, 2006 at 11:08 am by CRM, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Proposed Colloquium on Driving
I am especially interested in driving topics. There is a lot of interesting material in the Town Square postings that could be developed further. We are not at that point yet,... |
Jeff Bedolla |
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on Aug 8, 2006 at 10:57 am by Jeff Bedolla, a resident of another community |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Do we really need more housing in Palo Alto?
It’s fascinating how what was once such a politically correct idea in Palo Alto – providing more housing, particularly affordable housing – has within the last year experience... |
diana diamond |
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on Aug 7, 2006 at 1:02 am by junya, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Welcome to Town Square!
Palo Altans never hesitate to get involved in local issues when they have an opinion or see a problem needing to be solved. Whether your issue is currently being debated by th... |
Bill Johnson |
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on Aug 6, 2006 at 10:59 pm by Jeff Bedolla, a resident of another community |
MOVIES
Inconvenient Truth Meetings?
Are there any meetings happening in Palo Alto to discuss how we can support each other in reducing our CO2 emissions? Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth may be preaching to... |
Robyn |
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on Aug 6, 2006 at 10:18 am by Siona, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Use of Turn Signals
Is it me or does it seem like drivers do not use their turn signals anymore? I think that this is more dangerous than not wearing a seat belt. I think that the Palo Alto poli... |
Sally |
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on Aug 5, 2006 at 7:43 pm by JJ, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
10% Back to Schools
Safeway is donating 10% of your grocery puchases of participating products to the school of your choice whenever you shop between now and September 5, 2006.
Just look for t... |
Edith |
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on Aug 5, 2006 at 6:49 pm by DJ, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Welcome to Town Square!
This category is a catch-all for postings that don't fit any of the other categories. If you want to promote a school carnival or post a story about a construction project tha... |
Bill Johnson |
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on Aug 3, 2006 at 3:11 pm by susie, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Thank you for National Night Out
Thank you City of Palo Alto for National Night Out and the opportunity to strengthen neighborhood and police partnerships. For our neighborhood, it provided the perfect catal... |
Shelby Valentine |
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on Aug 2, 2006 at 3:11 pm by Shelby Valentine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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