SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district gets $200,000 language boost
Palo Alto Unified School District can expect to receive $201,418 in federal money to help increase foreign language instruction, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling ... |
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on Jun 20, 2007 at 10:24 pm by Palo alto mom, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
PA Little League tourney forced to extra game
Beating a team three times is hard enough. Beating that same team four times is even more difficult, as Bike Connection discovered Saturday in its 15-14 triumph over Tickets E... |
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on Jun 20, 2007 at 7:49 pm by BEAST, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PA plans $181,000 green-coordination effort
With little discussion and less public input, the Palo Alto City Council has earmarked $181,000 to create an environmental-coordinator position and hire consultants to focus t... |
Editor |
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on Jun 20, 2007 at 6:42 pm by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Qualifications for Palo Alto City Council candidate
What should be the 'ideal' qualifications for a Palo Alto City Council candidate?
What should be the 'minimum' qualifications for a Palo Alto City Council candidate? |
Mary Carlstead |
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on Jun 20, 2007 at 5:04 pm by bruce, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto fiber vote delayed to July 9
With too few voting City Council members, Palo Alto's plan to link residents and businesses with superfast broadband fiber-optics hit another hitch Monday night. Council membe... |
Editor |
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on Jun 20, 2007 at 2:48 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SPORTS
Little League Community Forum - any comments?
Did anyone go to the Little League Community Forum last night and can give some information to those who were unable to attend.
Thank you. |
Little League Parent |
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on Jun 20, 2007 at 11:47 am by Little League Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
EPA residents vent at 'mock' Dumbarton hearing
The culmination of the "Dumbarton Dialogue" project on Wednesday night was not the "multi-jurisdictional" approach to gathering community input on solving Dumbarton Bridge tra... |
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on Jun 19, 2007 at 9:24 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Town and Country parking lot re -design
Have you figured out yet it is taking longer to do this parking lot than it took to build the new stadium at Stanford from the ground up. I sure feel sorry for the tenants at ... |
Jerry |
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on Jun 19, 2007 at 7:45 pm by Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council campaign off to slow start
Six months before the election, with four spots on the Palo Alto City Council up for grabs, only Planning Commissioner Pat Burt has officially launched a campaign.
Read the ... |
Editor |
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on Jun 19, 2007 at 6:15 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Barron Park Market, DOA?
Does anyone know what the status of the new Barron Park Market is? They are almost a month late opening. Are they waiting on permits or something else? Thanks. |
PA Foodie |
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on Jun 19, 2007 at 2:19 pm by whattttt??, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Utilities supervisor demotion reignites department troubles
Union leaders are decrying the city of Palo Alto's plans to demote Michael Haynes -- a former Utilities Department supervisor previously reprimanded for involvement in the wid... |
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on Jun 19, 2007 at 11:33 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fire concerns dominate PA budget approval
Saving $140,000 by reducing staffing at Fire Station 8 in the fuel-laden Palo Alto foothills dominated the discussion of a 'disciplined' $139-million 2007-08 city budget Monda... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 11:25 pm by Fireman, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Telling the Truth is a Good Thing. Tony Blair
"If we end up saying that because these people are committing these acts of terrorism in Iraq or Afghanistan, that we shouldn't have done the removal of Saddam or the removal ... |
Jim |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 9:57 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What happened to our kids in Palo Alto schools ? The spark seems gone.
What is wrong with this town? It has no sense of humor and now demands that young kids behave a little adults, if not robots.
This is the impression that all the negati... |
Sad mother |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 9:37 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD planning for future enrollment recommendation is out
The recommendation including the work of the AAAG and its peer streaming sub-committee is out and posted on the PAUSD website under Board Agenda items. This will be discussed ... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 8:52 pm by natasha, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
PA may host key part of California bike race
Palo Alto could host a key part of the Tour of California bicycle race and be the center of the cycling world for a day if the City Council approves a letter of intent tonight... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 7:03 pm by Infrastructure/Bicycle fan, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Memorial Services
Joey Danielson, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died May 25. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 23, at 6 p.m. at the Cardinal Hotel in Palo Alto.
Rea... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 11:43 am by Dolly, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Stanford women's hoop team adds former player
Another former Cardinal has returned to Maples Pavilion to help coach women's basketball.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 11:04 am by Tom, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto High School graduates 400 students
Cheering on Palo Alto High School's 110th graduating class of 400 students, parents and family from across the country weathered the sweltering heat Wednesday evening on the s... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 6:49 am by blimey, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hot Day - Library Closed - Again
With memories of last summer, Mitchell Park library is closed again due to excessive heat. In other communities, the library is a place to go to cool down on a hot day, but no... |
Reader |
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on Jun 17, 2007 at 3:44 pm by library observer, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
University Ave. should be solely a pedestrian and bicycle mall
I believe that University Avenue should be turned into a bicycle and pedestrian mall, from Cowper to Emerson. Some of my reasons:
1. Parking is difficult on the street, and... |
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on Jun 17, 2007 at 1:14 am by Candice, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Student Severly Injured After Crosstown Shuttle Accident
Some parents and commuters along Arastradero/Charleston yesterday afternoon may have noticed abnormal congestion near El Camino.
Unfortunately, some time after school a Gun... |
student |
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on Jun 16, 2007 at 6:21 pm by Ken, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
California Ave. Farmer's Market draws hundreds
Grant Brians of Heirloom Organic Gardens of Hollister sells produce at the grand opening of the year-round California Avenue Farmer's Market Sunday, June 3. Hundreds of area r... |
Editor |
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on Jun 16, 2007 at 5:12 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Disneyland?
We are trying to put together an impromptu trip to Disneyland over the summer for the little ones. What are your tips/tricks to maximizing the experience? What would you never... |
Palo Parent |
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 6:59 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Host Families Needed in Palo Alto this Summer!
Edu-Culture International is bringing high school aged teens from Bilbao, Spain to Palo Alto this summer from June 26th until July 24th! The group has activities and excursion... |
Phyllis O\'Neill |
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 12:53 pm by Phyllis O\'Neill, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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