PALO ALTO ISSUES
City to pay for repairs of Roth Building
The City of Palo Alto failed to prevent water damage to its historic Roth Building during the past two winters and will now have to take $415,000 from its reserves for needed ... |
Bill D'Agostino |
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on Jun 6, 2006 at 5:16 pm by Steven M, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Is Al Gore's Movie Funny ???
Actually, yes !
An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's movie about the impact of climate change on this planet -- as well as about how this topic keeps reappearing in his perso... |
Debbie Mytels |
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on Jun 5, 2006 at 5:04 pm by Dee Bogren, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Undergrounding of utility cables...
Does anybody know what the current status of that project. A few months ago, I had read that the midtown neighborhood was going to be worked on this summer, but I havent seen ... |
Kedar Doshi |
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on Jun 5, 2006 at 3:56 pm by Patrick Valath, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Opposition to preschool initiative
Prop 82, the preschool initiative has, according to the polls, seen a decline in support. I am glad to see this. This may seem like a surprising position coming from a forme... |
Heidi Stein |
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on Jun 5, 2006 at 2:15 pm by j q public, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Protest Borders censorship
I was shocked to learn of Borders bookstores' decision not to carry the April/May issue of Free Inquiry magazine because it includes some of the Danish cartoons of the pr... |
David Voelker |
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on Jun 4, 2006 at 5:31 pm by R. Donan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
DRIVE TO WASHINGTON D.C. FREE
Would you like to visit D.C. this month? Drive a fabulous car, Honda Element, and you could stay in DC for FREE!
We are looking for a person/s to drive this car from Mountai... |
Cristina |
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on Jun 4, 2006 at 3:14 pm by Cristina, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PA Junior Museum renovations
I took my two children (3 years and 19 mos.) to the Palo Alto Junior Museum the other day and was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the new games and playhouse renovatio... |
Elizabeth Lorenz |
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on Jun 3, 2006 at 3:21 pm by Elizabeth Lorenz, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
19 acres by water quality plant, cleared by goats
If nothing is here but weeds and grass, why couldn't this 19 acres be used for either the new public safety building or the auto row or a hotel?
Anyone have any idea why th... |
Natalie Fisher |
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on Jun 3, 2006 at 2:38 pm by Natalie Fisher, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
New Mexican Restaurant on Cal Ave
Just tried Salsa! The seasoned steak is outstanding - I've had the Acupulco Salad and their Nachos - owned by the same folks at
Mediterrean Wraps.
Great patio are out ba... |
Tina |
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on Jun 3, 2006 at 1:04 pm by Tina, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
palo alto schools suck!
the field trios are stupid, the schools are crummy. Private schools are way better! |
lily |
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on Jun 3, 2006 at 11:48 am by Palo Alto, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Let's respond quickly & strongly to acts of intolerance
It bothered me when I recently read a news article indicating that — for the first time ever — more Asian than Caucasian students were admitted to University of California sch... |
Jeff Blum, human relations commission chairperson |
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on Jun 3, 2006 at 12:58 am by R. Donan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Write In Candidate for San Mateo County Coroner
Message from STACIE Nevares, Write-In
A Constituent for Coroner
My name is Stacie Nevares and I am running for the position of San Mateo County Coroner. As a native of ... |
Stacie Nevares |
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on Jun 2, 2006 at 10:23 pm by Stacie Nevares, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Should schools get lock down gates ?
All of (or most of us) heard / read the stories regarding a stranger approaching the children of Addison Elementary. Its a scary thought. When our kids are in school, we expec... |
WorriedParent |
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on Jun 2, 2006 at 6:10 pm by Leslie White, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A wonderful venue for us to learn about each other
What a wonderful way for us to network with each other. Thanks to those of you who created this!
I am the Vice-President of DrivAd, Inc., a busy start-up company here in th... |
Jan Altman |
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on Jun 2, 2006 at 9:58 am by Tom Pencek, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Decadance's Annual Spring Show @ Stanford, Sun Jun 4
What's Decadance??? A fusion-social dance troupe based in Mountain View, California.
Each year we put on a BIG show in June, showcasing all our choreos. This year's show ... |
Ann |
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on Jun 1, 2006 at 5:37 pm by Ann, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Neighborhood Schools As Global Microcosms
Neighborhood Schools As Global Microcosms
I'm passionate about neighborhood schools. I believe, among other things, that the purpose of a public school is to provide a di... |
Lisa Steinback |
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on Jun 1, 2006 at 5:32 pm by R. Donan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New hotels could sustain city programs
As a longtime Palo Alto resident who for years has been active in civic life, I fear for our collective ability to sustain into the future our highly valued city and community... |
Karen White |
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on Jun 1, 2006 at 4:44 pm by Ted Mulvaney, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Auto mall off 101 now seems unlikely
Building an auto mall on city-owned land near U.S. Highway 101 is "expensive and logistically difficult," Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest reported this week.
Although... |
Bill D'Agostino |
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on Jun 1, 2006 at 12:38 pm by Bill D'Agostino, Palo Alto Weekly reporter |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford Cancer Center: A Wonderful Resource
I'd like to alert cancer patients and their families to a wonderful resource in our community: the Stanford Cancer Center. It offers a range of programs, free of charge, to ca... |
Terri, breast cancer survivor |
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on May 31, 2006 at 5:18 pm by Terri, breast cancer survivor, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
1st Annual Children's Health Symposium presented by Palo Alto Menlo Park Parents' Club
The Parents Club of Palo Alto and Menlo Park Presents:
1st Annual Children’s Health Symposium
Date: Sunday, June 25
Time: 12-4:30 PM
Location: Palo Alto Medical Foundat... |
Natalia Gabrea |
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on May 31, 2006 at 9:58 am by Natalia Gabrea, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SPORTS
Welcome to Town Square!
Help the community stay on top of high school and other sports results by posting game scores as soon as the game is over or announcements of upcoming sports events. Or post y... |
Bill Johnson |
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on May 30, 2006 at 10:10 am by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Welcome to Town Square!
This is the place to discuss regional, state, national and international issues. We'd like to keep the other categories exclusively local, so please keep the dialogue on non-l... |
Bill Johnson |
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on May 30, 2006 at 10:10 am by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Welcome to Town Square!
One of the attractions of Palo Alto is its outstanding public school system and the extensive involvement of parents at every level. Whether you want to discuss the latest pro... |
Bill Johnson |
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on May 30, 2006 at 10:10 am by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Looking back at 2012
The task of handpicking a selection of photos that define a whole year is always a daunting one. After scanning through thousands of photographs, we have done our best to choo... |
Editor |
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto bird lovers to take part in Christmas Bird Count
On Monday, Dec. 17, volunteers will fan out throughout Palo Alto for the annual Christmas Bird Count sponsored by the National Audubon Society, an effort to take a census of t... |
Editor |
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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