PALO ALTO ISSUES
Trying to milk Stanford for money
Thank goodness the council could not get the 5 votes for this
Web Link
Looks like another example of ... |
Not so fast |
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on Mar 15, 2007 at 7:42 am by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Homeless shelter reaction ...
OMG.....I was at the end of a list on a previous site here and after reading all the complaints..more and more complaints.. on the homeless people here in Palo Alto ~who actua... |
Another mother here |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 10:53 pm by Eileen Richardson, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Guided tours: Eco-friendly driveway and parking lot
Want to make your driveway or parking areas more eco-friendly? Join the San Francisquito Watershed Council for a free guided tour of two demonstration sites that might give y... |
Katie Pilat |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 6:45 pm by Walter E. Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
US heading for bankruptcy?
David Walker, the highly respected head of the General Accountability Office, or GAO, issued a dire warning when he appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes last Sunday (March 4, ’07). He... |
Jag Singh |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 2:45 pm by Carol, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Discourse -- or diatribe on blog sites?
Whatever happened to reasoned discourse?
A couple of months ago, I was invited to write a blog for the Palo Alto Weekly. I agreed, and thought it would be fun.
And four ... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 2:29 pm by Carol, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council's FTTH-related conflicts of interest
Ever since October 24, 2005 (with one exception), whenever Council considers matters pertaining to possibly building a citywide municipal FTTH system, Council Members Kleinber... |
Jeff Hoel |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 1:45 pm by Jeff Hoel, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Too late for city broadband investment
I hope the members of the City Council will consider very carefully before deciding to go with broadband, no matter who would build it.
They missed their opportunity. Five ... |
Sue Kemp |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 1:19 pm by Jeff Hoel, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Global warming: the bogus religion of our age
Interesting article by Richard Lindzen.
Web Link=
Discu... |
Snowman |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 9:22 am by Walter E. Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
How 'sustainable' are Palo Alto's new top priorities?
Priorities, whether they be personal or those of the Palo Alto City Council, are important.
A priority list brings order out of could-be chaos and organizes what we must... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 8:02 am by okkobusn, a resident of Los Altos |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Daylight Savings Time - too early for families
I am having problems with summeritis. My kids think it is summer what with the weather and staying light til past 7.00. They don't want to come in to eat dinner until its dar... |
Parent |
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 7:52 pm by RS, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto architects' vision different from mine
Architecture, like art, is a matter of taste. As I live in a 100-year-old house in the Downtown North neighborhood and appreciate the history and beauty of my surroundings and... |
Susan Meade |
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 6:14 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Zero Waste Operation Plan Discussion
The Policy and Services Committee will be evaluating Palo Alto's Zero Waste "Operations Plan". This will be Tuesday at 7:30 PM at City Hall. This is the implementation elemen... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 4:44 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New Rector Debuts Sunday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
The new rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the Rev. Michael Spillane, will make his first Sunday appearance at all four services – 8:00 am, 9:10 am (family service), 1... |
Linda Hubbard Gulker |
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 12:46 pm by Linda Hubbard Gulker, a resident of Menlo Park |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Why do manufacturers still use molded plastic pkgs?
I like to recycle or reuse whenever possible. I've noticed that most syrofoam packaging (eg. raw meat packages, styrofoam takeout packages and Jamba juice cups) are labelled ... |
Lisa |
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 3:20 am by annette, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Al Gore in the Bay Area? How did he get here?
I see that Al Gore is in the bay area. Did he fly here? If he's concerned about global warming, should he really be flying around so much? In England, Prince Charles was recen... |
Curious Observer |
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on Mar 12, 2007 at 11:04 pm by MAA, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Stanford Baseball Announcer
Just wanted to express my displeasure with the Stanford Baseball Broadcaster, not sure of her name and frankly I don't need to know, but talk about ridiculous...what they hell... |
Cardinal Red |
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on Mar 12, 2007 at 2:08 pm by Hey, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Cruz charging parents for kids' vacations.
According to channel 2 today, Santa Cruz schools are charging their students' $35 a day they are out of school on vacation during school time. This is because they don't get f... |
Parent |
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on Mar 12, 2007 at 12:41 pm by sheeeeesh, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Patty Fisher Column About Priuses Does Disservice
Patty Fisher, San Jose Mercury News columnist, recently wrote a piece entitled "Priuses lack the cachet they had at first."
Web Link... |
Prius Owner |
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on Mar 12, 2007 at 3:36 am by Another mother here, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Taxing our way to prosperity ....here comes the business tax
Having showed themselves to be completely feckless when dealing with the budgetary issues facing Palo Alto, and unable to cut from spending anything that might offend the usua... |
Chris |
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on Mar 11, 2007 at 10:34 pm by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amazing Grace
Having spent countless hours in the last five years working with Grace Mah in her pursuit of a Mandarin Immersion choice program, I have come to admire her enormously, not onl... |
Daunna |
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on Mar 11, 2007 at 7:05 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Locker room talk
In the locker room of my gym at about 5 p.m. today, I was quite disheartened to hear a man I assume to be a member of my community openly using pejorative language and making... |
SkepticAl |
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on Mar 11, 2007 at 3:08 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library and Police Bond
I am curious how the City Council plans to convince the community to pass a $95 million bond for the library and police station. It seems that the survey says that more people... |
SW |
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on Mar 11, 2007 at 10:38 am by Chris, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford asking for blood donors
Please think about being a blood donor.
I am English and although I gave blood many times before I moved to the US, I am not able to give blood here in case my blood has ma... |
Carol |
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on Mar 10, 2007 at 4:59 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Where is Diana Diamond?
She hasn't posted anything since mid January. Is she still with the Weekly? |
GSB |
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on Mar 10, 2007 at 10:29 am by Elliot Abrams, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
96 YR OLD PALO ALTO MAN FINALLY BURIED AFTER NEARLY 2 MONTHS
Read front page story in San Jose Mercury News (2-28-07)regarding treatment of this gentle man (CHARLES GRANT) who died within days of being strapped into his Kaiser hospital ... |
geraldine kinyon |
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on Mar 10, 2007 at 8:35 am by equal Justice, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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