AROUND TOWN
What happened at Loma Verde / Middlefield
The lights have been flashing red for hours at this intersection. As difficult as it is for traffic, it has been very difficult for cyclists and pedestrians as no one stops fo... |
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on Jan 19, 2007 at 10:06 am by Curious, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Restaurant reviewers should include silverware
My personal complaint about many a good meal at a fine restaurant is the state of their silverware. So many excellent meals have been spoilt for me by the fact that the forks... |
Carol |
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on Jan 18, 2007 at 7:18 pm by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Saddam is Dead - Justice if Finally Here!
Saddam was an immense evil. Like Stalin or Hitler or Mao or Pol Pot. His savage control has now been countered with a long overdue hanging. It was too good for him. He shou... |
Larry |
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on Jan 18, 2007 at 6:57 am by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Seeking Teens who Want to Save the World!
My New Red Shoes, a nonprofit organization in Menlo Park that provides underprivileged children in the Bay Area with brand new clothing and shoes for the first day of school i... |
Heather Hopkins |
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on Jan 17, 2007 at 11:48 am by Vienna, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
This forum and Paly students
Thank you to the Paly students (and also to Gunn students) who have recently been adding posts to this forum. It is really interesting to have your points of view and the link... |
Paly Parent |
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on Jan 17, 2007 at 11:18 am by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proposed school calendars released
The school district has released the proposed school calendars for the next two years and shows continued early starts in August, semester finals before the Christmas holiday ... |
Paly parent |
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on Jan 17, 2007 at 11:10 am by Paly Student Journalist, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Giordano gets four years in prison
Web Link
What a total, total creep. |
John |
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on Jan 17, 2007 at 10:52 am by Jenny McElaney, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
What is happening at Scott's Seafood site?
There is a lot of building activity at the old Scott's site at Embarcadero and 101. Anyone know what it is? |
Curious |
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on Jan 16, 2007 at 9:18 pm by Jennie, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
ISRAEL (A courageous Israeli Jew)
Susan Nathan, an Israeli Jew was in Stanford University last week to discuss her widely acclaimed book, ‘Other Side of Israel’. After experiencing the sting of racism in Engla... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 16, 2007 at 6:53 pm by Roy, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Trader Joes Rumour
So the rumour goes (started perhaps in today's PA Weekly) that Trader Joe's is going to open at Town & Country. I for one would welcome that and speak as an occasional shoppe... |
TJ Shopper |
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on Jan 16, 2007 at 6:48 pm by paly student, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A Troubled Sister City -- Oaxaca
I have been feeling great empathy for the situation in Oaxaca, Mexico. As you know Oaxaca has been a sister city for more that 20 years. It seems as we are "family", there cou... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Jan 16, 2007 at 12:16 pm by Gail Sredanovic, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Children's Library Fundraising Completed!
Thank you to all you wonderful Palo Altans who donated money so that our children can read in chairs, study at tables, checkout library books on their own, and find their way ... |
Kathy Miller |
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on Jan 14, 2007 at 10:54 pm by alex, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Major issues facing Palo Alto in the near future
Here is a list of what are major issues facing Palo Alto:
1. Gathering support from South Palo Alto Residents for a new Mitchell Park library and community center.
2. De... |
A concerned resident |
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on Jan 14, 2007 at 2:36 pm by another concerned resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
We were duped on Measure A
Were we duped with Measure A? The board doesn't seem to get the connection. They asked for parcel tax increase of about $435 per parcel because the district was in dire str... |
Angry Taxpayer |
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on Jan 13, 2007 at 4:11 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ohlone - the big winner in the MI location problem
It looks like the staff recommends to expand Ohlone to accept the MI program in Fall 2007. This would expand size of Ohlone to over 450 and would place three new portables ... |
Bill |
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on Jan 13, 2007 at 8:40 am by Paul Losch, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hardly newsworthy
I picked up my weekly today and on page three there is an article regarding a new fence erected between the Charleston Center and Cubberly Community Center. I had to laugh at... |
weekly reader |
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on Jan 12, 2007 at 8:14 pm by what a laugh, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City urged to move Matadero Creek Trail
The proposed Matadero Creek Trail is so disliked by Midtown Palo Alto residents that they have told the city to change the project's name.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Jan 12, 2007 at 2:05 pm by Voice Reporter, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High School Madrigal Dinner, December 9 & 10
HEAR YE, HEAR YE!
There are still tickets available for the Palo Alto High School Choirs' 3rd Annual Madrigal Dinner. Don't miss this great event!
It takes place Satur... |
Theresa |
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on Jan 12, 2007 at 1:46 pm by Paly Voice Journalist, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why is it that non-resident school district employees can get their children into an elementary school that has a waiting list?
All the recent discussion about waitlist and overflows got me wondering why some teachers who don't live in our district are able to jump over others on a waitlist, even when ... |
just curious |
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on Jan 12, 2007 at 7:08 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Jimmy Carter
Norman Finkelstein, professor of political science at DePaul University in Chicago latest article, titled "The Ludicrous Attacks on Jimmy Carter's Book" (posted on Counterpunc... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 11, 2007 at 7:12 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Watch out for traffic delays - War Rally Ahead
Must alert all the radio traffic hounds - El Camino & Embarcadero, War Rally, Thursday pm commute hour. Stay away if you dont want to be home late,find another route home. |
Driver |
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on Jan 11, 2007 at 7:09 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Unhealthy Obsession
Post after post after post, thread after thread, we whine and moan and speculate, impugn all of our public servants and insult each other... isn't it about time to consider th... |
SkepticAl |
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on Jan 11, 2007 at 11:14 am by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Court martial of Ehren Watada
Efforts by the Pentagon to force journalists to testify against anti-war ‘refusniks’ poses a major threat to freedom of speech, the hallmark of a free democratic society. Inde... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 11, 2007 at 7:35 am by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Thanks to Len Ely for being a great guy
Twenty eight years ago Len Ely welcomed me to Menlo Park. I was from Los Angeles and barely out of college. Len gave me my first impression of Palo Alto: a university town wit... |
Bob Heinen |
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on Jan 10, 2007 at 8:35 pm by Bob Heinen, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Weekly Late with News
Just picked up my copy of PA Weekly to find out what happened at last night's PAUSD Board Meeting. Unfortunately, there was no mention of it, the article about MI being recomm... |
PA Weekly Reader |
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on Jan 10, 2007 at 5:58 pm by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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