PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Dealing With Doctors
I am divorced from a Stanford trained MD. While I am not in the medical "biz," I got to participate as a spouse for many years socially and otherwise with her many peers.
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on May 12, 2013 at 3:53 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Matadero Creek Trail project heading to Midtown
A proposed trail for bicyclists and pedestrians through the center of Midtown Palo Alto is taking some residents by surprise, and they aren't sure whether it will be such a go... |
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on May 12, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Concerned, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto running out of patience on Mitchell Park Library delays
With the completion of Palo Alto's Mitchell Park Library and Community Center more than a year past due and the project's cost on an upswing, frustrated city officials have is... |
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on May 12, 2013 at 12:46 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What is the definition of a park?
Is a park a large green area where we can walk, hike, play sports, picnic, children play? Or is it a tiny green area with no more space than a bench, a picnic table and barbeq... |
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on May 12, 2013 at 9:17 am by palo alto parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Prowler arrested for battery in Palo Alto
A 36-year-old East Bay man was arrested for battery and resisting arrest after he allegedly grabbed a woman who confronted him in her back yard, Palo Alto police said.
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on May 11, 2013 at 4:29 pm by FM, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mobile-home residents pack school board meeting
About 375 Palo Alto residents -- including more than 100 children in local public schools -- would be displaced by the closure of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park on El Camino Rea... |
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on May 11, 2013 at 2:17 pm by palo alto parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Building boom fuels Palo Alto's planning budget
An increase in building around Palo Alto, spurred by large commercial projects, is prompting Palo Alto's Planning and Community Environment Department to request a 23 percent ... |
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on May 11, 2013 at 1:03 pm by long-time resident, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto councilmembers want wider sidewalks
Unpopular developments in Palo Alto come in all shapes and sizes, but they tend to have one irksome quality in common -- sidewalks that many resident believe are far too narro... |
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on May 11, 2013 at 12:26 pm by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Palo Alto school board in parallel universe
The poor school board just can't catch a break. Try as they might to follow the advice of their attorney and send the message they won't be "distracted" and are "moving forwar... |
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on May 11, 2013 at 9:52 am by Current parent, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What are the fireworks for?
10pm Friday night and the dog's are going crazy as there are ton of fireworks going off for a few minutes, what's the reason? |
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on May 11, 2013 at 3:10 am by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent Kevin Skelly wins contract extension
Despite recent strains over communication style, Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday won a one-year contract extension through June 2016 with enthusiastic praise from Palo Alt... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 8:04 pm by Former teacher, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SPORTS
Menlo, SHP boys, girls will battle for WBAL track titles
The Menlo School boys and girls battled their counterparts at Sacred Heart Prep as last year's West Bay Athletic League Track and Field Championships. It was a battle the Knig... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 6:46 pm by Daisy Alvarado-Muņoz, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto ponders ways to spend Stanford funds
Two years after Palo Alto approved a dramatic expansion of Stanford University Medical Center, city officials find themselves in a pleasant quandary as they look for ways to s... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 6:23 pm by MIke, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to celebrate 'Bike to Work Day' Thursday
Members of Palo Alto's enthusiastic bicycle community are expected to put on their helmets, put away their car keys and come out en masse Thursday morning for the city's the a... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 5:52 pm by good job, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Tesla delivers on first-quarter profit promise
Tesla delivered on its promise for the first quarter of 2013 to be its first profitable one -- earning $11 million in profit from $562 million in revenue.
Read the full story... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 4:21 pm by Not sure about your deal, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Palo Alto school board in parallel universe
The poor school board just can't catch a break. Try as they might to follow the advice of their attorney and send the message they won't be "distracted" and are "moving forwar... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 3:58 pm by Parallel u, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Children sue father in death of mother in Woodside
Three children of former Woodside resident Parima Parineh have initiated a wrongful death lawsuit against their father, Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh, who is now in jail on char... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 2:46 pm by KarmaBaby, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Upcoming Mother's Day Brunch - Mothers in their 80 Share Powerful Lessons About Motherhood
No one would describe raising a family as a simple undertaking, and 80-year-old Lourdes Fong and 88-year-old Beverly Bogart, at Moldaw Residences, understand the trials and tr... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 1:37 pm by lew697, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New asphalt on Alma will be torn up?
Is there any truth to the rumor that PG&E will need to tear up part of the newly repaved road along Alma Street?
If so, this is a TERRIBLE lapse in communication between ... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 12:51 pm by Nayeli, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board Makes it Difficult for Community to Participate
I've given a lot of thought as to why people who feel so strongly about issues having to do with the school board and district leadership do not come to the board meetings to ... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 8:31 am by parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board to Authorize $140,000 for Law Firm Accused of Misleading the Board and the Public
The Board of Education at its May 7 meeting is scheduled to authorize a $140,000 contract for legal services from the law firm of Fagen Friedman and Fulfrost (for details, see... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 8:21 am by parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District previews 'safe, welcoming schools' plan
Palo Alto Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday proposed a school-board-level committee as well as a summer task force to consider community concerns about bullying and harassme... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 8:17 am by parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police roll out strategies against East Palo Alto gang violence
Outraged by the Cinco de Mayo Day shooting of five people at a bus stop, East Palo Alto Police Chief Ronald Davis and Mayor Ruben Abrica vowed on Monday to hammer hard on two ... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 2:08 am by tony, a resident of East Palo Alto |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Math-tutoring benefits depend on brain-region size, wiring
Size does matter, Stanford scientists have discovered -- at least where math is concerned. Stanford scientists have discovered that the size and wiring of specific brain areas... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 10:49 pm by parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Can anyone explain the Zoning definitions?
What are the definitions of RM-15 and R-2 Zones?
This is from an announcement about a development near Barron Park:
"Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC), a nonprofit af... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 9:08 pm by Concerned Parent , a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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