ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
London Times Headline Article 11/13
"Vladimir Putin ‘wanted to hang Georgian President Saakashvili by the balls’" A report of the conversation between Prime Minister Putin and President Sarkozy.
I am going ... |
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on Nov 13, 2008 at 9:07 am by Resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Sarah's clothes v Michelle's clothes
Politics aside, I am beginning to have a little sympathy for Sarah Palin.
At the time of her acceptance speach, I read many report which called her dowdy and plain. She soo... |
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on Nov 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City planning 2 projects on same street.
Vernon Terrace is having road construction one side of the street, while on the other side the utilities are having tree work done on utility lines. Both work involves cones a... |
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on Nov 10, 2008 at 7:26 pm by solon, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Winners in those too-close-to-call races
How do we know Measure N passed?
Mercury News
Article Launched: 11/06/2008 06:05:20 PM PST
Santa Clara County election officials chalked off another 53,000 ballots ... |
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on Nov 7, 2008 at 7:01 pm by me too, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Weekly, you are slipping
It is now 10.30 am on a day when Caltrain service is suspended due to a 5.30 am accident. Not only have you failed in bringing us the news of the accident itself, but you have... |
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on Oct 31, 2008 at 10:44 am by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Disadvantage of the branch system
As I am about to run some errands and want to borrow 2 books to read while I know I have to wait somewhere this evening, I checked to see which branch I should visit. Big prob... |
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on Oct 29, 2008 at 1:00 pm by Library Patron, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mah/Santiago article from MV Voice
PA Weekly.
Why haven't we seen an article like this?
Web Link
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on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:36 am by parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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The library bond will not give us 21st century libraries.
Here is an article from the Daily showing that the Bond leaves basic library improvements untouched. The Bond is not going to give us a 21st century library, just new building... |
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on Oct 28, 2008 at 4:55 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
How long will the lines be at the polls?
Since we have our own hot topic (N), a hot state topic (8) as well as the national election, I am wondering if our polling places will be ready this time or if it will be anot... |
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on Oct 24, 2008 at 10:15 am by Miriam Palm, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Love the new look Weekly
Really enjoyed my first look at the new Weekly format. More to read even though I check in here every day. The crossword and sudoku are a good idea too. But I got one edition ... |
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on Sep 26, 2008 at 6:34 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Libraries are the hot topic in Palo Alto
People in Palo Alto are either firmly fixed to their views to vote either yes or no, or confused. There doesn't seem to be many who couldn't care less.
I get this informat... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 12:42 pm by paloaltolibraries, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
How would you spend $700 billion?
I would rather spend it on clean energy research, building up schools, and infrastructure. If you had $700 billion to spend, how would you spend it?
Investing $700 billion ... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 10:01 am by old-fashioned conservative, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Anyone tried UWink yet?
Heard that UWink on Castro Street, Mountain View is now open, and is fun? Anyone tried it yet? |
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on Sep 15, 2008 at 12:14 am by Billy Bob, a resident of Atherton |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parks and the Health of Great Cities
Program details and online registration are now available for "Body and Soul: Parks and the Health of Great Cities." This event will encourage new ways of thinking about the ... |
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on Sep 10, 2008 at 2:43 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Water prices are rising quickly due to deepening California drought
Because of the uncertainty surrounding the winter rainfall, many of the details surrounding how the California water bank will work - including when the transfers would ta... |
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on Sep 6, 2008 at 6:07 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Great plumbing experience
I have owned my home in old Palo ALto for 16 years and have had to call for plumbing services a few times over the years. Today I called Triple A Plumbing, was given a 3 hour ... |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 1:45 pm by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Fruit for sale on street corners
I have recently seen a fruit seller on the corner of Louis and Colorado and today he had quite a selection of different fruits and at least one car had stopped to buy. I am to... |
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on Aug 2, 2008 at 11:14 am by Veggies, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Cell Phone Driving Law
I was driving through Palo Alto the other night and saw police officers stop someone for briefly picking up a cell phone, not even talking on it (it appeared that they had ans... |
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on Jul 30, 2008 at 2:46 pm by Jeff, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tesla - will this be the new Prius?
Web Link
For those of us who hate the quiet Prius, are we now going to find these driving around Palo Alto instead? |
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on Jul 24, 2008 at 4:47 pm by An Engineer, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Interesting Discussion on Almanac about public transportation
Web Link
It appears that a reporter tried to use public transport for a week to get from his home in San Francisco to The... |
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on Jul 16, 2008 at 9:53 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)
The Center for Neighborhood Technology - Web Link -
is a creative think-and-do tank that combines rigorous research with effective solutions. CNT works across... |
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on Jul 3, 2008 at 11:04 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
How Palo Alto politics is done
a graphic method of getting done what you want done and not getting done what you don't want done
Web Link |
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on Jun 30, 2008 at 4:32 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library Survey
I have just received a survey in the mail today about what I would like to see in improvements to the PA library service.
Am I the lucky one, or does everyone get one?
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on Jun 6, 2008 at 1:08 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
What were all the sirens about this morning?
Where can we get info as it happens?
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on May 26, 2008 at 11:39 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Bicycle riders on wrong side of street
Saturday morning, I have just witnessed a family (2 adults and children ) riding along Colorado on the wrong side of the street. This made it difficult for me and other traffi... |
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on May 20, 2008 at 1:52 am by Dave C, a resident of another community |
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