ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Annapolis
The much touted Annapolis Middle East Peace Conference will without doubt turn out to be a complete sham designed to offer the Bush Administration an empty photo-op devoid of ... |
Tej Uberoi |
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on Dec 2, 2007 at 1:55 pm by Not Dr Ferragamo, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Michael Mukasey
Once again, the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee failed to fully challenge the nominee for Attorney General (AG), Michael Mukasey. Incredibly, Mukasey defended many o... |
Tej Uberoi |
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on Nov 7, 2007 at 4:26 pm by thanks for catching my own knee-jerk, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Israel's War of Terror
It is encouraging that more and more voices are piercing through the silence so pervasive in the U.S. media regarding Israel’s war of terror on the Palestinians.
In the UK,... |
Tej Uberoi |
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on Jul 3, 2007 at 4:20 pm by resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
High Crimes
The late night comedians and Jon Stewart et al are having a field day with the latest episode in the scandal ridden activities of the Bush Administration. Viewers were ‘treate... |
Tej Uberoi |
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on May 23, 2007 at 7:41 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Somalia
America’s dirty proxy war in Somalia, which has largely been ignored by the media, has resulted in the displacement of 350,000 Somalia’s in the past three months creating a ma... |
Tej Uberoi |
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on May 1, 2007 at 6:31 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cleaning of tennis courts cut four years ago??!!
I found out from the city that regular cleaning of tennis courts was cut from the budget four years ago. How can this be? I play frequently on Cubberley and Mitchell Park co... |
Tennis Buff |
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on Jul 14, 2008 at 7:02 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SPORTS
Recreational Tennis?
I'm new in town and have been wanting to take some tennis lessons and perhaps join some group where I can play some recreational, casual tennis. I'm a beginner and mainly wan... |
Tennis? |
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on Oct 19, 2009 at 12:42 pm by Tennis?, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
WAR - number 3
WAR
U.S. military officials have confirmed today the "first" American tomahawk cruise missiles have been fired on targets inside Libya from ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Terascale Idiocy |
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on Mar 29, 2011 at 6:39 am by The real sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Another Person killed in Palo Alto by Caltrain -
Did you see this? What a tragic week.
Web Link
Person killed in Palo Alto by Caltrain
By Melanie Carroll
MediaNews
Articl... |
teresag |
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on Jul 6, 2007 at 7:27 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If I found $150,000 to spend on the schools, I would...
The school board's answer is "hire a public relations person"! What's yours?
My ideas: better school lunch, tutoring for kids who can't afford it, more supervision at lunchti... |
Terman dad |
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on May 16, 2013 at 8:45 am by Linguist, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
not homeless
Why do so many people think the people outide of Whole Foods and Pete's are homeless? The one guy who asks for things like 26cents,, for example are not homeless. He drives u... |
terri |
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on Jun 5, 2007 at 12:22 am by Chris, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
parking tickets
Why is it that one will get a ticket for parking downtown for more than 2 hrs. in one place, but everyday there are dozens of cars on El Camino using the street as a car lot? ... |
terri |
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on Jun 4, 2007 at 10:41 pm by gERI, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Tips on visiting Santiago, Chile?
We are traveling to Santiago for spring break with our son's soccer team with a mixed group of 16 year-old boys and parents, and are looking for any suggestions on sight-seein... |
Terri L |
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on Feb 26, 2007 at 11:41 am by D, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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 |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
CHP Officer critically wounded
A CHP Officer was critically wounded this morning after being shot by a suspect on 680, about 40 miles from PA. Another CHP officer was able to return fire and kill the suspec... |
Terrible news |
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 4:01 pm by Terrible news, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Attention Palo Alto cycling enthusiasts
You are on notice: Los Altos Hills is not your gym. People live there. Yes, the streets are public. That doesn't mean they're your playground, it means they're open to peop... |
Terrified driver |
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on Feb 28, 2009 at 11:56 pm by Outside Observer, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Trouble with globalization
We just bought a house and I am scared we paid too much.
I have been told that a lot of recent purchasers borrowed money in China at the very low rates their government offe... |
terry |
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on May 6, 2013 at 10:38 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Credit where due - the City web site has improved
The PA City web site (www.cityofpaloalto.org)has improved. The Google site search is fast and fairly useful. You can also find many/most pages through a regular Google searc... |
Terry |
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on Jan 29, 2008 at 12:47 pm by janette, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Broken City Promises? Examples Wanted
With bond issues on the horizon, I thought it would be useful to compile the City's track record on delivering against what they promised on previous special tax and bond prop... |
Terry |
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on Oct 8, 2007 at 7:25 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What's with the Spam Posts?
What's with the spam on some posts? With the web links? Is there a way to shut those off? I note that on at least one thread, it seems to repost itself with a new name, eve... |
Terry |
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on Sep 16, 2007 at 8:36 am by Terry, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It takes a family…and a village, to raise a child
We know it takes a village to raise a child but what does that village look like? How can we incorporate the Developmental Assets into our everyday life, be asset builders fo... |
terryg |
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on Oct 14, 2011 at 9:41 am by terryg, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Call for Nominations: Palo Alto PTA Council Honors Outstanding Service to Children
Palo Alto PTA Council Honors Outstanding Service to Children
Members of Palo Alto’s PTAs, schools and community devote energy, enthusiasm and initiative in countless ways th... |
terryg |
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on Mar 11, 2009 at 8:08 am by terryg, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Best thing about living in Palo Alto
The best thing about living in Palo Alto is never having to deal with not living here. |
Tess |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 8:53 am by Tess, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Faith cancels petition drive
PAWeekly article about the petition to recall Grace Mah shows that Faith Brigel DOES care about PAUSD. She got incomplete/bad misinformation and when faced with the realities ... |
Thanks, Faith |
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on Apr 24, 2007 at 7:25 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan
What do you think - bold? A winner? A winner for Cain in California? |
the Body Politic |
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on Dec 9, 2011 at 8:21 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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