STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
How are Regional Growth Projections Developed?
Town Square has had several lively threads about the local planning guidelines for allocating projected regional housing growth. This is a small but generally contentious piec... |
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on Jul 11, 2009 at 10:42 am by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Guidelines for Evaluating Public Investments
A reader asked me to explain the difference between public spending and public investment from an economist's perspective. I am going to try using two issues often discussed o... |
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on Jun 27, 2009 at 1:47 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New Rules for Town Square
I just read Paul Losch's Holocaust post and what followed.
I propose a trial period for Town Square editors where they simply delete any unsigned (full name) post that tras... |
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on Jun 17, 2009 at 5:51 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What is the Best Solution to Unauthorized Immigration
People have strong feelings about the challenges posed by unauthorized immigration. In a recent thread "What Are Voters Telling Us", some posters suggested that California sho... |
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on May 25, 2009 at 11:16 am by bruce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What Are Voters Telling Us
Today's Field Poll
Web Link.
reports that voters want the next round of state budget actions to focus on spending cut... |
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on May 25, 2009 at 11:08 am by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Economy Blog #5: Are landlords greedy?
The issue of "greedy landlords" seems to a subject of great passion and interest on Town Square.
What follows is my economist perspective on the question of property owner... |
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on May 9, 2009 at 11:34 am by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Sound of Music Rocks Antwerp--Enjoy
This video was made in the Antwerp, Belgium Central Station (train). On a Monday morning, with no warning to the passengers passing through the station, a recording of Julie A... |
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on Apr 21, 2009 at 12:33 pm by great stuff, a resident of Menlo Park |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Recession causes and cures
We usually identify and measure recessions by (1) the amount of job losses, (2) the reduction in the national production of goods and services (a decline in real gross domesti... |
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on Apr 18, 2009 at 10:34 am by Peanut Gallery, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
On Being Invited to do an Economy Blog
I have mixed feelings about Town Square. I like the idea of a forum for community online conversation. When Jay Thorwaldson approached me, I wanted to respond positively and, ... |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:55 pm by Marie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Is the 'California Dream' over?
In recent weeks there have been a series of articles in the national press about the California economy with the common theme that the "California Dream" is over.
There is... |
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on Mar 28, 2009 at 6:01 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A New Post on Regulation
I am setting up a separate post for the folks on Ask the Economist thread who wish to debate issues regarding federal financial regulation and who is to blame for recent finan... |
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 6:35 pm by R Wray, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Thanks for the Marguerite Shuttle
Since we moved downtown I have started to use the Stanford Marguerite Shuttle Bus Service. I am writing to express my appreciation to Stanford. The wait time is amazingl;y sho... |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 5:24 pm by W.L. Grgurich, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Immigration and Deportation Come to Palo Alto
This story about family breakup was posted yesterday on Palo Alto Online.
Web Link
I don't see how the family breakup h... |
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on Apr 13, 2007 at 12:09 pm by marielena, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Should the Immigration Laws Be Changed
We have had a lively discussion about enforcing the current immigration laws particularly with reference to the Palo Alto family currently being deported.
The broader quest... |
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on Apr 7, 2007 at 2:15 pm by Ken Rauch, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Save Energy: Stores should close doors
Yesterday April 10 was a cold wet day. Yet most of the stores at the Stanford Shopping Center had their doors wide open.
Some, like Victoria's Secret, had 4 doors open. The i... |
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on Apr 10, 2009 at 4:22 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Support Stimulus bill
I think that that we need a $1 billion stimulus bill for our economy that will put people to work, meet national goals and benefit our countries future. Only the government ca... |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 7:08 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Broken Traffic Signal: City Employee refuses to have fixed
As you can read below, one of our employees has failed to do her job and get the traffic lights in Palo Alto working. As of a few days
ago the signal is still broken. This re... |
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on Jan 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm by Neighbor, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Peace and Justice Center
Sheree Roth wrote on April 27 relating the activities of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center with the Nazis taking control of Germany in 1933. For the record,
several me... |
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on May 17, 2007 at 1:37 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
PLACES IN PALO ALTO I REMEMBER,CUBBERLEY COUGARS CLASS OF 1972
PEERS DAIRY ON CLARA,DE ANZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL( MEET YOU ON THE HILL),PENINSULA
CREAMERY, DONUT SHOP ON CALIFORNIA STREET,MOTOR CYCLING IN THE BAYLANDS& BAYSHORE TRACT,BULLTA... |
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on Apr 14, 2010 at 9:37 pm by Mayfield Child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Why is Barack Obama allowing Libya to twist in the wind?
The Libyan people are being crushed under the relentless attacks from Quadaffi. A straight-forward air cover, from the beginning, could have put this one to sleep.
Barack... |
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on Oct 21, 2011 at 11:14 am by Gramps knows best!, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto airport plane crash today
CBS radio is reporting that a small plane crashed near the Palo Alto airport this morning. No injuries. |
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on Aug 23, 2011 at 10:22 am by Steve, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
CNN compares Palo Alto's two most famous residents
And the younger one comes up lacking. CNN report: Web Link |
Steve |
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on Jul 10, 2011 at 3:00 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Steve Jobs says blame your neighbor for poor iphone signal reception
AT&T wants to put up more cellular antennas, but NIMBYs in the San Francisco Bay area are making each one a 3 year process. Story in CNN: Web Link... |
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on Aug 27, 2010 at 8:11 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Israel hates Steve Jobs
Apple iPads are banned in Israel. At least 10 iPads have already been confiscated from Americans at Ben-Gurion International Airport. Story on haaretz.com: Web Link... |
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on Apr 19, 2010 at 10:04 am by The Real Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Caltrain vs. car at Churchill Ave. this afternoon
The Mercury-News is reporting that Caltrain clipped a car at Churchill Ave. at 5:55pm this afternoon. Was that one of you?
The car was apparently not seriously damaged and... |
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on Apr 16, 2010 at 1:28 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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