ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
This is the election you wouldn't want to win
The Poisoned Chalice
London TimesWeb Link
The bad news: November's victor could be a one-ter... |
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on Sep 29, 2008 at 6:42 am by but seriously, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Zogby Poll: McCain Recovers as Contest Takes Dramatic Turns
New York - Republican John McCain's poll numbers improved slightly as he suspended his campaign Wednesday to head back to Washington to focus on the looming national financia... |
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on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:15 pm by poll watcher, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
McCain Suspends Campaign to Help With Bailout
John McCain announced that he will suspend his presidential campaign on Thursday to return to Washington to help with Wall Street bailout negotiations. He urged his opponent... |
tj |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 3:58 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
World markets soar
Dow up 412, short selling stopped on 799 stocks for the next 10 days, biggest rally in 6 years.
Meanwhile Obama said he would hold off from presenting his own economic r... |
tj |
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on Sep 19, 2008 at 11:04 am by Still in trouble, a resident of Another Palo Alto 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 |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Is there a need for Rental Houses in Palo Alto?
My mother lives in Palo Alto, she is elderly and must be placed in a assisted care home question is:
I want to rent out her 3br/2ba, Eikler house. I have checked Mercury ... |
TK Davis |
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on Feb 28, 2008 at 10:55 pm by useful books, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Water rate increases - AGAIN?
So they want to raise our water rates again. Tell me why there's justification to jack up our rates? They're blaming rate increases on maintaining infrastructure. If you need ... |
Toady |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:45 am by Debra Katz, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City of Palo Alto Utility is a Monopolistic Scam
WTF is up with this. We're doing construction on our house and we won't be occupying it during the work. While we are going to keep our power and water, we definitely don't ne... |
Toady |
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on Sep 11, 2011 at 4:58 pm by Here by choice, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
McNeal Wireless?
Does anyone know what McNeal Wireless is doing in our neighborhoods? According to their website, they are contractors (a MWBE too, so someone is getting their lib points) for ... |
Toady |
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on Oct 14, 2010 at 12:13 pm by Tru Love, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
The Search for a Cure
The Key Is Prevention�
- Turn off your cell phone.
- Get rid of cordless phones.
- Use landline phones.
- Get rid of wireless baby monitors.
- Wire/cable comp... |
Toby |
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on Oct 23, 2011 at 12:00 am by Toby, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stop the PA Weekly Paper Edition
I am fed up with having my mail box clogged with the PA weekly how do I stop it? it is a waste of energy, trees etc nobody reads it, I bet theya re more interested in the ... |
tod |
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on Nov 8, 2008 at 9:13 am by just call the Weekly, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community Meeting for Paly on Tuesday Night (February 3rd)
Palo Alto High School will be hosting a community meeting on Tuesday night (February 3rd) to discuss the master plan for Palo Alto High School. The meeting will be at 6:30 PM ... |
Todd Feinberg |
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on Jan 28, 2009 at 10:27 pm by Todd Feinberg, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
TODD HEAPY'S SPACE SHUTTLE BLOG
'Up up and away'
With sadness and excitement, off she went! Wow and WOW! Nothing you see on a screen remotely resembles the live version of a launch.
The sound is by far the most powerful o... |
Todd Heapy |
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on Jul 9, 2011 at 4:52 pm by Val and Kenney, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
TODD HEAPY'S SPACE SHUTTLE BLOG
Say cheese!
Today was a good day! Especially if you like space shuttles up close along with thunder, lightning and torrential downpours. It was also a long day that started at 6 a.m. That... |
Todd Heapy |
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on Jul 7, 2011 at 11:23 pm by Todd Heapy, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
TODD HEAPY'S SPACE SHUTTLE BLOG
Hello humidity!
I arrived in Orlando tonight, and I am quickly reminded why I like the dry heat of California. Aside from the humidity in the air, there is also a buzz because it is immediate... |
Todd Heapy |
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on Jul 7, 2011 at 12:02 pm by Kelly & Jay, a resident of another community |
TODD HEAPY'S SPACE SHUTTLE BLOG
Shuttle blog blasts off
See that mischievous and handsome kid on the right in that photo over there?? That's me 30 plus years ago proudly displaying my NASA t-shirt. A lot has changed since then exce... |
Todd Heapy |
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on Jul 6, 2011 at 8:00 pm by Val and Kenney, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
TODD HEAPY'S SPACE SHUTTLE BLOG
Getting to the 3-mile view
In the months I've had to make my plans for viewing the launch I have done a lot of research on places to best see a launch from. Of course, there's miles of Florida coastline... |
Todd Heapy |
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on Jul 6, 2011 at 7:55 pm by Val and Kenney, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
TODD HEAPY'S SPACE SHUTTLE BLOG
Kennedy Space Center, here I come.
What do I and the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis have in common? We both get up at 4:30 AM to go somewhere. The slight difference is our mode of transportation. I woke up ... |
Todd Heapy |
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on Jul 6, 2011 at 7:44 pm by Todd Heapy, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Bowl for sale
So it seems that the PA Bowl is up for sale. Now I know the local NIMBYs won't like this, but we do not want any more housing. Fortunately if there is housing they will be Los... |
ToldUSo |
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on Aug 6, 2009 at 2:10 am by Daniel Mart, a resident of Mountain View |
AROUND TOWN
Two more reasons to shop outside Palo Alto
For those of us who like Nordstroms Rack (?) and Sports Authority, we now have the possibility of two more reasons to shop outside Palo Alto. We have no decent sports equipmen... |
ToldUso |
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on Aug 9, 2008 at 11:18 am by Anon, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Rush Hour Traffic Fee - what's this really about?
So now we have a new topic to consider from our "City" officials. A rush hour traffic fee. This idea is flawed in so many ways I can't begin to list them.
What we really ne... |
ToldUSo |
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on Apr 20, 2007 at 10:23 pm by Rick, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More housing = more Kids
For those of you who are wondering about our continual increase in enrollment and the need for re-districting our school boundaries as well as the concerns for neighborhood sc... |
ToldUSo |
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on Mar 7, 2007 at 4:48 pm by A PARENT, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Auto Mall going to Menlo Park?
So according to Palo Alto Online, there is a proposed GM Auto Park going to Menlo Park, approx. a mile away from the now defunct Auto Mall suggested for Palo Alto. Now, where... |
ToldUSo |
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on Oct 13, 2006 at 11:24 am by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Spring flowers
Obama's former personal physician said much the same thing "in over his head", etc. Obama supporters would do better by him by admitting it is ok that he does walk on water, a... |
Tom |
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on May 11, 2012 at 5:33 pm by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Insistent marijuana petition pushers
The no doubt paid marijuana petition pushers are getting very pushy, especially the one outside of Walgreen's at Midtown and others working the Midtown area. ˇThe man ... |
Tom |
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on Jul 23, 2011 at 12:07 am by stick-to-topic, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood |
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