AROUND TOWN
Borders Possibly Closing
Borders is possibly closing for good on July 19. The company, as I have heard, is up for auction. This will be a huge loss to University Avenue, and to our community. |
Anne |
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on Jul 13, 2011 at 10:35 pm by Anon, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Help! Drunk birds bother neighbor!
Our house has a cottoneaster in the back corner of the property, you know, spindly tall tree with clusters of bright orange berries. Right about now, the berries ferment. Th... |
anne |
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on Mar 31, 2011 at 4:35 pm by anne, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A no reaction protest idea
I'm thinking about distributing a flyer tomorrow (see below) but wanted to run it by other Gunn students first and parents to see if this is a good idea or not.
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Anne |
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on Jan 29, 2010 at 9:21 am by parent, a member of the Gunn High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
recent tragedy
My heart goes out to the family and friends of the young woman.
As we soul search as a community to figure out how to prevent future tragedy, I wanted to share one experien... |
anne |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 12:57 pm by anne a, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Construction at Bryant and University - Old Walgreens
Does anyone know if there will be another Walgreens on the same location as the one that was burned? Or will be another business in there? Thanks. |
Anne |
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on Apr 12, 2009 at 9:59 am by PA resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Could uncounted ballots affect Prop. 8?
It could depend on hanging chads, I hope the ballots are well guarded!
Roughly 2.7 million ballots from Tuesday’s election remained to be counted statewide as of late Fri... |
Anne |
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on Jan 14, 2009 at 3:23 pm by Paly reporter, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tough New DUI Homicide Law Could Put Offenders Away For Life
The recent tragic deaths of two local young women in a DUI Homicide in Santa Barbara provides an opportunity to save maybe one life during the holiday drinking season that s... |
anne |
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on Nov 14, 2008 at 1:32 am by gomez, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why isn't field closure line updated earlier?
I just returned from the cancellation of what was to have been an 8am game. I started calling the field hotline at 6:45, but it wasn't updated for today (Nov 1) until about 7... |
Anne |
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on Nov 3, 2008 at 11:01 am by Resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big jump in API score at Briones
As has already been posted, API scores at Briones jumped 49 points for 2008. It now scores higher than Walter Hayes, though only by a slim margin.
Nothing has changed abou... |
anne |
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on Sep 22, 2008 at 7:57 am by Me Too, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
The Geese are playing Soccer at JLS
Thirty-Six Canada Geese have taken up residence on the soccer fields at JLS. I presume they have been attracted there because the City put down a lot of fresh grass seed. An... |
Anne |
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on Aug 24, 2008 at 10:54 am by Anne, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rally for Healthcare in Sacto with Michael Moore!
Go SiCKO in Sacto today with Michael Moore, 1:45pm! Rally with Mike and California nurses!
Web Link
Great quote for the Executive Director of the Calif... |
Anne |
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on Jul 11, 2007 at 12:32 am by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
MOVIES
SiCKO: Coming June 29 to a theatre near you!
The Buzz is that it's MMoore's best movie. It just took Cannes by storm. Fox News raved about it! And I mean in a complimentary way!
See www.michaelmoore.com for a film ... |
Anne |
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on May 30, 2007 at 10:11 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Ideas for how to make peace?
Hi,
I've been reading a lot of threads on Town Square, and wondering what helps end conflicts. What helps people make peace with each other? What brings even former warring... |
Anne |
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on Apr 28, 2007 at 2:18 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Former school trustees should refrain from comment
Former school board members should know better than to take sides, much less comment on, school personnel issues. No member of the public is privy to the facts, to any ongoing... |
Anne Avis |
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on Oct 17, 2006 at 11:51 am by Observer of the Board, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No mid-year finals at Paly and Gunn
If PAUSD is serious about reducing stress among high school students, I hope they consider a proven strategy: eliminating mid-year finals in high school. Many people gasp in... |
Anne Avis |
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on Sep 3, 2006 at 7:06 pm by Russell, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Do not open Foothills Park
I am not sure where to begin I have so many thoughts and comments about this subject. But simply, I strongly oppose opening Foothills Park to neighboring communities.
1) Fi... |
Anne T. |
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on Jun 29, 2009 at 11:41 pm by Ying, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Community Forum on Crime & Personal Preparedness
June is National Safety Month Supervisor Liz Kniss, City of Palo Alto, Avenidas and Palo Alto Neighborhoods sponsor a Community Forum on June 19 at Avenidas from 7PM on Crim... |
Annette |
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on Jun 18, 2012 at 7:13 pm by Annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Earthquake............
Richmond, Va; Colorado
Earthquakes. Are we next? |
Annette |
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on Aug 23, 2011 at 8:12 pm by brother, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Modest grant will help us prepare for emergencies
Emergency Preparedness is a key city priority for 2010. On Monday night, the City Council approved $ 20,000 for the Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN) Block Preparedness Program (B... |
annette |
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on Jun 30, 2010 at 6:00 pm by annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Announcing Next Round of BPC (Block Preparedness Coordinator "Classes
Follow-On to the Red And Green City Wide Drop of Information: After the very successful collaboration of emergency preparedness and environmental sustainability, and with many... |
Annette |
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on Feb 18, 2009 at 1:55 pm by Annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Environmental Health of Portable Classrooms
While I have heard much discussion of school population with respect to portables, I haven't heard anything about the issue of the health impacts to those spending time in the... |
Annette |
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on Feb 24, 2007 at 7:47 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Are you Prepared?
I would like to hear from you! Are you prepared for an emergency? If so, what special tips can you share? If not, What is stopping you? and what can the neighborhood leaders d... |
Annette |
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on Jun 22, 2006 at 11:34 am by Annette, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Are you taking time to prepare for emergency?
The minor earthquake early last Thursday morning did more than wake me up--it was a wake-up call that we need to be better prepared for all kind of emergencies, not just the p... |
Annette Ashton |
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on Jun 27, 2006 at 1:49 pm by Wil, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California Bill Seeks Campus Credit for Online Study
Read this and scream Palo Alto
Web Link
This is a disaster. The ... |
Annie |
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on Mar 14, 2013 at 4:04 pm by This is it, a member of the Nixon School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Smart phones in high school
I would like to open the topic of smart phones in high schools. DISCUSS
I believe they are a bad idea because:
1. We cannot expect the kids to have them in class but kee... |
Annie |
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on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:41 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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