PALO ALTO ISSUES
Neighbors Abroad
Do you think the City should support s monthly dinners program for overseas visitors to our City under the Neighbors Abroad program? |
A Neighbor |
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on Jul 5, 2007 at 1:03 pm by South Palo Alto neighbor, a member of the Gunn High School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Are they really selling free cable installations for Comcast?
Two scruffy young men were going door to door in Charleston Gardens this evening about 8:00 PM offering to sell free cable installation for Comcast. One gave me the pitch whi... |
A Neighbor |
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on Jun 21, 2007 at 12:10 am by A Neighbor, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Obama: The New Reagan
Anyone who listened to Obama's acceptance speech tonight, knows this:
Much like Reagan brought this nation from troubled times to shine brightly again, so too will Obama. Go... |
A New Day Dawns Tonight |
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on Nov 9, 2008 at 7:47 pm by ObamaForDiaperChange, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
is duveneck overflown this year?
I registered my kid for the neighborhood school Duveneck in early Jan for their kindergarden class starting fall 2007. I have not received anything yet from the school about ... |
a new duveneck parent |
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on Feb 21, 2007 at 2:00 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PA Daily Becoming "Peninsula News Every Once In A While"
A small item on page 1 of today's PA Daily notes that it's dropping publication of a separate Sunday edition, thereby making it's publishing schedule Tue-Sat, plus the PA is b... |
A Newspaper Reader |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 11:55 am by Resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Investigation into Garth Li's death
So many of Garth Li's friends have written about how wonderful he was.
When is one of those friends going to step up and tell the authorities, his parents, and his communi... |
A Palo Alto parent |
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on May 5, 2009 at 4:45 pm by ex gunn student, a member of the Juana Briones School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Swine Flu
Is anyone else considering keeping their kids home from school on Monday because of a possible flu outbreak? |
A Palo Alto parent |
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on Apr 28, 2009 at 11:22 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Apple and PAUSD
As a parent, I found out that all the computer products in the PAUSD district office and schools are Apple products, with very few exceptions. Apple products are expensive, pl... |
A parent |
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on Jan 26, 2012 at 11:52 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Redshirted kids bullies?
I've been noticing the bullies at school (elementary) are pretty much the redshirted kids, mostly boys. Aside from the issues of dealing with bullies, no one seems to be asse... |
a parent |
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on Oct 26, 2010 at 6:55 am by Anonymous, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PA teacher faces misdemeanor charges for party
If convicted, Swagerty should be fired from PAUSD. |
A Parent |
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on Dec 27, 2006 at 12:22 pm by Anon3, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Popular song amoung kids - SHOCKING LYRICS
I am so shocked! I listened to a rap song on my 13 yr old son's ipod called "My dick" by Mickey Avalon. I almost puked. The lyrics in this song are so disgusting, offensive an... |
A shocked parent |
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on Feb 20, 2009 at 5:08 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
thoughts on Gov Romney's comments on 47% of THOSE people
Gov Romney is caught on tape saying:
- "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him,... |
a single thoughful question |
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on Oct 28, 2012 at 7:24 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Abercrombie & Fitch
ITS NOT FAIR. all the other teens get to wear:
-abercrombie
-hollister
-american eagle
why cant I???????? |
a teen |
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on Dec 1, 2006 at 1:54 pm by conscientious parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cyclists "taking the lane"
While I agree with the overall cautionary sentiment expressed by Elaine Haight regarding cars overtaking cyclists, I did want to add that the cyclist's right to impede traffic... |
A Woodside resident and cyclist |
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on Sep 27, 2006 at 10:52 am by Wise man from Menlo Park, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Judge orders school board to reconsider math program adoption
An interesting bit of news from Seattle:
Web Link
"In June, two parents and a University of Washington professor went to King Co... |
A. |
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on Feb 11, 2010 at 6:10 pm by Paly 08 Grad, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Ground Water Problem on Bryant Ave
Since Nov 2010, a very large pipe snakes out of the major construction site on Bryant Ave between Rinconada and Santa Rita, halfway down the block along the curb beside the Ba... |
A. Mayor |
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on Jun 2, 2011 at 4:14 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Update on Grace Mah appointment to SCC Board of Education
Just a note to those interested:
Grace Mah's appointment to the Santa Clara County Board of Education is provisional. Web Link... |
A.J. |
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on Apr 6, 2007 at 7:18 pm by parent, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
When Strategic Planning? Channeling MI debate energy to true global thinking
I think this whole debate could have been a lot more positive if there had been an official way to channel the whole process through strategic planning. There could have been... |
A.J. |
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on Feb 4, 2007 at 2:02 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
BOOKS
Read "Gotcha Capitalism"!!!
I recommend the new book "Gotcha Capitalism - How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day - And What You Can Do About It"
Reading this book has been an emotional experience - no... |
A.L. |
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on Apr 7, 2008 at 9:31 am by EHM, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Southgate and Walter Hays
To all the residents of the Southgate community and in particular to those who were at the Board Study Session last night, I urge you to talk to the Walter Hays AAAG rep. abou... |
AAAG Member |
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on Dec 9, 2006 at 1:07 pm by Lucinda, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Land the city sold for $109k?
Hi,
Anyone else notice in the "recent sales" section of the weekly that the city of PA sold a piece of land for $109,000 to what appears to be a family? Anyone know the story... |
Aaron |
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on Sep 27, 2007 at 2:17 pm by Dan W, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Killing MI is a no brainer
The whole MI "debate" is really sad to watch. MI supporters don't care at all about issues of equity and diversity for ALL students in our PUBLIC school system.
Their aims... |
Aaron |
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on Jan 2, 2007 at 11:42 am by Aaron, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
BOOKS
A Book Relevant to Palo Alto
Hello,
In case anyone is interested, I've recently published a book that's relevant to Palo Alto. It's called "Authoritas: One Student's Harvard Admissions and the Founding... |
Aaron Greenspan |
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on Jul 10, 2008 at 2:32 pm by fireman, a resident of another community |
BOOKS
Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell
This book is the 2008 Silcon Valley Reads selection.
It is available now at the Palo Alto City Library. People all over Santa Clara County will be reading it and going to e... |
abbyboyd |
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on Mar 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm by Paly reporter, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
BOOKS
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I loved this book even though at one point I put it down and just thought I couldn't go on. Maybe at the baby's cracked head (not to give anything away). But I continued becau... |
abbyboyd |
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on Apr 10, 2007 at 12:53 pm by abbyboyd, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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