ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Passionate boos, cheers mark Eshoo meeting
A vocal crowd of nearly 1,000 people turned out Wednesday night for a Town Hall meeting with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) on the national health care system. Boos and applau... |
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on Sep 8, 2009 at 1:21 am by Ethan, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Plagiarism at Paly grad events sparks discussion
Two recent Palo Alto High School graduates learned a very public lesson about plagiarism, thanks to the same source that tripped them up — the Internet.
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on Jun 27, 2008 at 10:12 am by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
French or not at Paly?
Hello all,
i have heard that one of the high schools (Paly) will cancel the upper most French class (French 5AP) or has actually already cancelled it. I am not sure why one... |
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on Sep 6, 2007 at 11:51 am by Palo alto mom, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Dispute over Jewish tradition could nix Christmas trees
Every autumn, for more than a decade, Abraham Berman's sukkah made an appearance on the second-floor patio of Sheridan Apartments, an affordable-housing complex near the Calif... |
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on Dec 11, 2011 at 10:16 pm by saichele, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain improvements may come soon because of High Speed Rail
I think these are both important upgrades to the existing Caltrain system.
According to the Mercury-News:
"What particularly appeals to Caltrain about the high-speed pro... |
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on Dec 1, 2008 at 8:02 pm by Clem, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly High tries for booze-free dances
Two limousines that arrived at Palo Alto High School's April prom full of teenagers reeking of alcohol — who verbally abused administrators after testing positive for dr... |
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on Jun 11, 2008 at 4:37 pm by paly parent, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers: Support needed for graduation proposal
High school teachers Tuesday said a move to stiffen graduation requirements, by itself, will not boost the achievement of struggling students. Department heads met with the Bo... |
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on Apr 21, 2012 at 9:23 pm by Mike, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
The Opportunity Center Was A Mistake
The article in the Palo Alto Weekly on the homeless shelter, also known as the Opportunity Center, written by Lars Osterberg and Don Barr lacked objectivity. If one wants to ... |
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on Jan 16, 2008 at 1:10 pm by Gina, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is Mandarin losing its status as flavor of the month language?
Trade with China is one of the arguments as to why Mandarin should be taught (or immersed) in our schools. I remember Russian and Japanese being given similar weight in past y... |
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on Sep 1, 2007 at 12:53 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors lobby for new road in research park
A new road northwest of Page Mill Road that could divert traffic from the College Terrace neighborhood will be looked at by Palo Alto staff, city planning director Curtis Will... |
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on Jan 23, 2012 at 8:56 pm by Burdens galore, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pilots' group urges tighter procedures at airport
Acutely aware of the Palo Alto Airport's limited-visibility future, the airport's pilots' and aircraft-owners' group is pushing tighter takeoff-and-landing procedures to show ... |
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on Mar 1, 2010 at 1:31 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
'Not in Our Town' event to explore diversity
Issues of race, diversity and bias will be the focus of a "Not in Our Town" workshop in Palo Alto next week that will include former Palo Alto City Councilwoman LaDoris Cordel... |
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on Mar 15, 2008 at 1:49 am by No OP fan, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Emails reveal internal school discussions
Palo Alto school-district superintendent Kevin Skelly has made a practice of communicating with school board members via email about district issues, sometimes polling them on... |
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:07 am by Gunn Alumni, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board members take umbrage at allegations of possible Brown Act violations
Stung by what they view as unfair allegations that they violated California's open-meeting law, Palo Alto school board members Thursday said they are vigilant in observing the... |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 7:26 pm by amazed, a member of the Gunn High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cyclist's account of Woodside road-rage event
A Portola Valley resident said he was among 100 or so cyclists at the scene of a road-rage incident involving a pickup truck on Saturday, Jan. 26, in Woodside.
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 3:21 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Achievement test data sparks heated discussion
Responding to criticism that he's excessively focused on test scores, Palo Alto School District Superintendent Kevin Skelly said Tuesday that supporting struggling students as... |
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on Nov 21, 2011 at 11:49 pm by Finland does it better, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullying in school
I am a parent of a middle school student who is experiencing some social difficulties at school and would like some feed back on others in the community whose children may hav... |
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on Mar 18, 2008 at 4:55 pm by parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
What Supports High Home Values in Palo Alto
Another title would be "Why do people want to live in Palo Alto".
I believe it is because we have great schools and lots of amenities, many of which are publicly funded.
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on May 8, 2013 at 10:16 pm by sandy zoe, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Second health-care 'telephone town hall' goes well
A second "telephone town hall" by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo Monday evening went smoothly and won praise from callers from Palo Alto, Mountain View and other 14th Congressional ... |
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on Oct 13, 2010 at 12:58 pm by Perspective, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Workers' union publicly protests city takebacks
The closed-doors negotiations between Palo Alto and its largest workers' union turned public and testy Monday night when hundreds of city employees packed into the City Counci... |
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on Jun 21, 2009 at 5:10 am by Anna, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police hunting for 19-year-old shooting suspect
Palo Alto police have launched a manhunt 19-year-old suspect in today's shooting incident at an apartment complex at 574 Arastradero Road. The victim, in his early 20s, was sh... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 2:24 pm by Ketimpor Ta, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin-immersion grant saves PA district $$
A previously controversial federal grant for Mandarin instruction improved the district's Mandarin program and even saved a little money this year, Associate Superintendent Ma... |
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on Jul 10, 2008 at 12:07 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Friends, family recall 'amazing, loving' Seidman
The memorial service for Phyllis Seidman, who died Tuesday night after she was struck by an SUV in Palo Alto Tuesday afternoon, will be held in January to give family and frie... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 11:38 pm by Driver, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Ask the Economist
Economist Stephen Levy of Palo Alto will be online live to answer your questions about the economic crisis facing the nation and California and its local impacts.
Levy is d... |
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on Nov 2, 2008 at 8:48 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullying recommendations delayed until April 9
The Palo Alto school district will unveil its recommendations for a new policy on bullying April 9, Superintendent Kevin Skelly said this week.
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on Mar 19, 2013 at 11:00 am by Edmund Burke, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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