JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
On Deadline: A last trip to the city dump -- layoffs, some nostalgia, seagulls
Thursday at 5 p.m. the Palo Alto city dump closed forever to residents for garbage and trash loads. City dump isn't its real name. It's officially the Palo Alto Sanitary Landf... |
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on Jul 29, 2011 at 9:55 am by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Wiki - Does anyone use it?
Just noticed a link today to Palo Alto Wiki on the Palo Alto Online Home Page. Web Link Does anyone know it exists or use it? |
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on Jul 28, 2011 at 3:25 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Police name 'persons of interest' in homicides
The East Palo Alto Police Department reports that it has identified persons of interest in the recent homicides of Catherine Fisher, 19, of Menlo Park, who was shot on July 13... |
Editor |
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on Jul 25, 2011 at 10:04 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
E. Palo Alto Homicide Investigation Update
From EPA PD:
Press Briefing Advisory
Re: Homicide Investigation Updates
July 24 – The East Palo Alto Police Department will conduct a press briefing tomorrow on Monda... |
Hmmm |
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on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:56 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Do we want to increase taxes on Palo Alto residents?
Taxes will increase as we grow and need to replace infrastructure. If we decide to slow our growth, we can slow tax increases. Please read article below.
Statement on t... |
Resident 0.1 |
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on Jul 21, 2011 at 3:23 pm by Resident 0.1, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG
Ad Libs: Art on foot
To take a truly informed science-art-nature walk on the Stanford campus, it's nice to have a museum docent, an earth-sciences dean, a curator and a bunch of professors with yo... |
Rebecca Wallace |
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on Jul 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Menlo Park fire board to consider modifying its compensation philosophy
19 July agenda item:
MENLO PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY AND
PROCEDURES MANUAL SECTION 5.11
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
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Peter Carpenter |
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on Jul 14, 2011 at 8:16 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
AROUND TOWN
Infant's accused killer pleads not guilty
A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting an infant in East Palo Alto last month pleaded not guilty to murder in San Mateo County Superior Court Wednesday (July 13).
Re... |
Editor |
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on Jul 14, 2011 at 12:33 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG
Ad Libs: A swinging eve on the ave
We tried out our best East Coast Swing moves last Saturday eve on the ave (California). One of the best swing bands around, Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, played a free show... |
Rebecca Wallace |
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on Jul 11, 2011 at 4:57 pm by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
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
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 |
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG
Ad Libs: A muse to Matisse, a patron of art
The Almanac, one of our sister papers, published a nice arts story this week about Sarah Stein: art collector, art-school patron and leader of art salons in her homes in Paris... |
Rebecca Wallace |
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on Jul 6, 2011 at 3:58 pm by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
BOOKS
Lee Hester's top five 'must read' graphic novels
1. "The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale," by Art Spiegelman.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 5, 20... |
Editor |
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on Jul 6, 2011 at 12:42 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford Lively Arts awarded $500,000 grant
Classical music is getting a boost at Stanford Lively Arts, thanks to a $500,000 grant from the New York-based Andrew M. Mellon Foundation announced today.
Read the full stor... |
Editor |
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on Jul 4, 2011 at 2:47 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Small plane makes an emergency landing on I-280
A small plane ran into trouble Sunday night and made an emergency landing on I-280 near Woodside. Here's a link to the CHP radio traffic: Web Link... |
Joe |
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on Jul 3, 2011 at 11:57 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Eshoo $16 million grant to CalTrain a waste of public funds.
Eshoo $16 million grant to CalTrain a waste of public funds.
Much has been written lately about the FRA grant, obtained by Rep Eshoo, of $16 million, going to CalTrain, a... |
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on Jun 30, 2011 at 2:27 pm by morris brown, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto FTTH pundits shown mistaken
Web Link
Some years ago, a concerted effort was made to "diss" wireless technologies, with local self-appo... |
Setting the wireless record straight |
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on Jun 29, 2011 at 8:00 pm by Setting the wireless record straight, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
SPORTS
What kinds of teenage dances are kids learning these days and where to go
My kids were wondering where to go for morden dance lessons. I am wondering what kinds of dances are in these days with teenages, and where they go for lessons...better be som... |
Dance |
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on Jun 29, 2011 at 4:42 am by Dance, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Another plane crash at the Palo Alto Airport
Another plane crashed Thursday night at the Palo Alto Airport. Of the three aboard the Cessna 172, one was taken to the hospital by PAFD. The SJ Mercury News has this story: h... |
Joe |
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on Jun 23, 2011 at 11:48 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pool Service Recomendation?
Hello fellow Palo Alto pool owners. I'm seeking a recomendation for a weekly pool maintenance/service company. Very few of these companies are reviewed on line and those tha... |
PA Pool Owner |
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on Jun 22, 2011 at 10:24 am by PA Pool Owner, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Sliding scale?
How about indexing civil service salaries to tax revenue? Revenues up, salaries up; revenues down, salaries down. This would be a non-political issue, since all politicians ar... |
Walter_E_Wallis |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 7:46 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn HS Athletic Achievements
Congratulations to the 2010-11 Gunn Athletes!
11 CCS Individual Champions:
Erin Robinson (Track & Field),
Stefan Weidemann and Cadence Lee (Wrestling),
Henry Liu, Phoe... |
gunns ok |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 5:46 pm by gunns ok, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Public meeting on math and student stress in PAUSD on Tuesday
We Can Do Better Palo Alto (Web Link) is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, July 21, from 7:00 - 8:30pm at Cubberly classroom A-6.
Stanford P... |
Ken Dauber |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 7:35 am by Ken Dauber, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
RECENT HOME SALES
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 2:22 PM |
Editor |
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on Jun 16, 2011 at 4:03 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG
Ad Libs: A whole new world
If you're a local theater-goer, you might think of James Monroe Iglehart as The Big Bad Wolf from TheatreWorks' 2005 production of "Into the Woods," or you might have seen him... |
Rebecca Wallace |
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on Jun 2, 2011 at 4:15 pm by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
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