SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD explains math text adoption process
Parent reaction was mixed after a Wednesday forum in Palo Alto during which members of a textbook-selection committee explained how they chose two finalists from a field of ni... |
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on Mar 30, 2009 at 11:58 pm by EDM-not a good choice, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Climate report aims at 5 percent emission cut
A 144-page action plan released over the Thanksgiving holiday by the City of Palo Alto -- which outlines ways to cut the community's greenhouse-gas emissiona -- was greeted wa... |
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on Dec 10, 2007 at 3:53 pm by Greg, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Academic stress a top mental health concern
Academic stress tops the list of reasons Palo Alto teens have sought on-campus mental health counseling in the current academic year, according to a summary by a counseling or... |
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on Mar 3, 2012 at 1:40 pm by Michele Dauber, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
SAFE CA Act
Save CA is a way to reduce cost and save taxpayers' money.
SAFE CA Act press conference to replace the
death penalty with permanent imprisonment (very well organized by ... |
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on Sep 5, 2011 at 5:17 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto businesses protest Amazon tax resistance
Palo Alto's brick-and-mortar businesses that pay sales taxes are protesting Amazon.com's attempts to get an exemption for Internet sales it conducts in California.
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on Aug 25, 2011 at 3:43 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto cop identified in 2009 DUI arrest
A Palo Alto police officer has been identified in a 2009 arrest for driving under the influence after he rolled his SUV on U.S. Highway 101, according to court documents.
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on Oct 7, 2010 at 12:12 am by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford Hospital gives 'final offer' to nurses
Nurses at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital are at a heated impasse with hospital administrators over a proposed contract, which includes a ... |
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on May 12, 2010 at 5:08 pm by CaliNurse, a resident of Stanford |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
VP debate
I thought Biden easily won this debate, in terms of debating. I also thought MCain took Obama to school in the first presidential debate. Like Obama, Palin did not make any ... |
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on Oct 4, 2008 at 8:53 pm by T, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Briggs to retire, stay on as artistic advisor until Jan. '09
Longtime Children's Theatre Director Pat Briggs, 72, will retire Aug. 1 and then return as a contracted "advising artistic director" for six months, City Manager Frank Benest ... |
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on Jul 25, 2008 at 1:56 pm by anti-Narnia, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Believe Me, It's Torture: Christopher Hitchens, on Waterboarding
Web Link
Hitchens, no wilting violet, says it like it is, putting the lie to those who say waterboarding isn't tor... |
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on Jul 24, 2008 at 10:13 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foreign language in schools needs translation
Foreign language in elementary schools (FLES) is a good idea that needs more definition, Palo Alto's Board of Education told district representatives Tuesday night.
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 8:35 am by Lions, and Tiger and Reds, Oh My!, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Comments/reactions from MI meeting?
Please share your comments and reactions to Thursday night's "town hall" meeting at Ohlone School on the Mandarin Immersion proposal--to be decided next Tuesday by the school ... |
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on Jun 5, 2007 at 11:39 pm by Briones parent, a member of the Juana Briones School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New Documentary: The Great Global Warming Swindle
Anyone who is interested in the theory of man-made global warming should watch this new documentary titled "The Great Global Warming Swindle". Here is a link on Google Video:
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on Apr 8, 2007 at 1:18 am by JOSEPH SIMMONS, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Highlights & reactions to MI school board meeting?
I wasn't able to attend the meeting on the Mandarin immersion proposal tonight and would love to hear about it. What was the tone of the public input and do more people seem i... |
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on Jan 19, 2007 at 4:58 pm by get a grip, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
'Climate warrior' Steve Schneider dies of heart attack on airplane
Stephen Schneider, a Stanford biology professor who for decades has been a central figure in the debate on global climate change, died of an apparent heart attack today (July ... |
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 12:06 am by William, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents, students named to calendar committee
The Palo Alto school district has named some 20 parents, teachers, administrators and students to a committee to evaluate reforms to the school district's academic calendar th... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 3:12 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Do fences make for better neighbors?
About a month ago, I was pulling up to our house after a long day of work when I saw a couple standing in front of our house, allowing their dog to pee on our lawn. Seeing my... |
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on May 18, 2012 at 3:48 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto police involved in 'Occupy' incident
The Palo Alto Police Department assisted Oakland police Tuesday (Oct. 25) during the "Occupy Oakland" protests in which an Iraq War veteran was critically injured, Sgt. Kara A... |
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on Nov 14, 2011 at 8:53 pm by Peter Hogness, a member of the Gunn High School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Train death identified as Gunn grad Brian Taylor
The young man who stepped in front of a Caltrain Friday night has been identified as Brian Bennion Taylor, 19, a 2008 graduate of Gunn High School -- where he was a member of... |
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on Sep 29, 2011 at 10:57 pm by Friend, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Measure R debate: For safety or a 'power grab'?
Supporters and opponents of Measure R clashed Wednesday night over whether the Palo Alto initiative would ensure adequate fire protection for local residents or give the firef... |
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on Oct 15, 2010 at 1:56 pm by I support walter,, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
PA shooting victim 'critical' at Stanford Hospital
Searching for some shred of evidence to a brazen 1:45 a.m. shooting outside Palo Alto police headquarters, police teams in orange vests scanned the shrubbery at the Civic Cent... |
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on Jul 17, 2008 at 12:08 pm by Alex, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board candidates with kids in PRIVATE schools
What do folks think of candidates who have kids in private schools? Both Barbara Klausner and Melissa Caswell chose Castilleja for their daughters.
I'm impressed with thei... |
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on Oct 24, 2007 at 8:06 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why not expand Ohlone program?
The glowing atricles on Susan Charles and Ohlone school begs the question: why not expand the Ohlone program?
My husband went to Ohlone and we would love to give our childr... |
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on May 17, 2007 at 9:11 pm by Concerned Greer Road + Ohlone parent, a member of the Ohlone School community |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto could get $5 million for new bike bridge
Palo Alto's ambitious plan to give residents and bicyclists convenient, year-round access to the Baylands took a major leap forward Wednesday morning when Santa Clara County S... |
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 11:19 am by close the gates, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
Former Mayor Gary Fazzino dies of cancer
Gary Fazzino, a longtime member of the Palo Alto City Council, a two-time mayor and one of the leading experts on local political history, died Tuesday evening at his Palo Alt... |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 12:29 pm by Lisa Van Dusen, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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