DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
PA City Council should not be politically partisan
Seven of the nine Palo Alto City Council members have this weekpublicly endorsed Sen. Barack Obama as their choice for president of the United States. Why? I thought we had n... |
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on Feb 25, 2008 at 11:09 am by Irene, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Home Depot at Sears San Antonio site?!!
Is everyone aware that Home Depot is planning on moving to San Antonio Road near El Camino when Sears vacates next spring?
I posted this on a local email list, and people w... |
Concerned Neighbor |
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on Jul 29, 2006 at 10:46 pm by MV Downtown Home Owner, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto approves new firefighter contract
Palo Alto's tortuous struggle with its firefighters union over a new labor deal came to an official conclusion Monday night when the City Council voted unanimously to ratify w... |
Editor |
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on Oct 26, 2011 at 9:55 am by JC Meoff, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
If high-speed trains are tunneled, what would we do with all that dirt?
The realities of high-speed rail arrived in Palo Alto and the Midpeninsula this year -- even though the first train is years away.
Neighbors along the designated route, th... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on Jan 24, 2010 at 5:05 pm by Dr. Gary Gechlik, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford grad student dies in Yosemite fall
Stanford student and climbing enthusiast Chris Chan died Friday afternoon after falling from Yosemite's north face of Elkhorn Peak while "free soloing" about 400 feet up sheer... |
Editor |
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on Jul 27, 2010 at 10:11 am by stan morgo, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman killed in south Palo Alto train crash
One person is dead following a Caltrain accident in south Palo Alto in which an older model Toyota Camry was hit at the railroad crossing at West Meadow Drive and Alma Street.... |
Editor |
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on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:01 pm by LR, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
The Very Temporary State Budget "Solution"
The budget adopted by the California legislature last month provides a very temporary solution to the state's continuing budget shortfalls and policy gridlock. The temporary n... |
stephen levy |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 12:24 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library "friends" blocked open discussion on future of libraries
Thank you for Bill D'Agostino's July 5 exploration of the not-always-friendly role of "friends" groups in relation to our local organizations, particularly the role of the Fri... |
Chris Kenrick |
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on Jul 25, 2006 at 1:50 am by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
1967 Palo Alto high school fascism experiment becomes movie
Did you know that a movie has been made about the 1967 'Third Wave' experiment at Cubberly High School? Here's the lede from an article from today's Hollywood Reporter and a ... |
Simon Firth |
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on Jan 30, 2008 at 9:06 pm by Cougar, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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 |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Update on the U.S. Economy
In April I started a blog on when the recession would end.
My opinion was that we would know by the end of July whether Plan B was needed or the stimulus, financial sector ... |
stephen levy |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 8:56 am by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Why give ANY bonuses to city employees?
The more I thought about the $17,000 in bonuses that the four Palo Alto City Council-appointed administrators received last week, the angrier I became.
Here we are at a poi... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Nov 16, 2006 at 10:44 am by Former City Employee, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
How much more housing can Palo Alto handle?
We read the headlines that Palo Alto schools are filling up. By 2011, the school district is forecasted to exceed its capacity at all grade levels.
How much housing growth ... |
Arthur Keller |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm by Native, a member of the Walter Hays School community |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
Is California high-speed rail the future or a slow-motion train wreck?
For a frenetically busy community, it seems that Palo Altans sometimes have too much time on their hands.
It is a rare week when someone could possibly do or attend every... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on May 31, 2010 at 11:17 am by NONIMBYS, a resident of another community |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Shop Palo Alto?
"Destination Palo Alto is an initiative of the Palo Alto City Council to encourage
visitorship to the city. The effort involves a host of partners, including Stanfo... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Sep 22, 2006 at 4:15 pm by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
The great water war of California Avenue?
One of the odder mini-battles of Palo Alto is occurring at the east end of the California Avenue business district, near the Caltrain station.
That is whether to save a mi... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on Aug 6, 2008 at 12:37 pm by Lois, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain new parking system out of control
Hi,
Caltrain installed a new parking payment system at its downtown Palo Alto station recently. The new system asks you to punch your parking spot number and pay your fee. ... |
Philippe Bossut |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:09 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
IT'S BACK!!!! Board votes to revisit MI as a choice program
Just the possibility that it might receive an application to start a charter Mandarin Immersion program has the PAUSD school board, as of this evening, reopening the question ... |
Simon Firth |
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on Jan 8, 2010 at 10:05 pm by Ed Chi, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is it true that parents are doing their child's homework?
My child came home and said a girl said, "My mom did my homework for me last night." And someone replied, "So did mine!"
Being that middle and high school are such rigorous... |
Parent |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 5:24 pm by geraldine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LA Hills Redistricting Plan Would Impact Palo Alto Schools
Los Altos Hills City Council is taking steps to create a new kindergarten through eighth grade school district within its town boundaries. This issue has significant ramificat... |
Brewster |
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on Mar 5, 2007 at 12:46 pm by Board Observer, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Bah, humbug! A dearth of downtown decorations
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – except in downtown Palo Alto. Yes, there are the little white lights on University Avenue that are there all year long, but I loo... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Dec 29, 2006 at 12:38 am by Another mother here, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grades for college
My child doing well at Jordan now but I am concerned at what grades are needed to be admitted into UCs, Ivy Leagues, CA state schools, etc. I am getting the impression that o... |
Concerned Mom |
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on Jun 15, 2008 at 6:04 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
What's going on 28xx Waverley St., at about 3:30 today?
I tried to put my two daughters into sleep this afternoon when there came several police cars and ambulances. Does any one know what happened? The address is 28xx Waverley Str... |
May |
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on Jul 10, 2006 at 2:24 pm by Don Kazak, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why does Anyone Think Palo Alto is a Quiet Suburb?
When I moved to Palo Alto I knew a lot about the place I was going to live. I knew about Stanford where I was going to graduate school. I knew PA was a university town, that S... |
stephen levy |
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on Jul 26, 2009 at 6:41 pm by Irvin, a resident of the University South 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... |
Parent At Middle School |
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on Mar 18, 2008 at 4:55 pm by parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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