ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Don't bail out Brown for spending enormous public money on HSR instead of on CA schools. Vote NO on Prop. 30.
Regarding Prop. 30, let's not forget that Gov. Jerry Brown is responsible for a large part of the school funding problem. He's the one that pushed through state funding of the... |
Robert |
595 |
5 |
on Oct 30, 2012 at 8:15 pm by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PAMF to break ground on $200 million campus
After a decade of planning to build a new four-story medical campus in San Carlos, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation received the go-ahead from the California State Water Quali... |
Editor |
595 |
0 |
on Apr 21, 2012 at 9:03 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Report: California shouldn't authorize bonds for high-speed rail
Web Link
Great article by my informed colleg... |
Sally12 |
595 |
2 |
on Jan 5, 2012 at 9:38 am by Sally12, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
National Polls: Skewed and unskewed
Looks like the biggest winner last night, after Obama, was Nate Silver and the composite poll blogs. Biggest losers? Karl Rove, who kept claiming to the losers on Fox that Ohi... |
Gary |
594 |
1 |
on Nov 7, 2012 at 2:49 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pipeline work to impact Palo Alto traffic
A major, three-month-long Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) pipeline-replacement project in Palo Alto is expected to impact traffic and will start this month, PG&E has a... |
Editor |
594 |
2 |
on Aug 6, 2012 at 9:56 pm by Always a mess!!, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman allegedly steals jewelry while man sleeps
A man who befriended a woman at Palo Alto's nonprofit Opportunity Center had $20,000 to $25,000 worth of jewelry stolen from his room as he slept, Palo Alto police said.
Read... |
Editor |
594 |
8 |
on Jul 25, 2012 at 12:26 pm by Palo-Alto--Where Even Bums Carry $25K in Pocket Change!, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto takes no action on Facebook
Although the East Palo Alto City Council met in closed session on Thursday, Jan. 5, to discuss whether to sue over the environmental impact report for Facebook's planned campu... |
Editor |
594 |
2 |
on Jan 11, 2012 at 11:04 am by impact, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hiding behind Big Bird
Has Obama become so desperate that Big Bird has to be his shield?
This theatre is getting worse, day by day.
Maybe Biden can resign, Hillary replace him, then Obama res... |
Gary |
593 |
8 |
on Oct 10, 2012 at 12:57 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Trading 'the stuff of life'
On a small Barron Park street lined with patches of wildflowers and dandelions, rows of tables were piled high with items ranging from shawls as delicate as spider webs to sta... |
Editor |
593 |
2 |
on Jun 28, 2012 at 11:46 am by Lana, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Feature story: Listening to nature
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District audio tour is part of the latest trend in the outdoor experience. Once the purview of art and natural history museums, audio tour... |
Editor |
593 |
2 |
on Apr 23, 2012 at 10:28 am by Joan Hamilton, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Hundreds celebrate aboard 'Freedom Train'
After singing a rendition of "We Shall Overcome" at Caltrain's San Mateo station, hundreds of Bay Area residents of all ages celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday by b... |
Editor |
593 |
2 |
on Jan 17, 2012 at 12:25 pm by tru data, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fire districts revving up cross-border aid
When a wildfire ignited grasslands in Pearson Arastradero Preserve on Wednesday afternoon, the various city and county fire departments that responded ignored their usual boun... |
Editor |
592 |
9 |
on Aug 14, 2012 at 7:16 pm by Jake, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Peery Foundation grants $1 million for disability playground
The Peery Foundation will donate a $1 million matching grant to build a playground for disabled children and adults at Mitchell Park, members of the project said today.
Read ... |
Editor |
591 |
21 |
on Apr 19, 2013 at 9:34 pm by Olenka Villarreal, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
ClimateOne zings PA on housing
From the March 22 ClimateOne podcast.
Gabriel Metcalf, the Executive Director of San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) started off by stating that c... |
Steve Raney |
591 |
16 |
on Apr 2, 2013 at 8:23 am by as is, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Menlo Police look for 'suspicious' man in van
Menlo Park Police are looking for a man who tried to communicate with young girls on the 1200 block of Almanor Avenue while they were on their way to school on March 11 at 8 a... |
Editor |
591 |
4 |
on Mar 17, 2013 at 5:05 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto's Christmas Tree Lane lighting up for holidays
Santa will be approaching Fulton Street chimneys, reindeer will be landing on the lawn, snowmen will be "singing" in a row as Christmas Tree Lane lights up Fulton Street, betw... |
Editor |
591 |
9 |
on Dec 15, 2012 at 7:27 pm by waste of time, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What's up with the Mitchell Park Library
I haven't seen much work going on at the Mitchell Park Library. Does anyone have a status update? I can't wait to see the final building. When is it slated to open? Have t... |
Middlefield driver |
590 |
3 |
on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm by Goose Boy, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SPORTS
M-A hires Napolitano as new boys' polo coach
Menlo-Atherton has hired Giovanni Napolitano as its new boys' varsity water polo coach following the retirement of legendary coach Dante Dettamanti.
Read the full story here ... |
Editor |
590 |
2 |
on Nov 29, 2012 at 11:41 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The Weekly recommends
Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, November 3, 2012, 12:32 PM |
Editor |
590 |
6 |
on Nov 5, 2012 at 11:33 am by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Peninsula Day Care Center closes after 37 years
Three hundred low-cost child-care slots in Palo Alto will be lost this week when the owners of the 37-year-old Peninsula Day Care Center retire and close their doors.
Read th... |
Editor |
590 |
2 |
on Oct 29, 2012 at 9:15 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The tsunami online
As surely as it crashed over the publishing and music industries, the Internet is inexorably remaking the world of education. Stanford University President John Hennessy has l... |
Editor |
590 |
5 |
on Oct 26, 2012 at 10:44 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Jazz Jam at CSMA in Mountain View on July 29
Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) hosts Jazz Jam sessions several times per year - with one coming up on Sunday, July 29!
The Jam is open to all players and vocalis... |
Community School of Music and Arts |
590 |
0 |
on Jul 25, 2012 at 3:25 pm by Community School of Music and Arts, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Finance committee OKs reduced CDBG plan
The City of Palo Alto's funding for planning and administration and for public services may be reduced next year in response to a decrease in federal funding.
Read the full s... |
Editor |
590 |
1 |
on Apr 22, 2012 at 11:22 pm by jardins, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man who broke into Jerry Hill's home meets assemblyman, asks forgiveness 11 years later
Mark Harvin was 18 years old when, high on crystal meth and alcohol, he broke into the garage of Jerry Hill, a San Mateo County supervisor at the time, nearly 11 years ago.
... |
Editor |
590 |
0 |
on Feb 22, 2012 at 11:29 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California Bill Seeks Campus Credit for Online Study
Read this and scream Palo Alto
Web Link
This is a disaster. The ... |
Annie |
589 |
4 |
on Mar 14, 2013 at 4:04 pm by This is it, a member of the Nixon School community |
View in an RSS Reader
