PALO ALTO ISSUES
City to plan for reopening Children's Theatre
The Palo Alto Children's Theatre, closed late Thursday afternoon because of a criminal investigation into its finances, will be reopened as soon as possible, Palo Alto City Ma... |
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on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:09 am by James Geffen, 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 |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Why Aren't Consumers and Businesses Spending More?
There are two "political" answers in this important policy debate.
One is a version of "Obama is terrible for business" and cites uncertainty and fear of higher taxes and r... |
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on Sep 8, 2010 at 6:18 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspend ALL DUI offenders from the roads for life!
The tragic loss of an innocent biker the other day - killed by a driver under the influence - is yet another reminder that the roads are dangerous.
When will our legislato... |
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on Jul 3, 2008 at 9:54 pm by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Debating criminal issues, the death penalty and sexual offenders
How do you feel about the death penalty? Or the three-strikes-and-you’re-out law in California? Or trying 14-year-olds as adults? Or favoring police officers in the court syst... |
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on Oct 29, 2006 at 10:43 pm by lauren, a resident of Mountain View |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If Mandarin Immersion is adopted fluent Mandarin speaking children should be excluded
I am not necessarily against a Mandarin immersion program but if one is adopted children who already speak Chinese (any dialect) should be excluded.
If fluent Chinese speak... |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 11:25 pm by Bill, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
IKEA's closing
The rumor in East Palo Alto is that IKEA will close after Christmas. Some employees have been told and they're letting the cat out of the bag. This is a real loss in many ways... |
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on Dec 8, 2006 at 4:27 pm by Pamela Burch, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
Farewell to Mike Dawson
If you frequent the Peet's on Homer, most likely you've met or know Mike, the super friendly and jolly happy-go-lucky fellow.
Sadly, he passed away suddenly this morning. ... |
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on Jul 7, 2007 at 7:06 pm by Robert, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
We were duped on Measure A
Were we duped with Measure A? The board doesn't seem to get the connection. They asked for parcel tax increase of about $435 per parcel because the district was in dire str... |
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on Jan 13, 2007 at 4:11 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
California Budget Myths
State leaders have acted as usual to make state budget decisions in secret with the only access to the public is through the posturing that both parties put forth. So even tho... |
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on Jul 16, 2010 at 6:28 pm by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
Robert Kelley recalls early days of TheatreWorks and a remarkable journalist
The special recognition TheatreWorks received Monday night -- being called a “treasured cultural icon” at a Palo Alto City Council meeting and winning seven theatre critics aw... |
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on May 8, 2010 at 5:13 pm by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will the Mandarin Immersion decision be unbiased?
The Chronicle (July14th), reported on five San Francisco school board members and four Principals that recently enjoyed an unannounced, free trip to China, paid for by the Chi... |
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on Oct 30, 2006 at 11:00 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Would these be your top priorities for Palo Alto?
The Weekly ran a story that listed Palo Alto’s capital improvement priorities planned for June 2007 to June 2008.
Web Link... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Apr 27, 2007 at 6:30 pm by Loma Verde Neighbor, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Irresponsible Israel
This has nothing to do with being Jewish or Muslim. It has to do with sovereign states acting responsibly.
The State of Israel is a bully. It treats the Palestinians like... |
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on Mar 22, 2010 at 12:53 am by casey, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Stimulus 102-- One Year and $800 Billion Later
This month marks one year since the nearly $800 billion federal stimulus package was passed by Congress. What has the stimulus package accomplished? What should we do now?
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on Feb 25, 2010 at 2:57 pm by Gene, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Speeders using Monroe Drive & Miller Avenue as Expressway
Currently on Monroe Drive and Miller Avenue in Palo Alto, we have a posted speed limit of 25 MPH. We also have "No Sidewalks" and daily stream of blatant speeding motorist sha... |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 10:07 pm by Terry, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Description, sketch and observant cop led to the arrest
The arrest last week of Todd David Burpee on charges he beat, kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old Gunn High School student Tuesday, Oct. 30, came about in large par... |
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on Jan 10, 2009 at 7:01 pm by mom of 8 black young men, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
New AT&T 'hotzone' opens on University Ave.
Seeking to provide local technophiles with faster and easier Internet access, AT&T on Wednesday launched a "hotzone" initiative in the heart of downtown Palo Alto.
Read the f... |
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on Sep 11, 2011 at 10:02 am by Jim Larkin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Confrontation at the duck pond
A young woman decided to confront me at the duck pond while I was there feeding the ducks with my four-year-old daughter.
Word of advice to that woman: you'd better cut tha... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 2:20 pm by Scott Prose, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
"Oh My G _ _ " Why?
It seems that for almost everyone, the above phrase is just everyday vocabulary. We hear it all the time and read it in popular literature. Profanity is now just plain accepta... |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 1:45 am by Behold ..., a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD crisis: Bargaining Issues or Leadership?
PAUSD is in a leadership crisis. Principals are on the front lines with students, teachers, parents, senior staff, psychologists, reading specialists, special education and m... |
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on Oct 15, 2006 at 7:55 pm by Dan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Train victim, 17, identified as Gunn senior
The 17-year-old girl who ended her life Tuesday night at a Caltrain crossing was identified today by friends as Sonya Raymakers, a senior at Gunn High School who had been acce... |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 12:10 pm by scoop, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Do we really need more housing in Palo Alto?
It’s fascinating how what was once such a politically correct idea in Palo Alto – providing more housing, particularly affordable housing – has within the last year experience... |
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on Aug 7, 2006 at 1:02 am by junya, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City staff defends maligned Web site
Nearly three months after the City of Palo Alto's debuted its new, widely unpopular Web site, three of the site's managers maintained Wednesday that the new site is an improve... |
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on Nov 8, 2007 at 10:05 am by Cant find, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Where would you cut the budget?
Palo Alto is trying to figure out ways of cutting $3 million from its budget.
Web Link
What would you recommend be cut? The... |
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on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm by sceptical, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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