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... |
ABC |
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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... |
Editor |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 12:10 pm by scoop, a resident of the Charleston Meadows 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... |
Editor |
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on Jan 10, 2009 at 7:01 pm by mom of 8 black young men, a resident of another community |
RESTAURANTS
Has anyone tried "Mantra" yet?
Its on Emerson street. And it bills itself as
"elegant California cuisine with a dash of India"...
Any comments? Is it worth trying?
thanks! |
toni |
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 9:11 am by Carol, 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... |
Paul Losch |
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on Mar 22, 2010 at 12:53 am by casey, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PA teacher faces misdemeanor charges for party
If convicted, Swagerty should be fired from PAUSD. |
A Parent |
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on Dec 27, 2006 at 12:22 pm by Anon3, 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... |
Tom L. |
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on Dec 8, 2006 at 4:27 pm by Pamela Burch, a resident of East Palo Alto |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Internet Pharmacy -- Trust or not?
So, after problems with a several drugs in the same class, my doctor suggested possibly trying an older one in the same class that isn't sold in this country (probably because... |
Anonymous |
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on May 15, 2008 at 7:38 am by Mike Joseph, a resident of the Crescent Park 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... |
diana diamond |
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on Aug 7, 2006 at 1:02 am by junya, a resident of the Ventura 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?
... |
stephen levy |
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on Feb 25, 2010 at 2:57 pm by Gene, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Restaurant for family reunion
I'm looking for any recommendations for a Palo Alto restaurant that has a nice private dining area that would be nice for about 20-25 people for a family reunion. I know we co... |
S. Johnson |
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on Sep 23, 2008 at 2:28 pm by ignatz, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Anyone else a victim of teen vandalism?
For the second Saturday night in a row, our house was TP'd and our car was vandalized, presumably by teens thinking this was a harmless joke. A week ago Saturday flour was dum... |
victim |
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on Jan 20, 2007 at 12:51 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Sarah Palin at CSU Stanlislaus
I find Ms. Palin to be cut out of the same cloth of Huey Long, George Wallace, and other such populists who presently call themselves "Tea Partiers." Which means I do not hol... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jul 27, 2010 at 10:47 am by a real perspective, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter of complaint and retraction?
The Weekly and now the San Jose Mercury are both reporting on a letter, sent to Superintendent Callan, from 40 or more of our district administrators, including principles, as... |
Parent |
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on Oct 4, 2006 at 3:17 pm by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The other difference between Gunn and Paly
We always hear about the academic differences between the two high schools, but sports is definitely worth a mention.
To look at JLS, which was traditionally the ms feeder ... |
Parent |
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on Apr 22, 2008 at 5:52 pm by soaki, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
SPORTS
Where to watch world the World Cup games?
Where can we go locally to watch the world cup games? I'm especially interested in places where I can take my child.
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Kirstin |
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on Jun 19, 2006 at 7:04 am by Jon Mariano, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board delays Mandarin-immersion vote
Wanting more community input and time for compromise efforts, the Palo Alto school board agreed to delay voting yes or no on the highly controversial Mandarin-immersion choice... |
Editor |
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on May 31, 2007 at 9:30 pm by Fact Checker, a resident of Another Palo Alto 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... |
Angry Taxpayer |
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on Jan 13, 2007 at 4:11 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
do you know where your teen is at 3 am?
Would you know if your kids were sneaking out at night? What do you do when you find evidence that your underage teen is drinking? getting drunk? getting sick from getting dru... |
concerned |
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on Sep 19, 2007 at 11:38 am by lovng PA parent, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
MOVIES
Inconvenient Truth Meetings?
Are there any meetings happening in Palo Alto to discuss how we can support each other in reducing our CO2 emissions? Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth may be preaching to... |
Robyn |
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on Aug 6, 2006 at 10:18 am by Siona, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Reckless driving during morning school hours
I am concerned about the high speed and reckless driving taking place within the Green Acres neighborhood during morning school hours, particularly within the Georgia, Hubbart... |
Concerned neighbor |
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on Apr 2, 2007 at 5:26 pm by Parent, a resident of the Barron Park 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... |
John |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 2:20 pm by Scott Prose, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
How are Regional Growth Projections Developed?
Town Square has had several lively threads about the local planning guidelines for allocating projected regional housing growth. This is a small but generally contentious piec... |
stephen levy |
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on Jul 11, 2009 at 10:42 am by stephen levy, a resident of the University South 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... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm by sceptical, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Our roads need to be repaired!
Back in March 2006, Palo Alto City Auditor Sharon Erickson told the community that we had a $28.7 million backlog in road repairs.
Just driving through town daily, I know ... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Nov 6, 2006 at 11:19 am by Eric Lin, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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