SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park On Track For Adopting FLES
Supporters of FLES in Palo Alto might be interested to know that, after a Nov. 20th school board vote, the Menlo Park school district is on track to adopt an elementary foreig... |
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on Dec 20, 2007 at 9:25 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A worthy gamble by Palo Alto city manager
For many Palo Alto residents, the quality of city government comes down to how they and their architects and contractors are treated when trying to navigate the city's buildin... |
Editor |
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on Sep 12, 2011 at 11:29 am by Do need transparency, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Palo Alto's new web site is user unfriendly
So I was really looking forward to the City of Palo Alto’s new web site. After months of development, after several delays (it was to be unveiled in the spring), the site was ... |
diana diamond |
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on Sep 14, 2007 at 10:04 pm by Can\'t find, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
On Deadline: New report confirms first-hand knowledge of bay's health
For those of us lucky enough to have had intimate, first-hand contact with the San Francisco Bay over decades, a new report on the bay's health is encouraging, despite some di... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on Sep 25, 2011 at 8:34 am by Perspective, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Anyone tried Green Elephant Gourmet or Indochine?
Just wondering how the fare is at two of south Palo Alto's newest restaurants, Green Elephant Gourmet (Charleston Shopping Center) and Indochine (formerly Mint Leaf, at Midtow... |
Jocelyn Dong |
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on Sep 21, 2007 at 2:18 am by Asian Food Enthusiast, a member of the Gunn High School community |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Group think among the political
Sometimes I wonder if ordinary residents who get elected to public office suddenly become part of an “Elected Officials” club and thus feel compelled to support each other.
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Diana Diamond |
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on Aug 8, 2010 at 3:56 pm by Blame ourselves, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Community responds to student suicide
The Gunn High School student who died on the Caltrain tracks Monday night has been identified as William Dickens, 17, a junior at the school.
"We at school are all struggli... |
Editor |
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on Oct 28, 2009 at 8:08 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Child Friendly Restaurants....
I would love to hear where you take your kids out for dinner. I am getting tired of California Pizza Kitchen and Buca De Beppo's.
What restaurants are child friendly? Do ... |
Jill |
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on May 15, 2011 at 11:27 am by Charlotte, a member of the Duveneck School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
CPI Settlement with City is criminal
On Friday CPI Industries settled with the city for releasing toxic gases into Barron Park. The settlement calls for no admission of guilt and a $20,000 fine. CPI's own inves... |
Bill Kelly |
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on Jun 13, 2008 at 12:27 pm by fireman, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
SLAC beam used to develop new melanoma drug
A melanoma drug approved last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was developed with the help of an X-ray light source at the SLAC National Laboratory, as well as tw... |
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on Aug 26, 2011 at 4:50 pm by Steve C, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district opens doors on new year
Palo Alto's 17 public school campuses opened Tuesday with new principals at five campuses and what appears to be a bumper crop of young students.
Read the full story here htt... |
Editor |
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on Aug 26, 2011 at 10:04 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Is there something wrong with dining alone?
On several occasions this month I have walked into a local restaurant by myself and been made to feel unwanted. In each case the restaurant has been 90% empty, yet in each ca... |
George |
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on May 13, 2009 at 12:47 am by bruce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto police to target red-light runners
I say it's about time but why limit to just three intersections? I've noticed more and more cameras mounted at various intersections, supposedly to catch red-light runners. ... |
Ray |
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on May 13, 2008 at 3:51 pm by Driver, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ohlone - the big winner in the MI location problem
It looks like the staff recommends to expand Ohlone to accept the MI program in Fall 2007. This would expand size of Ohlone to over 450 and would place three new portables ... |
Bill |
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on Jan 13, 2007 at 8:40 am by Paul Losch, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Dog on leash attacked by vicious racoons
Thursday evening, July 27 around 8:50 PM I was walking with my dog on leash when suddenly a racoon jumped on my dog to attack out of some bushes near the sidewalk at the inter... |
Mircha Panduru |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 8:40 am by Maria, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
What to do about Downtown homeless, begging
I'm fairly new to town (1.5 years) and so I don't know the history of city decisions nor do I know of any past or current plans to help those who appear to be homeless and who... |
Christopher |
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on Aug 1, 2011 at 2:14 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
AROUND TOWN
What are the pros and cons of owning an Eichler?
We are new to the area and are looking at some Eichler homes to purchase. What are the pros and cons of owning an Eichler? One we liked had the big glass windows and doors on ... |
New to Area |
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on Jan 27, 2011 at 10:13 pm by Rick Cannon, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly grad Anna Luskin dies from car crash
Palo Alto High School graduate Anna Rose Luskin died from injuries sustained in a June 21 solo car crash along Highway 101 in Paso Robles. Her 15-year-old brother, Danny, was ... |
Editor |
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on Jul 31, 2008 at 7:02 pm by Member, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
MOVIES
Get Smart
Get Smart was just awful. Did anyone like this movie? |
Sarah |
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on Jul 5, 2008 at 2:57 pm by Jon, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Can Palo Alto finally pull off high speed internet service?
Would you support a public-private partnership to provide high-speed, broadband (100 megabit per second two-way)communication throughout Palo Alto? Assume this would be provi... |
Frank Bravo |
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on Aug 11, 2006 at 10:02 am by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Why was Emily Harrison suspended?
It all seems very strange. Assistant City Manager Emily Harrison has been suspended from her job without pay for three weeks. Council members were notified a couple of weeks a... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Apr 12, 2007 at 1:51 pm by Mike, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer Job Opportunities for Palo Alto High Schoolers?
During the summer, lots of kids find work at places such as Jamba Juice, Spot Pizza, etc.... it seems like the entire working population of Palo Alto teenagers are employed by... |
Palo Alto Teen |
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on Jun 11, 2012 at 2:43 pm by VampGirl, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
A rare inside glimpse of a police investigation
Herewith is my personalized review of one of the oddest cases in the history of the Palo Alto Police Department. It is complex, as early police statements repeatedly emphasize... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on Jun 22, 2009 at 7:45 pm by the watcher, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Caswell, Klausner, Hausser for Palo Alto school board
There's a feeling among many within the Palo Alto school district that we have emerged from a long stretch of Class 5 whitewater rapids and are now regrouping in a quiet eddy ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:34 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
McChrystal row reflects Washington nerves
Web Link
General McChrystal voted for Obama and banned Fox News from his headquaters.
He was a "snake eater" special... |
Sharon |
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on Jul 11, 2010 at 12:48 pm by The Real Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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