ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Lebanon
The wanton destruction of the infrastructure in Gaza and now Lebanon is clear evidence that Israel is totally unconcerned that large numbers of innocent civilians are being ki... |
Jag Singh |
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on Aug 24, 2006 at 4:25 pm by Walter E. Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Let's have more creativity in town - from playgrounds to downtown
According to recent article in The New York Times about children’s playgrounds, no longer will some NYC playgrounds be a mixture of the same old versions of jungle gyms, swing... |
diana diamond |
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on Jan 24, 2007 at 9:21 am by Bert, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
I'm back, and things have changed
I'm back. And Palo Alto changed during those 22 years when I was living in London and Windsor, England.
Returning to be near my children and young grandchildren, I was s... |
Alice Smith |
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on Jun 17, 2006 at 10:33 pm by troy, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library upgrades jump to $80 million
Revamping Palo Alto's libraries will cost $80 million -- about $35 million more than was estimated this time last year -- a dismayed City Council learned Monday night.
Read t... |
Over Taxed |
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on Mar 13, 2008 at 1:51 pm by Get real, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Are we spoiling our kids by driving them to school?
“Were we bad mothers,” my friend asked me at lunch the other day, “because we let our kids walk and bike to school?”
“Certainly not,” I replied. “None of us were driving th... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Dec 2, 2006 at 4:39 pm by Pedestrian, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Soap Box Derby racing into Mountain View
Boys and Girls between the ages of 8 and 17 are elegable to race in the All-American Soap Box Derby and compete for trophies and even College Scholarship.
The Palo Alto E... |
joe sparaco |
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on Oct 27, 2006 at 3:57 pm by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Multifaith Voices for Peace And Justice Joins National Religious Campaign Against Torture
This afternoon (June 5th) the Los Angeles Times reported that the Pentagon's new field manual on detainee handling will not include the Geneva Convention language banning "deg... |
Craig Wiesner |
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on Jun 14, 2006 at 1:58 pm by Jean E. Barker, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Is your Neighborhood Association helping?
I've come to believe that the "neighborhood leaders" of our associations are not always working for the associations. At the PAN meetings, there appears to be nothing more th... |
member |
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on Aug 23, 2006 at 3:11 pm by Penny, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly Choirs Sweep Anaheim Heritage Festival Awards
The Palo Alto High School Concert Choir, under the direction of Michael Najar, swept the choral division of the Anaheim Heritage Festival this past weekend. Only 26 members o... |
Theresa |
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on Jan 7, 2009 at 9:52 pm by Shannon, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Status Maintains its Privileges - Criminal Stanford Band Members Walk
God forbid that a Stanford Band member be prosecuted for trashing a modular structure, to the tune of many, many thousands of dollars. The hubris of that group is stunning, an... |
Dissapointed Stanford Fan |
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on Nov 22, 2006 at 5:33 pm by Disappointed Stanford Fan, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Sheriff caught in brothel
Channel 5 broke the story last night <Web Link... ; about Sheriff Munks and Undersheriff (and former Redwood City police chief) Bolanos wh... |
Camejo |
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on Apr 26, 2007 at 9:45 pm by Rodham, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
University Ave. should be solely a pedestrian and bicycle mall
I believe that University Avenue should be turned into a bicycle and pedestrian mall, from Cowper to Emerson. Some of my reasons:
1. Parking is difficult on the street, and... |
Andrew |
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on Jun 17, 2007 at 1:14 am by Candice, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Did Paly baseball coach fabricate resume?
Jordan French claimed he was the starting right fielder at the University of Michigan for four years and worked as a manager for five years with a Los Angeles futures firm.
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Paly Alum |
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on Dec 16, 2009 at 11:22 am by Jack, a resident of the Monroe Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Espinosa, Burt, Yeh, Dykwel for City Council
Eleven candidates are in the race for four openings on Palo Alto's nine-member City Council in the Nov. 6 election — with no incumbents running. Bern Beecham, Dena Mossar and ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:35 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Residential Streets on Google StreetView
In Google Maps' new feature "StreetView", every single Palo Alto *residential* street is covered. While I am quite proud of how our city looked, I cannot help but wonder: did... |
Anonymous |
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on Jun 9, 2007 at 8:19 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
The Politics of Health Care Reform
A sea change took place this past weekend when Congress passed by a whisker the way health care will work in the country going forward.
As an American person, I found it ti... |
Paul Losch |
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on Aug 6, 2010 at 6:59 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Looking for a good summer read ...
What books have made your list of all-time favorites? I'd be interested in hearing recommendations of both fiction and nonfiction.
One of my favorites is "The Kite Runner" ... |
Jocelyn Dong |
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on Jun 19, 2006 at 10:21 pm by Allen Podell, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Impossibly noisy restaurants -- what can be done
We ate at a downtown restaurant last weekend. Food and service were pretty good, if a bit overpriced, BUT,
There was "background music" which consisted of a continuous ver... |
David Lieberman |
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on Apr 23, 2007 at 8:55 am by Diner, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher, staff bonus on board agenda
Palo Alto school employees will vote soon on a proposed pay raise described as a "one-time, off-the-salary-schedule payment" equal to 1 percent of 2011-12 base salary.
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Editor |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 12:48 pm by resident, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Census: Huge spike in Palo Alto's Asian population
Palo Alto's population spiked by almost 10 percent over the past decade, fueled in large part by a growing Asian community, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau show.
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Editor |
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on Aug 22, 2011 at 2:10 pm by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Feature story: Power of the people
All year long -- not just during the holiday season -- volunteers quietly work behind the scenes, providing nonprofit organizations with the fuel to keep them running. Photos ... |
Editor |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:03 pm by Mark, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Palo Alto's long debate on library branches is history -- let's move ahead
Welcome to 2008, the year that Palo Alto finally gets its libraries right. I am delighted that the final library proposal will soon come before the City Council.
Read the ... |
Editor |
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on Jan 23, 2008 at 9:12 am by 2manybranches, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Time to Discard Tinsley
The time has come for all parents with kids in Palo Alto schools to demand that the welfare of Palo Alto students come first. Tinsley was a compromise by our school district ... |
Resident |
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on Mar 22, 2010 at 12:58 pm by proud Tinsley participant, a resident of East Palo Alto |
SPORTS
Paly home football games?
Does anyone know why there only seem to be four home Paly football games this year, and about eight away games? I thought the schedules always had an equal number of home and ... |
Paly football fan |
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on Nov 23, 2010 at 1:02 pm by Alan L., a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board calls special meeting on Brown Act
California's open meeting law will be the subject of a Board of Education study session following allegations that the board may have violated the statute. ==B Related story:=... |
Editor |
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on May 26, 2012 at 6:23 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
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