SCHOOLS & KIDS
Unprofessional/unsafe PAUSD residency checks
A man from PAUSD just rang my door bell at 6:40 PM and expected me to open my door since he had a PAUSD tag around his neck. Being alone and not being an expert in self defens... |
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on Feb 21, 2009 at 10:16 pm by Sorry, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Any place to eat late at night?
I am new to town and I cannot find any decent place to eat late at night. Heck, I can hardly find even a crummy place to eat late. Are there any restaurants in Palo Alto ope... |
George |
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on May 13, 2009 at 12:56 am by bruce, a resident of the Crescent Park 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 ... |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:34 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
AROUND TOWN
Where's a good place for ear piercing?
Where is a good place nearby to take my teenager to get her ears pierced? |
A Mom |
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on Jul 27, 2006 at 8:51 pm by Suzanne, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin program sparks parents' hopes
Hundreds of parents packed a room at Ohlone Elementary School Wednesday night to learn more about the Mandarin-immersion program many said could bring their families closer.
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Editor |
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on Feb 28, 2008 at 12:55 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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 Jan 27, 2013 at 12:44 pm by victor davis, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
Is it ‘racial profiling’ or a reasonable police response to crimes?
Is telling police to check out persons of color unconstitutional bias or a reasonable police response to witness’ reports of crimes?
A follow-up meeting Thursday evening b... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 8:10 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tonight is 'Addison Night' at AT&T Park
Tonight is "Addison School Night" at the San Francisco Giants game, at least unofficially. Addison Elementary School students -- about 120 of them -- will perform "The Star-Sp... |
Editor |
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on Aug 26, 2011 at 5:57 pm by Sandy, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
David Boesch resigns as San Mateo County manager
David Boesch, the current San Mateo County manager and former Menlo Park city manager, will resign the county post Dec. 31, the county announced Friday.
Read the full story h... |
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on Nov 21, 2011 at 12:14 am by A Concerned Citizen, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD Immersion Programs--'Choice' or 'luck'
I'm wondering if we need to stop referring to PAUSD programs like SI and MI as ‘choice’ programs. Wouldn't it be better to call them 'luck' programs? For the many, many pare... |
Simon Firth |
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on Nov 30, 2006 at 6:53 am by curious, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
HISTORIC PHOTOS
Midtown Market (Duca Hanley) 1959 with Santa and me
Note Santa - He doesn't look much like a Santa Claus. Behind me were about 40 kids waiting in line. A photographer from the Palo Alto Times was taking pictures, too. Jeans ... |
Andrew L. Freedman |
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on Jul 18, 2012 at 7:51 am by Rico, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly, Gunn top nationwide rankings
Palo Alto and Gunn high schools were ranked among the top 100 in the nation by a U.S. News and World Report survey released today. Out of 18,790 public high schools, Gunn nett... |
Editor |
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on Apr 15, 2008 at 6:49 pm by Student, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Caltrain shifts to new rail operator
Over the next five months, Caltrain operations will transition from Amtrak to TransitAmerica Services Inc., following the unanimous approval Thursday by the Peninsula Corridor... |
Editor |
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on Sep 5, 2011 at 3:31 pm by chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
On hunting imaginary lions
Somewhere deep inside I’ve always been a lion hunter.
And the recent episode of the lion hunt in and around Palo Alto’s Foothills Park and the Los Trancos Woods residential ... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on Sep 22, 2008 at 9:49 pm by lion, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Paly student arrested for parking -- upside down
A Palo Alto High School senior has been arrested for felony vandalism when he parked his car upside down on the lawn of the Paly Quad as an apparent senior prank.
Read the ... |
Editor |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 6:22 pm by Mac J J Star, a resident of Stanford |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto names new city auditor
Palo Alto has completed its search for a new city auditor Thursday, tapping a veteran from San Diego County for the post.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Nov 19, 2011 at 7:20 am by Waiting-For-A-Good-Auditor, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
New Mexican Restaurant on Cal Ave
Just tried Salsa! The seasoned steak is outstanding - I've had the Acupulco Salad and their Nachos - owned by the same folks at
Mediterrean Wraps.
Great patio are out ba... |
Tina |
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on Jun 3, 2006 at 1:04 pm by Tina, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
HISTORIC PHOTOS
Palo Alto Co-op Market
This photo was from a feature we did in 2001 on the closing of Co-op Market (you can see the whole feature here: Web Link).
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Frank Bravo |
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on Oct 23, 2010 at 12:12 pm by R.Gordon, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why do the libraries carry DVDs?
Let us assume that stocking DVDs is a proper function of public libraries.
(I strongly disagree with that since supplying popular movies has nothing to do with literacy, ed... |
David |
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on Dec 28, 2006 at 1:59 pm by Suggest_It_To_Me, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
How About A Mosque In Palo Alto?
I am totally repulsed by the objections to the buidling of mosques in varioous places around the United States being reported recently in the national press.
There are nume... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jun 20, 2012 at 2:34 pm by John, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
When Ted Kennedy was young, lean and stood on folding chairs ...
The passing of Ted Kennedy this week evokes a particular personal memory from decades back, when we were both younger and leaner.
One day in 1960 I was heading home from S... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on Sep 5, 2009 at 1:27 pm by Gordon, a resident of another community |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
No-spanking is not for state to decide
The biggest problem that I have with State Assemblywoman Sally Lieber’s (D-Mountain View) proposal to ban parents from spanking a child under the age of 3 is that it is more g... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Feb 20, 2007 at 7:24 pm by Ann, a resident of Menlo Park |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
Tunneling the trains is not a new vision
The “mini Big Four” Palo Alto city leaders proposing to tunnel the Caltrain tracks deep underground to make room for parks, bike lanes and condos were a bit surprised to hear ... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 1:43 am by nowhhineyy, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Trying a new online neighborhood tool
I live on Kings Lane, and have just recently signed up with a site I read about on TechCrunch called Nextdoor, basically a configurable online neighborhood. I set up Kings Ln ... |
Chris Zaharias |
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on Nov 1, 2011 at 8:21 pm by Fred Balin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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