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 |
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 |
8505 |
22 |
on Mar 21, 2009 at 1:43 am by nowhhineyy, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Shut Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant which is near to two fault lines.
I am pro-nuclear except when the plant is in seismically active areas.
Diablo Canyon Power Plant is an electricity-generating nuclear power plant at Avila Beach in San Luis ... |
Annie |
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on Jul 11, 2012 at 4:31 pm by Nukes R. Expensive, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
The travesty of Caffe Verona
The empty husk of a building that used to be Caffe Verona frightens me. I walk by and expect bats to fly out of the doorway, or the sound of rattling chains to be heard echoin... |
Danny |
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23 |
on Jan 15, 2013 at 4:20 pm by Patrick, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community discussion on "Everyday Math" curriculum
The elementary-school math textbook "Everyday Mathematics" emerged Monday afternoon as the overwhelming recommendation of a committee composed mainly of teachers -- despite ob... |
Editor |
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on Jul 6, 2009 at 4:30 pm by Ze\'ev Wurman, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto protests 'unachievable' housing goals
A housing goal assigned to Palo Alto is "unachievable" and would burden the school district and city services, according to a lengthy letter opposing the Association of Bay Ar... |
Editor |
8370 |
331 |
on Jan 16, 2008 at 1:01 am by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
No matter how bad 'ambulance billing' is, things could be worse ...
The billing operations of the Palo Alto Fire Department’s life-saving paramedics program need emergency care.
That’s what city officials and the public learned this week w... |
Jay Thorwaldson |
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14 |
on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:43 pm by Alphonso, a resident of Stanford |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Should we ban pit bulls in Palo Alto? Yes!
I read with horror the story this week of the Fremont mother who was repeatedly bitten by a pit bull while trying to protect her four-month old son.
The 32-year-old woman, ... |
diana diamond |
8334 |
75 |
on Sep 9, 2007 at 5:21 pm by Andrew - Native of Palo Alto, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford: new model for breast cancer tests
Stanford University researchers have trained computers to analyze microscopic images of breast cancer with greater accuracy than evaluations conducted by humans, the universit... |
Editor |
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on Nov 11, 2011 at 11:43 am by Joyce, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
City's new Web site aims for elegance, utility
Visitors to the City of Palo Alto's old Web site encountered an outdated design and often struggled to find information. Starting Thursday, the city will launch its revamped s... |
Editor |
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on Dec 24, 2007 at 9:21 am by resident, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Only one Palo Alto church offers parking to campers
Out of 42 Palo Alto churches only one congregation is offering its parking lot so that people who live in their cars can get off the streets. City officials are likewise not o... |
Editor |
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on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:47 pm by N, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
In search of a restroom
I spent Saturday afternoon walking around downtown Palo Alto looking for a public restroom.
Not that I was in immediate need of one, but the City Council last Monday passed... |
diana diamond |
8271 |
26 |
on Sep 21, 2008 at 5:57 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Estrich on Israel
Commentary by Susan Estrich on the latest chorus of condemnation of Israel. Honestly, I am shocked to find that I am agreeing more and more with Estrich over the last couple y... |
Agree with Estrich |
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on Jun 15, 2010 at 5:57 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Entitlements, Promised Benefits, Language and Arithmetic
Every week Americans are reminded that large federal budget deficits threaten our future because we have an "entitlement crisis" from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. A... |
stephen levy |
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1 |
on Oct 5, 2009 at 5:12 am by Dark, a resident of another community |
MOVIES
"Truth" is scarier than fiction
I caught the documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," about Al Gore and his ongoing crusade to raise awareness about the (horrifying) dangers of global warming. Although I've rev... |
Tyler Hanley |
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11 |
on Aug 8, 2010 at 10:27 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Report: Palo Alto Airport could be profitable
Palo Alto's long and heated debate over the future of Palo Alto Airport will resume later this month, when a City Council committee considers whether the city should become mo... |
Editor |
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on Oct 11, 2010 at 9:54 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
How Do You Handle Neighbors with Barking Dogs?
Problem Duration: For least ten years!
The Problem: Neighbor allows their dog to bark by
leaving it in driveway starting at 7 a.m.
Dog barks at passing dogs on way to dog... |
Member |
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on Oct 11, 2012 at 9:45 pm by joe the plumber, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto hires new chief information officer
City Manager James Keene has selected Jonathan Reichental to be Palo Alto's chief information officer, the city announced in a press release.
Read the full story here http://... |
Editor |
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on Oct 29, 2011 at 1:03 pm by Deep Throat, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Paly/Gunn game could be channel 2 game of the week
Channel 2 has selected our cross town rivalry high school football game to be a contender for the high school game of the week. To get this happen, we need to vote. Here is a ... |
KTVU watcher |
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on Sep 22, 2012 at 1:24 am by Haste Makes Waste, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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).
... |
Frank Bravo |
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2 |
on May 14, 2009 at 12:41 am by bruce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Missing Stanford Student - this is a Palo Alto issue
There is a Stanford Student missing since last Saturday. I have seen nothing about town and very little in the media. This is an issue that affects all of us. Please let us do... |
Palo Alto Resident |
8024 |
9 |
on Feb 27, 2007 at 11:52 pm by Stanford Alumni \\\'01, a resident of Stanford |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City leaders support limiting use of plastic bags
"Paper or plastic" may soon cease to be an option at Palo Alto's grocery stores. But it could be two years before any broader bans on plastic bags take effect.
Read the full ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 8, 2008 at 11:18 am by Logical Environmentalist, a resident of Stanford |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Red Light Runners & Speeding - Loma Verde/Middlefield
We have resided on Middlefield and Loma Verde for 4 years and I can not believe the amount of daily red light runners and speeders who travel North and South bound on Middlefi... |
Nikki B. |
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52 |
on Feb 27, 2010 at 11:17 am by John Neves, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District: a thousand more kids to educate
With new housing, an increase in birth rates and young families moving into the city, Palo Alto educators are asking themselves how they're going to educate all the new kids.
... |
Editor |
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 12:09 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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