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Cloudy Skies--Katrina, Irene
My daughter still is home here in Palo Alto, due to the weather from Hurricane Irene on the East Coast. 11,000 flights cancelled over the weekend.
She had plans back at co... |
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on Aug 30, 2011 at 11:17 am by AMR, a resident of another community |
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Make University Ave. University Plaza
I just finished reading an article in Esquire magazine about initiatives in New York City to establish plazas in such parts of Manhattan as Times Square, Union Square, Madison... |
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on Nov 30, 2010 at 11:27 am by Alex Panelli, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Adios Midtown ARCO Gas Station
I drove along Middlefield today and saw that the long dormant ARCO gas station was being razed.
It has been an eyesore for years, so I view this as progress. What I don't ... |
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on Aug 26, 2010 at 11:34 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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PA Employees and Actuarial Matters
This is a Third Rail Matter, and I understand that as I write this.
The retirement programs that Palo Alto and most other local government entities in California are actuar... |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 9:15 am by comprehension, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Local Employers Levi Strauss & NUMMI
Good news and bad news. Levi's will remain HQ'd in San Francisco for at least 10 more years. GM has pulled out of the joint venture with Toyota at the NUMMI plant in Fremont... |
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on Jul 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm by PAmoderate, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Wait-List Game Gets Bigger in College Admissions
Spring Break just ended and April is here. That means for many of our high schoolers and their families that it's College Time -- from campus visits to admission and rejection... |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 5:31 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Plastic Bags at Retail
I don’t think I am alone in not understanding what the plastic bag ordinances, banning plastic bags at virtually all retail establishments in town, really means.
I was shop... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 2:39 pm by just thinkin\', a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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My Recent DMV Experience
I will admit that I misplaced my DMV renewal for my car to get a new annual sticker. My bad.
I tried to renew on line. Did not work. I tried the automatec phone system, ... |
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on Feb 3, 2013 at 3:05 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Facebook Community
Palo Alto actually shines in comparison to states and countries these days.
We bitch and moan here in PA about traffic and trees.
In other parts of the state and the cou... |
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on Feb 25, 2011 at 8:18 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Odd or Even Years for PA Elections? Measure S
Should there continue to be the practice in Palo Alto that local issues and choices of City and School District candidates take place on odd numbered years, rather than being ... |
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on Oct 12, 2010 at 12:26 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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MBA Absurdity as a Sign of the Times
I had the good fortune to attend a prominent business school, and graduated from it more years ago than I care to admit. It has a great local alumni club, terrific alumni sup... |
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on Apr 5, 2010 at 1:58 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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California--Leading Indicator
In the past, this was a source of pride, now it is a shameful thing.
Although I am registered as a Democrat, I really miss Ronald Reagan and his motto "Thou shall not talk ... |
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on Feb 17, 2010 at 5:22 am by No, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Death Penalty--Organ Donation
Happy New Year!
I just got done reading (and I am catching up on a bunch of stuff) about a person on death row who wants to end his legal appeal process, be legally execute... |
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on Jan 4, 2010 at 3:59 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Local Book Store Demises
As nice as Borders on University and Kepler's in Menlo Park are for a book reader and buyer, I suspect neither operation nor others elsewhere are long for this world.
Keple... |
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on Jul 30, 2012 at 11:53 am by face to face, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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College Graduation Season
I graduated from college more years ago than I care to admit. I was fortunate to move on to business school from there, and life for me has had its twists and turns since the... |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 11:36 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Shopping "Local"
I had occasion earlier this month to attend meetings of locally- owned business, where the conversation was largely around how to boost their sales this holiday season, with a... |
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on Nov 26, 2011 at 5:38 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Let Us Now Praise Hewlett Packard
Silicon Valley is great at inventing companies, questionable when it comes to running companies.
Here are some companies here that appear to have what it takes to transform... |
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on Oct 1, 2011 at 3:18 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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CalTrain and High Speed Rail
It would be ironic if it weren't so tragic.
At the same time we have Don Quixotes attempting to garner more federal funds for an ill-conceived High Speed Rail system in thi... |
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on Apr 11, 2011 at 5:44 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Some Thoughts About Recent Events
World Event: What is going on in the Middle East reminds me of what transpired in Eastern Europe when Communist regimes fell 20+ years ago. This drama is far from over.
N... |
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on Feb 16, 2011 at 9:34 am by Geez, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Half Life of Stewart and Beck DC Mall Rallies
I watched most of the Stewart show on the Mall, and I only saw excerpts of the Beck show. So I will not attempt to compare and contrast the two, other than to observe that St... |
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on Nov 1, 2010 at 12:42 pm by anonymous, a resident of another community |
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John Lennon
Today would have been former Beatle John Lennon’s 70th birthday.
He was shot and killed by someone crazy 30 years ago this December.
I grew up in the 60’s when the Beatles w... |
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on Oct 10, 2010 at 6:51 pm by Sam, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Supporting Small Businesses in the US?
Am I the only one who is totally confused about what it takes and who supports at a policy level initiatives to support the success of small businesses in this country?
“W”... |
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on Sep 18, 2010 at 12:10 pm by Small Business Admin, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Stanford Sierra Camp
I am feeling a bit melancholy this week, and it is because I am not able to experience this summer a sublime vacation that I did for more than a dozen years.
I refer to Sta... |
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on Aug 13, 2010 at 5:44 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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A Different College Spring Break
My daughter, a PALY grad who now is attending a fine college in New England, related to me her Spring Break plans for later this month.
Cancun? Florida? Other places know... |
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on Mar 10, 2010 at 9:28 pm by MadamHooch, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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GOP State Primary Races Already Are Bizarre
Watch the video imbedded in this link by folks behind the Carly Fiorina Senate campaign
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl1112
Read this article from the SJ Merc a... |
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on Feb 10, 2010 at 3:55 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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