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Thanksgiving Reflections—Around PA Dinner Tables
Thanksgiving is the best holiday we have in the United States.
What follow are not necessarily my opinions, just a pulse taking around these parts.
Here are some crypt... |
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on Nov 17, 2011 at 3:58 pm by Ronald L., a resident of the Downtown North 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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High Speed Rasputin
It took a great deal of effort by certain Russians to kill Rasputin, the minion of the final Czar of Russia. The guy did not go down easily or peacefully, nor does that appe... |
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on Dec 2, 2011 at 10:52 am by Robert, a resident of Stanford |
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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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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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ABAG and Dense Housing in PA
Our City Council has come down very strongly against the notion of adding denser housing in Palo Alto along key corridors such as El Camino, as the ABAG (Association of Bay Ar... |
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on Feb 28, 2012 at 8:42 am by Wilson, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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This Year’s Arts and Wine Festival
This event has gotten stale.
I have been going to this event for years, and it is a terrific tradition not just in Palo Alto, but in many communities here in the Bay Area, ... |
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on Aug 29, 2011 at 3:51 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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9 Years As A Local "Official"
I received this week a couple e-mails about openings for various Commissions in Palo Alto for which there have not been enough canditates.
Engagement in our community takes... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 10:19 pm by Mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Re-Organizing How the City of Palo Alto Works
I am for Measure D, I oppose Measure E. Just so readers know, and do not have to ask. And not the point of my observations here.
However you come down on these two Meas... |
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on Oct 30, 2011 at 1:19 am by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Simitian’s High Speed Rail Hearing
I like Joe, and I must him give him credit for vetting the High Speed Rail concept almost to a fault. Hearing after hearing, town meeting after town meeting.
Enough is eno... |
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on May 8, 2012 at 10:13 pm by Robert, a resident of Stanford |
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Stanford in NYC?
Have you noticed how many universities based in other parts of the United States have planted flags here in Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area? Too many to mention, but ... |
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on Oct 17, 2011 at 6:03 pm by Think Again, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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More HSR Nonsense
US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, formerly a Republican Congress Member from Illnois, is in California this week, promoting the High Speed Rail project in this state.... |
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on Feb 9, 2012 at 10:31 am by Craig Laughton, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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If You Go To San Francisco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjvI-2TiMg&feature=related
I was in my early teens when this song came out.
This particular video demonstrates what an eneregtic city San... |
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 5:21 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Black History Month
I spent my teen age years in Texas. MLK was killed when I was in 8th grade.
There is much reported about that time, and a great deal that african americans experienced p... |
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on Feb 2, 2012 at 6:42 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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How to Value the Palo Alto Persona
In recent weeks, I have driven a couple of major roads, and some that are less travelled, here in Palo Alto. It’s disgusting. There is no question that we need major impro... |
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on May 8, 2012 at 6:55 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Details released of Facebook draft agreement with Menlo Park
Just what Facebook will be asked to provide to Menlo Park in return for being allowed to house as many as 6,600 employees on its current campus will be addressed by the Menlo ... |
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on Apr 14, 2012 at 3:50 pm by Emily, a resident of Menlo Park |
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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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Palo Alto Still Lacks a Revenue Strategy
I have been concerned about this for a long time, and have written about it before.
There are too many examples over the last 20 or so years where revenue generating enti... |
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on May 11, 2012 at 9:10 am by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Let Us Praise Hostess Twinkies and Wonder Bread
The company making these and other products, such as Ho-Ho’s and its version of a Cupcake, were part of my growing up.
“Wonder Bread: you wonder if its bread!” It was ... |
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on Nov 16, 2012 at 8:13 pm by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Divide the State of California
There is the north, there is the south, and there is the central valley.
What made sense some years ago about a state that consists of such disparate places should be cal... |
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on Jul 5, 2012 at 3:34 pm by Farm State, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Diary of a Swing State Precinct Walker
I spent the weekend before the election in the Reno, Nevada area, canvassing for the Obama campaign. Got home election night, and went to sleep shortly after the President wa... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 7:29 am by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Guns
What transpired last week in Connecticut was indeed tragic beyond my imagination.
While my kids are now grown adults, I kept thinking about how the schools they attended co... |
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on Dec 23, 2012 at 12:30 am by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Another HP Setback/Tragedy
A multi-billion dollar write off announced today, due to shoddy due diligence relating to HP’s acquisition of Autonomy a couple years ago.
HP stock drifting downward, wil... |
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on Nov 21, 2012 at 2:15 pm by Gisele, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Storm Drain Work
Upgrading the storm drains is essential, and to our community's credit, we passed a measure a few years back to make it happen. Aged infrastructure, leading to flooded street... |
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on Dec 9, 2012 at 1:28 pm by whine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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