PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Local Impacts of a Government Shutown
I will start with the personal, and take it from there.
My soon to be ex-wife is an MD at the VA Medical Center. She is expected to show up for work, as a "critical employ... |
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on Apr 11, 2011 at 10:04 am by Fragile economy, a resident of another community |
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Adios Blue Cube in Sunnyvale
My afternoon commute between I880 and US101 takes me along CA237 and past the complex of Cold War relics such as the "Blue Cube," which was described back in the day as "Groun... |
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on Dec 20, 2010 at 7:52 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Seeing the CA Budget Impasse at Grass Roots Level
One of the things that gives me a good feeling about the business I own and run is that I am able to outsource a portion of the work we do to an agency in Santa Clara Country ... |
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on Jul 9, 2009 at 1:44 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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More on Health Care: Public Options Co-Ops, Other
I will admit that I have little or no expertise around health care policy. I have tried to stay engaged and informed these past few months.
And my small company that I run... |
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on Jan 10, 2010 at 9:53 am by Get back to what works, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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High Speed Rail Needs to Slow Down
I am not crazy about litigation and courts getting involved in matters of public policy, unless it is necessary.
The law not on the books is the law of unintended consequen... |
Paul Losch |
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on Aug 28, 2009 at 5:52 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Facebook IPO
I admit I don't entirely get Facebook.
Some of it is generational, some of it is how I choose to use my time, some of it is a matter of personal privacy, and likely some ot... |
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on May 31, 2012 at 8:02 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde 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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Get Ready for a Palo Alto Character Change
I write this with a heavy heart.
I think the vast majority of people who live in Palo Alto really love this place. Given how expensive it is on the one hand, and the gre... |
Paul Losch |
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on Oct 23, 2009 at 9:16 pm by Outside Observer, a resident of another community |
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Sarah Palin For President?
Palin -vs- Obama 2012 |
Paul Losch |
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on Mar 28, 2010 at 5:23 pm by Don, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows 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... |
Paul Losch |
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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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Facebook and College Terrace and Palo Alto
FACT: the office complex that Facebook has occupied of late was several years ago negotiated to change to housing for Stanford employees. Agilent/HP was the previous tena... |
Paul Losch |
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on Feb 12, 2011 at 8:50 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Miss America Is Old
I remeber getting an "A" on a paper I wrote for my high school English class around 30 years ago about how the Miss America Pageant was rife with flaws, from the treatment of ... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jan 31, 2010 at 4:37 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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"Cash For Clunkers" Car Buying
I fervently hope that this program is having the purported positive impact on car sales and the general economy that led Congress to add $2 billion before they all went home t... |
Paul Losch |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 7:01 pm by anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Health Care "Summit" De-Brief
John Naber--thanks a bunch for your postings on the Vancouver Olympic Games. You have a unique perspective as one who competed and won in the Olympics, is a local community m... |
Paul Losch |
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on Mar 3, 2010 at 9:04 pm by ONe of Those, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Boomer's Entertainers Are Starting to Die
I am not describing an epidemic. It's just that some folks that I saw on TV and heard on radio in the '60s and 70's are reaching the end of life.
Mary Travers, of Peter Pa... |
Paul Losch |
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on Sep 17, 2009 at 7:04 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Recycling Medications
What do you do when you want to dispose of a medication—especially prescription, especially those that are known for effective treatment when used properly, and subject to abu... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:15 pm by joey, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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On Things Collective
On Things Collective—Wisdom, Bargaining, Folly, and Sailing
Many of us in Palo Alto have sailed in San Francisco Bay. I had a week’s vacation in the mid-1990’s when I took... |
Paul Losch |
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on Oct 4, 2009 at 3:38 pm by Dirk, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Baseball Mud
We are well into baseball season, Our Little League and Babe Ruth players are into their season's ends and the championships that
follow on.
In the major leagues, there ... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jun 12, 2010 at 3:10 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Out of Touch, In Touch
Palo Alto City Government at long last is confronting fiscal realities.
It is not unique to this town, it has been an elephant in many rooms city and state wide for at le... |
Paul Losch |
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on May 25, 2010 at 10:11 am by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Adios Newsweek, Hola Economist
My Newsweek magazine subscription that I have had since college is up for renewal. I will let it lapse.
I plan instead to subscribe to the Economist.
I no longer subscr... |
Paul Losch |
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on Mar 11, 2011 at 10:19 am by Journalism degrading, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Jobs, Small Business, Candidates and Politicians
As a small business owner who has managed to hang on the last couple of years, and with no assurance that things are "coming back," I am tired of the platitudes people in offi... |
Paul Losch |
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on Mar 9, 2010 at 5:47 am by agree with R Wray, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Filling Out the Census Form
I hope everyone has a Good Friday.
It was not lost on me that the US Census form was due to be sent on on April Fool's Day.
I sent mine in a few days back, no big deal t... |
Paul Losch |
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on Apr 2, 2010 at 6:02 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bob Dylan and 9/11
This is a tough day. 10 years.
I am trying to get some perspective, thinking about where I was when the Space Shuttle exploded, Reagan was shot, Nixon resigned, Kennedy wa... |
Paul Losch |
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on Sep 15, 2011 at 7:48 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Thoughts on MLK Weekend
How far we have come, how far we have to go.
Here is a link to Dr. King's speech in 1963. Watch the entire thing, not just the "free at last" conclusion.
http://www.ml... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jan 24, 2010 at 6:56 pm by Dr. Gary Gechlik, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Terrific World Music Day
Congratulations to Claude Ezran for organizing what is now an annual tradition here in Palo Alto, great job by the volunteers (myself included) in keeping things moving smooth... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jun 25, 2012 at 9:43 am by Don, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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