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Mar 15, 2019 9:42 pm
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The State Legislature is in the middle of its annual exercise of stripping political power from the citizenry (Demos in Greek = people) and putting it in the hands... More
Feb 10, 2019 5:12 am
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Remember when City Council was opposing the conversion of the President Hotel building from affordable housing to a hotel? Seems like just yesterday, but it was... More
Jan 29, 2019 11:55 pm
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Like a dragon, the City Manager is very powerful and sits atop substantial assets, both capital and monetary. As seen in the movie, training a dragon is not about... More
Jan 4, 2019 12:05 am
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I have railed against the pursuit of meaningless awards, credentials and other distinctions by City Hall and various advocates -- they serve only to inflate the... More
Dec 8, 2018 11:47 pm
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The current City Council is ending as it began 2 years ago, with the pro-development majority abusing its power. Back then those Council members would introduce... More
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Downtown Palo Alto gets new Vietnamese eatery
By Elena Kadvany | 15 comments | 6,597 views
Environmentalists will soon be fighting housing advocates over what to do with the SF Bay locally
By Diana Diamond | 25 comments | 1,380 views
On Metaphor and Mortality
By Aldis Petriceks | 0 comments | 1,208 views
Premarital and Existing Couples: Marriage Rules: Yours, Mine, or Ours?
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,034 views
Big Island Food Party!
By Laura Stec | 9 comments | 882 views
Short story writers wanted!
The 33rd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult (15-17) and Teen (12-14) categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by March 29. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
