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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Problems within the Palo Alto Police DepartmentThe lack of transparency in the Palo Alto Police Department is increasing month by month, now in a worrisome way. For the past two-plus years, the city council...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 19, 2021Last comment by Diana Diamond, on Dec 26, 2021 at 1:03 pm | 33 comments | 16224 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Let’s play a simple(?) game “Morality v. RealitySetting: your living room: Question: How flexible are you in your political thinking? I’d like you to play a game today – first, alone, then...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 13, 2022Last comment by John Donegan, on Oct 21, 2022 at 8:34 am | 33 comments | 8418 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Our politics – and our elections – are running amokWhat is happening to the people in our country? Why are the partisan fights and arguments escalating? Why is the far right so fiercely fighting their self-defined...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 1, 2022Last comment by Division's in the Mirror, on Nov 8, 2022 at 6:52 pm | 33 comments | 8394 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
America‘s crises are escalating. What can we do?Passivity prevails. During the past several years, two new crises – increased violence and an acceptance of political (and personal) lying in our country are...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 20, 2023Last comment by Raja Lodhi, on Mar 24, 2023 at 10:54 pm | 33 comments | 5791 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Are you trying to use less gas?Some days (weeks) you just want to keep your eyes closed. You don’t want to watch the news, you don’t want to look at gas prices, you don’t want...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 13, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Mar 20, 2022 at 8:43 pm | 33 comments | 20468 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On hunting imaginary lionsSomewhere deep inside I've always been a lion hunter. And the recent episode of the lion hunt in and around Palo Alto's Foothills Park and the Los Trancos Woods...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Jul. 22, 2008Last comment by lion, on Sep 22, 2008 at 9:49 pm | 32 comments | 15871 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On hunting imaginary lionsSomewhere deep inside I've always been a lion hunter. And the recent episode of the lion hunt in and around Palo Alto's Foothills Park and the Los Trancos Woods...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Jul. 22, 2008Last comment by lion, on Sep 22, 2008 at 9:49 pm | 32 comments | 8941 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
A reprehensible political adThis is not so much about a particular set of lies at the core of one political ad, but more about Palo Alto's political environment. When very prominent people...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Nov. 2, 2014Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Nov 8, 2014 at 3:45 pm | 32 comments | 14198 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
El Camino: Another scheme to increase congestion?The risk that either alternative will actually be implemented is minimal: Both call for substantial widening of El Camino, which requires taking private property...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Nov 19, 2018 at 11:44 am | 32 comments | 8746 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Delay in de-laning Paly 9th grade English is unfortunateThe Paly English department's recent proposal to de-lane 9th grade English has generated a lot of controversy. Today,
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Feb. 11, 2014Last comment by Paly mom, on Feb 21, 2014 at 7:44 pm | 32 comments | 12305 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Climate-Friendly 2020‘Tis the season to make New Year’s resolutions, though any time is a good time to be a little climate-friendlier. If you are interested in making some changes,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 29, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jan 9, 2020 at 12:57 pm | 32 comments | 20263 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Implications of Today's Economic NewsToday brought two more bits of good economic news. National job growth continued with a gain of 212,000 private sector jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 6, 2012Last comment by romney equals BushCheney, on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 am | 32 comments | 26352 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Implications of Today's Economic NewsToday brought two more bits of good economic news. National job growth continued with a gain of 212,000 private sector jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 6, 2012Last comment by romney equals BushCheney, on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 am | 32 comments | 6897 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Regional Growth Plans ExplainedLast month the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted Plan Bay Area, an integrated land use and transportation...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 9, 2013Last comment by Steve Levy, on Nov 14, 2013 at 4:39 pm | 32 comments | 30810 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Developers and DevelopmentTown Square has a lot of posts angry about the pace of development in Palo Alto and tossing around inflammatory statements about developers and the City Council. But...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by Burned out in traffic, on Dec 10, 2013 at 11:33 pm | 32 comments | 32481 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Divestment Not a Good Way to Fight Climate ChangeNext week the city council will discuss a memo from council members Berman, Burt, Holman and Kniss seeking to ask CalPERS to divest holdings in companies associated...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 1, 2015Last comment by Resident 2, on Feb 8, 2015 at 11:35 am | 32 comments | 26311 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
My Pet Poster Peeves--Part OneA few posters make comments that tell other people and companies what to do in terms of where to live and work. It seems like they have invented a variation on the...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 8, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Jun 15, 2015 at 11:00 am | 32 comments | 21801 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Veggie Grill coming soon to Mountain View's San Antonio CenterMountain View's revamped Village at San Antonio Center will soon be a little more vegetarian friendly, with Southern California-based chain Veggie Grill slated to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 14, 2014Last comment by Veggies and meat, on Nov 1, 2014 at 5:59 am | 32 comments | 43255 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Round Table Pizza bites the dust in downtown Palo AltoA longtime Round Table Pizza outpost in downtown Palo Alto has closed for good. The 263 University Ave. restaurant closed on Sunday, Aug. 19, according to an...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by Nayeli, on Aug 30, 2019 at 2:44 pm | 32 comments | 29372 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Why is it becoming increasingly impossible to open a restaurant on the Peninsula?In early August, Ben Bate got some bad news. The City of Mountain View informed him — seven months after he took over 383 Castro St. to open
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Run, Don't Walk, from This, Ludwig's Team, on Sep 26, 2019 at 11:51 pm | 32 comments | 22395 Views
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