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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 | 8471 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 | 12182 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 | 18725 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 | 25794 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 | 30301 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 | 31993 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 | 25780 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 | 21204 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 | 42579 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 | 28470 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 | 21498 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
'A devastating impact:' The coronavirus claims Clarke's Charcoal Broiler, Mountain View's oldest operating restaurantThe family behind Clarke's Charcoal Broiler in Mountain View has decided to close the 75-year-old restaurant in the wake of a shelter-in-place order that has brought...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Samson, on Apr 25, 2020 at 11:11 am | 32 comments | 31497 Views
A TEEN'S PALO ALTO
Overachieving in High School: Is It Worth It?In Palo Alto, where every high-achieving parent moves to get closer to Stanford and give their children the best education, emphasis on schoolwork is often overwhelming....
Original post made by Jessica Zang on Feb. 24, 2020Last comment by Hello, on Mar 12, 2020 at 8:42 pm | 32 comments | 11660 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is there a polite way to say "Too much plastic"?I probably should have held my tongue. It was a nice event, organized and executed by volunteers. But I was already aggravated because the outdoor lunch was being...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 20, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 26, 2020 at 8:57 pm | 31 comments | 19841 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
The Joint Venture Proposition 13 PaperHere is the link to the Joint Venture Index of Silicon Valley including the Special Analysis I wrote on Proposition 13. The purpose of the paper was to explain...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 11, 2012Last comment by anne, on Jun 6, 2017 at 2:34 am | 31 comments | 23901 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
More Jobs, Population and CalTrain ridersYesterday's jobs report showed that the region added 17,000 in April and 103,000 jobs in the past 12 monthsfor the third year far outpacing the projected 40,000...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 17, 2014Last comment by Steven, on Jul 25, 2014 at 8:25 am | 31 comments | 21932 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Smart Growth, Commuting and Non Commute Travel OptionsMany households include multiple workers who often work in different directions from where they live. What are the "smart" locations for these households to minimize...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 27, 2014Last comment by curmudgeon, on Jul 7, 2014 at 10:07 am | 31 comments | 24179 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Paris Baguette coming to Mountain ViewInternational bakery chain Paris Baguette plans to open a new "showstopper" location in downtown Mountain View in 2017, Chief Development Officer Larry...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 7, 2016Last comment by Update?, on Jul 28, 2017 at 11:28 pm | 31 comments | 48487 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Are city officials cluttering up our streets?Do you know that Palo Alto has a “Complete Streets” program? Until last week, I hadn’t heard this term. But council members adopted this complete...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 28, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Sep 4, 2018 at 1:52 pm | 31 comments | 13853 Views
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