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A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
This time we're not lying. HONEST! No, really!Non-clickbait headline: Highly partisan media, the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect & examples from my history. Fake news has been big news for over...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by Nayeli, on Jan 26, 2018 at 11:35 am | 28 comments | 8902 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Damore's Google Memo NLRB Complaint Rejected: More misrepresentationsJames Damore was fired for an internal memo he wrote about Google diversity programs and political biases. The NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) effectively...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Feb. 17, 2018Last comment by peninsula resident, on Feb 27, 2018 at 5:36 pm | 28 comments | 9568 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
On price gouging and other obstacles to HPWH adoptionIt is hard not to be worried about climate change these days. More...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 5, 2021Last comment by EPL, on Sep 25, 2021 at 4:37 pm | 28 comments | 24855 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Palo Alto's bold proposal to jumpstart home electrificationSix years ago Palo Alto set a goal to reduce city emissions to 80%...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 25, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Oct 3, 2022 at 8:39 pm | 28 comments | 17453 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Chevron says "We are just meeting demand". So are they blameless?One afternoon when I was about nine years old, I was standing in the front yard with my younger brother trying to blow bubbles. We didn’t have any store-bought...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 23, 2022Last comment by Abe, on Nov 8, 2022 at 10:07 pm | 28 comments | 13539 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
What's Your Excuse?By now, you may have heard about the Sacramento mom who posted a photo of her toned body with her three kids and the phrase
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Oct. 17, 2013Last comment by Cheryl Bac, on Oct 21, 2013 at 4:21 pm | 28 comments | 26119 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Infrastructure Commission Findings and RecommendationsFor the past year my 16 colleagues and I addressed the request of the City Council "to provide a recommendation to the City Council on infrastructure needs, priorities,...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 23, 2011Last comment by James, on Jan 21, 2012 at 4:23 pm | 28 comments | 23349 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Infrastructure Commission Findings and RecommendationsFor the past year my 16 colleagues and I addressed the request of the City Council "to provide a recommendation to the City Council on infrastructure needs, priorities,...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 23, 2011Last comment by James, on Jan 21, 2012 at 4:23 pm | 28 comments | 4487 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
The Palo Alto I Live InI came here in 1963 as a grad student at Stanford. We raised our children in Palo Alto. I have worked downtown since 1969 and we have lived downtown since 2006. This...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 22, 2012Last comment by stephen levy, on Sep 28, 2012 at 9:04 pm | 28 comments | 22546 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
The Palo Alto I Live InI came here in 1963 as a grad student at Stanford. We raised our children in Palo Alto. I have worked downtown since 1969 and we have lived downtown since 2006. This...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 22, 2012Last comment by stephen levy, on Sep 28, 2012 at 9:04 pm | 28 comments | 3594 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
The Role of Uber, Google buses and the likeIn response to my last blog on two thoughts about HSR many friends wrote wanting to talk about Uber and related new transportation options with regard to Bay Ares...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 6, 2014Last comment by Ellen Uhrbrock, on Dec 13, 2014 at 10:58 am | 28 comments | 21465 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Do you support more housing choices for older residentsThank you all for participating in the last blog. At this point we have 133 comments and over 5,000 views. My next question is "Do you want to provide more choices...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 17, 2015Last comment by stephen levy, on Oct 30, 2015 at 12:32 pm | 28 comments | 17553 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Property Owners and Developers--What's with all the DemonizingShortly before my 75th birthday I became a commercial property owner for the first time. When my mom died I inherited 1/8 of a commercial property in Los Angeles...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Mar. 30, 2017Last comment by Mr. Peabody, on Apr 7, 2017 at 2:57 pm | 28 comments | 22834 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Scott's Seafood Palo Alto to close in MarchAfter more than a decade of serving seafood at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto, Scott's Seafood will close its doors for good on March 8. Owner Steve Mayer...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by vincdejuanhk, on May 4, 2015 at 11:39 pm | 28 comments | 49610 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Su Hong Menlo Park changes hands after 38 yearsSu Hong To Go in Menlo Park, the longtime takeout Chinese-food favorite of generations of customers, has been sold, owner Bee King confirmed Monday. King, who...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 28, 2015Last comment by David King, on Sep 22, 2017 at 10:08 pm | 28 comments | 68009 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Nobu opens in Palo AltoThe first Northern California outpost of acclaimed Japanese restaurant group Nobu officially opens its doors in downtown Palo Alto on Friday, July 7. The restaurant...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 7, 2017Last comment by R., on Jul 21, 2017 at 2:09 am | 28 comments | 36580 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
After experiencing harassment, owner of Zareen's restaurants speaks out about Islamophobia, racismZareen Khan, owner of the popular Palo Alto and Mountain View Pakistani-Indian restaurants Zareen's, will be donating a portion of her business’ proceeds to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 15, 2019Last comment by quotes, on Jul 18, 2019 at 4:57 pm | 28 comments | 40652 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Are parents coddling their kids too much?Consider the following: Teens, the past couple of years, are complaining more and more that they are stressed out, overworked, and feel bad whenever they are criticized...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 1, 2019Last comment by Ladies, Is Your Ex ALWAYS On Your Mind?, on Mar 7, 2019 at 6:35 am | 28 comments | 23906 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Why I wasn’t walking in the Women’s MarchesI have been a feminist for years – not the bra-burning type – but a strong advocate for women’s rights, equality in the workplace and in our country, and have...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Pietro sc, on Feb 7, 2019 at 5:31 pm | 28 comments | 14951 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Memo to PA Police Chief Jonsen: What are you hiding from us? And why?TO: Robert Jonsen, Chief of Police, Palo Alto FROM: Diana Diamond, Palo Alto resident TOPIC: Keeping residents in the dark about police activities Chief,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 4, 2021Last comment by Staying Young Through Kids, on May 10, 2021 at 1:13 pm | 28 comments | 11849 Views
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