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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Politicians Are Still Politicians: The Growth Debate ReversalsIt was a most unusual Palo Alto City Council meeting Monday, July 30. It was politics at its worst – or for some of the council members, perhaps politics at...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 31, 2018Last comment by First Responders, on Aug 7, 2018 at 10:28 am | 11 comments | 11602 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
We need an audit of city spendingThe fact that the Palo Alto City Council has decided not only to put a business tax on the November ballot, but also a tax that would allow the city to keep on transferring...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 12, 2022Last comment by Dolores Campo, on Aug 19, 2022 at 9:56 am | 11 comments | 8140 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Unraveling history?s mysteries, building community memoryEarlier this month I talked about things I didn't know. Speaking to nearly 120 longtime Palo Altans -- including many present and former civic leaders -- at...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Jun. 21, 2006Last comment by Nick Burr, on Apr 26, 2009 at 10:40 am | 10 comments | 19125 Views
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Unraveling history?s mysteries, building community memoryEarlier this month I talked about things I didn't know. Speaking to nearly 120 longtime Palo Altans -- including many present and former civic leaders -- at...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Jun. 21, 2006Last comment by Nick Burr, on Apr 26, 2009 at 10:40 am | 10 comments | 12676 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Help Pick My Next Blog TopicAs an experiment I am interested in readers ranking these three topics for their interest. If a topic is not of interest just leave it off the list These are...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 12, 2017 at 10:37 am | 10 comments | 14101 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Visioning or Potemkin Villages?The city government of Palo Alto has announced that it will be sponsoring a series of meetings about the future of Palo Alto and wants ordinary residents to participate...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on May. 8, 2014Last comment by david schrom, on Jun 2, 2014 at 2:55 pm | 10 comments | 13326 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Campaign Endorsements: Behind the CurtainThe ordinary voter's perception of endorsements is very different from what is seen from inside a campaign, as evidenced by the surprise voiced by those new to the...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Nov. 22, 2014Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Nov 24, 2014 at 11:12 pm | 10 comments | 10343 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
143 important decisions in 150 minutes by a 20-member committeeThe anticipated blistering pace of decision-making by the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) on the Comprehensive Plan update will be enabled by City Hall not giving...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Aug. 5, 2015Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Aug 9, 2015 at 6:08 pm | 10 comments | 8534 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Palo Alto's Woke proto-Authoritarians"You don't put civil rights to a vote." That was Mayor Adrian Fine after his position on access to Foothills Park was defeated. I was surprised not...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Aug. 18, 2020Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Oct 12, 2020 at 8:34 pm | 10 comments | 6635 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Could a quake/tsunami hit Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park? You betIn the shadow of the double-whammy disaster in Japan (assuming nuclear meltdown doesn't make it a triple) the inevitable question is: Can it happen here? Well,...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by Waves, on Mar 24, 2011 at 7:20 pm | 10 comments | 11547 Views
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On Deadline: Could a quake/tsunami hit Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park? You betIn the shadow of the double-whammy disaster in Japan (assuming nuclear meltdown doesn't make it a triple) the inevitable question is: Can it happen here? Well,...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by Waves, on Mar 24, 2011 at 7:20 pm | 10 comments | 4164 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Palo Alto's 'UN store' struggling to survive in a new worldThe diminutive United Nations Association store -- a landmark in downtown Palo Alto for more than a third of a century -- is struggling for survival against changes...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Apr. 19, 2011Last comment by Perspective, on May 21, 2011 at 8:24 am | 10 comments | 9921 Views
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On Deadline: Palo Alto's 'UN store' struggling to survive in a new worldThe diminutive United Nations Association store -- a landmark in downtown Palo Alto for more than a third of a century -- is struggling for survival against changes...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Apr. 19, 2011Last comment by Perspective, on May 21, 2011 at 8:24 am | 10 comments | 3459 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Hope for a thaw between sistersHow auspicious to release the movie, "Frozen", during a winter when most of the US is shivering and shoveling? For moviegoers suffering through frigid temperatures,...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Feb. 27, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Mar 3, 2014 at 7:39 am | 10 comments | 6241 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
These local restaurants are donating meals to Bay Area residents in need. Here's how to help.A growing number of local restaurants are raising funds and donating meals to people in need, health care workers, first responders and out-of-work restaurant staff...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 22, 2020Last comment by Support Agencies, on May 28, 2020 at 3:50 pm | 10 comments | 36973 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Is 'cheating' ingrained in our schools, or society?Last weekend hundreds of thousands of American high school seniors -- and some from other nations -- sat down nervously to take the SAT test, that fateful measure...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 29, 2011Last comment by Nayeli, on Oct 21, 2011 at 9:11 am | 10 comments | 9563 Views
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On Deadline: Is 'cheating' ingrained in our schools, or society?Last weekend hundreds of thousands of American high school seniors -- and some from other nations -- sat down nervously to take the SAT test, that fateful measure...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 29, 2011Last comment by Nayeli, on Oct 21, 2011 at 9:11 am | 10 comments | 3487 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Food Party! SOSBoo Food Partiers! I have to SOS on y’all. The Halloween menu includes Sliced Steak Sliders with Peppercorn Sauce. Flank steak? Hanger steak? What...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Oct. 19, 2018Last comment by Laura Stec, on Oct 24, 2018 at 10:48 pm | 10 comments | 14357 Views
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On Deadline blog: Massage parlor column rubbed some the wrong wayMy column in last Friday's Weekly (Feb. 24) triggered a few interesting responses, and rubbed some readers the wrong way -- especially current massage therapists....
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Feb. 27, 2012Last comment by Terrell Mcgreevy, on Jan 6, 2016 at 11:25 pm | 10 comments | 12615 Views
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On Deadline: For Palo Alto school officials, transparency is as transparency doesPalo Alto school officials right now are wrestling with the question of what constitutes "transparency" -- including whether a series of private memos between the...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Jun. 7, 2012Last comment by Wayne Martin, on Jun 5, 2017 at 4:01 am | 10 comments | 10417 Views
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