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PENINSULA FOODIST
Longtime Indian restaurant Janta to close in Palo AltoEditor's note: This story has been updated to correct conflicting information about what prompted Janta's closure. Longtime family-run Indian restaurant...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 21, 2018Last comment by Cat C, on Feb 3, 2019 at 9:50 pm | 22 comments | 23505 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Su Hong Palo Alto's last day of business will be Sept. 29The owner of Su Hong Palo Alto gave its generations of diners plenty of notice about his plans to close the restaurant,
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 12, 2019Last comment by Larry, on Dec 4, 2019 at 10:39 pm | 22 comments | 24402 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
The Cocktail PartyYeh, I watched the conventions. You? What up with Paul Simon? And how about those acceptance speeches? My roots are fiscally-based Republican, with a rousing...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jul. 31, 2016Last comment by Laura Stec, on Aug 7, 2016 at 1:44 pm | 22 comments | 27866 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Big Island Food Party!Just got back from sweet aloha on the Big Island. Visited mi amigo Jungle John - farmer of lemons, oranges, lychee, and soon, Kona coffee, which I must report...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Tiny Bubbles, on Mar 28, 2019 at 6:18 pm | 22 comments | 15147 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
What Freshmen Should be Thinking About College(Written by John Raftrey) Now that high school freshmen have a semester under their belt, it is a good time to get them thinking a little bit about college. ...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 28, 2015Last comment by rakaboard, on Mar 28, 2016 at 2:23 pm | 22 comments | 27327 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
We have no privacy leftI realized a couple of years ago that I am being “watched.” I didn’t think much of it at the time, because I saw those cameras in CVS and Safeway and at traffic...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 5, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on May 11, 2019 at 12:52 pm | 22 comments | 12717 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Police misconduct? My 10 questions for the PA police to answerThe video of the Palo Alto police officer slamming the head of a resident of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park into a car’s windshield and then arresting him is very...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 28, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Aug 3, 2019 at 4:49 pm | 22 comments | 15720 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
TO: Palo Alto officials: SUBJECT: Hurry up and get things done!A friend of mine once explained to me how this city’s famous (and now infamous) “Palo Alto Process” came about. “We have a lot of bright people living in...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 30, 2019Last comment by Anneke, on Jan 5, 2020 at 5:54 am | 22 comments | 12716 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Question today: What will be our new normal?Normal is gone. Our yesterdays will not be our tomorrows. Our current life styles are dramatically changing, and may never return. Thank you COVID-19. But...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 14, 2020Last comment by The Oblivion Express, on Jul 20, 2020 at 12:17 pm | 22 comments | 26929 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Terribly mixed messages about COVID-19 -- who to believe and how careful should we be?I am very confused because of the mixed messages I've been getting about the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the NYT reported that studies show that we all should continue...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 10, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 17, 2020 at 8:58 pm | 22 comments | 19208 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Climate change: A critical challenge for Palo Alto? Or, an impossible goal?The Palo Alto City Council has taken on what environmentalists see as an important big step in trying to cut this city’s carbon dioxide emissions 80 percent...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 28, 2021Last comment by Me 2, on May 3, 2021 at 11:28 pm | 22 comments | 10177 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Jumping on a bandwagon that ends up breaking downThis is the environmental way to go. This is the solution to managing our traffic problems. This is the appropriate way to use -- and save -- energy in our community....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 21, 2021Last comment by Amyra Patel, on Oct 27, 2021 at 12:35 pm | 22 comments | 15406 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Daylight concernsDid you fall back on Sunday morning? Gently? Or are you one of the70 percent of Americans, according to polls, who no longer want to switch from daylight savings...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 6, 2022Last comment by Fred Turner, on Nov 13, 2022 at 12:39 pm | 22 comments | 7501 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Drivers Ed 101: Look Where You’re GoingSometimes I give money to animal rights organizations. I like animals, and I believe they should be treated with decency. Fine. The problem is, the organizations...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 30, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 pm | 22 comments | 22587 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Average Palo AltoOne of the things I find very encouraging about climate is that there is a small set of things that we can all do to have a big positive impact on climate change....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 4, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 12, 2019 at 10:45 am | 22 comments | 22088 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Are American and masculine identity compatible with eco-friendly living?Oh boy. After a week of heat, smoke, COVID news, and a frustrated housebound teenager, not necessarily in that order, I haven’t been entirely excited to do...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 4, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Oct 8, 2020 at 6:49 pm | 22 comments | 17868 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Nonstarter killed after 2 decadesThe Matadero Creek Bikeway proposal is an example of why it is so hard to get things done in Palo Alto. It was proposed in the early 1990s as part of the Comprehensive...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Jun. 28, 2016Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Sep 13, 2016 at 2:55 am | 21 comments | 16062 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Abusing the ADA & Compromising safety of others for the convenience of bicyclistsFalse claims about ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)? Unsupported claims about bicycle safety problems? Merely City Hall's rationales for a dubious project that...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Jul. 11, 2016Last comment by WhatsReality, on Jul 30, 2016 at 2:12 pm | 21 comments | 10018 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Moral Panic, again on gunsA moral panic involves masses of people becoming irrational about a problem, both over-estimating how widespread and serious it is and demanding immediate action...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Aug. 22, 2019Last comment by Frohickey, on Sep 13, 2019 at 6:05 pm | 21 comments | 9192 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Never let a crisis go to waste: Overloading the City Council agenda"Never let a crisis go to waste" is one of those sayings that has conflicting interpretations. One is to force a focus on what needs to be done,...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Jun. 14, 2020Last comment by mjc, on Jun 19, 2020 at 2:15 pm | 21 comments | 7025 Views
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