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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Don’t close Churchill Avenue at the tracksPalo Alto is having a lot of trouble figuring out what kind of grade separations should be used at railroad crossings to accommodate an estimated 20 trains an hour...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 1, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 8, 2019 at 12:26 am | 13 comments | 11702 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Fussy (too fussy?) about the foods we eatI happen to be one of those “eat to live” kinds of people, rather than a “live to eat” type. But for either, I love to cook. Most of the...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Ms. B, on May 22, 2019 at 9:33 am | 13 comments | 12684 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Don’t keep information from the publicWe have a city hall and police department transparency problem in Palo Alto that seems to be quietly but quickly expanding. That’s because: City Manager...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Sue Dremann, on Apr 30, 2021 at 2:09 pm | 13 comments | 9043 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Palo Alto: Urgency is out, delays are in
Something seems a bit askew at Palo Alto City Hall. What I sense is an escalating laissez-faire attitude, like “We’ll do it when we get...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 21, 2023Last comment by d. erp., on Aug 30, 2023 at 12:32 pm | 13 comments | 5594 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Can Americans Be Green?If you think the online comments in this paper can get snarky, you should read some of the popular climate authors. For example: “==I Rich people emit more carbon,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 9, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 16, 2019 at 10:25 am | 13 comments | 19581 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Bold coyotes at Windy HillIn late summer last year I was walking my dog across the top of Windy Hill when I ran into a guy going the other way with his own dog. He stopped me and said they...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 17, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 23, 2021 at 2:48 pm | 13 comments | 20433 Views
A TEEN'S PALO ALTO
Why can't high schoolers write?American schools have a big problem: they don’t teach us how to write well. Basic grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors are commonplace in the writing...
Original post made by Jessica Zang on Sep. 12, 2020Last comment by District parent, on Sep 18, 2020 at 11:09 am | 13 comments | 6344 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Who else has a 'The Cat Came Back' story?Amid the hustle of modern high-tech, high-speed life it's always great to pause for a story about a cat -- or sometimes a dog -- that gets lost or left behind and...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 9, 2010Last comment by Jocelyn Dong, on Sep 17, 2010 at 6:00 pm | 12 comments | 13003 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Who else has a 'The Cat Came Back' story?Amid the hustle of modern high-tech, high-speed life it's always great to pause for a story about a cat -- or sometimes a dog -- that gets lost or left behind and...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 9, 2010Last comment by Jocelyn Dong, on Sep 17, 2010 at 6:00 pm | 12 comments | 6456 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Measure D (Maybell Rezoning): Cutting through the noiseThis is not yet-another posting about how you should vote on Measure D. Instead, I will try to help undecided voters better understand the arguments being...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Oct. 11, 2013Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Oct 27, 2013 at 1:52 pm | 12 comments | 13184 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
"Flawed" process is normalIt is misleading for City Hall to label as "flawed" its action on the 27 University Avenue project (Arrillaga towers) and the attempted sale of 7.7...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Sep. 5, 2014Last comment by Wondering?, on Sep 8, 2014 at 12:36 pm | 12 comments | 16069 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Election recounts an illusion?If you have a process for recounting the votes in an election, but the costs are so astronomical that it is implausible that it could be utilized, can you really...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Dec. 2, 2014Last comment by Sea SEELAM REDDy, on Dec 6, 2014 at 3:33 am | 12 comments | 15000 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Candidate kickoffs: First weekendThere were five candidate kickoff events this weekend and I attended four--the one I missed was Greg Tanaka's because it conflicted with two of the others. The events...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Aug. 30, 2016Last comment by Former PA resident, on Sep 2, 2016 at 12:32 pm | 12 comments | 14539 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
The favored childI became aware that my family thinks I love the dog best when I received a Mother's Day card which read, "Happy Mother's Day from your favorite child?you know, the...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Jan 29, 2014 at 11:15 am | 12 comments | 7132 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Another Posh Bagel opens in Mountain ViewA new Posh Bagel has opened at the Grant Road Shopping Center in Mountain View. The 1,500-square-foot bagelry is tucked in a corner of the shopping center at...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 9, 2015Last comment by disappointed, on Jul 27, 2016 at 11:26 am | 12 comments | 34520 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Marsh Manor, Atherton Subs disagree over sandwich shop's closureThe owner of a recently shuttered, longtime sandwich shop at Marsh Manor Center in Redwood City and the owners of the shopping center disagree over the events leading...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 28, 2015Last comment by Todd Secrest, on Jan 21, 2016 at 11:23 am | 12 comments | 26732 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Are TDRs the new 'Planned Community' zoning hot potato?In planning shorthand, a TDR is simply a "transfer of development rights" -- wherein a property owner or developer can buy rights from someone building less than...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on May. 2, 2015Last comment by Ellyn Pavone, on Jun 27, 2016 at 10:59 pm | 12 comments | 11968 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
The life of ZarfAre you considering acquiring a tadpole to introduce your young child to the wonders of developmental and marine biology? Consider the possible consequences of such...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Jul. 27, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Aug 2, 2014 at 1:28 pm | 12 comments | 6311 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Cold and wet in the darkIt is cold and I am shivering in my swimsuit. Why am I diving into a pool in the early morning darkness in the dead of winter? It's my kids' fault. A number...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Jan. 15, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Jan 19, 2014 at 8:16 pm | 12 comments | 6429 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is renewable diesel the real deal?Have you noticed the flags advertising “Renewable Diesel” at local 76 stations? I did and wondered if it was the real deal or a form of “greenwashing,”...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 19, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Oct 8, 2021 at 11:13 am | 12 comments | 30325 Views
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