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Caltrain grade crossings: an uncoordinated problem with too little communicationIt’s that proverbial cart-before-the-horse problem again, and this time it could be an expensive undertaking because the whole effort to redo grade crossings...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by TBM, on Oct 11, 2019 at 11:49 am | 18 comments | 11881 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Squid ink paella & patatas bravas: Barcelona natives bring Spanish tapas to Palo AltoFrom paella and pintxos to Ibérico ham, the new Telefèric Barcelona is a temple to Spanish cuisine. Opening for dinner at Town & Country Village...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by MD, on Oct 10, 2019 at 4:44 am | 1 comment | 18687 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Buses: Challenges and OpportunitiesDid you know that all new buses purchased in California will be zero-emission...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 8, 2019Last comment by Jacquie, on Oct 9, 2019 at 9:33 am | 24 comments | 23640 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Get Real"Be grateful for every scar life inflicts on you. Where we're unhurt is where we are false. Where we're wounded and healed [my italics is where our real...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 4, 2019Last comment by Old Enough to Know Better, on Oct 8, 2019 at 3:17 am | 3 comments | 18827 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
America the BeautifulEvery so often I sit down to write, but instead start thinking about the happenings that surround, and the feeling that waxing poetic about food just seems so…...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 30, 2019Last comment by Some Exceptions, on Oct 7, 2019 at 2:02 pm | 8 comments | 11024 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
When to use Marginal Emissions (and when not to)This week’s post is about electricity emissions. Specifically, I want to talk about a concept called “marginal emissions”. This has come up often...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 29, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Oct 5, 2019 at 4:39 pm | 9 comments | 23364 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Does Palo Alto City Hall have a new cover-up culture?What is happening to Palo Alto’s officials, most notably City Manager Ed Shikada, who ordered all city employees not to talk to the press about a June 3 911...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Oct 4, 2019 at 8:43 am | 21 comments | 13779 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Say goodbye to Redwood City Indian restaurant Dhaba XpressToday (Monday, Sept. 30) is the last day of business for Dhaba Xpress in downtown Redwood City.
==I A spread at Dhaba Xpress in Redwood City....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 30, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Oct 3, 2019 at 2:31 pm | 2 comments | 13914 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Redwood City's The Striped Pig to shutterThe Striped Pig is closing after four years in downtown Redwood City. The last day of business for the 917 Main St. restaurant will be this Saturday, Sept. 28....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by Buddy, on Sep 30, 2019 at 1:48 pm | 7 comments | 15321 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
And then there was oneOur oldest kids are in school for a significant part of the day. I’m enjoying larger chunks of one on one time with our youngest. When the school year started,...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Sep. 30, 2019There are no comments yet. 5695 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
An Easy Emissions WinThe media had some excellent coverage of climate change this past week. I hope you were able to read some of it. Among my favorites...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Sep 29, 2019 at 8:27 am | 20 comments | 18042 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Sugar DetectiveI was just watching the movie Fed Up (Amazon Prime) about the effects of sugar on our bodies. Here’s the CliffsNotes: When you eat too much sugar and...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Brit, on Sep 28, 2019 at 5:15 pm | 12 comments | 15083 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Free TimeAs our kids grow up, I’m finding myself with small chunks of kid-free time. And I’m slowly adding activities back into my life that I put on hold when they...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Sep. 27, 2019There are no comments yet. 5567 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
An increasingly 'untenable' business: Redwood City sandwich standby Woodside Deli to closeFacing a sharp rent increase and growing labor costs, Redwood City's longtime Woodside Deli is closing, the owner
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Lynn, on Sep 27, 2019 at 2:18 pm | 12 comments | 21193 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 | 21547 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Can cities handle our traffic mess? I doubt it!Can Palo Alto and other Peninsula cities ever find a way to diminish the terrible traffic congestion problems we all are experiencing, particularly during commute...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 9, 2019Last comment by Arastradero Rd Mess, on Sep 26, 2019 at 8:16 am | 18 comments | 11957 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Buses: A case study==I This is the fourth and final post on buses, at least for a while, following posts on
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 15, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 22, 2019 at 2:00 pm | 4 comments | 18554 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Helping Partners Become Couples (vs. Helping Couples Become Partners)I was recently told that my tag line, Helping Partners Become Couples, is backwards and should be Helping Couples Become Partners. In my experience with many,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 21, 2019There are no comments yet. 18515 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Troubling safety issues in our fair cityPalo Alto has to deal with certain safety issues. Specifically: 1) ==B Where do we go for shelter if there’s a big emergency on our streets – or in the entire...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 10, 2019Last comment by Dollar bill, on Sep 19, 2019 at 11:58 am | 18 comments | 11888 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Firing Judge Persky as a tennis coach was a big mistakeFormer Judge Aaron Persky is being derided and disgraced. It’s unfair – and regretful. Persky was the Santa Clara County judge who conducted the Brock...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Steve White, on Sep 18, 2019 at 4:17 pm | 19 comments | 32540 Views
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