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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 | 20444 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 | 12455 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 | 26912 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 | 15286 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 | 15291 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 | 16679 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. 6195 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 | 20787 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 | 17114 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. 6072 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 | 22579 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 | 22985 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 | 13340 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 | 21451 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. 20363 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 | 13303 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 | 34597 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Los Angeles' popular Silverlake Ramen headed to Santa ClaraLos Angeles' Silverlake Ramen, known for drawing long lines at its Southern California locations, is coming to the Peninsula. Silverlake Ramen will open its second...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Dave S., on Sep 17, 2019 at 9:08 am | 1 comment | 17548 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Coffeebar Redwood City to open this week, with more cafes comingGreg Buchheister has turned down something like 10 development offers after opening the always-busy Coffeebar in Menlo Park in 2018. But he's said yes to at least...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Danielle , on Sep 16, 2019 at 12:58 pm | 1 comment | 15881 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 | 9482 Views
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