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OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Cooley Landing at last is about to become a jewel of a park(Photo -- left to right: Elizabeth Jackson, Shannon Alford, Ruben Abrica, Ashlie Simpson.) By summer 2012 a new bayfront park will begin to emerge in the Midpeninsula:...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 26, 2011Last comment by beautiful park, on Mar 26, 2011 at 12:25 pm | 1 comment | 3529 Views
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On Deadline blog: Gary Fazzino's depth of knowledge reached far beyond Palo AltoI first met Gary Fazzino when in the early 1970s he took on the job of hosting the Monday night City Council broadcasts on Stanford University's student radio station,...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Nov. 1, 2012Last comment by kyle, on Nov 6, 2012 at 1:47 pm | 6 comments | 3526 Views
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On Deadline: It's name-calling, fact-enhancing compost season in Palo AltoWhen the City Council officially set a special election for next November on the future of a corner of Palo Alto's baylands last week it opened the season of pre-election...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 28, 2011Last comment by Parent, on Mar 30, 2011 at 8:12 pm | 11 comments | 3508 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 | 3487 Views
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On Deadline, Part the Third: Now for the Top Three of my Top 10 stories(Continued from Friday, March 11, column/blog.) My Number 3 top news story: In mid-1966 I was reassigned from the Mountain View bureau of the Times to one of...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 14, 2011Last comment by Jay Thorwaldson, on Mar 16, 2011 at 8:43 am | 6 comments | 3486 Views
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Ad Libs: So much rhythmThe four musicians walked on stage one by one, striking pieces of wood with mallets. Each built upon the last, starting with a single bright "tong!" sound and then...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jan. 7, 2010There are no comments yet. 3485 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Let's Build a Squadron of Dirigibles in Lenin's Name'No, I'm not running for office. (And I'm not sure what kind of office one runs for with dirigibles.) In fact, the above slogan was one of the catchiest ones in an...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 29, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Apr 29, 2010 at 4:26 pm | 1 comment | 3482 Views
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Ad Libs: New M-A theater: It sure beats J BuildingWhich is worse: sweltering in a stifling theater, or having a key moment in a play ruined because an old air-conditioning system came roaring on at the wrong moment...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 24, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 27, 2009 at 1:45 pm | 1 comment | 3478 Views
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Ad Libs: 'What would Matt do?'A new San Francisco exhibit calls him "Artist and Educator," but Matt Kahn is just as often thought of as "Mentor." You can't read about him without seeing that...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 20, 2009There are no comments yet. 3472 Views
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Ad Libs: A photographer's vision in oilAbout four years ago, Edward Burtynsky's titanic and disturbingly beautiful photos made up the most powerful exhibition I've seen at the Cantor Arts Center. Mining...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Nov. 18, 2009Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:28 am | 2 comments | 3470 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Farm Bill and Ethanol (Part 9)You might think ethanol (fuel produced from fermented plant-fiber sugars) is relatively new on the market, but it has powered the people
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 7, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 17, 2023 at 8:53 am | 26 comments | 3464 Views
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Ad Libs: Prize-winning Peninsula PhotosWhen I was in college, I bought Sierra Club engagement calendars every year, because of their remarkable photos. In between my scribbled, highly crucial appointments...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Feb. 25, 2010Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Feb 26, 2010 at 10:05 am | 2 comments | 3461 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 | 3459 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Is it important to have an auditor in Palo Alto?Why does Palo Alto, a city that seems so honest, even need an auditor? Why should we hire one when we could spend three-quarters of a million dollars yearly instead...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by J Randall, on May 3, 2023 at 8:45 pm | 10 comments | 3453 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Tickets available March 20 for 2023’s Outstanding in the Field meal series at Coastside farms and a secret sea cove in Pescadero
Doniga Markegard with the herd at Markegard Family Grass-Fed in Half Moon Bay. (Photo courtesy Federica Armstrong)
By Kate Bradshaw
Outstanding...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 15, 2023Last comment by Pauline Wick, on Mar 17, 2023 at 1:55 pm | 3 comments | 3445 Views
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Ad Libs: Variety showsKudos to producers at our Media Center, who picked up six Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) Awards last weekend. A good reminder of the zings of variety you...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 22, 2009There are no comments yet. 3436 Views
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Ad Libs: Back in BachTeenage Bach aficionado Hilda Huang is on the scene again, this time soloing with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in a San Francisco concert in January. When...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Dec. 22, 2010Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Sep 23, 2011 at 11:21 am | 1 comment | 3436 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: 'Sim City' computer game not enough? Try 'Sim Bay Area'There's a computer game called "Sim City" -- that's with an M, not an N, although the latter might make it even more interesting for some. Anyone who has spent...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Apr. 8, 2011Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Apr 8, 2011 at 6:18 pm | 1 comment | 3425 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Reminiscences of the presidents I met in real timeAs 98-year-old former President Jimmy Carter lies on his bed, hospice by his side, I thought back and recalled the first and only time I met him years ago. And that...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 27, 2023Last comment by Bert Jacobs, on Mar 3, 2023 at 8:10 am | 10 comments | 3418 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Evolution of a Patriotic ManWhen Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem last year I was of the mind that he was out of line, being disrespectful of the flag and the anthem and was...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 26, 2017Last comment by Sanctimonious City, on Oct 1, 2017 at 8:03 pm | 13 comments | 3413 Views
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