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THE FOOD PARTY!
Oh Darn, We Might Run out of Meat - Try #2You might be begging for your bacon soon; industry experts are starting to worry about US supplies of pork, chicken and beef, due to COVID-19. As of April 16th,...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 18, 2020Last comment by Recall Recall Recall, on Apr 28, 2020 at 7:00 am | 18 comments | 5642 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Longtime Daly City wine importer dies from COVID-19Merrick Dowson, founder of Adventures in Wine in Daly City, died on April 10 from COVID-19, the company confirmed. "Merrick was a force in the industry and...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 14, 2020Last comment by Deborah Stratmann, on Apr 27, 2020 at 10:44 am | 3 comments | 6868 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Open Letter to SCC Public Health on excessive restrictions, esp NurseriesI was shocked to see (garden) nurseries become delivery-only businesses in recent update of the Shelter-In-Place (SIP) Order (^
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Apr. 18, 2020Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Apr 26, 2020 at 1:11 am | 52 comments | 6685 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
'A devastating impact:' The coronavirus claims Clarke's Charcoal Broiler, Mountain View's oldest operating restaurantThe family behind Clarke's Charcoal Broiler in Mountain View has decided to close the 75-year-old restaurant in the wake of a shelter-in-place order that has brought...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Samson, on Apr 25, 2020 at 11:11 am | 32 comments | 15380 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Gulf between Climate Plan and Climate ResultsEarth Day is coming up this Wednesday, April 22. Rather than write about ambitious new goals, I want to write about the more humbling process of change. What does...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 19, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Apr 24, 2020 at 5:53 pm | 13 comments | 5066 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Umami Burger calls it quits in downtown Palo AltoUmami Burger has closed after nearly seven years on University Avenue in Palo Alto. The 452 University Ave. burger eatery "closed due lease expiration,"...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 13, 2020Last comment by Jorge, on Apr 24, 2020 at 5:42 pm | 16 comments | 12147 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Ghost kitchens, fast growing and controversial, offer a lifeline for some restaurants during COVID-19Long before the coronavirus hit the Bay Area, the owners of San Francisco Indian restaurant Dosa partnered with Virtual Kitchen Co. with plans to open 20 delivery-only...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by resident, on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:05 pm | 4 comments | 7009 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Please treat me with . . .How do you end this sentence? Please treat me with . . . - kindness - respect - gentleness - curiosity - desire to understand my intentions (even when I'm...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 4487 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Is Palo Alto too generous in paying its staff?Palo Alto spends $6 million a month on employee salaries plus health benefits. Just a little over a week ago, the Palo City Council decided, somewhat abruptly, to...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 14, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Apr 21, 2020 at 1:02 pm | 33 comments | 6702 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
'They're all scared beyond belief.' Palo Alto's Dan Gordon's closes as local restaurants face uncertain futureDan Gordon's -- the reinvented version of the original Gordon Biersch brewery and restaurant, born in the same downtown Palo Alto space in 1988 -- has closed permanently. Owner...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 13, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Apr 20, 2020 at 5:05 pm | 47 comments | 16603 Views
A TEEN'S PALO ALTO
Coronavirus: Why aren't some people social distancing?With coronavirus invading not only the immune systems of people around the world but also our everyday lives, we all want it to go away and never come back. But...
Original post made by Jessica Zang on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by Observer, on Apr 20, 2020 at 12:52 pm | 9 comments | 4101 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Flying: Coming soon to an airport near you...This is the fourth post in an (intermittent) series on flying… Flying is a growing component of greenhouse gas emissions, and
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 12, 2020Last comment by aviation review, on Apr 19, 2020 at 2:43 pm | 21 comments | 6552 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
A Slow Economic Recovery Ahead--What do You Need to See Before the Economy ReopensDear Mayor Fine and council members, You are aware of the many health related prerequisites for reopening parts of the economy. And you are aware that reopening...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 13, 2020Last comment by the trump pandemic response, on Apr 18, 2020 at 11:37 am | 37 comments | 4854 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: It's My 60th Birthday (Celebrating During Corona Virus)My husband (who turns 60 at the end of May) and I had decided over a year ago that we'd take a trip to celebrate our 60th birthdays. We were going to go to . . ....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by BarbaraS, on Apr 17, 2020 at 1:53 pm | 1 comment | 3782 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Virtual pizza making? Instagram live cocktail hour? During COVID-19, local businesses turn to online classesI've never met Tian Mayimin of Little Sky Bakery but on a recent afternoon, I watched her make pizza from scratch in her home kitchen in Menlo Park -- all from the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by Max Hauser, on Apr 17, 2020 at 9:51 am | 1 comment | 4309 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Singapore's oldest cafe was about to open in Palo Alto. Then, the coronavirus hit.When six Bay Area counties first ordered all residents to shelter at home for three weeks in mid-March, Killiney Kopitiam, a Singaporean cafe in downtown Palo Alto,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by Martin Engel, on Apr 15, 2020 at 5:08 pm | 6 comments | 13132 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
The University of California’s flexible policies during COVID-19(written by Lori McCormick) Yesterday, the University of California announced that they are going to ease up on admissions requirements for the current 2020 and...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by ASR , on Apr 15, 2020 at 4:09 pm | 7 comments | 5118 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Spring Science Part 2During this break from our regular routine, we started watching Science Mom and Math Dad. We usually only watch about 30 minutes...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Apr. 15, 2020There are no comments yet. 1637 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples and Premarital: Ping PongIs this post about needing to win, or playing together? Is this post about a technology 'ping' of reaching out to another system for a status update? Is this...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 10, 2020Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 15, 2020 at 10:41 am | 2 comments | 5154 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
America held hostage ... by Congressional Democrats (COVID-19)If you can't accept that criticism of one political party isn't necessarily advocacy for another, this blog is not for you. Unemployment claims this week were...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by Hindsight 20/20, on Apr 15, 2020 at 12:17 am | 22 comments | 2844 Views
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Black Lives Matter: on the topic of protesting and looting
By Jessica Zang | 25 comments | 12,356 views
'All of us can do something.' Local black restaurant owners react to George Floyd protests
By Elena Kadvany | 13 comments | 7,057 views
Power Lines, Pipelines, and the Limits of Eminent Domain
By Sherry Listgarten | 24 comments | 4,903 views
Such delightful city employee perks
By Diana Diamond | 45 comments | 3,982 views
Ready for Nothing
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 1,018 views
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