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It seems that we are the snobbiest small city in AmericaWe have been saying it ourselves, but now it seems there are others who think we are snobby too! http://997now.cbslocal.com/2014/07/23/palo-alto-tops-snobbiest-small-cities-in-ameri...
Original post made by Resident on Jul. 24, 2014There are no comments yet. 1592 Views
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My perspective on child mental health in hospitalsMy name is Isha Rao, and this school year I have been working with Get Involved Palo Alto, a nonprofit dedicated to helping...
Original post made by Isha Rao on Apr. 4, 2018Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Apr 5, 2018 at 9:06 am | 1 comment | 1587 Views
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Berman MailersIf Marc Berman is worthy of being a stellar steward of taxpayer dollars, why the heck is he generating so much trash in the...
Original post made by Palo Alto Voter on May. 26, 2016Last comment by Annette, on May 30, 2016 at 10:15 pm | 7 comments | 1581 Views
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Groundbreaking piece on East Palo Alto and the development of Silicon Valleyhttp://techcrunch.com/2015/01/10/east-of-palo-altos-eden/...
Original post made by Michael on Jan. 22, 2015There are no comments yet. 1573 Views
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Building technology communities of justice -- see what this looks like tomorrow in East Palo Altohttps://www.eventjoy.com/e/liveinpeace...
Original post made by Michael on Aug. 6, 2015There are no comments yet. 1572 Views
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Cupertino Residents worried about housing being built a mile from Apple campusVallco is being demolished. Cupertino residents are concerned that the housing that will be replacing it will bring more...
Original post made by Resident on Oct. 11, 2018Last comment by Grump 2.0, on Oct 13, 2018 at 12:49 pm | 8 comments | 1564 Views
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SCC alerts for non emergency information is counter productiveWe do not need to be reminded several days after the extension of the Shelter In Place that it has been extended. The alert...
Original post made by Resident on May. 4, 2020Last comment by Cry wolf, on May 5, 2020 at 1:39 pm | 9 comments | 1559 Views
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Should you quit Facebook?Disclosure: I don't, and never had Facebook on any of my devices, and have always nothing but disdain for the company and...
Original post made by mauricio on Dec. 19, 2018Last comment by Facebook Junkies, on Dec 20, 2018 at 2:01 pm | 23 comments | 1558 Views
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Honoring our Diplomats on "Foreign Service Day"Today, May 1, is "Foreign Service Day," honoring the service of America's professional diplomats to our country. Few Americans...
Original post made by Scott Kilner on May. 1, 2020Last comment by Scott Kilner, on May 6, 2020 at 2:46 pm | 8 comments | 1556 Views
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BARF, PAF's SF CousinThere's an interesting Sunday NYT article on BARF (SF Bay Area Renters' Federation) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/business/economy/san-francisco-housing-tech-boom-sf-barf.htm...
Original post made by PA dweller on Apr. 16, 2016There are no comments yet. 1546 Views
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Stanford University issues international travel warningCBS News report: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/29/stanford-grad-student-detained-university-issues-travel-warning/ “The...
Original post made by student on Jan. 29, 2017Last comment by john_alderman, on Jan 29, 2017 at 9:26 pm | 3 comments | 1542 Views
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Why is Romney calling Trump racist when his religion is racist?Mitt Romney's religion only allows whites to reach its highest point in their religion and most of his religion are white....
Original post made by Atheist on Jun. 11, 2016Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jun 11, 2016 at 5:19 pm | 2 comments | 1539 Views
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Comments by Cupertino's MayorAn article at TheVerge.Com posted today May 5th, 2016 reported that Cupertino's Mayor, Barry Chang, stated that "Apple is...
Original post made by Plane Speaker on May. 5, 2016There are no comments yet. 1537 Views
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Cutting the Foreign Service Hurts America…and Silicon ValleyForeign Service Officers and Specialists of the U.S. Department of State come from every corner of our society to promote...
Original post made by Scott Kilner on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by Pelper, on Nov 29, 2017 at 4:34 pm | 1 comment | 1521 Views
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Menlo Park library closed by bedbugshttp://www.almanacnews.com/news/2015/10/06/bedbug-closes-menlo-park-library It seems once again that the bedbug was found...
Original post made by Resident on Oct. 7, 2015Last comment by Paly Mom, on Oct 7, 2015 at 11:03 pm | 6 comments | 1513 Views
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Privatization of Public Property. . .In Russia, the ruling oligarchy has been stealing (nationalizing) private enterprises for their own enrichment. In Monterey,...
Original post made by Alan Krebs on Aug. 18, 2015There are no comments yet. 1509 Views
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East Palo Alto Homeless Shelter Hosts White Party Fashion Show To Support UnHoused AdultsProject WeHOPE (stands for We Help Other People Excel) is hosting a white party, fashion show luncheon on March 21, 2015...
Original post made by Cynthia Corpuz on Feb. 10, 2015Last comment by Britney, on Feb 11, 2015 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 1507 Views
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Emergency Alerts on phonesAt approximately 3.00 pm yesterday I received 3 separate alerts from Santa Clara County in 3 different languages informing...
Original post made by Cell Phone on Sep. 2, 2017Last comment by Cell Phone, on Sep 8, 2017 at 5:25 pm | 4 comments | 1496 Views
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Bottle Rocket Sarah Palin Is BackJohn Oliver was hosting the Daily Show when Jon Stewart was on leave, and he had a snippet which basically said "We should...
Original post made by A Boomer on Jan. 22, 2016Last comment by resident 1, on Jan 22, 2016 at 7:47 pm | 4 comments | 1495 Views
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Vanderbilt football player sentenced to 15 yrs for raping unconscious 21 yr oldCould someone please explain the 14 1/2 yr disparity between the sentencing of a Vanderbilt football player and that of a...
Original post made by Sarah1000 on Jul. 15, 2016Last comment by Sarah1000, on Jul 16, 2016 at 5:26 pm | 7 comments | 1490 Views
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