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News Digest<B> Divisive downtown project returns to council Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2018/12/14/news-digest...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018There are no comments yet. 1759 Views
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Hacker House BluesThere's an eye-opening piece that was just posted in Salon.com ww.salon.com/2016/09/17/hacker-house-blues-my-life-with-12-programmers-2-rooms-and-one-21st-century-dream/ 12...
Original post made by Salon reader on Sep. 17, 2016Last comment by agent, on Sep 19, 2016 at 12:53 pm | 3 comments | 1757 Views
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April 29th, 1938 - The Brilliance of Franklin D. RooseveltHere is a quote from FDR's April 29, 1938 address to Congress: '' The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy...
Original post made by Plane Speaker on May. 12, 2016Last comment by Indeed, on May 12, 2016 at 9:14 am | 2 comments | 1751 Views
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Here comes a massive stock market correctionGREXIT plus Shanghai composite collapsing under its own weight and lack of true market information, Wall street puffed up...
Original post made by Taffy on Jun. 28, 2015Last comment by Resident, on Jul 1, 2015 at 12:50 pm | 4 comments | 1751 Views
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Business Insider: Housing Bust coming to SF and Silicon Valleyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/popping-housing-bubbles-in-san-francisco-and-silicon-valley-2016-2 Bottom line: many tech...
Original post made by pa resident on Feb. 29, 2016Last comment by ContrarianCynic, on Mar 1, 2016 at 11:01 pm | 2 comments | 1746 Views
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St. Patrick's Day, what is the celebration about?It is interesting to think that our schools cannot celebrate Christmas, or even mention Santa Claus, but they have no problems...
Original post made by St. Patrick on Mar. 16, 2016Last comment by St. Patrick, on Mar 25, 2016 at 7:49 am | 5 comments | 1741 Views
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Stifling public discourse while trying to control the electionThis topic was limited from the beginning: http://paloaltoonline.com/square/2014/10/20/candidates-pledge-positive-campaign-in-heated-race And...
Original post made by Concerned voter on Oct. 20, 2014Last comment by neighbor, on Oct 20, 2014 at 12:27 pm | 1 comment | 1737 Views
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Residents face growing concern over small commuter planesFledgling airline Surf Air's marketing slogan is "Disruptive Innovation -- A Revolutionary Approach to Air Travel." Some...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2014Last comment by Quercus, on Oct 24, 2014 at 9:04 am | 1 comment | 1736 Views
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Racism was dealt a blow today by the Supreme CourtThe SCOTUS upheld an anti-racist law in Michigan, today. Some called it "affirmative action", but that is just pure racism....
Original post made by Jin on Apr. 22, 2014Last comment by Bru, on Apr 25, 2014 at 10:02 am | 7 comments | 1730 Views
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Menlo Park: Police body camera policy may let people request video deletionMenlo Park may amend its police body camera policy to allow the deletion of videos with no investigative relevance upon request...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2015Last comment by Bad Cop, No Donut, on Jun 2, 2015 at 1:37 pm | 2 comments | 1728 Views
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What is more important??It's Fleet Week. The Blue Angels fly over San Francisco and the Bay Area at 3:00 p.m. today. The President of the United...
Original post made by Bob on Oct. 10, 2014Last comment by musical, on Oct 10, 2014 at 6:52 pm | 5 comments | 1727 Views
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Elderly man missing from Stanford HospitalPalo Alto police are looking for an 84-year-old man who went missing from Stanford Hospital Monday afternoon after he was...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2015Last comment by Not Surprised, on Jun 2, 2015 at 8:54 am | 4 comments | 1726 Views
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How to stop unwanted sales calls?I gave some information in November and they sold our phone number and we have been getting we solicitor calls at least 3...
Original post made by Upset on Jun. 16, 2015Last comment by tweet, on Jun 17, 2015 at 8:12 pm | 2 comments | 1723 Views
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Sex crimes, liquor violations remain high at Stanford, report saysStanford University issued its latest crime report this week with a new "dating violence" sex-crime category and new definitions...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2014Last comment by Nora Charles, on Sep 30, 2014 at 3:57 pm | 5 comments | 1722 Views
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Pushing back against growth in Silicon ValleyAccording to this NYT article, residents of towns across Silicon Valley (Cupertino, Santa Clara and Palo Alto) are pushing...
Original post made by PA resident on Nov. 5, 2016Last comment by Reason, on Nov 9, 2016 at 6:50 am | 19 comments | 1721 Views
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Around Town: international aid; church vs. stateIn this week's Around Town column, read about teens making an impact on the ice rink and in developing rink and a Palo Alto...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2018There are no comments yet. 1696 Views
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Another Earthquake Sept 3Not as long as the Napa one but a little more abrupt - anyone else feel it? (Called across the house and heard, "yup!") ...
Original post made by resident on Sep. 3, 2014Last comment by Nora Charles, on Sep 3, 2014 at 8:55 pm | 1 comment | 1688 Views
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Drought plansThe drought shows no signs of going away, and in fact appears to be getting worse. By various estimates, the state of California...
Original post made by Chris Zaharias on Mar. 17, 2015Last comment by Craig Laughton, on Mar 17, 2015 at 5:44 pm | 6 comments | 1680 Views
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Finding StrengthSome may find this a downer, but for some it may inspire. Facing Death with Dignity, and Sass October 26th Marks 19...
Original post made by Norman Carroll on Oct. 17, 2014There are no comments yet. 1668 Views
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Judges On the BallottI'm not familiar with most of the names on the ballot. Can someone refer me to a good article and/or opine here. Thanks...
Original post made by Online Name on Oct. 16, 2014There are no comments yet. 1656 Views
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