DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Our Palo Alto way to decide
As many of you may have read in Wednesday’s Weekly, I am leaving this paper and my blog to join a new paper in town, the Daily Post, which will be run by former Daily News... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on May 24, 2008 at 11:24 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 27, 2011 at 12:06 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG No one looks good in never-ending Children's Theatre drama The more that I read about the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, the police investigation of three of its administrators and the nonchalant way the city over the years reportedly ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on May 13, 2008 at 4:47 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2008 at 8:57 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG My nomination for the worst road in Palo Alto Mayor Larry Klein said the other day that the city has built no new facilities for more than 30 years, other than some restrooms at Greer Park. That’s amazing, especially when... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Apr 28, 2008 at 5:06 pm There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2009 at 11:35 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG More ways to get taxes from us My father-in-law used to say, "We don't have to worry about the government running out of money. It will always find a way to get more taxes from us."
And so it is in Palo ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Apr 16, 2008 at 7:59 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2008 at 3:08 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG This is no solution for the creek's problems The day after the San Francisquito Creek flooded in 1998 in Palo Alto, I happened to call a friend the next morning on a business matter, not even knowing where he lived. “I c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Mar 24, 2008 at 5:01 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2008 at 4:23 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Should we 'give' our utility rate $$s to the city? Is it legal? It's happening again. Our utility rates in Palo Alto will be going up nearly 10 percent. They went up last year, the year before and the year before that.
The rate increase... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Mar 13, 2008 at 10:41 am There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 25, 2009 at 12:56 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Scale down the library proposal
As the cost of renovating and redoing three of our libraries in Palo Alto keeps rising, my enthusiasm for the project keeps falling.
Once proposed as a $45... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Feb 20, 2008 at 4:56 pm There have been 137 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 3, 2008 at 8:58 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG PA City Council should not be politically partisan Seven of the nine Palo Alto City Council members have this weekpublicly endorsed Sen. Barack Obama as their choice for president of the United States. Why? I thought we had n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Feb 1, 2008 at 6:22 pm There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2008 at 11:09 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG We are the city's priority! Aren't we Palo Altans lucky! Fellow Palo Altans: In case you were wondering, our number-one city priority for 2008, as determined by our City Council last Saturday morning, is "civic engagement."
Yes, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jan 15, 2008 at 4:27 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 29, 2008 at 7:26 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Compromises needed in EPA, not a moratorium One of the liveliest city council meetings in the area occurs each Tuesday night in East Palo Alto, where decisions are frequently made for political rather than practical rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jan 9, 2008 at 11:04 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2008 at 2:05 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG City’s pensions soar as 55-year-old Palo Alto employees retire Last year the retirement formula at Palo Alto City Hall was changed. As a result of that change, a city employee retiring at 55 with 30 years service making $100,000 a year wi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Dec 19, 2007 at 1:09 pm There have been 169 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2008 at 3:54 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Some city spending priorities don't seem fair It's funny how Palo Alto city officials can come up with money to spend on the things they want rather than what some residents would like.
For example, the nonprofit Palo ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Dec 2, 2007 at 9:33 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 18, 2007 at 4:48 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG See-sawing support for Benest over the years Frank Benest has resigned. In some ways that is no surprise, because council support and unhappiness with Frank’s performance has see-sawed over the years.
Frank was brough... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Nov 27, 2007 at 5:26 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 1, 2007 at 8:13 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Election reflections There were a couple of disturbing things about the local elections in Palo Alto.
First was the unprecedented amount of union support for two of the city council candidates ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Nov 7, 2007 at 11:05 am There have been 63 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2007 at 7:55 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Slow should not be the way to go in Palo Alto Slow motion -- that's the way I would describe the pace at which many things get done in Palo Alto.
Slow to get roads repaired, libraries facelifted, Web sites working -- t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Oct 25, 2007 at 1:09 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 8, 2007 at 1:21 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Making Palo Alto attractive to tourists What makes a town attractive to tourists? A lot more than just declaring our city a tourist town.
City council members want Palo Alto to become a tourist destination. But o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Oct 10, 2007 at 3:01 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2007 at 12:37 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Housing in PA - should we ask Stanford to supply even more? As the plans for expanding Stanford University Hospital slowly wind their way through an approval process at Palo Alto City Hall, one of the things the university may be asked... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 27, 2007 at 7:04 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2007 at 7:23 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Going too green too fast? Is Palo Alto suddenly going too green? Maybe. And in its haste this past week to achieve a nearly “Zero Waste” goal for the city by 2021, some council members are not even ask... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 18, 2007 at 3:24 pm There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 25, 2007 at 1:45 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Should we ban pit bulls in Palo Alto? Yes! I read with horror the story this week of the Fremont mother who was repeatedly bitten by a pit bull while trying to protect her four-month old son.
The 32-year-old woman, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Sep 7, 2007 at 3:19 pm There have been 75 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 9, 2007 at 5:21 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG State test results show our students have proficiency problems The news, at first blush, seemed great. The 2007 STAR scores (California Standardized Testing and Reporting Program) were released last week and Palo Alto student scores were ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 27, 2007 at 7:36 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 17, 2007 at 11:20 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG A call for candor from the city council candidates Everything seems in place for this fall’s city council election in Palo Alto. We have 12 candidates running for four seats, we have campaign managers and candidate web sites. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 20, 2007 at 11:34 am There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 22, 2007 at 2:49 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG More honesty please, at city hall Sometimes a small incident – like the redesign of the city’s website – can serve as the symbolic “straw” in our community. Many residents are complaining loudly that the newly... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 10, 2007 at 6:28 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 12, 2007 at 12:25 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Palo Alto's new web site is user unfriendly So I was really looking forward to the City of Palo Alto’s new web site. After months of development, after several delays (it was to be unveiled in the spring), the site was ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by diana diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 3, 2007 at 5:51 pm There have been 114 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 14, 2007 at 10:04 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Numbers are important, even (or especially) in city budgets Please do not glaze or even gloss over the numbers. Numbers are important, even in things like city budgets, because it's our money -- our tax dollars -- that are involved in ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 17, 2007 at 3:59 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 3, 2007 at 1:24 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Taking a break from city politics for really important news "We have babies!" I told my husband when I phoned him at work two weeks ago. "It looks like there are two, and they are really tiny but also very hungry."
He didn't panic; ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jul 5, 2007 at 1:34 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 6, 2007 at 11:22 am.
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