JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
Is Mayor Sid Espinosa's glass half empty or overflowing?
Every mayor in recent decades has had a unique experience, following the usually pro-forma election and inauguration at the first City Council meeting in January.
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:10 pm by barry, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
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Will -- or should -- adult schools remain 'the quiet corner' of local education?
In about eight years, the Palo Alto Adult School will be observing its 100th anniversary -- a century of promoting the notion that learning can be for a lifetime.
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18 hours ago by paly parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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On Deadline blog: Palo Alto getting a crash course on bullying -- yet some prevention efforts go back years
Bullying and how to prevent it and deal with both victims and bullies has become a hot topic in Palo Alto schools, spurred by a harsh finding by the federal Department of Educ... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 10:58 pm by Help us Jay!, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Is it ‘racial profiling’ or a reasonable police response to crimes?
Is telling police to check out persons of color unconstitutional bias or a reasonable police response to witness’ reports of crimes?
A follow-up meeting Thursday evening b... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 8:10 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: 'Cal Ave' cost overruns may echo past, present and future city projects
The news that the California Avenue beautification project is exploding in its costs should not be a surprise to anyone even a bit familiar with Palo Alto projects -- of the p... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 9:45 am by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Jim Keene feels the pain of spillover parking, or at least knows its impacts
City Manager James Keene feels the pain of "spillover" (or "overflow") parking from downtown Palo Alto.
Or at least he sees its impacts on a daily basis: He resides in "Down... |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 4:21 pm by paly parent, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: That curbside parking space in front of my home is MINE!!!'
The current dialogue over parking requirements in downtown Palo Alto and other commercial areas echoes community debates and controversies that date back decades. There has be... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 9:55 pm by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Ellen Fletcher's lesson for all politicians -- local or not
Before the late Ellen Fletcher pedals off to fade into history and anecdote there's a lesson she provided that politicians -- local or national and in between -- might take to... |
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on Nov 30, 2012 at 9:30 pm by Tim Oey, a resident of another community |
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On Deadline blog: Gary Fazzino's depth of knowledge reached far beyond Palo Alto
I 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, KZSU. I... |
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 1:47 pm by kyle, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Does upsurge in teen-distress referrals mean 'stigma' barrier is dropping?
There is a continuing upsurge in referrals of young persons to counselors to help with some form of emotional distress, stress or other difficult challenge, according to the A... |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 9:02 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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On Deadline: 'My sister's gift' column raises question of how best to 'reach' kids
A number of readers have responded positively to my column in the Weekly of Sept. 7 about a "gift" of good advice my older sister Marilyn gave me more than a half century ago ... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 6:59 am by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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On Deadline: Will huge new bicycle plan generate enthusiasm or a revolution?
The single biggest "citizen revolt" in Palo Alto's history wasn't over growth rates, the baylands, crime, even traffic.
It was over bicycles.
Specifically, the resident re... |
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on Aug 17, 2012 at 10:35 pm by Gunn Class of '67, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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ON DEADLINE blog: Will side effect of school board retreat be shorter (but better) meetings?
One "news" item out of last week's Palo Alto Board of Education retreat was that future board meetings may well be substantially shorter, more focused and better at getting th... |
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on Jul 2, 2012 at 10:12 am by Cut-To-the-Chase, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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On Deadline: For Palo Alto school officials, transparency is as transparency does
Palo Alto school officials right now are wrestling with the question of what constitutes "transparency" -- including whether a series of private memos between the Superintend... |
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on Jun 9, 2012 at 7:43 am by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Dwight Bentel presented a contrast to Stanford journalism/communications education
The passing of Dwight Bentel in mid-May at 103 marks the passage of an expansionist era in the education of future journalists -- one with direct parallels, and differences, b... |
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on May 27, 2012 at 2:33 pm by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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On Deadline: Citizen watchdogs dig out another 'confidentiality' secret -- but such things go w-a-a-y back
The practice of public administrators sharing "confidential" information with their elected bosses while keeping it from the public has surfaced, with the discovery of numerou... |
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on May 18, 2012 at 2:29 pm by svatoid, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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'World Press Freedom Day' needs courageous journalism, at home and abroad
Thursday, May 3, was designated as "World Press Freedom Day" today (April 30) by the California Legislature, echoing a 1993 action by the United Nations.
But in a world wh... |
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on May 11, 2012 at 5:36 pm by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Fairmeadow tree doomed by careless digging, tight design -- but triggers new policy
The abrupt removal of a twin-trunk redwood tree at Fairmeadow Elementary School during spring break in early April is generating a new Palo Alto Unified School District admini... |
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on Apr 27, 2012 at 3:24 pm by fairmeadow parent, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Will cities get a voice in high-speed-rail debate? Or just have to keep shouting?
The long-awaited final report giving a "new vision" for the proposed high-speed-rail system for California will become public within the next week or two, unless there is some... |
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on Mar 27, 2012 at 11:36 pm by Evan, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Major high-speed rail hearing Tuesday night -- who will come?
A major state Senate public hearing has been scheduled next Tuesday evening to hear about possible new directions for high-speed rail in California -- directions that could re... |
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on Mar 11, 2012 at 8:06 am by common sense, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Massage parlor column rubbed some the wrong way
My column in last Friday's Weekly (Feb. 24) triggered a few interesting responses, and rubbed some readers the wrong way -- especially current massage therapists. Could one sa... |
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 12:27 am by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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On Deadline blog: Palo Alto police and fire operations face big changes -- to be defined
Some of the most sweeping changes in the long histories of the Palo Alto Police Department and Fire Department are beginning to take shape -- even though many are yet undefine... |
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on Feb 9, 2012 at 3:04 pm by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Impacts of Proposition 13 to be explored Feb. 10 at Silicon Valley conference
A third of a century ago California voters enthusiastically supported Proposition 13 as a way to cut taxes and curtail the costs of "runaway" government. The "tax revolt" foll... |
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on Jan 28, 2012 at 1:58 pm by all for one, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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ON DEADLINE: Mayor Yeh: Another soft-spoken big-challenges year for Palo Alto
Palo Alto will speak softly but face big-stick challenges in 2012 as new Mayor Yiaway Yeh puts his stamp on city policies, practices and politics. He is expected to echo 2011 ... |
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on Jan 20, 2012 at 2:46 pm by Howard, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Is Palo Alto big enough for an elected mayor? Yes and no, maybe
Former Mayor (twice over) Gary Fazzino has renewed a proposal he first surfaced about two decades ago: that Palo Alto is a big and complex enough town to directly elect its ma... |
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on Jan 4, 2012 at 2:54 am by Jeremy Feldman, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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