SCHOOLS & KIDS SAT II Preparation Service Worthwhile? Has anyone used an SAT II preparation service and found it to be worthwhile in preparing their high school student for an SAT II test? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kate, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2007 at 8:21 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2007 at 9:30 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG The Harrison report: it's good that it is public First of all, the city acted correctly in releasing the disciplinary report about Assistant City Manager Emily Harrison to the public. According to two First Amendment lawyers... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Apr 25, 2007 at 8:19 am There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2007 at 3:48 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Asst. City Manager discipline details released With the release of documents relating to the suspension of assistant city manager Emily Harrison (see story at http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4940) do y... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Apr 25, 2007 at 8:11 am There have been 99 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2007 at 8:51 am.
AROUND TOWN Ideas for how to make peace? Hi,
I've been reading a lot of threads on Town Square, and wondering what helps end conflicts. What helps people make peace with each other? What brings even former warring... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anne, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2007 at 11:53 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2007 at 2:18 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Record Gas Prices Six Months After the Election It's interesting how there is always something which keeps gas prices high now that the election is over. Or maybe it was the other way.
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2007 at 9:48 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2007 at 9:20 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Fascist America in 10 Easy Steps From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, Geor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anonymous, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2007 at 7:19 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2007 at 5:34 pm.
AROUND TOWN Sheriff caught in brothel Channel 5 broke the story last night READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Camejo, a resident of Menlo Park, on Apr 24, 2007 at 2:07 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2007 at 9:45 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO War crimes in Iraq http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AXN3H3BPQU&mode=related&search=
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2007 at 11:17 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2007 at 12:43 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School Facility Master Plan Tuesday School Board meeting will introduce the just-published Facility Master Plan for discussion.
http://www.pausd.palo-alto.ca.us/community/about/news/downloads/Faciliti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by aw, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2007 at 8:28 am There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2007 at 9:41 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Is an Environment Commission a good thing for PA? On a close vote, the City Council decided last night to consider forming a new city "Environment Commission" to oversee city policies affecting the environment. See story at h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Apr 24, 2007 at 8:14 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2007 at 5:55 am.
AROUND TOWN Amy Meyers Family Concert Rescheduled to May 12th Amy Meyers and Friends has rescheduled the Family Concert to Saturday, May 12th. The concert is at The First Congregational Church of Palo Alto (1985 Louis Rd.) in the Social... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Amy Meyers, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2007 at 12:18 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2007 at 12:46 pm.
AROUND TOWN A dirty habit The path to Palo Alto Medical Foundation is paved with cigarette butts – in more ways than one! When my family decided to pick up trash on Earth Day, we headed to the bike pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kathy, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Apr 23, 2007 at 9:16 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2007 at 4:52 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES How does change happen in Palo Alto? Hi,
Seems to me that Palo Alto has some change management issues.
From Change Management 101:
http://home.att.net/~nickols/change.htm
In thinking about what is mea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Change Agent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 23, 2007 at 6:50 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2007 at 5:41 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO The Next President A leader has to show CURIOSITY. He has to listen to people outside of the "Yes, sir" crowd in his inner circle. He has to read voraciously, because the world is a big, complic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by The Cohen brother, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 22, 2007 at 3:41 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2007 at 10:21 pm.
RESTAURANTS Dinah's Shack Many years ago when I was a young engineer and new to Silicon Valley, the engineering manager took me to Dinah's for lunch. It was an amazing experience. Seeing the signature... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by john Labutski, a resident of Los Altos Hills, on Apr 22, 2007 at 10:37 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2009 at 5:48 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Solar Panel Discounts Portola Valley started a community solar panel discount program to buy solar panels from Solar City. They needed 50 participants and got 77. Since then Menlo Park and Mountai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by anna, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 21, 2007 at 11:10 pm There have been 54 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2007 at 10:21 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Thanks for the Marguerite Shuttle Since we moved downtown I have started to use the Stanford Marguerite Shuttle Bus Service. I am writing to express my appreciation to Stanford. The wait time is amazingl;y sho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Apr 21, 2007 at 5:31 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2007 at 5:24 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2008 In November, Californians defeated Proposition 82, the "Universal Preschool" act. April 25th, however, the "Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2008" (AB 1236), will be heard befor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michelle Yee, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Apr 20, 2007 at 10:16 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2007 at 10:13 pm.
SPORTS Paly Boys Track UNDEFEATED I am writing this to let everyone know that Paly Boys track is undefeated so far! There is only one more meet, against Gunn, before the league championships. Stories about the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Voice Reporter, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Apr 20, 2007 at 2:03 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES Copycats- how ready are we In the light of the recent Virginia Tech tragedy and now the threats against the PAPD, how ready are we here in Palo Alto and in particular Stanford, for the inevitable copyca... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Curious, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 20, 2007 at 11:18 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2007 at 9:27 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Living in a multi-culture community It is only recently that I have begun to understand what living in a multi-culture community really means. I have always been pleased to see the different ethnic cultures in P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 20, 2007 at 10:23 am There have been 47 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2007 at 2:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS First-round decision made on superintendent http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4898
A few things I'm curious about. How is it that if PAUSD claims to hire the "best and brightest" that we can't hire... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by RWE, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 19, 2007 at 10:55 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2007 at 9:28 am.
AROUND TOWN What's wrong with South PA? OK, this is a little tongue in cheek and I mean it to be light-hearted, but this caught my eye for the admit weekend for incoming Stanford student parents:
"Dine and Shop A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Curious, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Apr 19, 2007 at 6:04 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 21, 2007 at 6:08 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Faith cancels petition drive PAWeekly article about the petition to recall Grace Mah shows that Faith Brigel DOES care about PAUSD. She got incomplete/bad misinformation and when faced with the realities ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Thanks, Faith, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Apr 19, 2007 at 5:49 pm There have been 66 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2007 at 7:25 pm.
AROUND TOWN The HORRIBLE lights in the parking lot by Peets on Homer Is anyone else disgusted by the huge, overly birght lights in the parking lot of Peet's on Homer Avenue? The one next to Whole Foods? They are so bright it hurts one's eyes... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lover of downtown, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 19, 2007 at 4:33 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2007 at 12:06 pm.
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