SCHOOLS & KIDS PAUSD: Passion for Learning/Thinking outside the box We have been exploring schools here, private vs. public. I have heard several parents at different PAUSD school complain that their children get burned out by the heavy focus ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent of incoming kinder, a member of the Nixon School community, on Feb 20, 2007 at 10:04 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2007 at 4:01 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Why do manufacturers still use molded plastic pkgs? I like to recycle or reuse whenever possible. I've noticed that most syrofoam packaging (eg. raw meat packages, styrofoam takeout packages and Jamba juice cups) are labelled ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lisa, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Feb 20, 2007 at 5:22 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2007 at 3:20 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO To live with violence or live in peace? I went alone to the Live in Peace march and rally held in East Palo Alto on Saturday, Feb. 3.
My best friend found that was pretty bold of me. She felt at least when you go ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mikaya Strickling, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Feb 20, 2007 at 3:41 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2007 at 4:20 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS is duveneck overflown this year? I registered my kid for the neighborhood school Duveneck in early Jan for their kindergarden class starting fall 2007. I have not received anything yet from the school about ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by a new duveneck parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 20, 2007 at 1:54 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2007 at 2:00 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Patty Fisher Column About Priuses Does Disservice Patty Fisher, San Jose Mercury News columnist, recently wrote a piece entitled "Priuses lack the cachet they had at first."
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/167322... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Prius Owner, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 20, 2007 at 1:31 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2007 at 3:36 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Elementary school placement What experiences have you had with elementary school placement? Which school would we most likely be placed into for 5th grade next school year? Are all the schools OK? What d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lillian Kvitko, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 20, 2007 at 12:44 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2007 at 12:57 pm.
MOVIES Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to Los Altos This years showing of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Los Altos is a benefit for nonprofit Snowlands Network (www.snowlands.org) whose advocacy work promotes op... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Marcus Libkind, a resident of Los Altos, on Feb 20, 2007 at 10:22 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Vulture Funds A recent BBC report has exposed an extremely insidious operation to drive cash strapped third world counties into deeper debt. A shadowy group of companies, known as the “vult... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 19, 2007 at 11:28 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 19, 2007 at 3:02 pm.
AROUND TOWN Are there still parrots (conures) around Palo Alto? I've seen news articles in years past about a Palo Alto flock of small green parrots (conures, like the famed wild parrots of Telegraph Hill. They would fly over Rinconada pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Looking for Parrots, a member of the Ohlone School community, on Feb 17, 2007 at 5:45 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 23, 2012 at 3:49 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Profound Insult to PAUSD Community I hope that others are as outraged as I am right now after reading the passage set forth below:
A CHAMPION FOR ALL: SELECTING
A NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR PAUSD.
A PARENT-INI... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Feb 16, 2007 at 7:26 am There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2007 at 2:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Seeking Shelter for Our Kids I am curious how families in Palo Alto are "sheltering" their kids from the pressures of school, the competitive culture, etc. following up to my column in yesterday's Weekly ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lucy F., a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Feb 15, 2007 at 10:22 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2007 at 8:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Do Palo Altans want a Charter School? I think the answer is "no". We have nowhere to house a charter school and the moneys we have need to go into the schools we already have. I don't really understand all the de... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 15, 2007 at 9:12 am There have been 85 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2007 at 1:19 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Should we name anything after a non-resident? I have nothing against Martin Luther King or Mrs. King, their heritage or their legacy. But neither had anything remotely to do with Palo Alto - and at that years after the Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 14, 2007 at 10:14 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2007 at 11:20 pm.
AROUND TOWN Long Time Residents vs. Developer / Prop Rights Where should the line be drawn? Should developers who will not live in the neighborhoods where they build have more stringent rules?
A majority of the neighbors on my stree... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Metzler McVey, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Feb 14, 2007 at 11:33 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2007 at 1:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Are PAUSD Schools Excellent? I stretched myself thin to move to Palo Alto, and I squeezed my three kids into a small 1000 square foot house (1 bathroom, no dishwasher, no garbage disposal, 3 small bedroom... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Working Mother of Three, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 14, 2007 at 10:53 am There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2007 at 4:33 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS What happened to civility? What kind of a community do we want? If you read Town Square postings on school district issues, would you want to be the new superintendent of the Palo Alto Unified School Di... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mandy Lowell & Carolyn Tucher, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 13, 2007 at 8:28 pm There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2007 at 1:03 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES "Smart" Stanford studens duped by scam? I can't believe that the super smart Stanford students with SAT's in the stratsophere were
duped into on-line 'phishing scams' pretending to be Bank of America or any other i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 12, 2007 at 12:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2007 at 3:11 pm.
AROUND TOWN Childhood memories of Mitchell Park Mitchell Park will soon be celebrating its 50th anniversary in April. The City's Community Services Department is planning a gala celebration. We would love to hear your favor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Greg Betts, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Feb 12, 2007 at 8:56 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2011 at 1:29 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS We are over stretching and over stressing our kids!! We now have two tutoring services in midtown. I believe that the evidence from some of the recent threads, plus these two very busy tutoring services, that we are going overbo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 11, 2007 at 1:09 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2007 at 9:03 pm.
AROUND TOWN 10,000 Steps a Day Challenge I am a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, and Mayor Kishimoto has announced a community wide challenge as a follow on to the challenge the Commission had with Palo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Feb 10, 2007 at 7:21 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2007 at 6:57 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Israeli Spies on U.S. soil prior to 9/11 A troubling new development reported by investigative reporters at Counterpunch, ABC’s 20/20, the Jewish newspaper, The Forward, and Salon.com was the presence of Israeli Secr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 10, 2007 at 12:27 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2007 at 11:06 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Shame on Adolescent Counseling Services ACS has been a fine, upstanding source of support for adolescents in crisis for many years. It's an organization that served one of my kids, and I have made quite a few check... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Outraged, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Feb 9, 2007 at 7:11 pm There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2008 at 12:58 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Soap Box Derby is for kids 8 - 17 years of age There are lots of activities for kids, with opportunities to win "The Big Prise" at the end of each season, but how many opportunities are there for kids who don't "Run As Fas... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2007 at 2:47 pm
AROUND TOWN Older cyclists must be role models for youth I know we have had threads before on cyclists not stopping at stop signs, but an incident this morning has made me take this up again.
I was driving my freshman to Paly bec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2007 at 9:44 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2007 at 11:04 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Jimmy Carter accuses Jewish group of "falsehood and slander" Fox news report:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250673,00.html
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter has accused an international Jewish human rights group of "falsehood and s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2007 at 8:19 am There have been 113 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2007 at 4:08 pm.
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