SCHOOLS & KIDS New MI Materials will be posted by PAUSD.org Friday 1/5 Hello,
The board packet for the Tuesday January 9th PAUSD Board of Education meeting is scheduled to be published today (1/5) on PAUSD.org. Go to Board Information, Board... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 5, 2007 at 3:39 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES Caltrain - electric train woes I heard today that Caltrain is proposing to add electric engines to replace the deisel ones used at present. For this reason, it seems imperative to me that something must be ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jan 5, 2007 at 9:51 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2007 at 7:59 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Who donated funding for the MI feasibility study? On January 3rd, the PA Weekly published an editorial: Make 2007 the 'Year of Openness.' It begins by saying, "Both city and school district leaders need to re-commit to idea o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2007 at 7:50 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2007 at 2:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN where's the photo credit? Ahhh, excuse me. How could Norbert be at the hospital and a bar at practically the same time on New Years? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2007 at 7:40 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2007 at 2:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Online Petition Against Mandarin Immersion This online petition was created to allow Palo Alto residents to voice opposition to the proposed MI program the School Board is now considering.
There have been more than ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Make your voice heard, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2007 at 12:02 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2007 at 10:11 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Electrical Power Problems In late 2006, the City had two all day electrical shutdowns to "upgrade equipment" in our neighborhood.
Since then, and beginning the next day, appliances in our house began ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Senor Blogger, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2007 at 9:50 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2007 at 12:05 pm.
AROUND TOWN Bad and Messy of the Year How could the PA Weekly not have included this story among the Bad or the Messy of the year?
" Toxic fumes spew from CPI in Feb 2nd , leaving a worker ‘gasping for air’ (t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Art Liberman, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jan 3, 2007 at 9:55 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2007 at 10:31 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG My New Year’s resolutions for the Palo Alto City Council Admittedly, it is much easier for me as just one person to decide what the council’s priorities should be this year – rather than have nine members collectively deciding. I do... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Jan 3, 2007 at 7:29 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2007 at 10:29 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Court martial of Ehren Watada Efforts by the Pentagon to force journalists to testify against anti-war ‘refusniks’ poses a major threat to freedom of speech, the hallmark of a free democratic society. Inde... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2007 at 9:50 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2007 at 7:35 am.
AROUND TOWN Stores Dont drag all the culture out of downtown. Downtown was the only place teens could come to entertain themselves in this city and you took away all stores geared toward teens ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Joe Wash, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2007 at 7:55 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2007 at 2:14 pm.
AROUND TOWN 2007 wishes for all Palo Altans Decent libraries (although the email reminders are a great resource that other libraries don't have)
Decent language education for all PAUSD children
Decent school bound... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by California Dreamin\', a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2007 at 1:03 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2007 at 10:19 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Killing MI is a no brainer The whole MI "debate" is really sad to watch. MI supporters don't care at all about issues of equity and diversity for ALL students in our PUBLIC school system.
Their aims... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Aaron, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2007 at 11:42 am
PALO ALTO ISSUES Street sweeping no parking zones The street sweeping no parking zones are making me see red.
This has been brewing for some time but came to a boil this morning as I saw the mocking parking violation accen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by JL, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2007 at 11:35 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2007 at 9:36 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Utility bill shock We are seniors on fixed income and in a state of shock over the largest utility bill we have every had in almost forty years here. It is $50 higher than in November!! We i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Margaret, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jan 1, 2007 at 10:43 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:58 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Civility in Palo Alto..and my New Years resolution..... I have been reading posts and commenting for several months now. There has been much good discussion. I have looked forward to the new topics and learing more about the issu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Leslie, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jan 1, 2007 at 9:08 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2007 at 6:03 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO No mail delivery on Tuesday For the next three days - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - our mail boxes will stay empty because the USPS decided to observe a national day of mourning for Gerald Ford on Tuesday. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by EmptyMailBox, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 30, 2006 at 10:35 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2007 at 5:18 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Not every proponent of MI felt the Feasibility Study convincing. I wasn't able to attend Tuesday's night’s board meeting but I did manage to read the Feasibility Study and talk to some proponents on how it went.
I am a proponent of the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Angie, a member of the Walter Hays School community, on Dec 29, 2006 at 11:26 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2007 at 6:36 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Gerald Ford It is customary to look favorably on the life of a demised public figure. Thus, the accolades accompanying President Ford come as no surprise. Documents made public after his ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 29, 2006 at 7:50 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2007 at 8:25 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Saddam is Dead - Justice if Finally Here! Saddam was an immense evil. Like Stalin or Hitler or Mao or Pol Pot. His savage control has now been countered with a long overdue hanging. It was too good for him. He shou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Larry, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Dec 29, 2006 at 7:10 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 18, 2007 at 6:57 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Why the push for Mandarin? Are we nuts? Why the push to learn Mandarin or any form of Chinese in PAUSD?
In China, everyone who is in business is furiously trying to learn English. In Germany they're requiring Eng... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by anonymous, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Dec 29, 2006 at 11:42 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2007 at 6:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS If Mandarin Immersion is adopted fluent Mandarin speaking children should be excluded I am not necessarily against a Mandarin immersion program but if one is adopted children who already speak Chinese (any dialect) should be excluded.
If fluent Chinese speak... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by David, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Dec 27, 2006 at 5:01 pm There have been 169 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2007 at 11:25 pm.
HISTORIC PHOTOS Midtown Market (Duca Hanley) 1959 with Santa and me Note Santa - He doesn't look much like a Santa Claus. Behind me were about 40 kids waiting in line. A photographer from the Palo Alto Times was taking pictures, too. Jeans ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Dec 27, 2006 at 2:13 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 18, 2012 at 7:51 am.
AROUND TOWN Flying Red Horse I remember the sign of Mobile's Flying Red Horse at the corner of Emerson and Forest. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lynn Marsh, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Dec 26, 2006 at 3:16 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2007 at 3:40 am.
AROUND TOWN Attempt at humor wasn't appreciated I don't know if anybody saw it, but the Daily News did a story about Kwanzaa where none other than Peter Evans was the subject of the story. The same Peter Evans who was recal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by MW, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Dec 26, 2006 at 12:09 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2007 at 1:55 pm.
RESTAURANTS Restaurants Once again I ate at Scott's last week, this time for breakfast. It was not crowded, it was very cold, and once again the service was 'marginal'. I had to ask another waiter ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by mary, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 26, 2006 at 6:19 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 19, 2007 at 3:47 pm.
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