SPORTS Paly Football WINS CCS!!!! That game in San Jose was AWESOME!!! What a great group of kids....kudos to their supportive parents too. Congratulations to the entire Paly Football team for a terrific seaso... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by pediRN, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 1, 2006 at 11:55 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Impeachment Elizabeth de la Vega (EdlV), a former federal prosecutor, offers a compelling case for the impeachment of George Bush and his close advisors, in her new book, ‘United States v... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 1, 2006 at 5:45 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2006 at 11:39 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Mary Frances Callan announces retirement PA Schools Superintendent Mary Frances Callan informed the school board Friday afternoon that she will retire effective next August. Her exact departure date could be sooner d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online, on Dec 1, 2006 at 4:29 pm There have been 48 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2006 at 12:44 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents - lets get ahead We parents need a place to share our information on how to keep ahead of what's going on in our teens' lives. The homework thread shows that just as soon as we think we have s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Aother Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Dec 1, 2006 at 2:42 pm
RESTAURANTS DishDash A friend of mine and I ate at DishDash a few months ago. It was very very noisey, but not from music. The noise level was from customers and perhaps the wait staff. We sat by ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 1, 2006 at 1:42 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2007 at 2:48 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bogus News Reports The Center for Media and Democracy exposed another major threat to our democracy - a damning report of 46 stations in 22 states using bogus new clips disguised as news reports... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Nov 30, 2006 at 4:21 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 31, 2006 at 2:20 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS High School Work Load Are there students out there who have the time to tell me (a non high school parent) what your weekly homework load looks like? Rather than debating should finals come before... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Another Parent, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 30, 2006 at 1:47 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 28, 2007 at 1:17 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS HP's Hurd and Amnesia, and Insider Trading Looks like Mark Hurd's spin and temporary memory loss
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/11/02/hp-mark-hurds-amnesia/
has not saved him from yet another scandal. This time,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by J.L., a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2006 at 11:22 pm
PALO ALTO ISSUES Rinconada Park tennis courts in need of repair and upgrade
The tennis courts in Rinconada Park are in need of repair. Courts 5 and 6 (at least) have major buckling and surface separation. This makes the courts very dangerous to play... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrew, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2006 at 9:49 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2006 at 12:26 pm.
AROUND TOWN Remodeling gone overboard A letter in today's weekly mentions that a new neighbor on David is planning to tear down what has been a tastefully remodeled, well maintained home. As someone who is in the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Remodeler, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2006 at 4:59 pm There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2007 at 4:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS So . . . What About That Trust Issue? I watched and watched the BoE meeting last night. Gail and Dana are moving ahead with the investigation. And yet, so much energy *not* spent on this important issue, which i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by BoardWatcher, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 29, 2006 at 12:32 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 1, 2006 at 1:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Next PAUSD School Board President? Every elected school board member should serve as president of the school board during their elected term. I hope Gail Price has the chance to serve as our PAUSD school board... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by School Board Observer, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Nov 28, 2006 at 10:52 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2006 at 12:39 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO DAFUR Nicholas Kristoff of the NYT and Jonathan Gurwitz of the San Antonio Express-News, deserve considerable credit for their relentless efforts in focusing the spotlight on the ap... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Nov 28, 2006 at 10:28 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2006 at 12:29 pm.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Are we spoiling our kids by driving them to school? “Were we bad mothers,” my friend asked me at lunch the other day, “because we let our kids walk and bike to school?”
“Certainly not,” I replied. “None of us were driving th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Nov 28, 2006 at 4:42 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 2, 2006 at 4:39 pm.
AROUND TOWN Calling all Library Supporters! Fill the City Council Chambers on Monday Night! Friends and Neighbors,
We need your help!
If you support the Library Advisory Commission's plan to renovate and revitalize the branches while building a new facility at ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lynne, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Nov 28, 2006 at 3:50 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2006 at 10:29 am.
AROUND TOWN Mostly Mozart Celebration Sunday December 10th @2:00pm the Church of the Nativity will Celebrate Mozart's music with choristers from the Menlo Park area and St. Francis High School's Chamber Choir feat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Church of the Nativity, a resident of Menlo Park, on Nov 27, 2006 at 1:57 pm
AROUND TOWN Three Potato Four is a Rare Gem I recently discovered this weekly home delivery service for prepared, organic vegetarian food. There is a kid’s menu, and you can choose from individual or family sizes. I l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rachel Pomerantz, a resident of another community, on Nov 26, 2006 at 3:38 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Neocons Hardly had the results of the midterm elections been announced, when the neocons – the architects of ‘America’s greatest blunder’ tried to distance themselves from their forme... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Nov 26, 2006 at 2:45 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2006 at 3:29 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Invoke Mandatory In-Car Testing for Senior Citizens The tragedy that occurred on el Camino last evening - with yet another senior citizen making a fatal error in judgment - leads one to think about demanding mandatory *on-road*... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Nov 25, 2006 at 1:13 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 10:43 am.
SPORTS Paly Football Wins CCS Semis -- In the Fourth Overtime Paly's squad just beat Palma in the fourth overtime at San Jose City College to win the CCS semi-finals in the Open division; Paly advances to the finals against the winner of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Nov 24, 2006 at 10:16 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 27, 2006 at 5:37 pm.
HISTORIC PHOTOS Palo Alto Co-op Market This photo was from a feature we did in 2001 on the closing of Co-op Market (you can see the whole feature here: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news_features/coop_market/).
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Frank Bravo, webmaster of Palo Alto Online, on Nov 22, 2006 at 12:25 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2010 at 12:12 pm.
HISTORIC PHOTOS Palo Alto Co-op Market This photo was from a feature we did in 2001 on the closing of Co-op Market (you can see the whole feature here: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news_features/coop_market/).
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Frank Bravo, webmaster of Palo Alto Online, on Nov 22, 2006 at 12:20 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2009 at 12:41 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO ISRAEL (AIPAC) The recent results of the mid-term election have resulted in a stunning repudiation of Bush’s foreign policy and turned the spotlight on the activities of lobbyists such as th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Nov 21, 2006 at 9:50 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 22, 2006 at 11:29 am.
AROUND TOWN Home Delivery for Milk ? I recall reading (somewhere in a local newspaper) that there were dairy farms who had started home delivery of the milk in Palo Alto/Mountain View. The requirement was a coole... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by DJ, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Nov 21, 2006 at 2:32 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 6, 2011 at 2:51 pm.