SCHOOLS & KIDS
All for one
After earning -- and donating -- $2,300 to brain tumor research, members of Cub Scout Den 6, Pack 57, in Palo Alto visited Stanford's Comprehensive Cancer Center Friday to tou... |
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on Aug 7, 2007 at 5:45 am by Aric Zoe Leavitt, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parking woes prompt permit push
The cost to park at Stanford University for a year: between $216 and $552. The cost to park across Stanford Avenue in Palo Alto's College Terrace neighborhood: free.
Read t... |
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on Aug 6, 2007 at 2:33 pm by gary, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Barron Park Market Grand Opening Today
Just got home from a morning walk and Barron Park Market looks stocked up for today's grand opening. Lots of fresh fruit in the front windows, and produce in the back. Saw two... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 10:54 pm by Sammy, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Disater photo ops
Does anyone beside me want to shout NO! Whenever, after a disaster, presidents, governor and assorted politicians rush to the disaster scene to prove that they care? I was fir... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 8:36 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Threads completely deleted concerning Israel
In the last couple of days, two threads started by Jag Singh have been completely removed from this forum.
is there a new policy in effect that any threads dealing with Israe... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 9:01 am by Avoid Dante\'s Hell, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dana Gauthier Jr. dies at age 9
Dana Alfred Gauthier Jr., a 9-year-old boy whose courageous two-year fight against brain cancer was an inspiration to many, died July 22 at his Palo Alto home.
Read the full ... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 1:20 am by Aric Zoe Leavitt, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MI Summer School - how's it going?
Anyone know how the MI summer school program is going and would like to pass on any info? |
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on Aug 4, 2007 at 8:20 pm by parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
La tosca
La Tosca has the best Italian food. Plain and simple! Although quiet busy at night and on weekends Love this place!The food is awesome, the staff is knowledgable and professi... |
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on Aug 4, 2007 at 1:30 pm by Enough already, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
College Terrace wants parking permit system
Along with a system of barracades that denies use of public streets to others, the Terracers now want to eliminate stranger parking. Obviously it is time for them to buy back ... |
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on Aug 4, 2007 at 6:12 am by Craig Laughton, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bringing light to the world
Rabbi Yosef Levin admits being Jewish carries with it a heavy stigma.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday,... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 11:11 pm by Lou, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tree branch lands on car, blocks street
A massive limb from a Bradford pear tree crashed onto the roof of a silver Honda and blocked High Street near the intersection of Forest Avenue in Palo Alto at about 9:45 a.m.... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 9:53 pm by Mary, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Please stop censorship
Palo Alto Online, you are going too far with your censorship. I have little doubt this topic will soon be deleted by you, never to be seen again. Too often I find comments tha... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 8:10 pm by Zion Be Damned, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council needs to be downsized and by district
Currently the City Council is not proportional in representation of the city of Palo Alto. If you locate each council member to the City Zoning map, there are 6 council membe... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 4:11 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Numbers are important, even (or especially) in city budgets
Please do not glaze or even gloss over the numbers. Numbers are important, even in things like city budgets, because it's our money -- our tax dollars -- that are involved in ... |
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on Aug 3, 2007 at 1:24 pm by george, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Was Pat Tillman murdered? New information
Stunning as it is to contemplate, the Associated Press obtained Pentagon documents through the Freedom of Information Act showing that investigators looked into whether the at... |
The Cohen Brother |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 8:39 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bridge Collapse In Minn.
Our family extends it's thoughts and prayers to those in Minn. that were in the bridge collapse today. We are with you today. |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 7:57 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Walk Score - a tool that helps determine "walkability" of a specific address
Here is "Walk Score", a wonderful online tool that helps calculate the "walkability" of an address. The primary variable is proximity to stores, restauants, parks, etc.
Thi... |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 6:27 pm by Norm, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why don't bikes stop at stop signs?
I was asked this question on my way to work this morning by a driver who failed to stop at a stop sign as he was turning onto Bryant St. I answered him clearly.
It may be ... |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 5:59 pm by concerned parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
San Jose's School District Goes Solar: THIS is Municipal Innovation
Web Link
Here's San Jose's Schools District being SMART, and INNOVATIVE. Just look at the commercial partners: Bank... |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 5:19 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Composting question returns to council
Two years ago, a close vote killed an Environmental Services Center proposed for the Baylands. But the Palo Alto City Council's decision left several issues unresolved, includ... |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 5:09 pm by Harrumph!, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto to have 'ShotSpotter' installed
Gunshots that ring out in East Palo Alto in the future will be tracked by an automatic system that will locate where the shots were fired, decreasing police response time to s... |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 1:46 pm by yet another parent, a member of the Escondido School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Handlebar Ornaments
Everyday I see scores of school ages kids riding around town with their bicycle helmets hanging from their handlebars. I guess it's "un-cool" to be safe or to wear a helmet o... |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 8:19 am by GoodIdea, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cyclist dies after fall on Sand Hill Road
Deborah Johnson, the 51-year-old Palo Alto woman who was hospitalized Sunday, July 22, after falling off her bike that afternoon on Sand Hill Road, died Tuesday, July 24, acco... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 11:57 pm by Citizen A, a resident of Woodside |
BOOKS
650 horses competing in Charity Horse Show
More that 650 riders and horses are pulling into the Midpeninsula to compete for $100,000 in prizes at the Menlo Charity Horse Show, a nationally ranked equestrian event that ... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 9:34 pm by Carole Kealy, a resident of Portola Valley |
SPORTS
Strange coincidence: Two local VB standouts end up in Philly
Just heard this story this afternoon and thought those of you who remember these two young women would enjoy it.
Colleen Carey, a 2003 graduate of Palo Alto High School, at... |
Volleyball Fan |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 5:57 pm by Volleyball Fan, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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