DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Library costs are not adding up
Last Sunday I spoke to Palo Alto Library Director Diane Jennings to ask about the preliminary cost estimates of a new Mitchell Park Library, because the cost figures were not ... |
Diana Diamond |
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on May 20, 2007 at 8:41 am by bob, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council and the Problem of Commissions
This well-done Weekly editorial Web Link illustrates but one example of the general failure of our policy-making bodies, ov... |
Otto |
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on May 19, 2007 at 10:07 pm by Tom, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Basements in new Palo Alto houses
Anyone with thoughts on the trend in putting basements in new Palo Alto houses? I know this has been going on in old PA for years, but I have noticed it more and more in Midt... |
Citizen |
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on May 19, 2007 at 9:46 pm by Tom, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High School Graduation Rate Plummets
The San Jose Mercury News reported today on high school graduation rates, and Palo Alto came out looking pretty bad. The graduation rate for Palo Alto Unified dropped from 99.... |
Eric Nee |
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on May 19, 2007 at 8:13 pm by Parent, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Foothills Park - Palo Alto residents only forever?
I live in San Jose, work in Palo Alto and would like to someday legally visit Foothills Park on my own. Will this ever be possible in my lifetime? San Jose was never asked t... |
Steve |
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on May 19, 2007 at 7:36 pm by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fireworks?
I live about a 1/2 mile from Paly, and today, Friday, I heard loud noises that sounded like fireworks going on from about 9 PM. Does anyone know whats going on? |
Paly Students |
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on May 19, 2007 at 6:01 pm by anon., a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
"Just Like Other Cities" Proposal
“SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE….”
City Council Announces “Just Like Other Cities Initiative”
To: Voters, Taxpayers, and Residents of Palo Alto
From: Palo Alto City Council... |
Your Neighbor |
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on May 19, 2007 at 4:20 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is Diligence on New Superintendent Sufficient?
Web Link
If the current first choice for Sperintendent holds up, I wish him well.
What many are curious about at this po... |
RWE |
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on May 19, 2007 at 3:13 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council Candidates?
Is Pat Burt the only person willing to stick their neck out?
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
If indeed the council is doing soooooo poorly serving the citiz... |
Just Thinking |
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on May 19, 2007 at 2:16 pm by Just Thinking, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Is the media frenzy about the whales in Sacramento too much
Once again, whales getting lost is leading to a media frenzy which in turn is making a tourist attraction for many. Are we going to have another children's book written as a s... |
Whale watcher |
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on May 19, 2007 at 6:20 am by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SPORTS
Paly Track team
The Paly track team has had a great season. The boys' varsity won the SCVAL league championships. Many individuals also qualified for the CCS qualifiers, and some are about to... |
Reporter |
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on May 18, 2007 at 9:59 pm by Reporter, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why not expand Ohlone program?
The glowing atricles on Susan Charles and Ohlone school begs the question: why not expand the Ohlone program?
My husband went to Ohlone and we would love to give our childr... |
Morgan Bricca |
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on May 17, 2007 at 9:11 pm by Concerned Greer Road + Ohlone parent, a member of the Ohlone School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why not sell Palo Alto Utilities? It makes financial sense.
Sell PAU. Going price that property would be in the neighborhood of $800M-$1B, maybe more. Take the money from that sale and invest (in safe securities and bonds) an amount su... |
Otto |
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on May 17, 2007 at 7:37 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Video needed / May 7, 2007 - PA City Council meeting
I'm seeking a video of our May 7, 2007 PA Council meeting.
Thank you,
650 856-0700 |
Citizen |
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on May 17, 2007 at 6:18 pm by Council watcher, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council Job Performance Poll
Lately, there have been several threads on this forum regarding the performance of the Palo Alto City Council. I thought it would be interesting to conduct an informal poll to... |
Resident |
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on May 17, 2007 at 6:14 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Even conservatives want AG out
To hear the conservative voice online here, you'd think that all the fuss about US attorneys and Attorney General Gonzales was politics as usual, just a bunch of liberals tryi... |
SkepticAl |
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on May 17, 2007 at 4:11 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
No environmental committee
the PA Daily News is to be commended for thier editorial yesterday against the formation of an environmental committee in Palo Alto
Web Link... |
Not so fast |
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on May 17, 2007 at 2:25 pm by Not so fast, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Peace and Justice Center
Sheree Roth wrote on April 27 relating the activities of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center with the Nazis taking control of Germany in 1933. For the record,
several me... |
Stephen Rock |
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on May 17, 2007 at 1:37 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
good morning palo alto!
good morning to all of you stressed out, overworked, and high achieving folks!
just wanted to say that it's bike to work day! don't forget to pump those pedals.
and, for a ... |
Anon. |
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on May 17, 2007 at 11:23 am by Juliet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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*... |
Mike |
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on May 17, 2007 at 10:43 am by Kristi, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Duveneck's thinking: Pa-the-tic
One word, three syllables to describe Duveneck's thinking: Pa-the-tic.
It seems that we are supposed to live in a complelely antisceptic world in every way. Human feelings... |
Mimi Kugushev |
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on May 16, 2007 at 9:40 pm by pa mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Baby getting gun licence makes mockery of gun control
The article explains it all. How can a baby getting a legitimate gun licence be tolerated? This just shows how bad the controls really are! Web Link... |
Resident |
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on May 16, 2007 at 7:23 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Suspended, demoted East Palo Alto police sgt wins!
Finally, someone who deserves vindication.
If you're interested in more:
Web Link
[Portion removed; you canno... |
Disgusted by EPA Police |
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on May 16, 2007 at 10:54 am by Disgusted by EPA Police, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Bowling Alley and Motel Sold
Now that these have officially been sold to a developer what are we going to see? Senior housing, does not on the surface provide more students to our schools, if these are so... |
Resident |
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on May 15, 2007 at 12:37 pm by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
AROUND TOWN
What's up with Caffe Verona?
Does anyone know what's going to (eventually) take the Caffe Verona space on Hamilton Ave.? The restaurant/cafe has been gone for years now and the property continues to be a ... |
Danny |
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on May 15, 2007 at 10:40 am by Danny, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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