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 ... |
Carol |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 7:59 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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... |
anonymous |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 6:21 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Now, back the the trust investigation . . .
So, with all this politically expedient brouhaha about MI, does anyone know what is going on with the trust investigation? Yes, the Super is leaving, but does anyone else thi... |
natasha |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 6:08 pm by natasha, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No to Mandarin Immersion
Now that I read the so-called feasibility study and the late breaking “recommendations” by the superintendent I am mortified. Why is this program being forced onto a community... |
PAUSD parent |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 12:47 pm by Tulley, a member of the El Carmelo School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The MI process is now a farce
The MI process is now a farce.
Late on Friday, after the schools were done for the weekend, parents lucky enough to be in the know learned of a major change in the MI prop... |
Simon Firth |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 12:40 pm by Lorraine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin Immersion supporters love farms
Sorry, I know the title is a little silly. I just wanted to squish a rumor I have heard now from 2 people. If portables are added to Ohlone for MI, or non-MI, expansion they... |
Nico |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 9:59 am by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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 ... |
Joe Wash |
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on Jan 8, 2007 at 2:14 pm by better times, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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... |
MW |
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on Jan 8, 2007 at 1:55 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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 ... |
Make your voice heard |
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on Jan 6, 2007 at 10:11 pm by Another, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mary s Frances Callan's parting shot
Mary Frances Callan's recommendation to implement a Mandarin Immersion program despite the overwhelming community outcry, and all the numerous legitimate concerns that have no... |
Another Disappointed Community Member |
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on Jan 6, 2007 at 6:50 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandolin Immersion
Saturday Night Live covered a recent PAUSD Board meeting. Here is the transcript:
Emily Litella: I'm here tonight to speak out against mandolin immersion. Music is a wond... |
Emily Litella, New York, NY |
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on Jan 6, 2007 at 12:13 am by Nyuk, nyuk, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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 ... |
Angie |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 6:36 pm by LJ, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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... |
Concerned Parent |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 3:39 pm by Concerned Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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? |
Tyler |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 2:16 pm by Tyler, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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 ... |
Senor Blogger |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 12:05 pm by Unhappy Customer, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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... |
Art Liberman |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 10:31 am by Jeff, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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... |
David |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 11:25 pm by Bill, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 10:29 pm by Luxury, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Do You Travel to a Foreign Country for Major Medical Care?
I can't take this anymore. I am sick of the paperwork nightmare, of being chronically sick because I'm not able to fully get the care I really need even though I am insured, ... |
The Palo Altan next door |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 4:54 pm by Hulkamania, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A no brainer way to save energy
On even the hottest and coldest days I find most of the doors at Stanford Shopping Center stores wide open. Some merchants say it is requirement set forth by the mall manageme... |
ethan |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 3:20 pm by Todd Bethell, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Artwork Displayed at Babbo's
In the 6.16 review of Babbo's at Stanford Shopping Center, Dale Bentson writes of the decor, "Mirrors and prints abound that reminded me of Joan Miro, the Spanish surrealist p... |
Debbie Ford-Scriba |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 2:01 pm by Betty Anderson, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
JL |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 9:36 am by HS, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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 ... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 8:25 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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... |
Leslie |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 6:03 pm by SilverBullet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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. ... |
EmptyMailBox |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 5:18 pm by mail?, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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