ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Can anyone explain Prop 8 to me?
I'm having trouble following the logic of Prop 8. All the signs say "Protect Marriage" but if you read the text of the amendment, it isn't protecting anything. It is actually... |
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on Oct 24, 2008 at 12:38 am by Louise, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
When are they going to outlaw burning fires in fireplaces?
I haven't been able to open my windows for fresh air all evening because someone has been burning wood since this afternoon and now it's 11:00PM and there is still smoke in th... |
Resident |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 4:27 pm by Think About It, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Eshoo supports Occupy Wall Street protesters
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, supports the Occupy Wall Street protests and said she is "surprised people weren't out there sooner." In a telephone town hall meeting with... |
Editor |
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on Oct 29, 2011 at 4:57 pm by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
"Chinese mothers superior" article
Most of you have read or heard about Wall Street Journal article by a Yale law professor "Why Chinese mothers are superior" which spurred heated discussion all over the countr... |
Midtown Resident |
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on Feb 8, 2011 at 10:35 am by VoiceOfReason, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ten binge-drinking teens cited for intoxication
Ten teens were detained by Palo Alto police and cited for public drunkenness following a Saturday-night binge-drinking party at Peers Park. Paramedics transported one youth to... |
Editor |
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on Sep 5, 2010 at 9:37 pm by wow, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Eminent Domain and more is on the way for Palo Alto
The high speed rail will create a significant amount of eminent domain in Palo Alto (or worse - the state may just seize chunks of people's back yards without buying the prop... |
Parent |
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on Dec 13, 2008 at 2:09 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School District Overcrowding – how bad is it?
As the school year begins, it’s frustrating to watch this district become more and more crowded every year without a solution in sight. I’m trying to get a sense of what’s hap... |
yet another parent |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 3:27 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Possible train suicide at W. Meadow Friday night
A possible suicide or fatality involving a Caltrain occurred about 10:30 p.m. Friday night at West Meadow Drive in Palo Alto. Details were not immediately available from Caltr... |
Editor |
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on Aug 23, 2009 at 6:45 pm by bellag, a member of the Gunn High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Senior-housing project in Palo Alto riles neighbors
An overflowing crowd of Barron Park and Green Acres ll residents vented their frustration with dense housing and traffic problems and told Palo Alto Housing Corporation offici... |
Editor |
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on May 3, 2013 at 1:22 pm by Briones Parent, a member of the Juana Briones School community |
AROUND TOWN
Train hits car, service suspended
Caltrain service was suspended Friday just after 5 p.m. when a train hit an automobile at the Charleston Road crossing in Palo Alto.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on May 20, 2011 at 6:59 pm by Mike, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto union workers call in sick
About a quarter of the workers represented by Palo Alto's largest labor union called in sick Tuesday in what city leaders believe could be a disruptive negotiation tactic.
Re... |
Editor |
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on Sep 18, 2009 at 12:39 am by City Employee/resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Video imagines Palo Alto's high-speed-rail future
The sleek, blue train zips on elevated tracks along Churchill Avenue, soaring high above passing cars, traffic lights, meandering bicyclists and the occasional pedestrian.
R... |
Editor |
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on Apr 12, 2009 at 7:45 pm by Stop the Seijika, a member of the Jordan Middle School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Door to Door Home Buyer?
I came home to a note on my door step. Jason Buzi would like to buy my house. His note said, "I am not a realtor! I have money and can handle all of the paperwork." Then he le... |
PA Resident |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:52 am by Grizzly Bear, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School stakeholders clash over math
Palo Alto school board members Tuesday struggled to find common ground between district staff's enthusiastic support of a new K-5 math textbook and substantial parent oppositi... |
Editor |
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on Apr 25, 2009 at 2:50 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto churches to display anti-torture banners
Seven Palo Alto churches will display anti-torture banners as part of a nationwide effort during Torture Awareness Month in June. The effort is called "Banners Across America.... |
Editor |
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on Jun 23, 2008 at 6:28 pm by are the banners still up?, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Bullying case reveals systemic problems in school district
Palo Alto school district leaders and parents should be shocked and saddened by the portrait painted in a scathing investigative report from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Editor |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 10:04 am by Jen, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library effort raises $50,000, kicks off informational campaign
With orange balloons and orange juice, the campaign to renew Palo Alto's libraries -- with a bond measure -- kicked off officially Friday morning outside the Mitchell Park Lib... |
Editor |
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on Jul 9, 2008 at 8:44 am by surveyed, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Knowledge, support low for PA bond measures
Cynical and unaware, Palo Alto voters aren't likely to approve either a $50 million bond to construct a new public-safety building or a $45 million bond to improve and expand ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 10, 2007 at 8:29 pm by aw, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Lynne Johnson will retire as police chief
Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson will retire and leave her job Dec. 19, City Manager James Keene announced Thursday following an assembly of virtually all officers in the ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 11, 2009 at 11:30 am by steveo, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
High-speed rail could stop in Palo Alto
The California High Speed Rail Authority is eyeing Palo Alto as a potential stop for super-fast trains that could whiz passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in less tha... |
Editor |
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on Nov 1, 2008 at 6:06 pm by Person with the facts, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Yes on E
It is difficult to imagine any other city engaging in the kind of hard-fought battle that has characterized the debate over Palo Alto's Measure E, an initiative that does noth... |
Editor |
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on Oct 30, 2011 at 4:19 am by Walter Sedriks, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High principal reflects on 'egg wars'
Eleven Palo Alto High School students were suspended and about seven more received "consequences" for participating in an Oct. 27 "egg war" on the Gunn High School campus, Pal... |
Editor |
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on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:50 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Diversity in Palo Alto Schools: Merit and Demerits
I have started this thread as an outgrowth of the discussion on starting a 13th elementary school in Palo Alto.
I think diversity, for the sake of diversity, is a wrong not... |
John |
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on Jun 30, 2007 at 8:07 pm by nancy, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MI letter to school board
Is anyone curious about the content of the letter that Dana Tom brought forth into the public domain at last night's PAUSD board meeting?
This is the letter that 9 MI suppo... |
Board Observer |
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on May 10, 2007 at 3:41 pm by pa resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pensions: Palo Alto's ticking time bomb
In 2007, the year Warren Buffett famously described public pensions as a time bomb with a long fuse, Palo Alto officials decided to add a little gunpowder to the city's benefi... |
Editor |
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on Aug 24, 2012 at 4:04 pm by Deep Throat, a resident of another community |
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