ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rumsfeld appointment sparks Stanford protest
The appointment of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to a one-year position as a "distinguished visiting fellow" at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University has tr... |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 8:08 pm by Stanford\'s Shame, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Six school board candidates vie for three spots
Three months before the election, with three seats up for grabs, six people have expressed interest in running for the Palo Alto Board of Education, according to Santa Clara C... |
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on Aug 23, 2007 at 8:29 am by extreme measures, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Petition available to request Election for County Board seat
If you want to sign the petition to overturn the appointment of Grace Mah to the county board of education,and request an election for the vacated seat on county board of educ... |
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on Apr 18, 2007 at 4:58 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A money-back 'guarantee' of college admission?
Steven Ma says his business is "hated by most colleges." But the business -- helping Asian-American students, and students from China, get into U.S. colleges -- is thriving an... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 8:24 am by Unpaidlady, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
High-speed rail station a tough sell in Palo Alto
High-speed trains could glide through Palo Alto within a decade or so, but they probably won't be stopping at University Avenue as they whisk passengers between San Francisco ... |
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on Aug 30, 2010 at 2:59 pm by Dan, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rail directors told to lay low in Midpeninsula
Two members of the California High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors have been advised by agency staff not to participate in public hearings on the Midpeninsula, where r... |
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on Aug 14, 2010 at 6:23 pm by Spokker, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Asst. City Manager discipline details released
With the release of documents relating to the suspension of assistant city manager Emily Harrison (see story at Web Link) do y... |
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on May 3, 2007 at 8:51 am by Phil, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Change school calendar,' Stanford lecturer says
Palo Alto schools will "see the benefit" if they change their academic calendar to end the first semester before the December break, a Stanford University researcher on studen... |
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on May 9, 2011 at 12:43 pm by poorjuniors, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto homeless man in court for violating sit-lie ordinance
Victor Frost is a familiar person to many people who shop at Whole Foods market in downtown Palo Alto. He sits across Homer Avenue from the market with a sign asking people to... |
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on Mar 30, 2009 at 12:04 am by reader, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Strongarm robbery of iPod leads to six arrests
The strongarm robbery of an iPod Touch from a youth who was knocked off his skateboard in the 200 block of Everett Avenue in north Palo Alto Friday evening led to the arrest o... |
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on Jan 12, 2009 at 5:09 pm by TwoSides, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is Gunn High School's student culture racist?
A pretty good definition of a racist is someone who, when trying to explain any particular set of human behaviors, thinks first to offer an explanation in terms of race. Such... |
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on Jun 2, 2008 at 9:06 am by Jerry Underdal, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto earns 'D' in service to minority students
For the second year in a row the Palo Alto school district has earned low grades from a group that evaluates how well California's largest school districts serve Latino, Afric... |
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on Mar 26, 2012 at 12:08 am by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents, teachers debate school calendar shift
Parents and teachers packed a Palo Alto Board of Education meeting Tuesday night to argue the pros and cons of shifting the academic calendar to end the first semester before ... |
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on May 3, 2011 at 10:45 am by skeptic, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Firefighters' petition heads for November ballot
A proposal by Palo Alto's firefighters union to freeze the staffing levels at the Fire Department is bound for the November ballot after the union received more than enough si... |
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on Jun 24, 2010 at 1:46 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Is one airplane crash enough or do we need to wait for another one?
The tragic airplane crash in East Palo Alto has generated a lot of discussion on the Town Square Forum spread over a number of different topics/threads. I thought it would be ... |
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on Mar 4, 2010 at 6:59 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto council votes to take back airport
Within three years, the City of Palo Alto could be operating its own airport, the City Council voted 5-3 Tuesday night. Or maybe not.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Nov 23, 2007 at 10:52 am by Buck Rogers, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board agrees to open 13th elementary
In a meeting to map the future of Palo Alto's elementary schools, school board members unanimously agreed to take back the former Garland Elementary School site for a 13th ele... |
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on Oct 30, 2007 at 4:02 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Where would you cut the budget?
Palo Alto is trying to figure out ways of cutting $3 million from its budget.
Web Link
What would you recommend be cut? The... |
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on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm by sceptical, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto families warned against too many APs
Palo Alto students and their families are consistently warned against taking on too many advanced placement classes, counselors from Palo Alto's two high schools told the scho... |
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on Feb 28, 2012 at 9:50 pm by Sophomore, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
Do business executives make good governors or mayors?
Well, it depends. A business executive can have valuable organizational and managerial experience. Executives come from an environment where there is an emphasis on efficiency... |
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on Oct 24, 2010 at 5:03 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto firefighters push law to prevent layoffs
Palo Alto's firefighters union is spearheading a new ballot measure that would keep the city from reducing the staffing levels at the Fire Department without voter approval.
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on Apr 1, 2010 at 10:18 am by Lori, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Eshoo introduces bill to ban waterboarding
A bill that would ban waterboarding as an interrogation technique by agents of the U.S. government was introduced in Congress today by Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, and Rep. M... |
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on Feb 26, 2008 at 11:21 am by perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A champion for charter schools
Six years after rocking the Palo Alto education scene with a threat to petition for a charter school here, Grace Mah finds herself in the vanguard of a major charter-school dr... |
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on Mar 17, 2013 at 12:34 pm by palo alto mom, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto residents form anti-gun-violence group
A group of Palo Alto residents have started a campaign to support President Barack Obama's push to develop new gun laws.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jan 29, 2013 at 10:46 am by Wallace, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Coroner's office releases name of Caltrain victim
Catrina Holmes, 13, of Palo Alto was officially identified as the girl who stepped in front of a Caltrain late Friday night, ending her life. The Santa Clara County Medical Ex... |
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on Aug 26, 2009 at 12:49 pm by hcc2009, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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