PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Shopping "Local"
I had occasion earlier this month to attend meetings of locally- owned business, where the conversation was largely around how to boost their sales this holiday season, with a... |
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on Nov 26, 2011 at 5:38 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Thanksgiving Reflections—Around PA Dinner Tables
Thanksgiving is the best holiday we have in the United States.
What follow are not necessarily my opinions, just a pulse taking around these parts.
Here are some crypt... |
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on Nov 17, 2011 at 3:58 pm by Ronald L., a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Re-Organizing How the City of Palo Alto Works
I am for Measure D, I oppose Measure E. Just so readers know, and do not have to ask. And not the point of my observations here.
However you come down on these two Meas... |
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on Oct 30, 2011 at 1:19 am by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Driving Highway 1 and Alabama
It is so nice to take a trip from our rarefied world of Palo Alto and head to the Monterey Peninsula.
Take a look on the left driving down Highway One after you get past Ap... |
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on Oct 26, 2011 at 7:51 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Stanford in NYC?
Have you noticed how many universities based in other parts of the United States have planted flags here in Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area? Too many to mention, but ... |
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on Oct 17, 2011 at 6:03 pm by Think Again, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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The Autumn Leaves
I lived for a time in New England, and still get there for various reasons. The foliage there this time of year is spectacular, and we actually have something along those lin... |
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on Oct 7, 2011 at 4:17 pm by kathy H, a resident of Mountain View |
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Let Us Now Praise Hewlett Packard
Silicon Valley is great at inventing companies, questionable when it comes to running companies.
Here are some companies here that appear to have what it takes to transform... |
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on Oct 1, 2011 at 3:18 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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What/Who Is a "Job Creator?"
Am I the only over-educated slob who owns a small business and is confused by what constitutes a "job creator," and what incentives such a "creator" will most enable such a pa... |
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on Sep 21, 2011 at 12:48 pm by mj street, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Bob Dylan and 9/11
This is a tough day. 10 years.
I am trying to get some perspective, thinking about where I was when the Space Shuttle exploded, Reagan was shot, Nixon resigned, Kennedy wa... |
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on Sep 15, 2011 at 7:48 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Cloudy Skies--Katrina, Irene
My daughter still is home here in Palo Alto, due to the weather from Hurricane Irene on the East Coast. 11,000 flights cancelled over the weekend.
She had plans back at co... |
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on Aug 30, 2011 at 11:17 am by AMR, a resident of another community |
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This Year’s Arts and Wine Festival
This event has gotten stale.
I have been going to this event for years, and it is a terrific tradition not just in Palo Alto, but in many communities here in the Bay Area, ... |
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on Aug 29, 2011 at 3:51 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Royal Wedding , and "The Hats"
I watched the wedding after the fact this Saturday morning, and it was very well done. It clearly lifted the spirit of British subjects, and I am sure in these difficult time... |
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on Aug 18, 2011 at 2:06 pm by Former Brit, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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US War Between the States--150 Years
I was traveling on business and had occasion to spend the weekend in Charleston, South Carolina. A very charming city, and known for it's legacy as the start of the war betwe... |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 6:37 am by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Local Impacts of a Government Shutown
I will start with the personal, and take it from there.
My soon to be ex-wife is an MD at the VA Medical Center. She is expected to show up for work, as a "critical employ... |
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on Apr 11, 2011 at 10:04 am by Fragile economy, a resident of another community |
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CalTrain and High Speed Rail
It would be ironic if it weren't so tragic.
At the same time we have Don Quixotes attempting to garner more federal funds for an ill-conceived High Speed Rail system in thi... |
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on Apr 11, 2011 at 5:44 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Cellular & NIMBY
Who among us know people who no longer have a land line phone?
There are many in generations younger that don't need or value such a thing. It is a dinosaur.
I was driv... |
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on Apr 6, 2011 at 7:15 pm by Jim_H, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Play Ball!
My son Nathan and I went to the parade last year to celebrate the SF Giants winning the World Series. What a great experience, but it comes from deep roots.
When I was a k... |
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on Apr 4, 2011 at 12:12 pm by AMRW, a resident of another community |
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Local or Regional Solutions?
I tend to have a bias toward local problem solving.
And there are instances when local problem solving does not make sense.
This Byxbee Park composting project is the cu... |
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on Mar 27, 2011 at 10:17 pm by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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We Need High School Intramurals
Let us celebrate the chanpions Palo Alto schools have this year.
And let us think about most of the students who are not part of that cohort.
I remember when I was in co... |
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on Mar 21, 2011 at 10:36 am by Pop Warner, a resident of another community |
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Adios Newsweek, Hola Economist
My Newsweek magazine subscription that I have had since college is up for renewal. I will let it lapse.
I plan instead to subscribe to the Economist.
I no longer subscr... |
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on Mar 11, 2011 at 10:19 am by Journalism degrading, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Facebook Community
Palo Alto actually shines in comparison to states and countries these days.
We bitch and moan here in PA about traffic and trees.
In other parts of the state and the cou... |
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on Feb 25, 2011 at 8:18 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Some Thoughts About Recent Events
World Event: What is going on in the Middle East reminds me of what transpired in Eastern Europe when Communist regimes fell 20+ years ago. This drama is far from over.
N... |
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on Feb 16, 2011 at 9:34 am by Geez, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Facebook and College Terrace and Palo Alto
FACT: the office complex that Facebook has occupied of late was several years ago negotiated to change to housing for Stanford employees. Agilent/HP was the previous tena... |
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on Feb 12, 2011 at 8:50 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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National Anthem at SuperBowl
I really have no clue who the woman is who “sung” the Star Spangled Banner prior to the start of the game today.
I do suspect that she was making more than minimum wage to ... |
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on Feb 11, 2011 at 8:32 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Students Abroad and Egypt
I spoke on Skype with my daughter last night. She is doing a college semester in China.
She is finding that there is not a UPS Store as she goes through her experience. S... |
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on Feb 2, 2011 at 10:32 pm by Bob, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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