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THE FOOD PARTY!
Who Gets the Money? Farm Bill (part 6)Follow the yellow husk trail; a corn-lined money route leading a chosen few to pots of gold.
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 27, 2023Last comment by Marlon Prescott, 17 hours ago | 4 comments | 1310 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Farm Bill and the Organic Movement (part 5) Plus: Global Plant Forward Summit, April 18 – 20Let's continue our ongoing Food Party! book group read of Food Fight, Citizens Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill (Dan Imhoff). Discussions are happening...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 22, 2023Last comment by Max Rickert, 23 hours ago | 23 comments | 4140 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
How well is City Manager Ed Shikada performing his job?Is Ed Shikada doing a good job as city manager of Palo Alto? In a closed session Monday night, March 20, council members gathered behind closed doors to assess the...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 20, 2023Last comment by Kait Marcus, on Mar 26, 2023 at 2:19 pm | 18 comments | 2941 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Sharing That Just WorksMany years ago when I was working at Google, some of the executives were upset about how difficult it was to share things. It’s supposed to be easy to share...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 26, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 26, 2023 at 12:22 pm | 3 comments | 1335 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Ban the noise in Palo Alto?Last week, an array of residents deplored the noise emitted from gas leaf blowers, claiming they are destroying “the quality of life” in our fair city. One...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 11, 2023Last comment by Raja Lodhi, on Mar 24, 2023 at 10:56 pm | 34 comments | 4704 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
America‘s crises are escalating. What can we do?Passivity prevails. During the past several years, two new crises – increased violence and an acceptance of political (and personal) lying in our country are...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 20, 2023Last comment by Raja Lodhi, on Mar 24, 2023 at 10:54 pm | 33 comments | 4234 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Bay Area to begin phasing out gas heaters this decadeIn a momentous and likely highly influential vote at the end of a six-hour meeting on Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) voted to...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 15, 2023Last comment by Hinrich, on Mar 24, 2023 at 6:44 pm | 28 comments | 6281 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Home Again: Couples and CaregivingDue to the success of Professor Doctor Bertagnoli’s surgery on my husband, he’s not going to end up paralyzed! Woohoo! Here’s his new neck: {IMG...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 15, 2023Last comment by John Charles, on Mar 23, 2023 at 5:38 pm | 2 comments | 2455 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Housing Element UpdateThe state Housing and Community Development (HCD) agency has assigned a reviewer for the Palo Alto draft Housing Element (HE). The reviewer has until the end of...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 8, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 22, 2023 at 4:38 pm | 19 comments | 3956 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Travelin’ Solo: Elk and Mendocino County (part 2)Welcome back to Travelin’ Solo – Elk and Mendocino County (part 2).
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 14, 2023Last comment by Laura Stec, on Mar 20, 2023 at 9:10 pm | 3 comments | 2951 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Porterhouse San Mateo revamps its menu following move to new spot
Steak tartare from Porterhouse San Mateo. (Photo courtesy Steve Haag)
By Kate Bradshaw
Porterhouse San Mateo, a San Mateo steakhouse,...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 17, 2023Last comment by Kenneth Chung, on Mar 20, 2023 at 4:36 pm | 2 comments | 2751 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Father and son team up to offer Turkish-inspired Mediterranean fare at Jimmy's Cafe
Cevdet and Mehmet Yanas are a father-and-son duo who run Jimmy's Cafe in Palo Alto. (Photo courtesy Mehmet Yanas)
By Kate Bradshaw
For...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 6, 2023Last comment by Vickie, on Mar 20, 2023 at 11:06 am | 4 comments | 5093 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
(Updated 3:00 pm) The Bay Area votes to phase out sales of gas heatersNEW: See new blog post with a summary of the vote. On...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 14, 2023Last comment by Paly02, on Mar 17, 2023 at 8:59 pm | 23 comments | 5910 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Tickets available March 20 for 2023’s Outstanding in the Field meal series at Coastside farms and a secret sea cove in Pescadero
Doniga Markegard with the herd at Markegard Family Grass-Fed in Half Moon Bay. (Photo courtesy Federica Armstrong)
By Kate Bradshaw
Outstanding...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 15, 2023Last comment by Pauline Wick, on Mar 17, 2023 at 1:55 pm | 3 comments | 2589 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
All you don’t want to know about our escalating utilities ratesOur utilities bills here in Palo Alto and elsewhere are soaring – with no relief in sight. Can we – or ‘they” (those responsible for the...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 7, 2023Last comment by Lenora Peters, on Mar 17, 2023 at 11:41 am | 42 comments | 4405 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto frozen custard and doughnut shop Cudos to close Monday
==I Married business owners Lisa King-Lynn and Hansel Lynn plan to close their custard and donuts dessert shop Cudos. The last day will be Monday,...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 10, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Mar 14, 2023 at 12:18 pm | 2 comments | 4073 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The Old Pro is making a comeback: Zola owner to bring new offerings to historic Palo Alto sports bar
==I The interior of The Old Pro on June 5, 2022, days before it was slated to close forever. The bar is being brought back by Guillaume Bienaimé,...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 9, 2023Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Mar 14, 2023 at 10:59 am | 8 comments | 5992 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Ettan restaurateur Ayesha Thapar to open 'encore' eatery in Menlo ParkBy Kate Bradshaw
Middle Plaza in Menlo Park will be home to a new restaurant from Ettan's Ayesha Thapar. Courtesy Onysko Photography.
The...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 14, 2023There are no comments yet. 3425 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Palo Alto's tortuous e-bike discussionI am grateful that Palo Alto’s City Council decided not to allow e-bikes on unpaved trails in our two nature preserves, the
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 5, 2023Last comment by Gerd, on Mar 13, 2023 at 6:15 pm | 20 comments | 10913 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Farm Bill and the Environment - part 4Land conservation and preservation concerns first showed up in the 1985 Farm Bill (pg. 57). Funds became available for farmers to NOT PLANT up to 37 million acres...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 28, 2023Last comment by Crescent Park Rez, on Mar 6, 2023 at 6:35 pm | 9 comments | 2483 Views
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Farm Bill and the Organic Movement (part 5) Plus: Global Plant Forward Summit, April 18 – 20
By Laura Stec | 23 comments | 4,140 views
Nori Nori brings Japanese hand rolls and steakhouse dining to downtown Mountain View
By The Peninsula Foodist | 0 comments | 2,660 views
Sharing That Just Works
By Sherry Listgarten | 3 comments | 1,335 views
