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INVEST & INNOVATE
Debt debate delusions: An economist shakes his head at budget messI have lived in Palo Alto for nearly 50 years studying economics and working as an economist. I have lived here through the recession after the Vietnam War ended,...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 15, 2011Last comment by regarding NA economy, on Aug 29, 2011 at 2:06 pm | 40 comments | 3957 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Keeping Palo Alto a Desirable Place to Live and WorkDespite what the majority of Town Square posters say, we know that Palo Alto is a very desirable place to live and work from the perspective of new residents and...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 26, 2013Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Nov 29, 2013 at 7:28 pm | 40 comments | 43383 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
What local restaurants do you miss the most?In light of the seemingly endless ebb and flow of restaurant closures and openings on the Peninsula, from years-long standbys to short-lived stints, I've long wanted...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 2, 2014Last comment by Cece, on Oct 9, 2017 at 7:14 pm | 40 comments | 47407 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Wahlburgers opens in Palo AltoAn outpost of Wahlburgers, the national burger chain from celebrity family the Wahlbergs, is now open in downtown Palo Alto. Wahlburgers soft opened at 185 University...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 13, 2017Last comment by Bello, on Dec 3, 2017 at 8:31 am | 40 comments | 31624 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Woodside Bakery is Closing?What a surprise to learn that Woodside Bakery, located...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 28, 2015Last comment by Robert, on Mar 27, 2016 at 10:49 pm | 40 comments | 30585 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
The clothes we wear: Cool, chic, casual -- or just plain sloppy?I love clothes! It was important to me since I turned 13. My mother told me at the time (and evermore) that when people meet you, they first judge you by not only...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 29, 2022Last comment by Clarissa Ward, on Dec 8, 2022 at 10:17 am | 40 comments | 7442 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline blog: Are there parallels between today's Palo Alto growth fights and the city's 1960s war?A longtime friend and observer of Palo Alto issues and politics asked me an interesting question recently: Is there a parallel between today's neighborhood-level...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Jul. 22, 2013Last comment by neighbor, on Apr 25, 2014 at 2:25 pm | 39 comments | 13035 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Local Transit to the Rescue?Will better local transit get more people out of cars? ==I This is the second in a series of posts on using buses to reduce emissions, the first being about
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 18, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 9, 2019 at 7:45 pm | 39 comments | 21187 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is "stage 2" the time to try a more pedestrian-friendly downtown?Should we be allocating more space for people and less space for cars in our downtowns? This question comes up
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 3, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 8, 2020 at 3:38 pm | 39 comments | 22127 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Background and Ideas for the Comp PlanRegional Background The City Council will discuss the Comp Plan update process on August 4th. I sent some background memos on regional trends and ideas about...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 29, 2014Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Aug 14, 2014 at 3:38 pm | 39 comments | 26610 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
The President's Proposals for Legal Immigration Reform are Bad Economic PolicyPresident Trump has proposed to reform the legal immigration system by: --restricting family based immigration --keeping the 140,000 labor market based admissions...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 2, 2017Last comment by Jose Pen, on Sep 25, 2017 at 9:16 am | 39 comments | 15029 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
I Support Helping our Local Small Businesses Start to Reopen Quickly ANDEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, Palo Alto was seeing small businesses close. Then it was a combination of not enough customers and rising costs. In the past...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 12, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 16, 2020 at 5:47 pm | 39 comments | 11200 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
'Nobody is dining out.' Palo Alto Chinese restaurant Taste is on the brink of permanently shutting down amidst coronavirus spread==I For more updates on the coronavirus impact on local restaurants, read this story:
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by 40-year Chinese cook, on Mar 16, 2020 at 11:05 am | 39 comments | 48445 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Trespass Picnic on Martins BeachWhile Silicon Valley billionaire and co-founder of Sun Microsystems Vinod Khosla took the stand Monday in a lawsuit about barring public access to the iconic Martins...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 13, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 16, 2014 at 1:25 am | 39 comments | 40429 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
My angst about the disaster of these two debatesThe more I watch the Democratic debates, the more a feeling of angst emerges. No longer are they reasoned and reasonable policy discussions – they have morphed...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 26, 2020Last comment by Balance, on Mar 4, 2020 at 5:31 pm | 39 comments | 15503 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Inaugural reflectionsThe rapid repair of the country’s Capitol shows what our country can do. By Inauguration Day it was repaired, and bedecked with furling flags, appropriate...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 20, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 26, 2021 at 9:44 am | 39 comments | 12997 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Am I saving enough water yet?We are in our third year of drought in California and it’s not pretty. SoCal residents are under some
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 19, 2022Last comment by BobB, on Jul 6, 2022 at 8:47 am | 39 comments | 16108 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Confusing a means-to-an-end with being the goal -- Shelter-in-PlaceA common problem in carrying out plans is to become so focused on your part of the plan that you think of it as a goal. As a goal, it is immutable, whereas you should...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Apr. 23, 2020Last comment by Resident, on May 23, 2020 at 12:27 pm | 38 comments | 7304 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Deck is StackedIf you have twelve seconds, take a look at this video clip from October 2015. Candidate Trump is talking with Chris...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 7, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 17, 2020 at 8:43 pm | 38 comments | 18323 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Pursuing passports at the post officeLast Monday found my husband, me, and our two teenage daughters at the post office renewing the girls’ passports. Because they are under 18 years of age,...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Aug. 16, 2016Last comment by GL, on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:58 am | 38 comments | 36480 Views
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