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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How to Buy a Used EVUsed EVs are a good deal, arguably one of the best deals on the car market today. Edmunds is
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 22, 2020Last comment by Anne, 4 hours ago | 12 comments | 3448 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Pie Brings People TogetherListening to the radio these days, so many stories are about food. NPR was interviewing a baker a couple days ago and I caught him saying, “Pie brings people...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by ????????? ???????: ??? ?????????? ????? , 7 hours ago | 3 comments | 1703 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Gates sets an example for local billionaires to emulateI have always admired Bill Gates, founder and former CEO of Microsoft Corp., second richest man in the world, for all the billions of dollars he and his wife, Melinda,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 24, 2020Last comment by Giving feels good., on Nov 27, 2020 at 12:12 pm | 5 comments | 1942 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples and Premarital: Personal Weather Report (TM)Your partner can not read your mind, and my husband can not read mine, either. You actually have to say what's on your mind. One homework exercise I like to give...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 27, 2020There are no comments yet. 1297 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Plethora of propaganda provides media literacy lessons"If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed; if you do, you are misinformed." (^
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Nov. 12, 2020Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Nov 27, 2020 at 1:11 am | 10 comments | 1098 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Biden wins -- but by a smaller margin -- Is this a better way to do it?Last week I wrote about the Electoral College, acknowledging that while it caused problems, and twice in recent years elected candidates whose vote totals were lower...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 18, 2020Last comment by Citizen PA, on Nov 25, 2020 at 1:02 pm | 15 comments | 2435 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's Tam Tam to close, but owners hope to reopen elsewhereThe owners of Tamarine announced that their more casual Vietnamese spinoff Tam Tam, opened in downtown Palo Alto last fall, will be closing this weekend. Tanya...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 13, 2020Last comment by chris, on Nov 23, 2020 at 11:21 am | 7 comments | 7991 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
EVs for EVeryoneCalifornia has set aggressive goals for EV adoption as it works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The number of EVs is targeted to triple in the next five years...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 15, 2020Last comment by Tim Bussiek, on Nov 20, 2020 at 2:09 pm | 17 comments | 8612 Views
A TEEN'S PALO ALTO
The toxic world of hustle cultureDuring the summer and pressured by new acquaintances, I made a LinkedIn account, which I have barely checked since. The website, while a valuable networking resource,...
Original post made by Jessica Zang on Nov. 15, 2020Last comment by Midtown Parent, on Nov 19, 2020 at 11:31 pm | 6 comments | 1856 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Are our elections unfair? Should we fix them? What will work?All it took was one sentence on p. 3 of Saturday's, Nov. 7, NYT to finally convince me that my long-held stance on eliminating the Electoral College in the U.S....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 10, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 18, 2020 at 8:38 am | 53 comments | 3706 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Thank you dog owners!I enjoyed owning a dog as a kid. Our dog was very strongly attached to my mom. He adored her and didn’t want to leave her side. But I could usually convince...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Nov. 16, 2020Last comment by Hulkamania, on Nov 17, 2020 at 11:21 am | 1 comment | 1455 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Silver Bullet for our EmissionsPeople often say there is no silver bullet for our greenhouse gas emissions. That’s certainly true in general. But for those of us on the mid-Peninsula, there’s...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 8, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 16, 2020 at 10:55 am | 18 comments | 4344 Views
A TEEN'S PALO ALTO
Why I mind my own businessIf something doesn’t harm other people or affect my life, it shouldn’t be any of my concern. That’s my general rule of thumb when it comes to...
Original post made by Jessica Zang on Oct. 2, 2020Last comment by Daymarea Green, on Nov 13, 2020 at 10:13 am | 26 comments | 4114 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Local resident steps in to keep Los Altos' Red Berry Coffee Bar openWhen the Los Altos community heard that Red Berry Coffee Bar would be closing in August, customers rallied to keep the much-loved cafe alive. Their efforts resulted...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 6, 2020Last comment by Eli P, on Nov 12, 2020 at 9:30 pm | 3 comments | 4049 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
ABAG's housing demands for local cities are too much==I NOTE: I am worried and upset about our coming election. I see voters around the country being deprived of their right to vote -- one drop box per county, a U.S....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 28, 2020Last comment by Iris, on Nov 12, 2020 at 10:28 am | 34 comments | 4359 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
My many questions after such a close electionAs I write this, the election itself is over, the results are almost in, no one has been declared a presidential winner yet, and I am left with a series of questions...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 5, 2020Last comment by TimR, on Nov 12, 2020 at 8:24 am | 51 comments | 4226 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's Vina Enoteca reopens with Italian market and Basuku Cheesecakes pop-upThree months after pressing pause on dine-in...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 5, 2020Last comment by Dave Smith, on Nov 5, 2020 at 11:48 pm | 1 comment | 5720 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
No post this week due to distractionsDear Readers: I have no climate post for you today. I am guessing that you have better things to pay attention to given the consequential(!) elections this week. It...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 1, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 4, 2020 at 10:47 am | 4 comments | 2687 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Lie down, Roll Over, Play Dead: City Attorney and Manager to Council - Unasked/Unanswered QuestionsTonight, City Council is being asked to settle a lawsuit on Foothills Park for which there are too many major unanswered questions for them to make such a decision....
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Nov. 2, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 4, 2020 at 10:32 am | 9 comments | 1872 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Vote for Burt, Lauing, Kou and Varma in PA raceThis is a critical year for Palo Alto's future -- and whom we vote for in the Palo Alto City Council race has become quite important. There are 10 candidates running...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 6, 2020Last comment by Concerned Resident, on Oct 31, 2020 at 8:15 am | 16 comments | 4314 Views
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Couples and Premarital: Personal Weather Report (TM)
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