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Should Palo Alto Welcome Economic Growth?Palo Alto starts with a huge plus!! Our city is a welcoming community for people of different religions, different cultures, and different sexual orientations. We...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 24, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 4, 2010 at 9:50 am | 21 comments | 22881 Views
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Should Palo Alto Welcome Economic Growth?Palo Alto starts with a huge plus!! Our city is a welcoming community for people of different religions, different cultures, and different sexual orientations. We...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 24, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 4, 2010 at 9:50 am | 21 comments | 5380 Views
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Ad Libs: BBB coming to RWCFunny, I was just making a snarky remark about the Park Theatre still being a yawning hole in downtown Menlo Park. It's lovely to hear that the neighboring theater...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 22, 2010There are no comments yet. 5473 Views
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Stimulus 101--A Bridge Over Troubled WatersThis is the first of a series of blogs about the economy, stimulus efforts and the role and challenges of government anti-recession efforts. Sometimes our economy...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 31, 2010Last comment by History, on Jul 20, 2010 at 12:21 pm | 23 comments | 25345 Views
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Stimulus 101--A Bridge Over Troubled WatersThis is the first of a series of blogs about the economy, stimulus efforts and the role and challenges of government anti-recession efforts. Sometimes our economy...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 31, 2010Last comment by History, on Jul 20, 2010 at 12:21 pm | 23 comments | 7225 Views
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California Budget MythsState leaders have acted as usual to make state budget decisions in secret with the only access to the public is through the posturing that both parties put forth....
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by Richard, on Jul 16, 2010 at 6:28 pm | 15 comments | 24597 Views
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California Budget MythsState leaders have acted as usual to make state budget decisions in secret with the only access to the public is through the posturing that both parties put forth....
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by Richard, on Jul 16, 2010 at 6:28 pm | 15 comments | 6406 Views
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Ad Libs: A requiem for summer (but in a good way)I am now officially a proud choral-music geek, because I have not one but two favorite requiems. Very pleased to get to sing both the Durufle and the Faure last...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 13, 2010Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Jul 15, 2010 at 3:23 pm | 2 comments | 5275 Views
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Ad Libs: Imagining arias on El CaminoHere's what downtown Menlo Park should do with all those gaping spaces on El Camino Real that used to hold car dealerships. Opera. An enterprising company called...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Jul 8, 2010 at 1:34 pm | 2 comments | 13636 Views
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Ad Libs: Imagining arias on El CaminoHere's what downtown Menlo Park should do with all those gaping spaces on El Camino Real that used to hold car dealerships. Opera. An enterprising company called...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Jul 8, 2010 at 1:34 pm | 2 comments | 5428 Views
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Ad Libs: The art of buttercreamWe theater people have plenty of superstitions. Just because I'm a Wallace doesn't mean I'm brave enough to speak the name of the Scottish play. But I don't think...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 9, 2010There are no comments yet. 3718 Views
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Ad Libs: Pop go the props if the actors don't stopFor my story this week about TheatreWorks' play "Opus," about life in a string quartet, I chatted with writer Michael Hollinger and cellist/advisor Kris Yenney....
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 28, 2010There are no comments yet. 5179 Views
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Ad Libs: Worth another lookAfter visiting the Palo Alto Art Center the other week for a story about kids' art education, I went back today. I had been too busy scribbling quotes and keeping...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 27, 2010There are no comments yet. 3074 Views
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Ad Libs: Have cello, will travelHe bills himself as "the wildest beatboxing cellist in the West." Now Cello Joe (aka Joey Chang) is perhaps aiming for a broader geographic title. He's about to...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 6, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on May 6, 2010 at 8:07 pm | 1 comment | 3750 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Let's Build a Squadron of Dirigibles in Lenin's Name'No, I'm not running for office. (And I'm not sure what kind of office one runs for with dirigibles.) In fact, the above slogan was one of the catchiest ones in an...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 29, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Apr 29, 2010 at 4:26 pm | 1 comment | 3482 Views
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Ad Libs: Yep, this makes 200 postingsToday's posting feels like a landmark: Mazel tov to me on my 200th Ad Libs post! Should I buy myself an anniversary present? I always forget. Is it paper this year,...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 31, 2010There are no comments yet. 3163 Views
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Hey honey, should we take that job in California?California gets criticized regularly for having a bad business climate. The storyline goes roughly like this. States compete fiercely for new businesses. California...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 29, 2009Last comment by Whole Picture, on Mar 2, 2010 at 11:37 am | 26 comments | 31249 Views
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Hey honey, should we take that job in California?California gets criticized regularly for having a bad business climate. The storyline goes roughly like this. States compete fiercely for new businesses. California...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 29, 2009Last comment by Whole Picture, on Mar 2, 2010 at 11:37 am | 26 comments | 7615 Views
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Ad Libs: Prize-winning Peninsula PhotosWhen I was in college, I bought Sierra Club engagement calendars every year, because of their remarkable photos. In between my scribbled, highly crucial appointments...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Feb. 25, 2010Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Feb 26, 2010 at 10:05 am | 2 comments | 3461 Views
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Stimulus 102-- One Year and $800 Billion LaterThis month marks one year since the nearly $800 billion federal stimulus package was passed by Congress. What has the stimulus package accomplished? What should...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 20, 2010Last comment by Gene, on Feb 25, 2010 at 2:57 pm | 36 comments | 26985 Views
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