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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Questions for PA City Manager Ed ShikadaI am contemplating walking through Palo Alto City Hall, clear see-through flag in hand, proclaiming, “Transparency: Now!” Why? Because I am tired of all the...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 22, 2022Last comment by Jason Tang, on Mar 31, 2022 at 2:45 pm | 48 comments | 11948 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Go away, language police!The Information Technology (IT) Department at Stanford caused quite a tizzy when it published a guide on harmful language that should not be used at the university....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 31, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 26, 2023 at 12:51 pm | 48 comments | 9523 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
'They're all scared beyond belief.' Palo Alto's Dan Gordon's closes as local restaurants face uncertain futureDan Gordon's -- the reinvented version of the original Gordon Biersch brewery and restaurant, born in the same downtown Palo Alto space in 1988 -- has closed permanently. Owner...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 13, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Apr 20, 2020 at 5:05 pm | 47 comments | 34342 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Men Are Good For Three ThingsMen are good for three things. I've been reminding friends and family of this for years and it's time to go public. You determine the lineup, but the list is solid. #1)...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 25, 2014Last comment by ScottB, on Oct 7, 2014 at 11:30 am | 47 comments | 30397 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Why I am suspicious about PA’s budget cutsWhen I first saw a list of proposed cuts the city staff had recommended for the Palo Alto city budget (due to a COVID-19 $38 million loss of revenue), I became suspicious....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 25, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jun 2, 2020 at 2:47 am | 47 comments | 18019 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Can the Memphis police behavior ever happen here?What happened in Memphis where seven officers worked almost as a team to beat and kick 29-year-old Tyre NICHOLS is not a singular event in one city. Police beatings...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 1, 2023Last comment by ?????, on Apr 3, 2023 at 6:32 pm | 47 comments | 6034 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
More Cars do not mean More PollutionOn Monday April 18 the council will review the city’s sustainability and climate action plan (S/CAP). I support many of the proposals and am proud to be a...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 17, 2016Last comment by An Engineer, on Apr 23, 2016 at 8:37 pm | 46 comments | 18687 Views
DEEP MENLO
No on Measures A and C (or, "The School Board gets a 'Needs Improvement' in Public Process”)The editors of both our local papers, the Daily Post and Almanac News, recommend voting NO on Menlo Park School District’s Bond Measures A and...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Apr. 27, 2016Last comment by Brian, on May 14, 2016 at 10:07 pm | 46 comments | 8183 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Is PAMF running amok?I don't want to write this, but problems at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation are still increasing. For years I have been a very happy patient at their Palo Alto...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 25, 2021Last comment by P2L1, on Oct 12, 2021 at 6:53 pm | 46 comments | 36944 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Do we really have a housing crisis?The repeated refrain these past several years: We have a housing crisis in town -- we have to build more housing units so more people can live in our fair cities. Most...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by Gale+Johnson, on Sep 30, 2021 at 8:16 pm | 46 comments | 17172 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Why we are WarmingWe ended the last blog post with about half the Sun’s energy hitting...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 23, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 2, 2019 at 10:05 pm | 45 comments | 24072 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Where is it unsafe to bike around town?The weather is amazing these days and lots of us are getting out on bikes and e-bikes. Bike shops have been very busy, even running low on inventory as we all start...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 18, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 1, 2021 at 9:05 am | 45 comments | 16181 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
An Open Letter to the New City CouncilThe Silicon Valley economy is growing again—from San Francisco to San Jose. In some months this year Santa Clara and San Francisco counties have been job growth...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Nov. 8, 2012Last comment by Steve Raney, on Nov 18, 2012 at 6:08 pm | 45 comments | 36306 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
An Open Letter to the New City CouncilThe Silicon Valley economy is growing again—from San Francisco to San Jose. In some months this year Santa Clara and San Francisco counties have been job growth...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Nov. 8, 2012Last comment by Steve Raney, on Nov 18, 2012 at 6:08 pm | 45 comments | 6773 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Gluten Free is a JokeOk, it's not a joke if you have celiac, an autoimmune disease that affects the small intestine, its ability to absorb nutrients effectively, and approximately...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 12, 2015Last comment by DCOmaha, on Apr 12, 2015 at 9:05 pm | 45 comments | 35906 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Avoiding Those Partisan ‘Others’As we celebrate this year’s Fourth of July, I keep on thinking about Americans today and about the terrible partisan divide we have in this country, a divide...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jun. 28, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Jul 1, 2018 at 8:39 am | 45 comments | 14088 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
The uncomfortable downward slope toward more conservative Christian churchesOur Christian churches in the U.S. suddenly seem be not only tilting to the right, but rather sliding down a hill to join with the conservative Republican right...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jun. 22, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Jul 8, 2021 at 9:08 am | 45 comments | 20368 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Allowing Unauthorized Immigrants to Learn and Earn Legally Will Help the EconomyThere are approximately 2.5 million unauthorized immigrant residents in California of which approximately 1.5 million are working and another 300,000 or so are children. If...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 11, 2014Last comment by Steve, on Apr 21, 2014 at 11:05 am | 44 comments | 33060 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Why Don’t More Companies Move or Expand Outside the Bay AreaSome companies have moved or expanded elsewhere. And some residents have moved away to escape the high housing costs. But this has not stopped the region and peninsula...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 11, 2016Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jul 18, 2016 at 4:30 pm | 44 comments | 42691 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Calafia closes in Palo Alto: 'The costs were greater than the take'Google's first-ever chef, Charlie Ayers, closed Calafia Cafe this week after nine years of serving farm-to-table California cuisine at Town & Country Village...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 26, 2018Last comment by easong, on Oct 17, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 44 comments | 53630 Views
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