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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW

Analysis/paralysis: The infamous ‘Palo Alto Process’ must go

I’m Palo Alto Processed out. That long-standing famous, and for some, infamous process, must come to a close. Projects coming before the Palo Alto City Council...

Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 24, 2023
Last comment by NTB2, 2 hours ago | 23 comments | 3415 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

California must do a better job spending cap-and-trade revenue

California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund gets billions of dollars every year from fossil fuel companies via the state’s cap-and-trade program. The...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 1, 2023
Last comment by Mondoman, 15 hours ago | 1 comment | 1744 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Common Ground

Sometimes it feels like there is little common ground between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to climate change. We don’t agree on the cause, the...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 24, 2023
Last comment by Eddie, on Sep 30, 2023 at 6:52 pm | 4 comments | 3506 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

Got the Munchies at Hardly Strictly? Your Weekend Guide.

Who’s headed to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this weekend? It’s a three-day live music festival in Golden Gate...

Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 28, 2023
Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 30, 2023 at 11:00 am | 2 comments | 1375 Views

INVEST & INNOVATE

The Time and Cost Savings of Avoiding a Long Commute

This is an edited version of my email sent earlier to the city council. All the assumptions and results are the same as in the original email. Dear Mayor Kou...

Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 23, 2023
Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Sep 27, 2023 at 1:10 pm | 6 comments | 2861 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

Planting a Fall Garden?

What are you planting this fall? Good options for our area include kale, kohlrabi, broccoli, carrots, onion and rutabagas. Summer Winds Nursery in Palo Alto even...

Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 25, 2023
Last comment by Donald, on Sep 26, 2023 at 3:47 pm | 5 comments | 1431 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

Two Hours - 75,000 Meals – Wanna Help?

75,000 meals in TWO HOURS. That’s the goal at Christ Church Episcopal in Portola Valley and Rise Against Hunger;...

Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 15, 2023
Last comment by Ron Pierce, on Sep 24, 2023 at 1:20 pm | 3 comments | 3355 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Worried about the cost of climate change? Here is some hope.

Many of us are wondering how we are going to fund efforts to limit global warming and adapt to the changes we cannot prevent. In California we are rapidly building...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 17, 2023
Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 23, 2023 at 9:00 pm | 25 comments | 5195 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Irish pub Molly O’s celebrates its grand opening in San Carlos

By Julia Brown ==I Fish and chips at Molly O's, the new sister restaurant of longtime Millbrae Irish pub Fiddlers Green. Courtesy Carly...

Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Sep. 8, 2023
Last comment by Philomena Jackson, on Sep 23, 2023 at 3:14 pm | 15 comments | 5969 Views

INVEST & INNOVATE

Where I Spend and What I See Downtown

My wife and I live downtown (DTN) and my office is DTN. I walk DTN 2-3 times a day mostly to visit and spend money at businesses. Here is what...

Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 2, 2023
Last comment by JAFO, on Sep 21, 2023 at 12:19 pm | 8 comments | 4336 Views

AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW

Make Palo Alto prettier than just its parklets, please

Cheers to the PA City Council for acknowledging that its two downtowns (University and California Avenues) need some sprucing up – at least their new “parklets”...

Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 14, 2023
Last comment by marc665, on Sep 18, 2023 at 4:32 pm | 7 comments | 3529 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Aspiration or commitment? Foothill College weighs its climate goals.

Foothill College has a decision to make. Last summer the school was forced to close its pool due to a substantial leak. A subsequent investigation found that the...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 10, 2023
Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 17, 2023 at 6:36 am | 19 comments | 5863 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Palo Alto's Power Portfolio

Palo Alto is currently reviewing its power portfolio and developing a plan to guide procurement in the coming decades. Senior Resource Planner Jim Stack gave an...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 9, 2023
Last comment by BobB, on Sep 14, 2023 at 8:55 am | 16 comments | 8531 Views

AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW

Surprising facts and factoids about trees in our fair city

Palo Alto loves trees -- it has about 66,000 of them, about one per resident. Our city is responsible for the upkeep of about 46,000 trees in parks and public areas;...

Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 3, 2023
Last comment by Lenora Jackson, on Sep 14, 2023 at 7:59 am | 6 comments | 3912 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

Summer - Get Out There – How Many More You Got Left Anyways?

Happy Solstice. The longest day. Light cracks into the horizon at 3:30 AM. One of summers gifts to us is a warm and...

Original post made by Laura Stec on Jun. 21, 2023
Last comment by Raymond, on Sep 14, 2023 at 4:39 am | 10 comments | 3989 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Foothill's transformational meeting about its climate goals

Two days ago I wrote about Foothill’s...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 12, 2023
Last comment by Eric Muller, on Sep 13, 2023 at 5:20 pm |
3 comments | 3560 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

GRAND OPENING – Menlo Park’s Springline Offers Experiential Community Events

You're invited and it’s going to be a party! The Grand Opening of Springline, an award-winning 6.4-acre mixed-used...

Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 7, 2023
Last comment by willam23, on Sep 12, 2023 at 1:41 am | 1 comment | 4037 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

'We wanted to go out swinging': San Mateo brunch spot Morning Wood is closing at the end of September

By Julia Brown The loco moco at Morning Wood. Courtesy Morning Wood. Morning Wood, a San Mateo eatery serving Hawaiian-Japanese-Korean...

Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Aug. 31, 2023
Last comment by Claudette, on Sep 7, 2023 at 7:30 pm | 2 comments | 3709 Views

A NEW SHADE OF GREEN

Contact tracing and PCR tests ... for plant disease!

I got an email a few days ago, courtesy of Santa Clara County’s Environmental Protection Agency, warning me that a plant I had purchased was part of a nursery...

Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 3, 2023
Last comment by Eeyore, on Sep 6, 2023 at 10:31 pm | 2 comments | 4484 Views

COUPLE'S NET

Taking a Break. “And I Forgive Myself.”

Dear Readers, I’ve completed the first book in the series of I Do, I Don’t: How to Build a Better Marriage! From inception in April of...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 1, 2023
Last comment by Leonardbrit, on Sep 4, 2023 at 7:30 am | 1 comment | 6284 Views
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California must do a better job spending cap-and-trade revenue
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Planting a Fall Garden?
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