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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 | 4620 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Omnipresent GriefGrief is usually associated with a loss due to death. There are other losses we grieve: loss of a marriage, relationship or friendship, a job, our health, a miscarriage,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 25, 2022Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Mar 31, 2022 at 1:38 pm | 4 comments | 4920 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Vehicles turning right pose a danger to cyclists and pedestriansLast week I biked to Ace Hardware, just over a mile from my home, and when I came back I thought “Whoa, that was not fun.” There are some big four-way...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 20, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 30, 2022 at 7:38 pm | 33 comments | 8900 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Sugar – Bigger Sinner Than Wine?
One measure of addictability is how fast the effect gets to your brain. Guess what commonly consumed substance tops the list?
Alcohol gets...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jan. 24, 2022Last comment by Cynthia Albert, on Mar 24, 2022 at 3:40 pm | 9 comments | 4772 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Business tax in Palo AltoTo the City Council and Finance Committee and staff I support a tax at the rates suggested by the survey results in the Finance Committee agenda packet on large...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 17, 2022Last comment by Cynthia Albert, on Mar 24, 2022 at 3:40 pm | 9 comments | 5299 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Express lanes will cost drivers masses of money -- and the state will collect millions from us==I "The integration of managed express lanes will reduce congestion all along the U.S. 101 corridor. It will encourage carpooling and transit ridership as...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 15, 2022Last comment by Cynthia Albert, on Mar 24, 2022 at 3:29 pm | 38 comments | 6899 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
2 -Burger a Day AlternativeThe Portola Valley Forum (our version of Nextdoor) recently engaged in a fascinating thread about eating. My neighbor wants to eat less meat and was looking for...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 17, 2022Last comment by Bobbi Lange, on Mar 24, 2022 at 2:14 pm | 21 comments | 5250 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Mom Said a LotI’m going to share a piece I wrote in my mid-20s. You will see intergenerational wounds, and part of what I have had to work through in my own life. My husband...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 18, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Mar 22, 2022 at 3:15 pm | 1 comment | 3987 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Are you trying to use less gas?Some days (weeks) you just want to keep your eyes closed. You don’t want to watch the news, you don’t want to look at gas prices, you don’t want...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 13, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Mar 20, 2022 at 8:43 pm | 33 comments | 7595 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Propaganda, disinformation invade our lives -- here, and in UkraineThe disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine that is being broadcast by Putin to his people is frightening, to say the least, for the message Putin is spewing...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 8, 2022Last comment by Russ Wilkins, on Mar 16, 2022 at 11:57 am | 36 comments | 5655 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Being Understood vs. Being RightReaders, you’ve often heard me asking, “Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?” Many people get caught up in wanting to be right,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 11, 2022Last comment by Matt, on Mar 15, 2022 at 6:15 pm | 1 comment | 4640 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Journey Through Covid (with bone broth)It was the first weekend back to some semblance of normal. “Everybody can take off their mask,” and yes indeedie – that’s exactly what...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 10, 2022Last comment by John Jeffers, on Mar 14, 2022 at 4:25 pm | 16 comments | 4291 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is it true that our electricity rates will be going down?Many of us have felt the pinch of high electricity bills over the winter, and our bills only seem to go up. Well, it’s not your imagination. Electricity rates...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 6, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 11, 2022 at 5:27 pm | 25 comments | 9914 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
A left- v. right-hand problem in PA’s push to be an “all-electric city”Will Palo Alto and other local cities have adequate distribution systems to go all-electric by 2030? Some utility experts say absolutely not – we don’t...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 2, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 10, 2022 at 5:19 pm | 16 comments | 4574 Views
COUPLE'S NET
“Vagina Love: An Owner’s Manual”Check out Lili Sohn’s new graphic medicine book. “Half of all people have vaginas. But how much do we know about that part of our body? And why are we...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 4, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Mar 10, 2022 at 10:37 am | 2 comments | 5598 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Palo Alto City Council: Get rid of police encryption! Now! Please!How long will it take the Palo Alto City Council to discuss the police encryption problem? When will the city’s top staff members stop saying that encryption must...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 22, 2022Last comment by Eeyore (formerly StarSpring), on Mar 2, 2022 at 8:46 am | 16 comments | 12838 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Baumé gave up two Michelin stars. Now it’s reopening with a more relaxed approach to fine dining.By Anthony Shu
Chef Bruno Chemel uses a blow torch to add finishing touches at Baumé. Photo by Veronica Weber.
After 12...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Feb. 23, 2022Last comment by Lee, on Feb 28, 2022 at 10:33 am | 2 comments | 6094 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Sparkling Hot ChocolateTGIF – Thanks Goodness It’s February! Good show to all the Dry January participants out there. On the last night, we mixed up this bright little...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 4, 2022Last comment by Laura Stec, on Feb 26, 2022 at 2:05 pm | 6 comments | 3766 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
"One of the biggest failures in 50 years of energy policy"Stanford recently invited John Deutch, a Professor Emeritus at MIT with decades of experience in energy policy and energy security, to do a short series of lectures...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 20, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 25, 2022 at 6:18 pm | 14 comments | 10613 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Sisters go from backyard to business with Wood Oven Pizza in Palo AltoBy Anthony Shu
Margherita and pineapple pizzas from Wood Oven Pizza. Photo courtesy Wood Oven Pizza.
Raised in Argentina, sisters...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Feb. 22, 2022Last comment by CC, on Feb 23, 2022 at 12:21 pm | 1 comment | 5660 Views
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