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INVEST & INNOVATE
Housing for Low Income Residents and Affordable HousingI want to make two points. One, housing for low income residents and affordable housing are overlapping but DIFFERENT categories Two, there are negative consequences...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 18, 2016Last comment by MPer, on Jun 23, 2016 at 3:27 pm | 33 comments | 17008 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Los Altos standby The Boardwalk to close after 38 yearsAfter 38 years of serving classic burgers, pizza and cold beers in a comfortably unpretentious setting, The Boardwalk in Los Altos is closing its doors. Michele...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 2, 2014Last comment by Tom Mueller , on Jul 10, 2016 at 8:02 pm | 33 comments | 70911 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Foie gras returns to Peninsula menusAfter the news broke Wednesday that California's ban of foie gras, the prized fattened liver of a duck or goose,
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 9, 2015Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Jan 20, 2015 at 5:14 am | 33 comments | 38131 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Like Horse PenisI've been playing around with Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus lately (lactic acid bacteria.)
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jul. 2, 2015Last comment by MP observer, on Jul 9, 2015 at 1:43 pm | 33 comments | 38543 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Feeling Crabby About The Season?Feeling crabby about the season, or should we say the non-season? On November 6, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) made an emergency ruling...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 13, 2015Last comment by D. Lish, on Nov 21, 2015 at 5:55 am | 33 comments | 25850 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Is Palo Alto too generous in paying its staff?Palo Alto spends $6 million a month on employee salaries plus health benefits. Just a little over a week ago, the Palo City Council decided, somewhat abruptly, to...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 14, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Apr 21, 2020 at 1:02 pm | 33 comments | 17770 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Nov. 3 -- a critical election -- and now your comments on the first debateLET ME INADD TO THIS ORIGINAL BLOG HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES OUR COUNTRY HAS EXPERIENCED -- THE FIRST SEPT....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 29, 2020Last comment by perceived diminished mental faculties, on Oct 6, 2020 at 6:36 pm | 33 comments | 14284 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Problems within the Palo Alto Police DepartmentThe lack of transparency in the Palo Alto Police Department is increasing month by month, now in a worrisome way. For the past two-plus years, the city council...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 19, 2021Last comment by Diana Diamond, on Dec 26, 2021 at 1:03 pm | 33 comments | 16199 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Let’s play a simple(?) game “Morality v. RealitySetting: your living room: Question: How flexible are you in your political thinking? I’d like you to play a game today – first, alone, then...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 13, 2022Last comment by John Donegan, on Oct 21, 2022 at 8:34 am | 33 comments | 8392 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Our politics – and our elections – are running amokWhat is happening to the people in our country? Why are the partisan fights and arguments escalating? Why is the far right so fiercely fighting their self-defined...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 1, 2022Last comment by Division's in the Mirror, on Nov 8, 2022 at 6:52 pm | 33 comments | 8365 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
America‘s crises are escalating. What can we do?Passivity prevails. During the past several years, two new crises – increased violence and an acceptance of political (and personal) lying in our country are...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 20, 2023Last comment by Raja Lodhi, on Mar 24, 2023 at 10:54 pm | 33 comments | 5774 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 | 20428 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Implications of Today's Economic NewsToday brought two more bits of good economic news. National job growth continued with a gain of 212,000 private sector jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 6, 2012Last comment by romney equals BushCheney, on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 am | 32 comments | 26333 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Implications of Today's Economic NewsToday brought two more bits of good economic news. National job growth continued with a gain of 212,000 private sector jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 6, 2012Last comment by romney equals BushCheney, on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 am | 32 comments | 6897 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Regional Growth Plans ExplainedLast month the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted Plan Bay Area, an integrated land use and transportation...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 9, 2013Last comment by Steve Levy, on Nov 14, 2013 at 4:39 pm | 32 comments | 30792 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Developers and DevelopmentTown Square has a lot of posts angry about the pace of development in Palo Alto and tossing around inflammatory statements about developers and the City Council. But...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by Burned out in traffic, on Dec 10, 2013 at 11:33 pm | 32 comments | 32466 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Divestment Not a Good Way to Fight Climate ChangeNext week the city council will discuss a memo from council members Berman, Burt, Holman and Kniss seeking to ask CalPERS to divest holdings in companies associated...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 1, 2015Last comment by Resident 2, on Feb 8, 2015 at 11:35 am | 32 comments | 26292 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Climate-Friendly 2020‘Tis the season to make New Year’s resolutions, though any time is a good time to be a little climate-friendlier. If you are interested in making some changes,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 29, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jan 9, 2020 at 12:57 pm | 32 comments | 20239 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
My Pet Poster Peeves--Part OneA few posters make comments that tell other people and companies what to do in terms of where to live and work. It seems like they have invented a variation on the...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 8, 2015Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Jun 15, 2015 at 11:00 am | 32 comments | 21779 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Veggie Grill coming soon to Mountain View's San Antonio CenterMountain View's revamped Village at San Antonio Center will soon be a little more vegetarian friendly, with Southern California-based chain Veggie Grill slated to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 14, 2014Last comment by Veggies and meat, on Nov 1, 2014 at 5:59 am | 32 comments | 43247 Views
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