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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How will Palo Alto plan for, and pay for, massive emissions reductions?It is not easy for a city to quickly eliminate most of its greenhouse gas emissions, as Palo Alto is learning. Despite paying attention to its emissions for more...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 2, 2021Last comment by Larry, 17 hours ago | 48 comments | 2582 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The Restaurant Week interviews: 7 questions for Michael Ekwallby Sarah Klearman In an effort to provide diners more opportunities to support local restaurants as the Peninsula slowly reopens, Embarcadero Media's Peninsula...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 7, 2021There are no comments yet. 404 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The Fish Market to remain in Palo Alto despite sale of property to developerby Sarah Klearman The Fish Market has no plans to depart from its Palo Alto location on El Camino Real, the company confirmed in the wake of the property's...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 5, 2021Last comment by ihatenpr, on May 7, 2021 at 9:37 am | 7 comments | 4296 Views
COUPLE'S NET
"How Can We Be Happy Again?" Part 2Today I am going to answer Help's question of "How Can We Be Happy Again?" by talking about our ability to calm and soothe ourselves and each other, and have loving,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 7, 2021There are no comments yet. 496 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Memo to PA Police Chief Jonsen: What are you hiding from us? And why?TO: Robert Jonsen, Chief of Police, Palo Alto FROM: Diana Diamond, Palo Alto resident TOPIC: Keeping residents in the dark about police activities Chief,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 4, 2021Last comment by The Big Picture, on May 6, 2021 at 4:07 pm | 23 comments | 1470 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Climate change: A critical challenge for Palo Alto? Or, an impossible goal?The Palo Alto City Council has taken on what environmentalists see as an important big step in trying to cut this city’s carbon dioxide emissions 80 percent...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 28, 2021Last comment by Me 2, on May 3, 2021 at 11:28 pm | 22 comments | 1776 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples and premarital: "How Can We Be Happy Again?"Dear Chandrama, How can we be happy again? I try to argue with him to get him to respond, and he goes further and further away, including long hours at work,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by DP, on May 1, 2021 at 3:10 pm | 1 comment | 1329 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 | 2954 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Don’t keep information from the publicWe have a city hall and police department transparency problem in Palo Alto that seems to be quietly but quickly expanding. That’s because: City Manager...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Sue Dremann, on Apr 30, 2021 at 2:09 pm | 13 comments | 1310 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Vegan Latin American - Online Cook-along with San Mateo County LibrariesHey Food Partiers! The San Mateo County Library system is hosting a free summer program of
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 30, 2021There are no comments yet. 1112 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
What to keepSince last spring our extended family has been doing a weekly zoom call with my grandmother. During the pandemic it was great to check in with family members from...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Apr. 30, 2021There are no comments yet. 375 Views
COUPLE'S NET
"I" Statements that are Actually "You" StatementsNo, that's not a typo. I hear these a lot when I encourage partners to use "I statements" or to share how s/he is feeling. Here are examples of what to...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 23, 2021Last comment by McMadilyn, on Apr 29, 2021 at 4:45 am | 5 comments | 1786 Views
COUPLE'S NET
"What Did You Do?"On a recent warm afternoon, I noticed a man riding his bike with a huge mixed bouquet of flowers in his basket. I watched as he turns north from Willow onto Middlefield,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 16, 2021Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 27, 2021 at 7:27 pm | 4 comments | 2075 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The Restaurant Week interviews: 8 questions for Steven Yen of Bushido in Mountain Viewby Sarah Klearman That restaurants have been hit particularly hard by pandemic-prompted economic fallout is no longer exactly breaking news. Nearly one...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 21, 2021Last comment by MH, on Apr 22, 2021 at 10:09 am | 1 comment | 1783 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Eve of Earth DayHappy Earth Day :) I am scared to see what happens as I start to write. I’ve been lazy since covid about writing. Lost inspiration end of last year...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 21, 2021There are no comments yet. 671 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
116-year-old Half Moon Bay inn & deli damaged by fireby Sarah Klearman The moment Chris Cheeseman stepped foot inside the San Benito House, he was sold. It was the early spring of 2018; downtown Half Moon...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 21, 2021There are no comments yet. 814 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
My Man vs. SquirrelI never thought much about squirrels until I owned a dog. Dogs love these little bushy-tailed critters and have great fun unsuccessfully chasing them. But now my...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Trish, on Apr 19, 2021 at 9:18 pm | 8 comments | 1599 Views
COUPLE'S NET
PornI realized I have not written about porn, and that it would be a good idea to do so. This could be a huge topic with lots of offshoots, but mostly I want to share...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 15, 2021 at 3:10 pm | 5 comments | 3523 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
A fond farewell from the Peninsula FoodistI have some bittersweet news: This marks my farewell as the Peninsula Foodist. After putting out 47 Peninsula Foodist newsletters and eight years covering restaurants...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Apr 15, 2021 at 2:35 pm | 19 comments | 6171 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
The Power Outage: From a Lemon to LemonadeAt 5 p.m. on Saturday, my power went out, along with 7,000 other Palo Alto residents. I think for all of us on the Peninsula, power outages occasionally occur, so...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 29, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 14, 2021 at 11:48 am | 16 comments | 3944 Views
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The Fish Market to remain in Palo Alto despite sale of property to developer
By The Peninsula Foodist | 7 comments | 4,296 views
How will Palo Alto plan for, and pay for, massive emissions reductions?
By Sherry Listgarten | 48 comments | 2,582 views
Memo to PA Police Chief Jonsen:
What are you hiding from us? And why?
By Diana Diamond | 23 comments | 1,470 views
"How Can We Be Happy Again?" Part 2
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 496 views
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