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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Let’s blame car drivers, not the pedestrians wearing black clothes!!??A recent car column by Gary Richards in the Mercury News offered a reader suggestion that pedestrians and bicyclists should avoid wearing black clothes at night,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 22, 2019Last comment by DIana Diamond, on Mar 9, 2019 at 3:03 pm | 25 comments | 18890 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
A Voter Warning from a Wise Friend“Do not be a single-issue voter,” a wise friend once told me. “Elections are too important to waste your vote just because you may agree with a candidate on...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 18, 2019Last comment by Citizen Realist, on Nov 25, 2019 at 9:21 am | 25 comments | 12279 Views
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Why you may not read this columnOnly 10 percent (+ or –2%) of American adults get their daily news from either a newspaper or a TV news show. That means the rest of us don’t. And many...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 10, 2021Last comment by Juliana, on May 18, 2021 at 1:55 pm | 25 comments | 13246 Views
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Our feelings are hurt. C’mon, guys!Our feelings were hurt, so we must sue the city of Palo Alto. That is the message I glean from the five Palo Alto police officers who filed a suit against the...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 14, 2021Last comment by Banes , on Jul 25, 2021 at 3:00 pm | 25 comments | 14397 Views
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Let's award our public employees for working -- ??More, we need more. Our public employee morale is down. Two more assistant city managers are what City Manager Ed Shikada asked the Palo Alto City Council to...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 3, 2021Last comment by Rusty Taylor, on Nov 11, 2021 at 11:53 am | 25 comments | 12563 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Coronavirus and Climate Change“Coronavirus and Climate Change”. How’s that for a depressing headline? In some ways I see the former as a mini version of the latter. Both are serious problems...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 14, 2020 at 10:32 am | 25 comments | 23791 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
It is not an easy decision to go to high school in Palo Alto right nowNote: Today’s post is not about climate change, but tune in next week for more climate-related topics. On Thursday morning my tenth-grade daughter...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 14, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Mar 19, 2021 at 9:20 am | 25 comments | 22988 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Best Time to Charge an EV==I Note: The content in this post is largely specific to the state of California. Other regions will have different power mixes, so the best times to charge an...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 12, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 7, 2019 at 4:56 pm | 24 comments | 31061 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Buses: Challenges and OpportunitiesDid you know that all new buses purchased in California will be zero-emission...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 8, 2019Last comment by Jacquie, on Oct 9, 2019 at 9:33 am | 24 comments | 25378 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Disposing of DisposablesSeveral comments on previous posts in this blog have pointed out that it wasn’t too long ago that we were much more accustomed to reusing things. For example:...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Live/Eat Responsibly, on Nov 16, 2019 at 10:21 am | 24 comments | 19643 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How much time do we have left?Welcome back! I hope everyone had a good Independence Day weekend and is staying healthy and hopeful. After a little holiday break we are back at it with today’s...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 12, 2020Last comment by Thanks for Discorse, on Jul 16, 2020 at 10:59 am | 24 comments | 51456 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Fun and games with your electric meterI remembered the other day that I made a New Year's resolution to decrease our electricity...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 11, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Oct 17, 2020 at 10:20 am | 24 comments | 26589 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Can there be too many activists?High school students and other environmental activists are sometimes disappointed with my views. Even though I am very concerned about climate change, I shy away...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 9, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 19, 2023 at 11:33 am | 24 comments | 8711 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Stimulus and the National EconomyA reader asked what I thought of stimulus efforts for the national economy. The economy still suffers from a lack of sufficient demand to more fully employ unemployed...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 19, 2012Last comment by Pearl, on Jun 15, 2012 at 2:31 pm | 24 comments | 22320 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Stimulus and the National EconomyA reader asked what I thought of stimulus efforts for the national economy. The economy still suffers from a lack of sufficient demand to more fully employ unemployed...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 19, 2012Last comment by Pearl, on Jun 15, 2012 at 2:31 pm | 24 comments | 3709 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Palo Alto by the NumbersBelow are some facts about Palo Alto's population. Some come from the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Census and some come from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey. In...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 18, 2014Last comment by Steve Levy, on Jan 25, 2014 at 3:08 pm | 24 comments | 21801 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
All Parking Permits Should Have a FeeI favor the residential permit parking program being designed by the city and stakeholder committee. I am grateful to the staff and committee for their long and...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 13, 2014Last comment by stephen levy, on Sep 22, 2014 at 10:57 am | 24 comments | 19692 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Questions for Council Candidates--HousingBelow are six questions related to housing. Readers as well as candidates are invited to respond. Following the questions is a short set of background material....
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 21, 2014Last comment by stephen levy, on Aug 26, 2014 at 11:29 am | 24 comments | 18970 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Yes on Measure B to improve our quality of life and public safetyThe upcoming election will be full of both local and statewide election choices. Most attention in Palo Alto has been focused on the upcoming city council elections....
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 30, 2014Last comment by stephen levy, on Oct 14, 2014 at 3:04 pm | 24 comments | 20525 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Deny the 429 Univ Ave Project AppealKudos to the council for accepting Pat Burt's proposal to have staff explore options for metering near term office development. Although I am skeptical that a cap...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Mar. 28, 2015Last comment by stephen levy, on May 6, 2015 at 10:50 am | 24 comments | 20074 Views
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