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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 | 2629 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. 4809 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. 2236 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 | 4053 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 | 3955 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 | 3358 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. 1436 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. 2288 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 | 3155 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 | 5661 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 | 7870 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 | 5518 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Palo Alto Utilities breeds mistrust with lack of transparency around outagesA week ago the electricity went out across a large section of Palo Alto. About...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 4, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 14, 2021 at 11:45 am | 29 comments | 5754 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Palo Alto has an escalating transparency problem -- the police have shut their doorsOn Monday, April 5, the police chief of Minneapolis, Medaria Arradondo, was testifying at the George Floyd trial about his professional view that defendant Derek...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 6, 2021Last comment by Ruben Marquez, on Apr 13, 2021 at 12:35 pm | 8 comments | 3640 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Low and slow: New Mountain View pop-up to showcase small-batch, regional barbecueIn upstate New York, where Brandon Irwin grew up, the spiedie sandwich reigned supreme. The...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 30, 2021Last comment by ChrisC, on Apr 8, 2021 at 7:04 pm | 3 comments | 7787 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
An obsession with English muffins spawns a new business: Skillet Bakery in Redwood City
Skillet Bakery, a new cottage food business in Redwood City, specializes in sourdough English muffins. Photo courtesy Frank Shanahan.
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Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 2, 2021Last comment by Joy Chase, on Apr 6, 2021 at 11:35 am | 2 comments | 9732 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
About the Express Lanes Coming to 101The Chair of the California Energy Commission, David Hochschild, recently observed that “electricity rates are climate policy”. I agree. We need to design...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 28, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 4, 2021 at 2:17 pm | 27 comments | 9192 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Easter EggsperimentsAs we count down the days until Easter, our kids miss their grandma. Pre-covid she frequently visited us over Spring Break and shared her favorite science experiments...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Mar. 31, 2021Last comment by Cheryl Bac, on Apr 3, 2021 at 11:43 am | 4 comments | 2210 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto wine bar Vino Locale changes hands to customer-turned-ownerThe owners of Vino Locale have sold the downtown Palo Alto wine bar to a customer with a passion for food and wine. Co-owners JC Andrade and Debra Szecsei will...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 26, 2021Last comment by Julie O, on Apr 2, 2021 at 12:34 pm | 1 comment | 7948 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Love (not Zero)Once while soaking up the beauty of Taos, New Mexico, and the surrounding mountains, valleys, rivers, Rio Grande gorge, aspens, wild flowers, desert terrain, thunder...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 2, 2021There are no comments yet. 3706 Views
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