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Stop gouging us, oil companies!Since the 1970s, I have been suspicious of the constant escalating gas pump prices, especially the leaps we are now seeing because of the oil companies’ fears...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 17, 2022Last comment by Chuck Neubauer, on May 13, 2022 at 12:47 pm | 31 comments | 6178 Views
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On water, cows and police resistanceNinety-three percent of California is now in a severe drought. Yet Gov. Gavin Newsom has refused so far to impose mandatory use restrictions on urban and suburban...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by Layla Cole, on Apr 18, 2022 at 2:39 am | 31 comments | 7256 Views
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I am bored. Are you?It's been five months now of self-isolation, thanks to the coronavirus. And I am bored. It's not that I am not doing things -- like four or five zoom meetings...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 25, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Sep 2, 2020 at 2:07 am | 31 comments | 16678 Views
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Are city officials cluttering up our streets?Do you know that Palo Alto has a “Complete Streets” program? Until last week, I hadn’t heard this term. But council members adopted this complete...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 28, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Sep 4, 2018 at 1:52 pm | 31 comments | 10276 Views
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Free speech – Zuckerberg’s version and minePalo Alto resident Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, decided to speak out for free speech last Thursday at a talk at Georgetown University. Unfortunately,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by V Kleinow, on Oct 22, 2019 at 9:11 pm | 30 comments | 7886 Views
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How we talk to other peopleScene: A late afternoon cocktail party, following an all-day conference attended by 200 people. I walked in, looked around and realized I did not know...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by Erubial Chacon, on May 1, 2022 at 11:44 am | 30 comments | 5099 Views
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Do Palo Altans still love their city? If not, what should the city do?The numbers are a bit grim. More Palo Altans now disapprove of the general direction of the city compared to previous years, and more residents are worried about...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 18, 2019Last comment by Annette, on Jan 25, 2019 at 11:56 am | 30 comments | 9352 Views
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An almost impossible election?IF Gov. Gavin Newsom is recalled during the upcoming Sept. 14 special election, voters face a ridiculous situation: choosing one of 46 candidates running to become...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 11, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 18, 2021 at 10:28 pm | 29 comments | 8056 Views
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A new challenge: What to do when everything is closed?
Who among us would have ever thought three weeks ago that a pretty flower-looking corona virus would spread worldwide so rapidly and would affect so...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 15, 2020Last comment by Ron, on Mar 21, 2020 at 6:57 pm | 29 comments | 31822 Views
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Are parents coddling their kids too much?Consider the following: Teens, the past couple of years, are complaining more and more that they are stressed out, overworked, and feel bad whenever they are criticized...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 1, 2019Last comment by Ladies, Is Your Ex ALWAYS On Your Mind?, on Mar 7, 2019 at 6:35 am | 28 comments | 17519 Views
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Why I wasn’t walking in the Women’s MarchesI have been a feminist for years – not the bra-burning type – but a strong advocate for women’s rights, equality in the workplace and in our country, and have...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Pietro sc, on Feb 7, 2019 at 5:31 pm | 28 comments | 9892 Views
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Man-up about stressing-outThanksgiving week was so stressful, wasn't it?" my white-haired elderly neighbor said as she waked by my driveway. "I just came back from Safeway and I could feel...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 8, 2021Last comment by Judy Lange, on Dec 15, 2021 at 12:39 pm | 28 comments | 5373 Views
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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 Staying Young Through Kids, on May 10, 2021 at 1:13 pm | 28 comments | 6474 Views
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Union demands too many: Open up the schools now!Should teachers be prioritized over others to get the coronavirus vaccine? Most of us would probably say yes, BUT… and there’s usually a “but” about most...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 21, 2021Last comment by peppered, on May 16, 2021 at 3:47 pm | 27 comments | 10094 Views
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'Don't talk to the press'In a proposed new handbook for some 41 members on Palo Alto's boards and commissions, one recommendation from city staff states that these council appointees should...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 13, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Oct 21, 2020 at 11:23 am | 27 comments | 9687 Views
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If at first the city does not succeed …Once again (sigh), our city officials in Palo Alto are moving ahead to adopt a business tax – the revenue will probably go into the city’s general operating...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 3, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 10, 2022 at 9:32 am | 27 comments | 5445 Views
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City staff is running Palo AltoThere have been subtle but significant changes in the interplay between the Palo Alto City Council and the city’s top administrators, most notably City Manager...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 28, 2020Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Aug 3, 2020 at 3:30 pm | 26 comments | 10820 Views
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No person is above the law, including police officers.No man is above the law. We’ve heard that phrase repeatedly in recent weeks applied to Pres. Donald Trump as the Congressional House hearings on his impeachment...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 25, 2019Last comment by Slap Em Down n Person, on Feb 10, 2020 at 2:19 pm | 26 comments | 15645 Views
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Environmentalists will soon be fighting housing advocates over what to do with the SF Bay locallyA recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision has produced a challenge for liberal residents in the area – do you want to turn a whopping 1,400...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 18, 2019Last comment by Moslitski, on Apr 8, 2019 at 10:13 am | 26 comments | 8991 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 | 10170 Views
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