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INVEST & INNOVATE
Tough Choices for WhomCity councils in Palo Alto and across the state are beginning to face yet another tough budget year with revenues recovering, but slowly, and retirement costs increasing...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jan. 11, 2012Last comment by Jeff, on Jan 15, 2012 at 3:23 pm | 30 comments | 4194 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
California's Budget Deficit and DebtFirst a couple of numbers. After the spending reductions adopted in March and the additional income tax revenue that was reported in April, California now faces...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 18, 2011Last comment by Perspective, on May 30, 2011 at 7:41 am | 38 comments | 4187 Views
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Ad Libs: Lend me a tenorThere was a great story this week in the Vancouver Sun about hapless singers from a Canadian choir standing out on a freezing bridge in their tuxes, trying to recruit...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 30, 2009Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Apr 3, 2009 at 2:18 pm | 3 comments | 4172 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Chico Marx brings Spanish-Californian fare to South San Francisco
Dishes at Chico Marx in South San Francisco are inspired by Spanish and Californian flavors. Courtesy Kelly Puleio.
By Kate Bradshaw
Chico...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 16, 2023Last comment by Beryl Phillips, on May 17, 2023 at 11:26 am | 3 comments | 4169 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Farm Bill and the Environment - part 4Land conservation and preservation concerns first showed up in the 1985 Farm Bill (pg. 57). Funds became available for farmers to NOT PLANT up to 37 million acres...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 28, 2023Last comment by Crescent Park Rez, on Mar 6, 2023 at 6:35 pm | 9 comments | 4160 Views
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Ad Libs: Summer in the studioAn intriguing note in the Foothill College newsletter about music instructor Paul Davies. As if teaching today's sprightly youths about music theory, composition...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 12, 2010There are no comments yet. 4141 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Toll Lanes StartA portion of southbound 680 will allow single occupancy cars to use the carpool lane for a fee starting on September 20th. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16104723 ...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 19, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm | 8 comments | 4098 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Tree Walk: Edible Urban Forest - July 8What happens when a permaculturist, a chef, and a policy wonk walk into a park? Why, an Edible Tree Walk of course! Edible Tree Walk Saturday, July 8th...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jun. 3, 2023Last comment by Bill Taylor, on Jun 10, 2023 at 2:33 pm | 6 comments | 4095 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
GRAND OPENING – Menlo Park’s Springline Offers Experiential Community Events
You're invited and it’s going to be a party!
The Grand Opening of Springline, an award-winning 6.4-acre mixed-used...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 7, 2023Last comment by willam23, on Sep 12, 2023 at 1:41 am | 1 comment | 4057 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Cetrella moving into the former el Alto space at State Street MarketBy Julia Brown
==I The Happy Boy Farms Frito Misto at Cetrella includes rock shrimp, shishito peppers, picholine olives, green beans, squash...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Aug. 25, 2023There are no comments yet. 4047 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Seasonal farmers markets spring back throughout the Peninsula
Fresh Approach's East Palo Alto farmers market. (Courtesy Fresh Approach)
By Kate Bradshaw
Now that the weather is warm again,...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 28, 2023There are no comments yet. 4045 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Summer - Get Out There – How Many More You Got Left Anyways?
Happy Solstice.
The longest day.
Light cracks into the horizon at 3:30 AM.
One of summers gifts to us is a warm and...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jun. 21, 2023Last comment by Raymond, on Sep 14, 2023 at 4:39 am | 10 comments | 4003 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Summer Fun Around the Bay AreaLooking for more ways to celebrate summer? Here’s a few. The BARn at Flea Street Café Recently opened and just in time to enjoy a sunny...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jun. 29, 2023Last comment by Laura Stec, on Jul 7, 2023 at 6:31 am | 3 comments | 3977 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Men: Olympic Gold Winner Michael Phelps says, “Go to Therapy.”Rachel Paula Abrahamson wrote an article for Today about Michael Phelps and his depression and suicidality. Phelps says therapy saved him. “I’ll...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 30, 2023There are no comments yet. 3976 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Debt debate delusions: An economist shakes his head at budget messI have lived in Palo Alto for nearly 50 years studying economics and working as an economist. I have lived here through the recession after the Vietnam War ended,...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Aug. 15, 2011Last comment by regarding NA economy, on Aug 29, 2011 at 2:06 pm | 40 comments | 3957 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Surprising facts and factoids about trees in our fair cityPalo Alto loves trees -- it has about 66,000 of them, about one per resident. Our city is responsible for the upkeep of about 46,000 trees in parks and public areas;...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 3, 2023Last comment by Lenora Jackson, on Sep 14, 2023 at 7:59 am | 6 comments | 3934 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
A former Boston-area brewery owner is bringing people together through baking classes at craft breweriesBy Kate Bradshaw
A loaf of bread made with spent grains from a brewery. Courtesy Caitlin Jewell.
For Caitlin Jewell, a former...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 2, 2023Last comment by Bert Jacobs, on Mar 3, 2023 at 8:24 am | 1 comment | 3933 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Art without inhibitions'To find the new home of Art For Well Beings, you have to wander a bit. The little art center is, as director Judy Gittelsohn says, "tucked in behind" a cluster of...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 24, 2009Last comment by Cynthia Handy, on Oct 13, 2009 at 5:23 pm | 1 comment | 3904 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
To protect whales and salmon, state officials halt Dungeness crab fishing season early and may ban salmon fishing in 2023By Kate Bradshaw The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is shutting down the commercial
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 3, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Apr 4, 2023 at 9:34 pm | 2 comments | 3896 Views
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Ad Libs: Where's our downtown theater festival?You can't complain about an evening of Balkan-Yiddish-gospel-postmodern music, really. World Music Day sounds pretty cool (except that you can't call it WMD without...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 12, 2009There are no comments yet. 3882 Views
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