Local information (Palo Alto CA area)

Maps

• MapQuest: Aerial Photo centered on Palo Alto

Transit

• Golden Gate Bridge tolls broadside tourists who rent cars - SFGate, 2015-06-04
• AmTrak Capitol Corridor Train (San Jose to Sacramento)
• California Shuttle Bus (SF Bay area to LA basin)
• Road Conditions
  • Statewide: 1-800-427-7623 then then punch in highway number

Entertainment

• Spangenberg Film Society Independent film society: (theatre is at Gunn High School, Palo Alto)
• MovieTickets.com AMC Mercado 20. Movies, showtimes and tickets.

Grocery

Restaurants

• Palo Alto & Nearby Hotels/Motels & Restaurants
• Recent Restaurant Reviews from Palo Alto Weekly
• Stephen's Restaurant Review Page (Stephen Sorkin)
• The Counter (Burgers): Mountain View, Palo Alto
• Chef Xiu (El Camino, Mountain View)
• Bamboo Garden (Rengstorff, Mountain View)
• Review of Shana Thai Restaurant (Moffett Blvd, Mountain View)
• Sancho's Taqueria, Midtown Palo Alto (plus others)
• Half Moon Bay area
  • Barbara's Fishtrap - Pillar Point

Takeout

Trying to coordinate a group order is so much easier when you can see the menu :-)

• Unofficial Guide from a Stanford student
• Taqueria El Grullense, 3636 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
• Da Sichuan Bisto, 3781 El Camino, Palo Alto
• Hong Kong Restaurant (Menu), 3691 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
• Rice Thai Cuisine, 3924 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
• Su Hong Eatery, 4256 El Camino, Palo Alto
• Deli / Sandwich
  • Driftwood Market & Deli
  • The Ace of Sandwiches
• Pizza
  • Pizza guide from another Stanford student
  • Pizz'a Chicago in Palo Alto
  • Papa Murphy's Take N Bake Pizza
  • Patxi's Chicago Pizza Fresh-baked True Chicago Pizza
• Corner Bakery Cafe (El Camino near Lambert)

Home Delivery of Meals

• Door Dash Food Delivery: Your favorite local restaurants delivered to you
• Gobble - Personalized Dinners
• Jessie & Laurent Entrees delivered to your door
• Order Ahead for ZIP 94306

Hardware

• Palo Alto Hardware, 875 Alma St, Palo Alto

Recommendations: Misc

• Jo Pendleton (Hamilton), Photo Retouching and Restoration
• Lisa's Counter Culture.com (Barron Park, Palo Alto): Workshops on preparing fermented and nournishing foods, including some canning courses.
• A beekeeper with hives in Barron Park neighborhood of Palo Alto (as well as other places): Jim Talboy

Other Local Stores (random collection)

• Google Express

Ta'i Chi

• General collections of links
  • National Neigong Research Society
  • Ta'i Chi Finder
  • The Styles of Tai Chi Chuan
• Tijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto
• Jane Yao in Robles Park (Palo Alto), essentially Wu style
• Martin and Emily Lee at Mitchell Park Community Center (Palo Alto) and De Anza College and Stanford Health Improvement Program
• YMCA Mid-Peninsula (Palo Alto) Joe Deisher (Nanjing Integrated form)
• Integrated Healing and Arts Joe Deisher (Nanjing Integrated form)

Day Workers

• Day Worker Center of Mountain View CA