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About this blog: So much is right — and wrong — about what is happening in Palo Alto. In this blog I want to discuss all that with you. I know many residents care about this town, and I want to explore our collective interests to help ... (More)
About this blog: So much is right — and wrong — about what is happening in Palo Alto. In this blog I want to discuss all that with you. I know many residents care about this town, and I want to explore our collective interests to help do the right thing. My goal with this blog is to help the public better understand what really is happening, and more important, how residents living here may be affected by these local decisions. I've been a journalist most of my life, first as a reporter and then managing editor of a Chicago newspaper, followed by a wonderful year at Stanford as a recipient of Knight Journalism Fellowship. I then went to the San Jose Mercury as an editorial writer and columnist. I also worked for the State Bar of California as the first editor in chief of "California Lawyer" magazine, and then spent a decade at Stanford involved in public issues affecting the university. In the late 1990s, I sequentially wrote columns for all three local newspapers here in Palo Alto. Born in a small community on Long Island, I attended Middlebury College, graduated from the University of Michigan, got married, had four boys in four years, and then started working. I moved to Palo Alto in 1979, and have been involved in the community on several nonprofit boards. (Hide)
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Bike lanes don’t belong on El Camino!
May 23, 2023 4:55 pm
Comments: 38 | Views: 8,823
City officials from Redwood City, Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Mountain View have for years been considering bike lanes on a north-south bicycle route... More
May 23, 2023 4:55 pm
Comments: 38 | Views: 8,823
City officials from Redwood City, Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Mountain View have for years been considering bike lanes on a north-south bicycle route... More
Is it important to have an auditor in Palo Alto?
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 3,557
Why does Palo Alto, a city that seems so honest, even need an auditor? Why should we hire one when we could spend three-quarters of a million dollars yearly instead... More
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 3,557
Why does Palo Alto, a city that seems so honest, even need an auditor? Why should we hire one when we could spend three-quarters of a million dollars yearly instead... More
A new way to choose a U.S. vice presidential candidate
Apr 17, 2023 5:46 pm
Comments: 26 | Views: 3,827
Mention the 2024 presidential election and many Democrats already are saying “Gee, I like Biden, but there’s this age problem. He’s getting older,... More
Apr 17, 2023 5:46 pm
Comments: 26 | Views: 3,827
Mention the 2024 presidential election and many Democrats already are saying “Gee, I like Biden, but there’s this age problem. He’s getting older,... More
Will auto license plate readers really curtail crime? Or will our privacy be endangered?
Apr 6, 2023 12:11 pm
Comments: 44 | Views: 3,607
NOTE: I originally reported the council voted 5-2 to approve the use of ALPR techhnology implementation. The actual vote was 7-0. I apologize for the error.)
Palo... More
Apr 6, 2023 12:11 pm
Comments: 44 | Views: 3,607
NOTE: I originally reported the council voted 5-2 to approve the use of ALPR techhnology implementation. The actual vote was 7-0. I apologize for the error.)
Palo... More
Robots, I am tired of talking to you!
Mar 29, 2023 7:50 pm
Comments: 20 | Views: 4,249
Yes, I am talking to you robots, whose companies hire you, to supposedly guide me through a telephone tree to get to a live person to make an appointment or get... More
Mar 29, 2023 7:50 pm
Comments: 20 | Views: 4,249
Yes, I am talking to you robots, whose companies hire you, to supposedly guide me through a telephone tree to get to a live person to make an appointment or get... More
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