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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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Humanities courses in college – are they worth it?
Jan 18, 2024 3:41 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 1,775
I had a fun discussion the other day in my current events discussion group about whether English majors and others who majored in humanities could get decent jobs.... More
Jan 18, 2024 3:41 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 1,775
I had a fun discussion the other day in my current events discussion group about whether English majors and others who majored in humanities could get decent jobs.... More
Are Palo Alto’s priorities really doable – or just pipe dreams?
Jan 7, 2024 4:06 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 3,907
These were the Palo Alto City Council’s 2023 priorities for the city:
==I Economic Recovery and Transition, Climate Change & Natural Environment... More
Jan 7, 2024 4:06 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 3,907
These were the Palo Alto City Council’s 2023 priorities for the city:
==I Economic Recovery and Transition, Climate Change & Natural Environment... More
Holiday thoughts and hopes and seasonal loneliness
Dec 22, 2023 3:41 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 5,203
Happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Yuletide Greetings, and a Happy New Year to all!
It’s a special time of year as we celebrate the end of... More
Dec 22, 2023 3:41 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 5,203
Happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Yuletide Greetings, and a Happy New Year to all!
It’s a special time of year as we celebrate the end of... More
A cold welcome at PA City Hall; Utilities Dept. public approval score drops; Nine experienced? candidates vie for Eshoo’s seat
Dec 11, 2023 2:07 pm
Comments: 52 | Views: 5,654
Addendum to my column last week on blocking public access at PA City Hall: I walked into the lobby of City Hall recently and once again, saw the large lobby was... More
Dec 11, 2023 2:07 pm
Comments: 52 | Views: 5,654
Addendum to my column last week on blocking public access at PA City Hall: I walked into the lobby of City Hall recently and once again, saw the large lobby was... More
Banning the public from PA City Hall
Nov 26, 2023 7:19 pm
Comments: 27 | Views: 6,430
Palo Alto City Hall is now closed to the public -- the ground floor is open, but residents, the press and the general public cannot go to any other... More
Nov 26, 2023 7:19 pm
Comments: 27 | Views: 6,430
Palo Alto City Hall is now closed to the public -- the ground floor is open, but residents, the press and the general public cannot go to any other... More
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