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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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Can you hear me yet?
Feb 12, 2021 1:59 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 15,178
Scene —
Ten members of the “Over 50” club, each sitting in front of their computer, trying to participate in a meeting on Zoom.
Janice: “Can... More
Feb 12, 2021 1:59 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 15,178
Scene —
Ten members of the “Over 50” club, each sitting in front of their computer, trying to participate in a meeting on Zoom.
Janice: “Can... More
Ballot propositions have problems
Oct 20, 2020 1:20 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 15,172
I voted yesterday. And after I gave my ballot to my mailman (he assured me the ballots were flowing smoothly through the post office), I thought about my votes and... More
Oct 20, 2020 1:20 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 15,172
I voted yesterday. And after I gave my ballot to my mailman (he assured me the ballots were flowing smoothly through the post office), I thought about my votes and... More
Gobbledygook goings on in Palo Alto
Dec 7, 2018 12:49 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 15,168
We all know the local governments at times try to hide things, despite their loud proclamations of how transparent they always are. But the opaqueness continues.
A... More
Dec 7, 2018 12:49 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 15,168
We all know the local governments at times try to hide things, despite their loud proclamations of how transparent they always are. But the opaqueness continues.
A... More
Why does it take Palo Alto so long to get things done?
Jun 18, 2021 12:57 pm
Comments: 21 | Views: 15,101
A recent headline in one of the local papers declared “City moves swiftly to …” A local city moves swiftly! Wow! I say. Because to me, local cities... More
Jun 18, 2021 12:57 pm
Comments: 21 | Views: 15,101
A recent headline in one of the local papers declared “City moves swiftly to …” A local city moves swiftly! Wow! I say. Because to me, local cities... More
Police departments using PR techniques to justify their actions
May 18, 2021 2:13 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 15,057
I am concerned. Police departments around the country are circling their wagons because of recent public criticisms about their officers’ wrongdoings, most notably... More
May 18, 2021 2:13 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 15,057
I am concerned. Police departments around the country are circling their wagons because of recent public criticisms about their officers’ wrongdoings, most notably... More
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