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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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'Ignoring what's wrong has never made anything right'
Sep 15, 2020 4:34 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 13,304
For months I have talked to a number of people who said they are zoning out on this election -- they can't stand all the politicizing of every issue, they can't... More
Sep 15, 2020 4:34 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 13,304
For months I have talked to a number of people who said they are zoning out on this election -- they can't stand all the politicizing of every issue, they can't... More
Palo Alto needs a new auditor NOW
Jan 27, 2020 5:46 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 13,296
Palo Alto has been without a permanent auditor for 11 months. Why should we care? Why even bother with an auditor?
Our city is doing a reasonably good job, many... More
Jan 27, 2020 5:46 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 13,296
Palo Alto has been without a permanent auditor for 11 months. Why should we care? Why even bother with an auditor?
Our city is doing a reasonably good job, many... More
Keeping things from the public trumps transparency in town
Apr 5, 2022 3:47 pm
Comments: 72 | Views: 13,288
I watched the Palo Alto City Council meeting to the bitter end (12:30 a.m.) of Monday night’s meeting, and, indeed, it was a bitter ending for me, a champion... More
Apr 5, 2022 3:47 pm
Comments: 72 | Views: 13,288
I watched the Palo Alto City Council meeting to the bitter end (12:30 a.m.) of Monday night’s meeting, and, indeed, it was a bitter ending for me, a champion... More
Reflections on Palo Alto's Centennial -- now it's the city's 125th birthday!
Apr 25, 2019 5:31 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 13,253
This Sunday, April 28th, Palo Alto will officially celebrate its 125th birthday. It’s a time to celebrate!
125 years ago, in April 1894, this small community... More
Apr 25, 2019 5:31 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 13,253
This Sunday, April 28th, Palo Alto will officially celebrate its 125th birthday. It’s a time to celebrate!
125 years ago, in April 1894, this small community... More
Do city officials ever consider giving taxpayers a break?
Dec 2, 2019 4:48 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 13,149
Advice to new government officials: Spend! And then, get more money from taxpayers! Get it again! And again
Keep on asking!
Fellow taxpayers, I think we are... More
Dec 2, 2019 4:48 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 13,149
Advice to new government officials: Spend! And then, get more money from taxpayers! Get it again! And again
Keep on asking!
Fellow taxpayers, I think we are... More
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