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An Alternative View

By Diana Diamond

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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)

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Is telling the truth simply an old-fashioned idea?
Jan 19, 2023 4:06 pm
Comments: 58 | Views: 8,601

As the story has been told over the years, our first president, George Washington, said, as a youngster to his lather as both looked at a cherry tree, “I cannot... More
Happy holidays to you -- and you, and you . . .
Sep 9, 2022 3:40 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 8,573

It’s become a smorgasbord of ideas about how many more official holidays our little city of 62,000 should celebrate in Palo Alto, and an item council members... More
Why I changed my mind about abortion
Jun 24, 2023 6:03 pm
Comments: 56 | Views: 8,473

One year ago today, June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision and left it up the states to individually decide on abortion. In its Dobbs... More
Utilities undergrounding grounded -- as in almost gone
Oct 5, 2023 4:41 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 8,377


Whoosh! Palo Alto’s years-long plan to underground utilities in neighborhoods has somewhat suddenly and silently disappeared, to the surprise of many Palo... More
“Zoom bombing” has hit our towns – what should we do?
Oct 18, 2023 8:25 am
Comments: 27 | Views: 8,358


Yes, we’ve been “zoom bombed” right here in Palo Alto. The city council has become the latest target of people who call in via Zoom with lewd, racist, ugly... More
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