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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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Ban the noise in Palo Alto?
Feb 11, 2023 1:50 pm
Comments: 34 | Views: 7,899
Last week, an array of residents deplored the noise emitted from gas leaf blowers, claiming they are destroying “the quality of life” in our fair city.
One... More
Feb 11, 2023 1:50 pm
Comments: 34 | Views: 7,899
Last week, an array of residents deplored the noise emitted from gas leaf blowers, claiming they are destroying “the quality of life” in our fair city.
One... More
Surprising facts and factoids about trees in our fair city
Sep 3, 2023 10:05 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 7,896
Palo Alto loves trees -- it has about 66,000 of them, about one per resident. Our city is responsible for the upkeep of about 46,000 trees in parks and public areas;... More
Sep 3, 2023 10:05 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 7,896
Palo Alto loves trees -- it has about 66,000 of them, about one per resident. Our city is responsible for the upkeep of about 46,000 trees in parks and public areas;... More
Palo Alto: Urgency is out, delays are in
Aug 21, 2023 12:19 pm
Comments: 13 | Views: 7,856
Something seems a bit askew at Palo Alto City Hall. What I sense is an escalating laissez-faire attitude, like “We’ll do it when we get... More
Aug 21, 2023 12:19 pm
Comments: 13 | Views: 7,856
Something seems a bit askew at Palo Alto City Hall. What I sense is an escalating laissez-faire attitude, like “We’ll do it when we get... More
Procrastination isn’t progress—even in Palo Alto
Oct 30, 2023 5:03 pm
Comments: 19 | Views: 7,687
I am tired of complaining that it takes too long to get things started – and completed – by Palo Alto’s city staff. And, it turns... More
Oct 30, 2023 5:03 pm
Comments: 19 | Views: 7,687
I am tired of complaining that it takes too long to get things started – and completed – by Palo Alto’s city staff. And, it turns... More
Cal Ave’s permanent ‘pedestrian mall’ creates problems
Nov 10, 2023 2:35 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 7,505
Well, it’s done. The debate is over. California Avenue, Palo Alto’s “second downtown” will now become a permanent pedestrian mall. No cars allowed. Permanent... More
Nov 10, 2023 2:35 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 7,505
Well, it’s done. The debate is over. California Avenue, Palo Alto’s “second downtown” will now become a permanent pedestrian mall. No cars allowed. Permanent... More
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