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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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City staff is running Palo Alto
Jul 28, 2020 1:00 pm
Comments: 26 | Views: 16,622

There have been subtle but significant changes in the interplay between the Palo Alto City Council and the city’s top administrators, most notably City Manager... More
'But baby, it's cold outside'
Aug 18, 2020 1:41 pm
Comments: 17 | Views: 16,593

Local cities have been opening up their main streets to outdoor summer dining, providing a lovely way to spend a warm summer evening. The restaurants have carefully... More
Should Palo Alto police be reformed? “It can’t happen here” -- or can it?
Jun 9, 2020 1:14 pm
Comments: 42 | Views: 16,537

“It can’t happen here,” two Palo Alto city council members said at Monday’s meeting when discussing the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis... More
My Palo Alto pet peeves – yours too?
Feb 2, 2019 4:02 pm
Comments: 23 | Views: 16,466

In my high school yearbook, we were each asked to list our “pet peeves” and the “peak positive points” about our senior year. It was a fun experience that... More
Is racism also a local problem?
Jul 19, 2019 12:25 pm
Comments: 43 | Views: 16,433

(Note -- this also appeared in print in the 7-19 issue of The Weekly)

I write this cautiously because I am a white female, and while I certainly have experienced... More
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