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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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Wait, wait – we’re working on it
Feb 18, 2020 1:37 pm
Comments: 21 | Views: 15,748
The wheels of local government often turn very slowly – projects seem to take years, rather than months to complete.
This week I came across a lengthy city... More
Feb 18, 2020 1:37 pm
Comments: 21 | Views: 15,748
The wheels of local government often turn very slowly – projects seem to take years, rather than months to complete.
This week I came across a lengthy city... More
Does Palo Alto City Hall have a new cover-up culture?
Sep 25, 2019 4:40 pm
Comments: 21 | Views: 15,662
What is happening to Palo Alto’s officials, most notably City Manager Ed Shikada, who ordered all city employees not to talk to the press about a June 3 911... More
Sep 25, 2019 4:40 pm
Comments: 21 | Views: 15,662
What is happening to Palo Alto’s officials, most notably City Manager Ed Shikada, who ordered all city employees not to talk to the press about a June 3 911... More
Questions on my mind about Palo Alto
Oct 4, 2018 4:35 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 15,659
I oftentimes come across things in Palo Alto that make me wonder, “Why does the city …” “Does data on how much services are used back up what the city is... More
Oct 4, 2018 4:35 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 15,659
I oftentimes come across things in Palo Alto that make me wonder, “Why does the city …” “Does data on how much services are used back up what the city is... More
Coronavirus: my early April thoughts – and fears
Apr 5, 2020 12:10 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 15,644
I wake up in the morning. Is it Friday? Or maybe it’s Tuesday or Wednesday. What day was yesterday?
Is yesterday just going to be like today, and what about... More
Apr 5, 2020 12:10 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 15,644
I wake up in the morning. Is it Friday? Or maybe it’s Tuesday or Wednesday. What day was yesterday?
Is yesterday just going to be like today, and what about... More
Think about helping others in our coronavirus-affected area
Mar 29, 2020 5:44 am
Comments: 7 | Views: 15,625
In these dire times, as people are really worried about getting the coronavirus, it seems we all are potential targets, ready to be plucked randomly, without any... More
Mar 29, 2020 5:44 am
Comments: 7 | Views: 15,625
In these dire times, as people are really worried about getting the coronavirus, it seems we all are potential targets, ready to be plucked randomly, without any... More
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