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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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What’s wrong with this picture? PA city manager earns more than the president!
May 5, 2020 12:11 pm
Comments: 49 | Views: 24,620
It’s just our money that the City of Palo Alto is spending, so why should we get concerned? But I am, because this week I saw what the city staff and particularly... More
May 5, 2020 12:11 pm
Comments: 49 | Views: 24,620
It’s just our money that the City of Palo Alto is spending, so why should we get concerned? But I am, because this week I saw what the city staff and particularly... More
Remembrance of things past: former Stanford president, Donald Kennedy
Apr 27, 2020 2:59 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 15,844
I once had the privilege of working for Donald Kennedy. It was shortly after he became president of Stanford in 1980, and I had just started working in the Office... More
Apr 27, 2020 2:59 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 15,844
I once had the privilege of working for Donald Kennedy. It was shortly after he became president of Stanford in 1980, and I had just started working in the Office... More
Are we losing our common sense?
Apr 20, 2020 1:57 pm
Comments: 60 | Views: 26,144
In our collective concern about coronavirus, some decisions are being made that defy common sense.
Our roads are emptier the past couple of weeks, since everyone... More
Apr 20, 2020 1:57 pm
Comments: 60 | Views: 26,144
In our collective concern about coronavirus, some decisions are being made that defy common sense.
Our roads are emptier the past couple of weeks, since everyone... More
Is Palo Alto too generous in paying its staff?
Apr 14, 2020 12:25 pm
Comments: 33 | Views: 18,861
Palo Alto spends $6 million a month on employee salaries plus health benefits. Just a little over a week ago, the Palo City Council decided, somewhat abruptly, to... More
Apr 14, 2020 12:25 pm
Comments: 33 | Views: 18,861
Palo Alto spends $6 million a month on employee salaries plus health benefits. Just a little over a week ago, the Palo City Council decided, somewhat abruptly, to... More
Coronavirus: my early April thoughts – and fears
Apr 5, 2020 12:10 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 15,638
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: 15,638
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
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