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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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Police misconduct? My 10 questions for the PA police to answer
Jul 28, 2019 12:15 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 16,881
The video of the Palo Alto police officer slamming the head of a resident of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park into a car’s windshield and then arresting him is very... More
Jul 28, 2019 12:15 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 16,881
The video of the Palo Alto police officer slamming the head of a resident of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park into a car’s windshield and then arresting him is very... More
Is racism also a local problem?
Jul 19, 2019 12:25 pm
Comments: 43 | Views: 16,421
(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
Jul 19, 2019 12:25 pm
Comments: 43 | Views: 16,421
(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
Can cities handle our traffic mess? I doubt it!
Jul 9, 2019 4:04 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 13,692
Can Palo Alto and other Peninsula cities ever find a way to diminish the terrible traffic congestion problems we all are experiencing, particularly during commute... More
Jul 9, 2019 4:04 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 13,692
Can Palo Alto and other Peninsula cities ever find a way to diminish the terrible traffic congestion problems we all are experiencing, particularly during commute... More
I feel sorry for Stanford University
Jun 9, 2019 10:59 am
Comments: 5 | Views: 13,837
Note: This column appeared in the Friday, June 8, print edition of the Weekly
I am upset at how Stanford is being treated by local officials. In what way?
This... More
Jun 9, 2019 10:59 am
Comments: 5 | Views: 13,837
Note: This column appeared in the Friday, June 8, print edition of the Weekly
I am upset at how Stanford is being treated by local officials. In what way?
This... More
Save Palo Alto's park land
Jun 5, 2019 11:31 am
Comments: 12 | Views: 12,167
In 1981, Elizabeth F. Gamble willed to Palo Alto her large house and garden on a 2.3 acre lot at the corner of Waverley Street and Embarcadero Road. The Palo Alto... More
Jun 5, 2019 11:31 am
Comments: 12 | Views: 12,167
In 1981, Elizabeth F. Gamble willed to Palo Alto her large house and garden on a 2.3 acre lot at the corner of Waverley Street and Embarcadero Road. The Palo Alto... More
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