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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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2018 pre-election reflections
Nov 1, 2018 4:17 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 16,173
Election Day is (finally) almost here. It’s a very important one nationally, the outcome of which may foretell whether President Trump will be reelected in 2020.... More
Nov 1, 2018 4:17 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 16,173
Election Day is (finally) almost here. It’s a very important one nationally, the outcome of which may foretell whether President Trump will be reelected in 2020.... More
Good – and not-so-good things -- that are happening in Palo Alto
Oct 25, 2018 11:36 am
Comments: 21 | Views: 16,416
Traffic problems again (not good) -- Residents are certainly not shy in letting the city know about their traffic problems. When Mayor Liz Kniss looked into... More
Oct 25, 2018 11:36 am
Comments: 21 | Views: 16,416
Traffic problems again (not good) -- Residents are certainly not shy in letting the city know about their traffic problems. When Mayor Liz Kniss looked into... More
Should we get rid of state propositions on the ballot?
Oct 17, 2018 12:02 pm
Comments: 14 | Views: 16,147
It’s that time of year again -- our biennial political happening – voting! This year we have some 11 state propositions on our ballots (#9 of 12 was removed),... More
Oct 17, 2018 12:02 pm
Comments: 14 | Views: 16,147
It’s that time of year again -- our biennial political happening – voting! This year we have some 11 state propositions on our ballots (#9 of 12 was removed),... More
No on Palo Alto Measure F, and leave our clocks alone!
Oct 11, 2018 2:35 pm
Comments: 23 | Views: 17,150
If you haven’t seen enough “No on F” signs in town, or read all the editorials against Measure F (e.g., The Palo Alto Weekly’s “No,... More
Oct 11, 2018 2:35 pm
Comments: 23 | Views: 17,150
If you haven’t seen enough “No on F” signs in town, or read all the editorials against Measure F (e.g., The Palo Alto Weekly’s “No,... 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
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