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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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Let’s find a better way to elect a Palo Alto mayor
Jan 7, 2023 2:17 pm
Comments: 28 | Views: 9,184
Palo Alto City Council members are all set to select a new mayor on Monday night – a routine procedure each January. And finally! they are beginning to discuss... More
Jan 7, 2023 2:17 pm
Comments: 28 | Views: 9,184
Palo Alto City Council members are all set to select a new mayor on Monday night – a routine procedure each January. And finally! they are beginning to discuss... More
Go away, language police!
Dec 31, 2022 3:40 pm
Comments: 47 | Views: 10,923
The Information Technology (IT) Department at Stanford caused quite a tizzy when it published a guide on harmful language that should not be used at the university.... More
Dec 31, 2022 3:40 pm
Comments: 47 | Views: 10,923
The Information Technology (IT) Department at Stanford caused quite a tizzy when it published a guide on harmful language that should not be used at the university.... More
Palo Alto v. Stanford: City demands are over the top
Dec 11, 2022 12:11 pm
Comments: 53 | Views: 13,473
An undercurrent of antagonism between the city of Palo Alto and Stanford University has been in play for decades. It is seldomly discussed aloud, but it is there.... More
Dec 11, 2022 12:11 pm
Comments: 53 | Views: 13,473
An undercurrent of antagonism between the city of Palo Alto and Stanford University has been in play for decades. It is seldomly discussed aloud, but it is there.... More
The clothes we wear: Cool, chic, casual -- or just plain sloppy?
Nov 29, 2022 12:48 pm
Comments: 40 | Views: 10,851
I love clothes! It was important to me since I turned 13. My mother told me at the time (and evermore) that when people meet you, they first judge you by not only... More
Nov 29, 2022 12:48 pm
Comments: 40 | Views: 10,851
I love clothes! It was important to me since I turned 13. My mother told me at the time (and evermore) that when people meet you, they first judge you by not only... More
'Working from home’ — a new work world creates societal problems.
Nov 21, 2022 4:42 pm
Comments: 55 | Views: 12,128
I am envious – maybe a bit jealous – of all the high-tech employees today who can decide when and where they work, how much vacation time they want,... More
Nov 21, 2022 4:42 pm
Comments: 55 | Views: 12,128
I am envious – maybe a bit jealous – of all the high-tech employees today who can decide when and where they work, how much vacation time they want,... More
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