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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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Propaganda, disinformation invade our lives -- here, and in Ukraine
Mar 8, 2022 4:52 pm
Comments: 36 | Views: 13,541
The disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine that is being broadcast by Putin to his people is frightening, to say the least, for the message Putin is spewing... More
Mar 8, 2022 4:52 pm
Comments: 36 | Views: 13,541
The disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine that is being broadcast by Putin to his people is frightening, to say the least, for the message Putin is spewing... More
A left- v. right-hand problem in PA’s push to be an “all-electric city”
Mar 2, 2022 1:13 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 11,627
Will Palo Alto and other local cities have adequate distribution systems to go all-electric by 2030? Some utility experts say absolutely not – we don’t... More
Mar 2, 2022 1:13 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 11,627
Will Palo Alto and other local cities have adequate distribution systems to go all-electric by 2030? Some utility experts say absolutely not – we don’t... More
Palo Alto City Council: Get rid of police encryption! Now! Please!
Feb 22, 2022 12:44 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 19,783
How long will it take the Palo Alto City Council to discuss the police encryption problem? When will the city’s top staff members stop saying that encryption must... More
Feb 22, 2022 12:44 pm
Comments: 16 | Views: 19,783
How long will it take the Palo Alto City Council to discuss the police encryption problem? When will the city’s top staff members stop saying that encryption must... More
Express lanes will cost drivers masses of money -- and the state will collect millions from us
Feb 15, 2022 11:51 am
Comments: 37 | Views: 21,142
==I "The integration of managed express lanes will reduce congestion all along the U.S. 101 corridor. It will encourage carpooling and transit ridership as... More
Feb 15, 2022 11:51 am
Comments: 37 | Views: 21,142
==I "The integration of managed express lanes will reduce congestion all along the U.S. 101 corridor. It will encourage carpooling and transit ridership as... More
Palo Alto needs to prioritize its priorities
Feb 9, 2022 9:15 am
Comments: 15 | Views: 11,234
Palo Alto’s new priorities are nice. So very nice. The four the city council decided on for 2922 encompass many of this city’s worries and concerns... More
Feb 9, 2022 9:15 am
Comments: 15 | Views: 11,234
Palo Alto’s new priorities are nice. So very nice. The four the city council decided on for 2922 encompass many of this city’s worries and concerns... More
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