JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: That curbside parking space in front of my home is MINE!!!' The current dialogue over parking requirements in downtown Palo Alto and other commercial areas echoes community debates and controversies that date back decades. There has be... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jan 11, 2013 at 3:35 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Ellen Fletcher's lesson for all politicians -- local or not Before the late Ellen Fletcher pedals off to fade into history and anecdote there's a lesson she provided that politicians -- local or national and in between -- might take to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Nov 27, 2012 at 3:29 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2012 at 9:30 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Gary Fazzino's depth of knowledge reached far beyond Palo Alto I first met Gary Fazzino when in the early 1970s he took on the job of hosting the Monday night City Council broadcasts on Stanford University's student radio station, KZSU. I... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Nov 1, 2012 at 2:41 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 6, 2012 at 1:47 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Does upsurge in teen-distress referrals mean 'stigma' barrier is dropping? There is a continuing upsurge in referrals of young persons to counselors to help with some form of emotional distress, stress or other difficult challenge, according to the A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Sep 29, 2012 at 9:49 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 29, 2012 at 9:02 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline: 'My sister's gift' column raises question of how best to 'reach' kids A number of readers have responded positively to my column in the Weekly of Sept. 7 about a "gift" of good advice my older sister Marilyn gave me more than a half century ago ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Sep 15, 2012 at 4:48 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2012 at 6:59 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG ON DEADLINE blog: Will side effect of school board retreat be shorter (but better) meetings? One "news" item out of last week's Palo Alto Board of Education retreat was that future board meetings may well be substantially shorter, more focused and better at getting th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jun 29, 2012 at 3:06 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 2, 2012 at 10:12 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline: For Palo Alto school officials, transparency is as transparency does Palo Alto school officials right now are wrestling with the question of what constitutes "transparency" -- including whether a series of private memos between the Superintend... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jun 7, 2012 at 3:43 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 9, 2012 at 7:43 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Dwight Bentel presented a contrast to Stanford journalism/communications education The passing of Dwight Bentel in mid-May at 103 marks the passage of an expansionist era in the education of future journalists -- one with direct parallels, and differences, b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on May 25, 2012 at 9:13 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 27, 2012 at 2:33 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG 'World Press Freedom Day' needs courageous journalism, at home and abroad Thursday, May 3, was designated as "World Press Freedom Day" today (April 30) by the California Legislature, echoing a 1993 action by the United Nations.
But in a world wh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Apr 30, 2012 at 3:58 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2012 at 5:36 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Fairmeadow tree doomed by careless digging, tight design -- but triggers new policy The abrupt removal of a twin-trunk redwood tree at Fairmeadow Elementary School during spring break in early April is generating a new Palo Alto Unified School District admini... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Apr 26, 2012 at 8:38 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2012 at 3:24 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Will cities get a voice in high-speed-rail debate? Or just have to keep shouting? The long-awaited final report giving a "new vision" for the proposed high-speed-rail system for California will become public within the next week or two, unless there is some... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Mar 20, 2012 at 10:30 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2012 at 11:36 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Major high-speed rail hearing Tuesday night -- who will come? A major state Senate public hearing has been scheduled next Tuesday evening to hear about possible new directions for high-speed rail in California -- directions that could re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Mar 9, 2012 at 10:03 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2012 at 8:06 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Massage parlor column rubbed some the wrong way My column in last Friday's Weekly (Feb. 24) triggered a few interesting responses, and rubbed some readers the wrong way -- especially current massage therapists. Could one sa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Feb 27, 2012 at 1:12 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2012 at 12:27 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Palo Alto police and fire operations face big changes -- to be defined Some of the most sweeping changes in the long histories of the Palo Alto Police Department and Fire Department are beginning to take shape -- even though many are yet undefine... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Feb 8, 2012 at 11:14 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2012 at 3:04 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Impacts of Proposition 13 to be explored Feb. 10 at Silicon Valley conference A third of a century ago California voters enthusiastically supported Proposition 13 as a way to cut taxes and curtail the costs of "runaway" government. The "tax revolt" foll... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jan 24, 2012 at 3:41 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 28, 2012 at 1:58 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG ON DEADLINE: Mayor Yeh: Another soft-spoken big-challenges year for Palo Alto Palo Alto will speak softly but face big-stick challenges in 2012 as new Mayor Yiaway Yeh puts his stamp on city policies, practices and politics. He is expected to echo 2011 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jan 14, 2012 at 4:25 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 20, 2012 at 2:46 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Is Palo Alto big enough for an elected mayor? Yes and no, maybe Former Mayor (twice over) Gary Fazzino has renewed a proposal he first surfaced about two decades ago: that Palo Alto is a big and complex enough town to directly elect its ma... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Dec 26, 2011 at 10:58 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2012 at 2:54 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline blog: Peter Carpenter's mission: warn of employee-benefit 'time bomb' Every week I get two or three e-mails from Peter Carpenter drumming in a single message: that retirement costs/benefits for public employees are threatening to bankrupt cities... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Dec 20, 2011 at 8:44 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2011 at 9:40 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline: Palo Alto's baylands debate could continue for years, folks The future of Palo Alto's vast baylands -- a mix of marshlands, open water, mud and hiking/walking/running trails -- has been debated for decades.
The nearly two-thirds v... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Nov 18, 2011 at 7:36 am There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2011 at 7:12 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline: When Steve Jobs showed he had some social skills This blog is not primarily about Steve Jobs. He is mentioned in passing.
It is mainly about a longtime Palo Altan, Carolyn Caddes, a retired portrait-quality photographer an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Oct 27, 2011 at 12:06 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 11, 2011 at 9:23 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline: Is 'cheating' ingrained in our schools, or society? Last weekend hundreds of thousands of American high school seniors -- and some from other nations -- sat down nervously to take the SAT test, that fateful measure of scholasti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Sep 29, 2011 at 5:07 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 21, 2011 at 9:11 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline: New report confirms first-hand knowledge of bay's health For those of us lucky enough to have had intimate, first-hand contact with the San Francisco Bay over decades, a new report on the bay's health is encouraging, despite some di... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Sep 21, 2011 at 4:26 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 25, 2011 at 8:34 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline: Local question -- Was 'Hurricane Irene' news coverage overblown, so to speak? After watching some days of Weather Channel and other news coverage of Hurricane Irene I found myself wondering, as a journalist, whether the newspeople along the way were doi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Aug 29, 2011 at 9:51 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 8, 2011 at 2:27 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On Deadline: Will huge new bicycle plan generate enthusiasm or a revolution? The single biggest "citizen revolt" in Palo Alto's history wasn't over growth rates, the baylands, crime, even traffic.
It was over bicycles.
Specifically, the resident re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Aug 5, 2011 at 10:32 am There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 17, 2012 at 10:35 pm.
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