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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)

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Get cars off our streets??
Jun 20, 2018 12:04 pm
Comments: 26 | Views: 806
As outlandish as it sounds to me, while there are a number of Palo Alto residents who feel our streets are too crowded (they are!), their solution is to get more... More

Get Rid of Those Roundabouts!
Jun 14, 2018 1:09 pm
Comments: 35 | Views: 1,906
Roundabouts are the new “in” thing for Palo Alto’s Transportation Department – and these drivable road circles are part of an $9.6 million... More

Persky's recall: a loss for our nation's judicial system
Jun 6, 2018 12:11 pm
Comments: 54 | Views: 3,940
Emotionalism won; judicial understanding lost. By a 60-40 margin, Judge Aaron Persky was recalled from office Tuesday. That is an unfortunate loss for our judicial... More

Ahhh, those darn aging questions
May 29, 2018 5:26 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 759
“How old are you?” the chatty woman sitting next to me in the Seoul Airport recently asked on my trip back from Japan. “I’m 66 and just celebrated my birthday,... More

Gun control: What can we do locally?
May 22, 2018 4:31 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 6,872
As a Palo Alto resident who is upset about all the mass shootings our country keeps on witnessing, I want to do something about gun control.

But what? Locally,... More

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