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An Alternative View

By Diana Diamond

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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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How well is City Manager Ed Shikada performing his job?
Mar 20, 2023 4:02 pm
Comments: 20 | Views: 4,557

Is Ed Shikada doing a good job as city manager of Palo Alto? In a closed session Monday night, March 20, council members gathered behind closed doors to assess the... More
All you don’t want to know about our escalating utilities rates
Mar 7, 2023 1:17 pm
Comments: 42 | Views: 5,755

Our utilities bills here in Palo Alto and elsewhere are soaring – with no relief in sight. Can we – or ‘they” (those responsible for the... More
Reminiscences of the presidents I met in real time
Feb 27, 2023 4:39 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 3,482

As 98-year-old former President Jimmy Carter lies on his bed, hospice by his side, I thought back and recalled the first and only time I met him years ago. And that... More
America‘s crises are escalating. What can we do?
Feb 20, 2023 2:30 pm
Comments: 33 | Views: 5,012


Passivity prevails. During the past several years, two new crises – increased violence and an acceptance of political (and personal) lying in our country are... More
Ban the noise in Palo Alto?
Feb 11, 2023 1:50 pm
Comments: 34 | Views: 5,637

Last week, an array of residents deplored the noise emitted from gas leaf blowers, claiming they are destroying “the quality of life” in our fair city.

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