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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)
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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Palo Alto’s business tax: A forever tax that we will be paying for
Jun 7, 2022 11:47 am
Comments: 59 | Views: 9,444
==I “So, what if Palo Alto imposes a business tax on all retail businesses in this city? That’s fine with me if they pay money to run Palo Alto –... More
Jun 7, 2022 11:47 am
Comments: 59 | Views: 9,444
==I “So, what if Palo Alto imposes a business tax on all retail businesses in this city? That’s fine with me if they pay money to run Palo Alto –... More
We must change our gun culture in America
May 31, 2022 7:03 pm
Comments: 81 | Views: 12,274
We live in a country in love with guns – significantly more than any other country in the world. Many Americans idolize them. This gun reverence has worsened the... More
May 31, 2022 7:03 pm
Comments: 81 | Views: 12,274
We live in a country in love with guns – significantly more than any other country in the world. Many Americans idolize them. This gun reverence has worsened the... More
Do Palo Alto city officials ever, ever have enough money?
May 23, 2022 1:44 pm
Comments: 65 | Views: 9,347
Palo Alto has nearly a $1 billion (that’s a “B”) budget scheduled for this coming 2022-2023 fiscal year. That in itself is amazing for a town with a 62,000-plus... More
May 23, 2022 1:44 pm
Comments: 65 | Views: 9,347
Palo Alto has nearly a $1 billion (that’s a “B”) budget scheduled for this coming 2022-2023 fiscal year. That in itself is amazing for a town with a 62,000-plus... More
Chirps about birds—and tales about bushy-tailed squirrels
May 10, 2022 4:36 pm
Comments: 17 | Views: 7,468
I’ve always enjoyed my garden, especially during the spring, when birds build their nests and baby birds emerge.
Two summers ago, two birds nested and nestled... More
May 10, 2022 4:36 pm
Comments: 17 | Views: 7,468
I’ve always enjoyed my garden, especially during the spring, when birds build their nests and baby birds emerge.
Two summers ago, two birds nested and nestled... More
Do we really need all that new housing?
May 3, 2022 4:55 pm
Comments: 97 | Views: 13,062
Suppose that all those pious but earnest urgings by local and state officials over the past few years proclaiming that we need much more housing in this state, particularly... More
May 3, 2022 4:55 pm
Comments: 97 | Views: 13,062
Suppose that all those pious but earnest urgings by local and state officials over the past few years proclaiming that we need much more housing in this state, particularly... More
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