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The E.R.A. – no real equality yet. Why not?When I was standing at the altar at age 21 rehearsing for my wedding, uttering the vow “to love, honor and obey,” I told the priest I would not say “obey.”...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by Pune Model, on Feb 21, 2020 at 4:35 am | 20 comments | 12503 Views
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City’s “priorities” have become meaningless – and a waste of timeOnce upon a time, but not too long ago, I used appreciate when city councils decided on priorities for the upcoming year – usually three or four problem areas...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 10, 2020Last comment by neighbor, on Feb 17, 2020 at 11:23 am | 12 comments | 12106 Views
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Palo Alto needs a new auditor NOWPalo Alto has been without a permanent auditor for 11 months. Why should we care? Why even bother with an auditor? Our city is doing a reasonably good job, many...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 27, 2020Last comment by Sharon E., on Feb 11, 2020 at 10:25 am | 8 comments | 12296 Views
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No person is above the law, including police officers.No man is above the law. We’ve heard that phrase repeatedly in recent weeks applied to Pres. Donald Trump as the Congressional House hearings on his impeachment...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 25, 2019Last comment by Slap Em Down n Person, on Feb 10, 2020 at 2:19 pm | 26 comments | 20689 Views
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Plastic vegie bag ban: Pragmatic? -- or simply politically correct?Last June, the Palo Alto City Council, in a 6-0 vote, went along with a suggestion from the Girl Scouts to ban all plastic straws, which they did. A week later with...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 12, 2020Last comment by SJ, on Jan 25, 2020 at 2:20 am | 36 comments | 15026 Views
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TO: Palo Alto officials: SUBJECT: Hurry up and get things done!A friend of mine once explained to me how this city’s famous (and now infamous) “Palo Alto Process” came about. “We have a lot of bright people living in...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 30, 2019Last comment by Anneke, on Jan 5, 2020 at 5:54 am | 22 comments | 12733 Views
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Loss of transparency? Council decides HR can investigate some internal police problems – not an independent auditorOpen governments and transparency in city affairs are big things for me – they’re part of what democracy should be all about. If city decisions are not available...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by Trish Bubenik , on Jan 1, 2020 at 8:16 pm | 5 comments | 11264 Views
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Sure, the traffic mess in town is a complicated problem, but I want a solutionWow! Palo Alto’s new Office of Transportation will have 15.5 employees to solve all our traffic problems in our city – that’s a lot of people to...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 10, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Dec 19, 2019 at 4:37 pm | 58 comments | 15010 Views
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Do city officials ever consider giving taxpayers a break?Advice to new government officials: Spend! And then, get more money from taxpayers! Get it again! And again Keep on asking! Fellow taxpayers, I think we are...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 2, 2019Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 7, 2019 at 11:56 am | 18 comments | 12197 Views
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A Voter Warning from a Wise Friend“Do not be a single-issue voter,” a wise friend once told me. “Elections are too important to waste your vote just because you may agree with a candidate on...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 18, 2019Last comment by Citizen Realist, on Nov 25, 2019 at 9:21 am | 25 comments | 12326 Views
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Why don’t city officials love my car?I love my little hybrid gas-sipping silver car, but it’s unrequited love. City officials don’t adore my car the same way I do. They’d prefer to see me walk...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 13, 2019 at 11:18 am | 68 comments | 14414 Views
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Free speech – Zuckerberg’s version and minePalo Alto resident Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, decided to speak out for free speech last Thursday at a talk at Georgetown University. Unfortunately,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by V Kleinow, on Oct 22, 2019 at 9:11 pm | 30 comments | 12011 Views
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Some answers, please, PG&EI want to know a lot more about why and who made the PG&E decision to cut off electricity to prevent wildfires to more than 886,000 customers in California – and,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 10, 2019Last comment by pg&e must pay up, on Oct 16, 2019 at 9:21 am | 12 comments | 12586 Views
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Caltrain grade crossings: an uncoordinated problem with too little communicationIt’s that proverbial cart-before-the-horse problem again, and this time it could be an expensive undertaking because the whole effort to redo grade crossings...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by TBM, on Oct 11, 2019 at 11:49 am | 18 comments | 12720 Views
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Does Palo Alto City Hall have a new cover-up culture?What is happening to Palo Alto’s officials, most notably City Manager Ed Shikada, who ordered all city employees not to talk to the press about a June 3 911...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Oct 4, 2019 at 8:43 am | 21 comments | 14661 Views
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Can cities handle our traffic mess? I doubt it!Can Palo Alto and other Peninsula cities ever find a way to diminish the terrible traffic congestion problems we all are experiencing, particularly during commute...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 9, 2019Last comment by Arastradero Rd Mess, on Sep 26, 2019 at 8:16 am | 18 comments | 12739 Views
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Troubling safety issues in our fair cityPalo Alto has to deal with certain safety issues. Specifically: 1) ==B Where do we go for shelter if there’s a big emergency on our streets – or in the entire...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 10, 2019Last comment by Dollar bill, on Sep 19, 2019 at 11:58 am | 18 comments | 12699 Views
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Firing Judge Persky as a tennis coach was a big mistakeFormer Judge Aaron Persky is being derided and disgraced. It’s unfair – and regretful. Persky was the Santa Clara County judge who conducted the Brock...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Steve White, on Sep 18, 2019 at 4:17 pm | 19 comments | 33775 Views
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Stanford’s Cantor Museum banner raises questions, some unintendedThe banner was stretched across the large entrance to the Cantor Museum at Stanford University. It spread across half the room, although the right side was not completely...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 30, 2019Last comment by Al Ward, on Sep 11, 2019 at 5:07 pm | 21 comments | 15119 Views
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Why does it take so long to hire an auditor?Public perception of how a city is handling a problem can be almost as important as how the city really is solving the problem. And the Palo Alto City Council now...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 20, 2019Last comment by WilliamR, on Aug 26, 2019 at 10:48 am | 2 comments | 11414 Views
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