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Making Your Mark

Category: Community

A Misunderstood System

03/15/2023 No Comments

This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Most of us have

Clueless in Palo Alto

12/06/2022 No Comments

This is a letter I wrote to the Daily Post after reading an article describing how the Palo Alto City Council was outraged at having

Slow-Walking Housing Policy

12/05/2022 7 Comments

This is a letter to the San Mateo Daily Journal I wrote which was published on December 5, 2022. I see the San Carlos City

Acting Against Domestic Violence

09/12/2022 No Comments

This is a public comment I made to the San Carlos City Council at their 9/12/2022 meeting. Thank you Mayor McDowell and the rest of

Audits Are a Good Idea!

08/01/2022 No Comments

This is a letter to the editor I wrote to the Palo Alto Daily Post which was published August 1, 2022. It was sparked by

Keeping the American Experiment Alive

07/01/2022 No Comments

This is an op ed I wrote that was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on July 1, 2022. This Independence Day comes at

Sending Anger, Lots of It

05/24/2022 No Comments

The families suffering from a perfectly avoidable horror in Texas have my sympathy. But I’m not sending thoughts and prayers. Because those are useless, and

That’s What They’re For

04/12/2022 No Comments

This is op ed was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Monday, April 11, 2022. What you see here is slightly different from

Playing Hide the Football

03/03/2022 No Comments

This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the Palo Alto Daily News on March 3, 2022. It relates to the departure,

Basic Economic Realities

03/03/2022 No Comments

This is a letter to the editor I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on March 3, 2022. Editor: Basic economic

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