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About this blog: I was a "corporate brat" growing up and lived in different parts of the country, ending in Houston, Texas for high school. After attending college at UC Davis, and getting an MBA at Harvard, I embarked on a marketing career, mai...
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About this blog: I was a "corporate brat" growing up and lived in different parts of the country, ending in Houston, Texas for high school. After attending college at UC Davis, and getting an MBA at Harvard, I embarked on a marketing career, mainly in the Bay Area with different companies. My former wife went back to medical school after we had been married a few years, and we moved into married student housing at Stanford, had our two now adult children while she was a medical student, and moved into Palo Alto when she started her Residency. Been here ever since. As my kids were going through the Palo Alto schools, I was actively involved in their activities, most notably head umpire for Palo Alto Little League and 9 years as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, among other activities. My kids both are grown, my son teaches 5th grade locally, and my daughter, fluent in Mandarin, is working in China. I sold the business I owned and ran for 8 years in 2012, worked on the Obama campaign, and am consulting for non-profit organizations, which gives me a nice, flexible schedule. Lots of stamps in my passport, and for fun, I like live performances &emdash; theater and music - and of course the Giants!
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Out of Touch, In Touch
Uploaded: May 23, 2010
Palo Alto City Government at long last is confronting fiscal realities.
It is not unique to this town, it has been an elephant in many rooms city and state wide for at least several years.
In Palo Alto, here's who is out of touch:
--The leadership of the fire fighter's union
--the NIMBY's who oppose just about anything that changes their current way of life
--the commercial property owners who charge unrealistic rents to retailers, and then let their spaces sit vacant instead of lowering their rates
Here's who is in touch:
--Those in town that want things they value, such as Children's Theater, to become self-sustaining.
--Those concerned about how our kids get to and from school
--High Speed Rail Opponents
I am providing my list. There are many more which others can provide.
Who is in touch? Who is out of touch?
Local Journalism.
What is it worth to you?
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