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About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in add... (More)
About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in addition to writing editorials for more than 15 years. I have served as a director of many non-profits in the Valley and the broader Bay Area and currently serve as chair of Teen Esteem and on the advisory board of Shepherd?s Gate. I also served as founding chair of Heart for Africa and have travelled to Africa seven times to serve on mission trips. My wife, Betty Gail, has taught at Amador Valley High (from where we both graduated) since 1981. She and I both graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, as did both of my parents and my three siblings. Given that Cal tradition, our daughter went south to the University of Southern California and graduated with a degree in international relations. Since graduation, she has taken three mission trips and will be serving in the Philippines for nine months starting in September. (Hide)
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California's nanny state
Jan 12, 2012 7:32 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 13,089
The nanny state of California continues to expand government's reach into our lives.
Gov. Brown showed some common sense with vetoes last fall on over-reaching... More
Jan 12, 2012 7:32 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 13,089
The nanny state of California continues to expand government's reach into our lives.
Gov. Brown showed some common sense with vetoes last fall on over-reaching... More
The governor's dice roll
Jan 9, 2012 8:57 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 13,127
Gov. Brown's budget popped up six days early on the Dept. of Finance web site last week so the bad news broke early as officials scrambled to brief the media after... More
Jan 9, 2012 8:57 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 13,127
Gov. Brown's budget popped up six days early on the Dept. of Finance web site last week so the bad news broke early as officials scrambled to brief the media after... More
Pivotal Pleasanton election in 2012
Jan 5, 2012 9:53 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 14,822
Happy New Year.
Long after I posted the Tuesday's blog, I realized that I'd jumped right into commentary without saying properly saying hello.
That written, 2012... More
Jan 5, 2012 9:53 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 14,822
Happy New Year.
Long after I posted the Tuesday's blog, I realized that I'd jumped right into commentary without saying properly saying hello.
That written, 2012... More
Permanent transportation tax should be rejected
Jan 2, 2012 3:15 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 14,405
Alameda County elected officials and transportation advocates have been negotiating the projects to be included when they ask voters to extend the county's half-cent... More
Jan 2, 2012 3:15 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 14,405
Alameda County elected officials and transportation advocates have been negotiating the projects to be included when they ask voters to extend the county's half-cent... More
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