Los Altos City Councilmember Lynette Lee Eng may think silence is golden when it comes to her now very public dispute with local Black youth leader Kenan Moos. But for the rest of us, the silence is deafening.
Editorial: Council needs to build back trust
We would like to think Los Altos City Council members Anita Enander and Lynette Lee Eng learned a valuable lesson at the Feb. 9 council meeting: Do not go rogue and ignore the will of the council majority. As part of a legislative body, there are norms to follow.
Editorial: A few goals for the new year
Happy New Year to all. Hopefully, 2021 will pivot from a year when we put everything on hold to one of celebration as we emerge from the pandemic and get our lives back.
Editorial: Closing a transparency channel
It has been a staple in every newsroom – a police scanner, usually situated at the desk of the crime reporter, squawking out officers’ communications as they responded to calls. Reporters tuning in would hear police responses in progress.
2020: Silver linings abound
It’s over – the longest year ever. But there are silver linings as we look forward to 2021. We offer thoughts and thanks for the following.
Editorial: Perspective gained from Jan. 6
We are publishing this issue on the day Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. With this editorial written a week prior, we are praying for a safe, uneventful inauguration ceremony – in keeping with tradition, one that emphasizes the importance of democracy in our country and the peaceful transfer of power.
Editorial: Shopping can be both local and safe
The current shelter-in-place restrictions were enacted to lower people’s risk of contracting COVID-19. We get that. But we also get that local businesses have been handicapped during a holiday season that they were counting on as their most profitable time of the year.
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