If it wasn’t for Ted Kennedy, I’d probably be unemployed now. You see, when I was in college I wanted to be a journalist. Unfortunately and tragically, that’s not a place these days for those looking for job security. Like a scene from Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, I can see my guardian angel pointing to a cubicle in some half-filled newsroom as the place I would have toiled if Kennedy had never lived.
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E-mail Peril
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After serving as Bill Clinton’s chief of staff, Leon Panetta taught a course at Santa Clara University, his alma mater, about the White House. In early 1999, I met with Panetta to get his advice on how to organize an executive level political operation since I was running a mayor’s office. He told me something I never quite fully understood then: he never used e-mail.
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Sites for Our Eyes
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Observant San Jose Inside readers, of which there are legions, will have noticed that we link to a variety of other websites. (link) For those of you who haven’t observed this, do not be ashamed. Not even our duly elected leaders catch all the details all the time, like the fine print in garbage contracts or signs at press conferences.
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Reading Lists
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Memorable Lines
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A Mayor in Crisis
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What Kind of California Do You Want?
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10 Lessons
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I’m the proud father of a fourth grader and first grader. Yesterday, I took both of them to school. As they are just beginning their educational journey, I think it appropriate that I share the things I’ve learned about the importance of a good education. It might be helpful to San Jose Inside readers, too.
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A City on the Brink
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Here’s the candid situation: if you talk to local business leaders, they will tell you they’re concerned that the scandals will hurt the city’s ability to attract business. Many civic leaders wonder how quickly the city’s once outstanding national reputation for good government will be regained, if at all. Everyone it seems is counting on a new mayor to put the city on the road to recovery.
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The Next San Jose Scandal
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Training Wheels
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Follow the Garbage
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Drive a Little, See A Lot
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Are We Having Fun Yet?
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A City by Any Other Nickname
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Hey San Jose, we just became the tenth largest city in America and all we get is Scott Herhold (link) and Tom McEnery (link) telling us don’t worry, be happy. We didn’t crack the top ten by being complacent, so let’s seize the moment and strive for something to make us bigger and better. How about a ballpark? We still need a site. Or BART extension? We still need federal money, lots of it. Or new city nickname? Now, that’s something we can do.
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