About this blog: While state and federal politics dominate the headlines, local issues have an enormous impact on our everyday lives. This blog will attempt to shine a light on topics of public interest and facilitate greater participation in the ...  (More)

About this blog: While state and federal politics dominate the headlines, local issues have an enormous impact on our everyday lives. This blog will attempt to shine a light on topics of public interest and facilitate greater participation in the civic process in our community. Born and raised in California and a graduate of UC Davis (go Aggies!), I had an opportunity to live and work - inside the beltway - of Washington, D.C. while completing my graduate work at Georgetown University. Upon completion, I returned home and embarked upon a career in high tech with companies including Tandem Computers and Cisco Systems, eventually settling in Menlo Park with my husband. After the birth of our middle child, I became an at-home mom but continued to stay involved with community issues close to my heart. That involvement has included work for Site Creations, a non-profit dedicated to public art, guest lecturing at Foothill and De Anza colleges, board membership for SOLO Aquatics, and serving as Nativity School's auction chair, parent-teacher group secretary and co-president. But these days, I'm mostly just mom to three great, and very busy, kids.  (Hide)