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Palo Altans have a new city council, and things will soon change in this town — for the better, I hope. The council will assume more control of the city; the role of the city manager and staff will be diminished. Slower growth will be the rule of the day — well, at least on […]

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CalMatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media.

Diana Diamond is a long time, experience journalist who has been a staff member of the San Jose Mercury News, serving on its editorial board and has been editor of the Daily News and the Daily Post. She...