Columnists An inevitable surprise By Mark Simon Updated Jun 26, 2025 A colleague at Caltrain, the late and legendary Bob Doty, used to talk about “volunteering for the inevitable.”
Columnists America’s perpetual public health crisis: Gun violence By Rudy Espinoza MurrayUpdated May 27, 2022 I have had two close encounters with gun violence in my life. One was when I was 15 years old. While house-sitting for my grandparents, my unc…
Columnists Good eats By Matt Grocott, Daily Journal correspondent Updated Jun 26, 2025 Where did I read, “June is bursting out all over and it’s only May.” Isn’t June when summer is supposed to start? If you’re like me and have b…
Columnists Dear Avery By Rudy Espinoza Murray Apr 11, 2022 Dear Avery, On the eve of your first birthday, your Dada and I wanted to share a few things with you.
Columnists All lives matter By Rudy Espinoza Murray Mar 11, 2022 I envy the people who aren’t affected by Russia’s needless war on Ukraine. Hundreds, if not thousands, have been killed by the hands of author…
Columnists Districting and redistricting, San Mateo County is all over the place By Rudy Espinoza Murray Mar 4, 2022 Over the past few months, we’ve read a lot about new district maps across the county. Most recently, the city of San Mateo, Redwood City and M…
