by Sarah Strang | November 17, 2025
In 2024, Joe Simitian wrapped up 41 years of public service as an elected official. During that time, he served as a member of the California State Senate, the California State Assembly, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Mayor of Palo Alto, and President of... 
by Miriam R | April 16, 2025
Palo Alto resident Susan Packard Orr founded Telosa Software to provide computer consulting services and software to nonprofit organizations. It merged with DonorCommunity, Inc., to become Arreva Software, which she chairs. She is a trustee and former chair of the... 
by Miriam R | April 16, 2025
Stanford resident Dr. David M. Kennedy is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus, the former Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West, and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Reflecting his training in American... 
by Miriam R | April 16, 2025
A fourth-generation Californian, Dr. Gloria Hom’s grandfather established Bayside Cannery, which had a facility in the Ventura district of Palo Alto. A long-time Palo Altan, she taught economics and political science for 35 years at Foothill College, De Anza College... 
by Miriam R | April 16, 2025
Los Altos resident Dr. Dean Clark was a general surgeon from 1956 to 2013. His father was celebrated Palo Alto architect Birge Clark, who designed the Roth Building, and who was himself the son of a pioneer Stanford professor. His aunt, Dr. Esther Clark, was the first...