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RECOGNIZING JOHN DIAZ
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HON. ERIC SWALWELL
of california
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Mr. SWALWELL. Madam Speaker, along with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Representatives Mark DeSaulnier, Anna G. Eshoo, Jared Huffman, Ro Khanna, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, Jerry McNerney, Jackie Speier, and Mike Thompson, I rise to recognize California journalist John Diaz on the occasion of his retirement from the San Francisco Chronicle.
John's superb stewardship of the Chronicle's editorial pages over the past 25 years has kept California readers talking and thinking about the most pressing issues facing the state. His own columns, exploring complex issues in ways that laypeople can easily understand and engage, have been a big part of that.
John, a graduate of California's Humboldt State University, started his career at the Red Bluff (CA) Daily News, where after two years he was promoted to the parent company's Washington, D.C. bureau. He later reported for the Associated Press in Philadelphia and reported and edited for the Denver Post before starting at the Chronicle in 1990 as an assistant city editor and becoming its editorial page editor in 1996.
Both in maintaining the Chronicle's editorial voice and in expressing his own opinions and analysis through his column, John unflinchingly has delved into tough issues without resorting either to oversimplification or to mean-spiritedness. His balanced presentation of facts is a credit to the Chronicle and to journalism at large, and a boon to his readers.
The Bay Area political landscape has changed enormously on his watch, as has the region's media landscape. Through it all, John has kept our communities well-informed and a well-informed populace is a necessary part of our democratic republic.
We thank John for his many years of service to our constituents, and we wish him the best in his next endeavors.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 35
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