Droughts and First Come, First Served
12/07/2021
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Recently a question was raised on NextDoor about why new homes continue to be constructed when we’re in the middle of a multi-year drought. It’s
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Commuting, Carbon Footprints and Data Mining
12/01/2021
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I was recently motivated to write an op ed about how the carbon footprint of commuting generally gets overlooked in discussions about addressing climate change.
What Defines a Good Community Benefit?
10/11/2021
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A comment on my recent op ed regarding how to increase diversity of our elected bodies made the following point: When you write “public financial
Who Built All These Hills?!?
09/03/2021
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Elsewhere I’ve noted the fun I’ve been having dropping off door-hangers urging people to vote no on the gubernatorial recall. It’s a great time of
The Value of Diversity
06/30/2021
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A recent article in Nature reported on how our ancestors apparently were cooking and eating grains long before they realized they could be grown and
Juneteenth Holiday is Long Overdue
06/19/2021
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the Palo Alto Daily Journal on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Note that the published
Facts, Hypotheses and Theories
06/02/2021
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on June 2, 2021. A recent Daily Journal op
A New Addiction
05/14/2021
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This post was inspired by an editorial in the San Mateo Daily Journal, which focused on “social media addiction” enabled by the technology which wired
A Conservative Budget in a Crisis Is Not a Good Thing
04/26/2021
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the Daily Post on April 26, 2021 under the title “Wrong kind of budget
How About a Downtown Pedestrian Plaza?
04/14/2021
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This is a comment I posted on Chuck Gillooley’s White Oaks blog. I thought it deserved a broader audience. It was in response to his