Perhaps this is obvious, but the more I plan my days and my weeks, the better they go. Granted, unlike 99% of the people reading this blog, absent planning, my week includes huge blocks of unscheduled time--thank you, God, I am so lucky. I engage … [Read more...] about The 2 or 3 Habits of a Semi-Effective Snichols
Fear & Loving in Disneyland
Last Friday, my son and I journeyed to Disneyland to watch his sister's 5th grade class receive a big award (for their project to create habitat for endangered burrowing owls, to learn more about it go to their save the burrowing owls website) with … [Read more...] about Fear & Loving in Disneyland
Big money developers win as County Supervisors prepare backroom deal to stop
Housing activists are protesting a meeting of the Sacramento County Supervisors this morning to try to blow up this deal.After adopting an award winning program to ensure affordable housing for lower income Sacramento families in 2004, lobbyists for … [Read more...] about Big money developers win as County Supervisors prepare backroom deal to stop
Thinking Like Doolittle
Yikes, I'm thinking like John Doolittle. Today's Sacramento Bee reports (Republican congressman) Doolittle believes that the FBI raid on his house last month was timed to bolster Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' appearance before the Senate … [Read more...] about Thinking Like Doolittle
James Saxon on the Suspense behind Clean Money
I participated by listening to the live stream of the Appropriations Committee over the internet. It's like before horror films there was radio! It was full of all the same "suspense" but with baited breath, you get to imagine all the scenes … [Read more...] about James Saxon on the Suspense behind Clean Money
James Saxon on the Suspense behind Clean Money
I participated by listening to the live stream of the Appropriations Committee over the internet. It's like before horror films there was radio! It was full of all the same "suspense" but with baited breath, you get to imagine all the scenes … [Read more...] about James Saxon on the Suspense behind Clean Money
Clean Elections: the suspense is killing me
If the California Appropriations Committees were a summer movie, it’d be a blockbuster. After all, they’ve got all the right ingredients: suspense, mass murders, graveyards. Unfortunately for me, I’ve never liked horror films—I can’t stand the … [Read more...] about Clean Elections: the suspense is killing me
Mersmann on Kucinich
Sara,I think it's time to vote your heart and soul and principles and comeback to Dennis. Kucinich has boldly introduced legislation callingfor the impeachment of Bush and Cheney and he is the only candidatewho has consistently voted against the … [Read more...] about Mersmann on Kucinich
More on Edwards
In the self-referential world of blogging, I feel the need to link above to the California Progress Report, which has put my post here from yesterday up as their post for today--so this week I'm one day ahead of the best blog on California politics … [Read more...] about More on Edwards
Uninformed Musings on the Dem Presidential Primary
With the Democratic Convention just wrapping up in San Diego and John Edwards' face plastered in the Sacramento Bee this morning, my thoughts turn to the Democratic presidential primary. Here are my badly uninformed thoughts so far: First, as most … [Read more...] about Uninformed Musings on the Dem Presidential Primary
Round I to the Democrats in Congress
Probably a function of distance from Washington, but I'm impressed with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid's maneuvers on Iraq this week. By using Bush's certain veto to create strong party discipline and send a $124 billion military spending bill to Bush … [Read more...] about Round I to the Democrats in Congress
4 Snouts Up for Blue Door at Berkeley Rep
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Blue Door at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. A few hours before I discovered new high quality professional theater right here in Sacramento, I reserved seats for last Saturday's performance of Blue Door written by Tanya Barfield and … [Read more...] about 4 Snouts Up for Blue Door at Berkeley Rep