Six years ago I worked hard for Dave Jones against Roger Dickinson in the Democratic primary to fill Sacramento's assembly district. I argued that Dave was a real progressive and that despite Dickinson's length of public service, Dave would be the … [Read more...] about Roger Dickinson for Assembly
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The Wire is Alive and Well in Sacramento
In response to the Sacramento Bee's article on the front page of today's local section, "DA challenger faces uphill fight" I wrote this letter to the Bee:Andy Furillo (the Bee's best reporter) undoubtedly gets it right: Jan Scully's challenger … [Read more...] about The Wire is Alive and Well in Sacramento
Picketing Safeway for Life
Our father never met a picket line he would cross and seldom met one he wouldn't join. The right of workers to organize was sacred to him. I was brought up in his church listening to the hymns of Woodie Guthrie, the International, and Utah … [Read more...] about Picketing Safeway for Life
Busted at the Co-op
Sometimes it can be difficult to live a coherent lifestyle. A former friendly supervisor once explained to her boss upon my departure why I could afford to quit my job, "She and her husband are hippies. They live in a commune. They eat rice and … [Read more...] about Busted at the Co-op
5 Snouts Up for Someone to Watch Over Me at Capital Stage Closing this Week
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) A combination of homework and computer problems has conspired to keep me from raving sooner about this amazing play in its last week at the Capital Stage.This is the best production of any play that I have seen at Capital Stage and … [Read more...] about 5 Snouts Up for Someone to Watch Over Me at Capital Stage Closing this Week
Speakeasies in Highschool?
Late Friday afternoon our 15-year-old announces that there is a "speakeasy" at his highschool that evening and that he'd like to attend it. Initially that troubles us since our only frame of reference is the speakeasies we frequented in the 1920's … [Read more...] about Speakeasies in Highschool?
The Joy of Chemicals
Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damage (asthma, and a host of issues--see this article among many others "How Toxic is Your Shampoo?) among them seems to be Propylene Glycol. Paint contains toxic chemicals linked to … [Read more...] about The Joy of Chemicals
Day 8 — Season for Nonviolence–Healing
[From The Season for Nonviolence, 64 Ways in 64 Days pamphlet)"Feb. 6 HEALING--Today, choose a painful incident in your life and find the "gift" it has given you. Consciously share this gift with others."Ok-ay, WHY did I commit to writing on this … [Read more...] about Day 8 — Season for Nonviolence–Healing
64 Days of Nonviolence
Every year this time, my church, the Center for Spiritual Awareness in West Sacramento participates in an international Season for Nonviolence from January 30th through April 4th (the anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s … [Read more...] about 64 Days of Nonviolence
Day 5 at the DMV
All right, I'm not in the DMV any longer. Haven't been there since last Thursday. But I've blogged about it and I've gotten lots of emails back. So I have two things to say: one is a public service announcement and the other, well, the other is a … [Read more...] about Day 5 at the DMV
Day 1 at the DMV
(posted first at the Sac Bee NorCal Voices blog which forced me to remove the words "snatch" and "screw" from the piece--see if you can figure out where they might have gone.)I spent three days at the DMV on Broadway in Sacramento this week … [Read more...] about Day 1 at the DMV
Gay Marriage Trial Keeps Gay Marriage on Front Page
(published concurrently on the Sac Bee NorCal Voices blog) I have been fretting a bit over the effort of gay marriage proponents to strike down Prop 8 in the current trial in federal court. Like many, I'm skeptical of the willingness of the … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage Trial Keeps Gay Marriage on Front Page