Fibershed
"California has a wealth of natural fiber to make clothes, according to Fibershed. A 2013 study by the organization said California is the largest wool producer in the nation, yet without local infrastructure to process it, less than 1% of California’s wool is used in the state, and California is a net importer of wool goods." … more »
SanGeronimoForAll
I got involved in the issues surrounding Measure D, because I oppose actions that take away local control of land use decisions. If passed, Measure D would usurp ... … more »
MobileEurope.co.uk
"Coaches, trainers, scientists, practitioners and others encourage everyone to reap the joys and benefits of regular exercise training. However, we caution against exercising too much too soon." … more »
Apple
Apple is a "$1.4tn company’s commitment to diversity when it comes to overpriced accessories. This very column was composed on a brand-new Apple laptop that requires a $69 dongle to connect to my monitor and is incompatible (absent another dongle) with the headphones I use on my relatively new Apple smartphone." … more »
Courtesy of 'City Dreamers'
Directed by prolific filmmaker Joseph Hillel, City Dreamers profiles the above mentioned four women who, at the time of production, were between the ages of 87 and... … more »
Anne Wernikoff
"Sen. Scott Wiener’s controversial Senate Bill 50 is huffing and puffing its way back to the 2020 California legislative session. It aims to blow down formerly protected constitutional authority for cities to tackle their own planning and zoning." … more »
Michael Barnes
San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener, along with our own State Senator Nancy Skinner (in the news recently), have resubmitted their zoning bill SB 50, which wa... … more »
Michael Barnes
In the real world, building housing is subject to many constraints. In the current Bay Area context, zoning rules are typically not the binding constraints for t... … more »
JDXP
"Designer Joe Doucet was sitting on a plane, feeling guilty during yet another work trip, when he wondered what he could do to curb his own impact. Most of us would simply buy carbon offsets; Doucet designed a new kind of plane." … more »
Transparent California
Interestingly - but not surprisingly - pension reform is not a hot topic among candidates. This is particularly irritating to those of us who pay close attention... … more »
