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11th Graders' Performance in the Time of COVID
The allusion to Gabriel Garcia Marquez's book "Love in the Time of Cholera" is purposeful. By the end of this article, we will uncover that the reference is most ... … more »
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Paradigm Shift - Part VI: New Hope for Affordable Housing?
We find ourselves bombarded these day with the one-sided argument that affordability all comes down to housing “supply and demand,” despite no statistical eviden... … more »
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G. Lion
Is the U.S. the smartest country? Not by a long shot! It may not matter as much as you think
Introduction Within this essay I will compare the smarts of adults (16–65) across countries along three cognitive skills: Literacy Numeracy Adaptive problem... … more »
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World Health Org
U.S. Health Care is Exorbitant
Introduction For the “not good” part, as a quick overview check the picture below (source: Peter G. Peterson Foundation, August 2024). The US ranks last i... … more »
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CVP
Paradigm Shift - Part V: Automation and AI, Double-edged Swords for the Housing Industry
Hardly a day goes by without hearing about some new app or dire warning about artificial intelligence (AI): how it will take our jobs and take over the world. The ... … more »
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Guy
Over 6 feet sea level rise by 2100 is most unlikely
Sea level rise is not to be confused with King tides. That is a totally different phenomenon I covered in an earlier article. On January 12, the Marin IJ publish... … more »
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Wikipedia Commons
Malibu, fires, and the Mandate for Endless Growth
“California will force Malibu and other towns to add housing. Here’s why that’s not nearly enough.” So reads the headline on an op-ed published by the Los Ange... … more »
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Marin County
Comments to the Marin BOS and PC on amendments to the Countywide Plan
The following letter was submitted to the Marin County Board of Supervisors and the Commissioners of the Marin County Planning Commission on January 7, 2025, regar... … more »
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CVP
Paradigm Shift – Part IV: The Assault on the American Dream
As discussed in “The Gaslighting of Single-Family Zoning” and other articles in the Marin Post, the “American Dream” of single-family, home ownership has been unde... … more »
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TBP
Considering The Real Impacts of Sales Taxes
According to the Census Bureau’s report, “Census of Governments” in calendar year 2022, 789 billion dollars was raised through general and special sales taxes acro... … more »