Kirk Draheim
In Recalling Fairfax Mayor & Vice Mayor - Part 1: The Unreported Story, the back-channel manipulation of voters by council member Barbara Coler was covered. ... … more »
catalystsca.org
In 2012, Bob Silvestri published a prescient account of the coming housing tsunami in his book titled, The Best Laid Plans: Our Planning and Affordable Challenges ... … more »
Since upzoning is being planned for San Francisco, Here's a few sentences from p. 16 of the Terner Center report on why inclusionary housing doesn't work: https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Inclusionary-Zoning-Paper-Ap... more »
Michael Barnes
SMART
As someone who has done extensive analysis of the financial condition of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) train, I decided to ask ChatGPT a simple qu... … more »
the Garden Host at The Panoramic Garden
Explore Marin County’s Private, Hidden Gardens on Sunday, May 25 Garden Conservancy Open Days program offers access to hundreds of private sanctuaries across th... … more »
Adena-Ishii
In his January 16 column for The New Yorker, Jay Caspian Kang wondered: “Is California going through the early stages of a political realignment that has not qu... … more »
When Governor Gavin Newsom declared he wanted 2.5 million new housing units in California, he failed to see how his “aspirational goal” would transform the Golden State into a matrix for high-rise, rental development. Newsom’s number became the bas... more »
Ann Duwe
Campaign Photo
A key factor in Adena Ishii’s victory was her self-presentation as a conciliatory outsider. Her campaign website declared: “Adena Ishii is an experienced communi... … more »
TDRB
Berkeley City Council
Missing context, misleading stories helped boost longshot Adena Ishii into the city's top office. Part Three of this series on the Berkeley mayoral election ... … more »