Wednesday, July 25, 2007

2 Snouts Up for "You Kill Me"

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(:)(:) for You Kill Me , directed by John Dahl ( Red Rock West ) and starring Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni in theaters everywhere. First of al...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Four Snouts Up for You Tube--CNN Presidential Debate

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(:)(:)(:)(:)for the You Tube--CNN Democratic Presidential debate last night broadcast on CNN. I found this a very refreshing and sometimes ...
Friday, July 13, 2007

Garcia vs. Parra--How Republicans Don't Serve Their Constituents II

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And another thing about Republicans in the California legislature, they don't vote their district, even when they win a tough election. ...
Thursday, July 12, 2007

Three and a Half Snouts Up for "the Golden Door" at the Crest Theater

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(:)(:)(:)(;) for The Golden Door directed by Emanuele Crieslese in Italian, now showing at the marvelous Crest Theater in downtown Sacramen...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Why Ain't Schwarzenegger Got No Environmental Coattails in his Party?

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Despite lots of lip service and some actual action from the titular head of the party, Republicans in the California Legislature continue to...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

SF's De Young Museum and Green's Restaurant on the Luckiest Day of the Year

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(:)(:)(:)(:) for Golden Gate Park's newly refurbished De Young Museum. Gorgeous building, eclectic but huge collection. Admission is e...

Three Snouts up for Frisco Institution--"Beach Blanket Babylon"

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(:)(:)(:) for "Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon" at Club Fugazi in San Francisco's North Beach. The best part about t...
Tuesday, July 03, 2007

A health care advocate's take on Sicko

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(:)(:)(:)(:) for Sicko directed by Michael Moore now playing in theaters everywhere (I hope). Even though Ralph and Mike are at odds, I co...
Monday, July 02, 2007

Three and a Half Snouts Up for Evan Almighty

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(:)(:)(:)(: for Evan Almighty directed by Tom Shadyac, starring Steve Carell playing in theaters now. I loved this movie, yet I give it on...
Saturday, June 23, 2007

Health care quagmire screams for public financing of elections

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Here's that Cliff's Notes version of an old joke: a U.S. Senator spends his whole life fighting for single-payer (Medicare for all) ...
Friday, June 22, 2007

Public Outcry: "Garamendi, Name the Smelt!"

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Delta --With the number of smelt in the California Delta dwindling daily, the public is an uproar calling for Lt. Governor John Garamendi to...
Thursday, June 21, 2007

I love you, Chuck Calderon

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I'm here to impart some shocking news. After 15 years of examining Congressmen and California state legislators at close range, I'v...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Craig's List is God

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I have determined that's Craig's List is God--not figuratively, and not in the sense that we're all, like, God, but, literally, ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Elizabeth Edwards is Inspiring

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You need to watch Elizabeth Edwards' inspiring speech captured by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights at their recent annua...
Monday, June 18, 2007

4 Snouts Up for The House of the Scorpion

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(:)(:)(:)(:) for The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. This is the best "children's" book I have read in years. Anyone...
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Mark Leno Ends the Suspense on Clean Money

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Having written before how the Assembly Appropriations Committee was keeping me in suspense, I am remiss in not stating precisely that Assemb...
Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Clean Money to Assembly Floor

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SACRAMENTO - Last Thursday, an amended version of the Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2007 (AB 583) was voted out of the Assembly Appr...
Monday, June 04, 2007

Hillary Nightmare Starting to Come True

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It's happening, people. Hillary Clinton is scooping up prime endorsements and fattening her campaign account at an alarming rate. It...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

I'm Grateful for Bill Magavern reducing Diesel Emissions

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Every day I start my day making a list of 10 things for which I am grateful (well, truth be told, the first thing I have to be grateful for ...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Sacramento Humans Swim Circles Around Whales

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I admit it, I keep up on current events--the things of importance to the world, like whales in the Sacramento River delta. The kids and I s...