Monday, May 31, 2010

My Recommendations for Candidates--Statewide

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I am a "Decline to State" voter who likes to vote on the Democratic ballot so as to influence the Democratic primary outcomes, so ...
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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Bill Magavern's Personal Ballot Prop Rx

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Prop 13 – YES Would remove an obstacle to seismic retrofits by exempting them from property tax reassessment. Of course, what we really ne...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Yes on Prop 15!

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I can't imagine what has taken me so long to write this endorsement. I have been supporting and highly involved (until now) in pursuing...
Monday, May 24, 2010

The Gnostic Christians

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Well, you know I'm in ministerial school, so sometimes all I have in my head is what I'm reading. I'm taking a great course on ...
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Friday, May 21, 2010

Dave Jones for State Insurance Commissioner

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The race for insurance commissioner may not capture your attention the way it does mine. Having worked as a consumer advocate on health car...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights June 2010 Voter Guide

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This is the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights June 2010 Voter Guide. I agree with their recommendations on the propositions. I will put s...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

The Rich get Savings and the Poor get Bupkis

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Just returned from a weekend in Yosemite with my husband (celebrating 20 years of marriage thank you very much!) so I'm tired and will k...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Kagan and the Supremes

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So it's Kagan. All in all, I'm pleased and optimistic. When I speculated on an appointment, I said that we needed someone who coul...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Our "coalition" government

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In explaining to our children the new "coalition government" formed in the United Kingdom by the Conservative Party with the Liber...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Roger Dickinson for Assembly

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Six years ago I worked hard for Dave Jones against Roger Dickinson in the Democratic primary to fill Sacramento's assembly district. I ...
Thursday, May 06, 2010

The Help revisited

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Just a note to say that at least one of my readers (who shall remain anonymous for now) found The Help "dangerously paternalistic and ...
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

4 Snouts Up for The Help by Kathryn Stockett

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(:)(:)(:)(:) for The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Not every 'New York Times Bestseller' is worth a read, but this one is. The book, ...
Monday, May 03, 2010

The Wire is Alive and Well in Sacramento

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In response to the Sacramento Bee's article on the front page of today's local section, "DA challenger faces uphill fight"...
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Papa and that Napalm Girl

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Writing about our father yesterday, I found memories flooding back. I woke up this morning resolved to write more about my time with the ma...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Picketing Safeway for Life

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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 h...
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Busted at the Co-op

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Sometimes it can be difficult to live a coherent lifestyle. A former friendly supervisor once explained to her boss upon my departure why I...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Who's Earl Warren, 2010?

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Caveat: different versions of this same rant can no doubt be found all over the internet for the past few weeks. I have not read them. Thi...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

5 Snouts Up for Someone to Watch Over Me at Capital Stage Closing this Week

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(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) A combination of homework and computer problems has conspired to keep me from raving sooner about this amazing play in its ...
Friday, April 02, 2010

Day 4--San Francisco

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Got up at dawn to move my car that took me freakin' 45 minutes to park and had to park 7 blocks away at a meter, legal, but oh so moveab...
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Thursday, April 01, 2010

Day 3--San Francisco

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Well, this is much later but we took Alcatraz Cruise to Alcatraz and then to Angel Island. Expensive ($50 each) but worth it unless you hav...