Integrity, Trust, TransparencyThis election offers lessons in integrity, trust, and transparency.Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022
It’s been 13 months since the Costco gas station brouhaha went to a judge.The City of Novato announced a plan to bring a gas station to Costco in August, 2020. At the time, I was taken aback. I was working on a…May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
Why Biden Will Lose to TrumpBefore the Democratic convention in 2016, Hillary Clinton had momentum. Nationwide, pundits and party elders declared she would be the…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Today We Stand Up for GerrymanderingAfter two months of hearing that residents don’t want gerrymandered districts, today the city council is ready to adopt gerrymandered…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Seven Issues That Matter Differently, and More Urgently, in Novato’s Downtown DistrictDear Novato City Council,Apr 22, 2019Apr 22, 2019
All Immigration is LocalMy waking dream unspools like this: in its first meeting of 2019, the Novato City Council throws down a gauntlet against the White House’s…Feb 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019
My PronounsMy first meeting with a couple dozen environmental activists was via video conference. All of us were simply faces on a checkerboard…Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Sorry About the MessIf you were born between 1965–1980, you’re a GenXer. You will not see a GenX president because my generation, the Baby Boomers, has stuck…Feb 21, 2018Feb 21, 2018
Grandpa McNuttyLast week I was trying to get rid of dirt. Literal dirt, from a back yard project. I contacted a guy who had hauled away debris once before…Jan 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017
