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She’s Delivered 102 Lasagnas to Strangers. Here’s Why.
Coming from a family of social workers, I’ve always assumed that charity should be distributed based on need, with those needing the most receiving the most. So, when a friend, Linda Miller, mentioned that, in the past three years, she’d made and then delivered lasagnas to more than a hundred strangers – in other words,…
Exposing Major Flaw In Menlo Park Planning of Downtown Affordable Housing
In this post, I refute the major false (and misleading) assumption that cancelling proposed Downtown affordable housing would jeopardize the Menlo Park Housing Element and expose our city to “builder’s remedy” projects. My argument rests on State laws, how the State Department of Housing And Development (HCD) treated eight Peninsula cities that grossly missed their…
Blog: Weeds, trash, and open-air latrines at Caltrain’s San Antonio station
If we cannot take care of a simple train station, how can we hope to tackle much bigger and tougher problems?
Only Voters Can Fix Menlo Park’s Failing Affordable Housing Efforts
A New Series To Help Menlo Park Voters Prepare For November 3, Local Elections (Episode 1) I believe the evidence that the Menlo Park city government is failing to responsibly organize, plan and implement needed city-wide affordable housing is overwhelmingly undeniable, and the likely dire consequences of failure now appear unavoidable. These include: a) failing to…
Fun fact: Ground squirrels are a keystone species!
California ground squirrels are a keystone species. But what does that mean? And can they be garden pests at the same time?
Blog: It’s smelly. It’s noisy. And it’s definitely worth a visit.
It’s a wonderful time to visit the Shorebird Egret Rookery in Mountain View.
Food Is Life, Food Is Health: A Photo Journey from Napa
What happens when doctors and chefs work together?
Paso Robles Pt. 3 | Healdsburg Food & Wine Experience May 14 – 17
Enjoy California whether you head north or south
Adult Playday – Paso Robles PT2
We are still in Paso Robles this week—day #2 of our long weekend away. Day 2:  Breakfast at AMSTRDM Coffee House Start your morning early with breakfast, a cup of local joe and a map of where we are headed. Screenshot First stop is AMSTRDM Coffee House—a downtown favorite with a loyal following, featuring beans…
The Most Delicious Recycling You’ll Ever Taste
When we talk Earth Day—recycling, reducing, reusing—don’t forget about food.
How do heat pumps affect your utility bill?
Heat pumps mean higher electricity bills and lower gas bills. How does that net out?
Flavors of the Peninsula: A 10-Day Culinary Playground Not to Miss
The Peninsula restaurant scene is showing off April 23 – May 3.
A better way to prevent bird collisions
Acopian BirdSavers are sparse curtains made of paracord that prevent bird collisions.
What Happens When Chefs and Doctors Collaborate?
Culinary Institute of America: Where Food Meets Medicine
Blog: Development tradeoffs in Palo Alto
Is the best approach for adding housing to Palo Alto to shoehorn much of it onto a one mile stretch by the freeway?
Health Matters – May 16th – Stanford
Stanford strikes again with insights on heart health, nutrition and well being.
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