May 2, 2019

Planners Blight and Zoning Disease

Throughout the U.S., there are many communities afflicted by what I call “planners’ blight” and “zoning disease.” Northern California is…

Recently, I had a conversation with my cannabis-loving friend, a pot-smoking Silicon Valley entrepreneur whom I’ll call Bob. He’s preferred…

Straus Family Creamery, the pioneering organic dairy based in West Marin, joins the ranks of businesses moving north in order…

The desire to replace failing body parts with synthetic ones is part of what makes us human. Teeth were an…

I just finished reading a thought-provoking book titled, The Power, by Naomi Alderman. Following its publication in 2016, it won…

When it comes to dogs, I’ve always been a mutt lover. Gravitating to those adoring mix-breed hounds with grateful eyes,…

Traveling can certainly influence perspective. I’ve rarely felt this more acutely than now, as I pen my thoughts for the…