If your economy requires people to consume things they don’t need or even want, and to do more of it each year than the year before, just to keep the whole edifice from collapsing, then you need a different economy. So wrote Jason Hickel. My... Continue
Chapter 68: 1950 • Sonora ~ Larry’s diary (age 16) Oct 1 Saw Father of the Bride with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. Oct 2 Mom at hospital for operation. Carried horn home. Oct 3 40 seniors and I went to Sacramento to see Sutters... Continue
In December, employees of the Lefever/Mattson owned Cheese Factory visited the plaza merchants bearing champagne to invite them to a January 30 “Block Party. We happened to find out about it while shopping at a local merchant. On Lefever/Mattson owned websites: Sonoma’s Best and Sip... Continue
Chesa Boudin’s story is one of politics – restorative, progressive, and deeply personal. The documentary Beyond Bars: It’s a Movement, Not a Moment traces the life of the former San Francisco district attorney and his parents, Cathy Boudin and David Gilbert, who as founders... Continue
Lately everything sounds like it’s about pointy things, guns, rockets, or bullet points. Is it just me? I’m avoiding it all like the plague. We know how well that worked out. It just seems like it’s all coming to a head, like the political arena... Continue