I recently found out about a plan submitted for the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC). This plan is the Campus Project. It proposes to use many of the smaller existing buildings for cooperative housing. Think of the small buildings that look very much like homes. The... Continue
Personal/Political
When I saw the movie Reefer Madness for the first time in 1967, I had no idea of what was being said. The movie was part of a light show at Dana Hall. It was projected along with undulating, lava lamp-like blobs of color, random... Continue
End of summer, 1970, west of Minneapolis, Minnesota Just past midnight, an 18 year old woman drives a rust bucket 1963 Bel Air down a dark two lane road. She hears a siren, sees flashing lights in the rear view mirror and pulls over. Two... Continue
Pacaso, this thing is on everyone’s lips. Right now it is the number one topic of discussion. Within this discussion the idea of the “other” has also surfaced. I have no love of this co-ownership business model. It was created by multi-millionaires to make more... Continue
Can a place have soul? Logan Harvey is leaving Sonoma. While I am happy for him and wish him much success, I am sad for Sonoma. It is my belief that people make the soul of a place. Logan has cared deeply about the issues... Continue
The little tree, Arnold, is no more. Some idiot murdered him. For years this little straggly Charlie Brown Christmas tree has been a source of joy and amusement for many, as we drove past him on Arnold Drive. Each holiday, Arnold was decorated by people... Continue
When we are young, time crawls. In grade school I was a horrible student, a child with a lot of energy and prone to giving lip to my teachers. A school year seemed like a decade to me, as I squirmed, doodled on the paper... Continue
The Sonoma Developmental Center is slowly and beautifully being overgrown and overtaken by nature. We have been hiking in SDC a least once a week now for several years. The buildings are in a state of decay, as vines and tree roots reclaim them. The... Continue