Community-based feedback usually leads to a better process. But the county doesn’t seem to get that. At yesterday’s Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting the county failed to reflect any of the CZU fire families' concerns regarding proposed changes to an ordinance requiring a geologic assessment that is delaying…

This post is about how I found myself writing and found my ‘self’ writing this year. Scroll for links to my featured work. There are years that form the framework for your life. The years you turned 16, 18, and 21, probably stand out. …

The Kunz Family: Zoe (infant), Jayme, and Zac Kunz in 2004 During the course of my decade with Caltrain, I responded to more than a hundred fatalities. They were almost always suicides. …

Below is the text of a letter sent to Supervisor Bruce McPherson on August 2, 2021: Aug. 2, 2021 RE: San Lorenzo Valley Community Council Petition Dear Supervisor McPherson, Executive Summary The San Lorenzo Valley Community Council Steering Committee is requesting a meeting with Supervisor McPherson to review the conceptual…

Have you noticed that some of your Facebook friends are constantly “asking questions” but never offering answers? Every great conspiracy theory includes weasel words like, “I’m just saying…” or “Just asking questions.” You’ve seen your friend on Facebook post something like this. Maybe it was the “Plandemic” video? They didn’t…

Do you have a half-hour on December 16 at 6 p.m. Pacific? Great. How do you feel about one more Zoom? Not great. I get it. But this is how you campaign in 2020. …

Read my December story: Racism in Housing December Issue Climate Online is a first-class digital news site focused on Redwood City and its people, politics, culture, and local…climaterwc.com A few months ago, I was asked to write a story about Richard Rothstein’s 2017 book “The Color of Law.” …

As holidays go, normally it’s Christmas that arrives too early. But this year, the west coast decided to start dressing up for Halloween…in September. Orange air — the result of thousands of wildfires burning from Washington State all the way to southern California — is forcing the country to have…

I should probably write this down. I may never capture this moment again because depending on what happens over the next few days the way…