Martial Cottle Park
In 2003, Walter Cottle Lester donated 153 acres of his family’s ranch to Santa Clara County, and sold the adjacent…
Canary:Coal Mine::Delta Smelt:?
You’ve got your charismatic megafauna, like polar bears, losing their Arctic pack ice habitat as the poles warm. Everyone loves…
About running
I describe my experience of running in the 2003 recall election as “a performance art piece rather than a campaign.”…
Speaking of the blogosphere
I have a guest post up at San Jose Inside. Thanks to Jack Van Zandt!
Withering away
I am running for a fairly obscure elected position. In fact, a common reaction when I tell people that I’m…
The age of aquarium
I’m off to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in a few minutes, for a spring-break visit to the new Splash Zone.…
Delta blues
Back to back SCVWD meetings. This morning’s highlights: a presentation on the Delta, brief discussion on filling vacant unclassified positions,…
I read the news today, oh boy
I tried to think of something to add to this heartbreaking article last night, but I couldn’t, so I’m just…
Making plans
This morning’s special Board meeting dealt with the District’s Capital Improvement Program, which is the District’s rolling five-year plan for…
Hog Heaven
Today, I took my family on a farm tour at TLC Ranch. Jim Dunlop and his wife Rebecca Thistlethwaite, raise…