Public Trust and the Craneway

With the City Council set to discuss the future of the Craneway tonight, It may be helpful to explain one issue at the heart of the matter – the Public Trust Doctrine. In California, the arcane public trust doctrine arrived with statehood and lofty language in the...

My 80th Birthday

Thank you to those who wished me happy birthday – and even those who didn’t — it was a good one. We started the day before with some cake and Champagne at Interactive Resources, and then that evening, the whole family plus a Japanese exchange student staying...

Report from the Pickleball Front

On my birthday yesterday, I visited the Craneway to check out the opening of the pickleball operation. I have to say, it was impressive. On a rainy and windy day, the Craneway and Assemble Restaurant were both packed with at least a couple hundred people. With 12...