The Summer of ’62

By spring of 1962, I was ready to kiss high school goodbye and head west for adventure. Several of us were itchy to leave and planned to skip graduation ceremonies. I’ll never forget being called into the principal’s office where he made an impassioned plea, “Boys,...

Bay Nature Magazine Acknowledges the Rest of the Story

After publishing in March of 2019 an extremely biased and inaccurate article (“Proposed Development at Point Molate Threatens the Bay’s Dungeness Crab Fishery and Climate Goals”) authored by David Helvarg and critical of proposed development at Point Molate, Bay...

Richmond Summer Weekend Ferry Service Pilot

Great news –weekend WETA Richmond Ferry Service should be commencing this August! As a board member of both West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) and (Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), I have been able to facilitate including...

It Was the Summer of 1966

It was the summer of 1966 that I first visited Hawaii. I’ve been back many times since, visiting four of the islands, but the first time was memorable. Next week I will be there for the US Conference of Mayors. For the three summers prior to 1966, I had a job as a...