The Search for Owsley Stanley’s Lab

In this, the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, Richmond Confidential Reporter Catherine Schuknecht of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, will present the first episode of her series on my search for Owsley’s Point Richmond lab on KALX 90.7FM today at...

Elevator Speech Challenge

An elevator speech is a clear, brief message or “commercial” about you. It communicates who you are and what you have to offer. It’s typically about 30 seconds, the time it takes people to ride from the top to the bottom of a building in an elevator. Below is my...

The People Vs. Phillips 66’s Crude Oil Plan

The Decision: SLO County Supervisors Have Rejected P66’s Appeal to Bring Crude Oil Trains To SLO County & California Tuesday, March 14, 2017: Since Monday, the SLO County Supervisors have been holding hearings on the Phillips 66 crude-by-rail project. SLO...