We had a great day in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The weather was sunny, the crowd was big and friendly and the music was for the most part incredible. We just breezed right in to the foot of the Golden Towers Stage thanks to the efforts of some gracious friends that had gotten [...]
Archive for the ‘Nothing Says California Like’ Category
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009
Posted in Nothing Says California Like, Outdoors, Showbiz on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And They Vote!
Posted in Nothing Says California Like, tagged Santa Cruz, WTF? on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Blue On Red
Posted in Nothing Says California Like, tagged California Latino Water Coalition, Joel Kotkin on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joel Kotkin has written a timely article about Red vs Blue politics and economies. What really caught my eye was the following excerpt including a quote from one of my neighbors.
Perhaps the most searing disaster is unfolding in the rich Central Valley. Large areas are about to be returned to desert—due less to a mild drought than [...]
Celebrity Fixation
Posted in Nothing Says California Like, tagged Delta Smelt, Devin Nunez, Jim Costa, Mario Santoyo, Paul Rodriguez, Ray Appleton on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I swear this post isn’t about Michael Jackson. I have nothing to add to all..that. To my mind this following story is even more pathetic.
I wrote earlier about the California Latino Water Coalition and the problems facing West Side farmers because of a three year drought and recent court rulings under the Endangered Species Act. Water [...]
California: Jan 22, 1966
Posted in Nothing Says California Like on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reclusive musical icon, still heavily medicated, still working through some issues…still breathing.
Must have video.
Holiday Baking: California Style
Posted in Nothing Says California Like, tagged Medical Marijuana on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CA State Senate Bill 420, which was signed into law in October 2003 and took effect on January 1, 2004, imposes statewide guidelines outlining how much medicinal marijuana patients may grow and possess. Under the guidelines, qualified patients and/or their primary caregivers may possess no more than eight ounces of dried marijuana and/or six mature [...]
