July 26th, 2006 03:03am
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Last night was the first time in over a year I heard Jack talk about Dharma, Jack being Jack Kornfield, a founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center
outside Woodacre; Dharma being a Buddhist’s idea of the path to enlightenment. A treat to share with dear friends after the gorgeous ride out bucolic D Street, past Nicasio Reservoir and out to Sir Francis Drake. You can carpool from Petaluma …
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July 14th, 2006 07:16pm
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Petaluma got top honors on Greenbelt Alliance’s Bay Area Scorecard for SMART Growth recently based on managing growth; permanently protecting open space; preserving agricultural land; conserving natural resources; and offering transportation choices. We scored 100% for having a working Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), but rated only 38% for development density policies. What does all this mean? That we have a running start at creating a liveable, sustainable city …
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July 1st, 2006 02:09pm
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Just became a member of Praxis Peace, Sonoma, and went to my first monthly talk featuring former Joan Baez’s husband, David Harris. I say former husband because media tends to tell us what’s what is based on what’s famous – or creates fame and then tells us what to think about it (lessons on media literacy later).
I drove to Sonoma to hear David Harris live; had only just …
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