Monthly Archives: October 2019

NJ Gov. Murphy Adopts Flawed Private Foundation Plan For Reducing Lead In Drinking Water

Murphy’s Plan and Foundation Report Provide Cover For Failures and Dodge Key Issues Wall Street Financed $500 Million Bond Program Provides Private Monopoly Profits Why are infants and kids subject to weaker standards? [Update: readers have accused me of being … Continue reading

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It’s Time For a Publicly Financed Renewable Power Authority

Wall Street Financing and Corporate Profits Vastly Increase Costs Democratically Controlled Public Power Reduces Cost & Accelerates Transition To Renewables More Jobs With Better Pay & Benefits And More Equitable Treatment of Low Income People Enough of the shakedowns, blackmail … Continue reading

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Dear Motor Home Neighbor: We Are Hoping To “Get More Information On Your Living Situation”

Translation: We are watching you, we know where you are, & we want you gone I’m not sure what’s worse: gross neglect and attacks on the homeless, or paternalistic false care. Let me explain. Yesterday, I was forced to stop … Continue reading

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On The (Berkeley) Waterfront

The Homeless Refrain: “Where Do We Go?” “On The Waterfront” is one of my favorite movies, but they’ll be no pretty pictures today. Instead, after almost 3 years on the road, I want to relay what unfortunately is another sickening … Continue reading

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Wolf House In Ruins

[Update: 4/19/21 – Good biographical essay from Smithsonian. ~~~ end update] We spent a glorious day in Jack London State Historic ParkĀ – We visited Jack’s gravesite, his cabin, his ranch, tragic Wolf House ruins, and the monument museum erected to … Continue reading

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