46 Sustainability Leaders (Who Are Also Women)
“Do you know any other female sustainability experts?” I was asked this last week when I couldn’t fit a keynote speech into my diary. And I was asked it the week before, when a client wanted nominations to their...
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Flashback: Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Strange New Cottage in Berkeley’
Allen Ginsberg lived in Berkeley from September 1955 until August 1956. I have written about his time here, but, until Labor Day weekend, I had not seen photographs of the cottage he rented behind 1624 Milvia. I now have five...
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Cracking the Bizarre Urban Legend of Alameda’s Little People Houses
Bay Curious Podcast had a great piece about an Urban Legend of the Little People Houses in Alameda. Here is an excerpt – listen and read the whole transcript at their website. During World War II, shipbuilding was big...
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