Comments by Sabrina Brennan
September 05, 2009
"About 80 percent of the calls handled by Engine Company 10 are medical emergencies because the firehouse serves one of the city’s poorest areas, where few residents have health insurance, doctors’ checkups are rare, and medical problems are left to fester until someone dials 911."
Firefighters Become Medics to the Poor
By IAN URBINA
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/us/04firehouse.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
September 02, 2009
"The United States is the only developed country that lets insurance companies profit from basic health coverage."
5 Myths About Health Care Around the World:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082101778_3.html?sub=AR
The Health Insurers Have Already Won
How UnitedHealth and rival carriers, maneuvering behind the scenes in Washington, shaped health-care reform for their own benefit:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_33/b4143034820260.htm
August 31, 2009
On New Majority Michael Pollan writes: http://www.newmajority.com/a-reply-from-michael-pollan
August 31, 2009
THE COST CONUNDRUM
by Atul Gawande
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=all
STATUS-QUO ANXIETY
by James Surowiecki
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2009/08/31/090831ta_talk_surowiecki
August 30, 2009
First rule of business: Don’t insult your customers. When John Mackey argued in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that American citizens do not have any intrinsic right to health care he succeeded in violating that fundamental rule. Second rule of business: Don’t talk smack about your competitors. In 2007 Mackey was caught posting negative comments (trash talk) about a competitor on message boards in an effort to push down the stock price for at least seven years. Mackey posted to Yahoo Finance forums…
August 25, 2009
Hello Carl, Good point, Beachwood is a living sustainability lab. Why build a greenwashing "sustainability" center? Perhaps it's better to renovate one of the warehouse buildings in Princeton into a working Sustainability Lab. If HMB city government decides the property is unacceptable as open space I hope they will consider the site for a boardwalk to educate people about native plants. This trail would hopefully be well designed with minimal impact on the ecosystem. The plants, animals and micro-organisms…
August 24, 2009
A sustainability lab is an excellent idea! I hope a self-guided nature walk with educational information about native plants could be part of the sustainability lab. I imagine a boardwalk located over the wetland. The boardwalk would be thoughtfully placed in a location that would do minimal damage to the environment and wildlife.
It would be awesome if a classroom was included in the Lab for BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable MIni-Farming Workshops.
August 23, 2009
Without health care reform, the average premium for family coverage would rise from $12,298 (the 2008 average) to $23,842 by 2020—a 94 percent increase.
Commonwealth Fund, a 90-year-old non-profit health care charity:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Data-Briefs/2009/Aug/Paying-the-Price-How-Health-Insurance-Premiums-Are-Eating-Up-Middle-Class-Incomes.aspx
June 14, 2009
I hope the Midcoast turns out in force at the workshops and voices concerns about "urban" planning. The oversized bridge at Mirada Surf West is an example of "urban" level planning that is inappropriate for the location. What a waste of tax dollars! A much smaller bridge specifically for pedestrians and bicyclists would have cost less. Someone sitting at a desk in Redwood City dreamed up an overdeveloped bridge to cross a tiny creek and found grant funding for it. Going forward I hope the County…
June 14, 2009
220 STATE PARKS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Governor Schwarzenegger's budget plan, if approved will close at least 80% of California's entire state park system.
TAKE ACTION:
June 14, 2009
READ & SIGN LETTER:
June 14, 2009
Please send an email to the budget conference committee members, urging them to take actions to provide funding that will save our state parks.
[1]: http://ga3.org/campaign/budget_june09 "READ & SIGN LETTER"
May 27, 2009
Thanks for posting this!
May 19, 2009
Does the census figures have an impact of the division of property tax dollars going to GSD and MWSD?
May 18, 2009
California has been fighting about water for generations. But in the midst of a severe drought there are signs that the warring factions may be reaching some common ground. It comes as the state is imposing some of the tightest water restrictions Californians have seen in decades. [link text][1]
[1]: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104237267
May 14, 2009
Wild flowers are important:
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[1]: http://www.nps.gov/plants/cw/variety.htm
[2]: http://www.wildflowerinformation.org/WildflowerFolklore.asp
May 09, 2009
**Coastside Trails Forum / MCC Meeting: May 13th 7:00pm** The goal of the forum is to inform and update the Coastside community about trail progress, trail funding, trail mapping, provide resources for community involvement and to discuss the current and future Coastside Trail System. 7:00pm Call to Order Council member self-introductions Community Forum Organizations and Agency Introductions **Nine Presentations:** The following organizations/agencies will give presentations, each presentation will…
April 16, 2009
To-date the following organizations/agency are confirmed for the May 13th Coastside Trails MCC Meeting:
* Coastal Conservancy
* GGNRA
* POST
* Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
* Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
* Caltrans
* California State Parks
* San Mateo County Parks
April 13, 2009
Good job on the website Pillar Ridge! **It’s helpful to have a site with all the links posted in one place.**
February 24, 2009
I hope we get some CalTrans feedback on the comuter bike trail (from Montara to HMB). This trail would run parallel to Highway One. We need it ASAP! **Why drive when you can bike.**
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