Comments by Steve Slomka

Beachwood—Create a sustainable destination

I don't think it's impossible, but based on the back-and-forth, it seems close. The following was clipped from Inside San Jose: Council Approves Clean Tech Center Aug 26, 2009, by Laura Fishman Politics Comments (2) The San Jose city council voted to begin the process of establishing a Clean Tech Demonstration Center at yesterday’s city council meeting, and it might not cost the city much money at all. The council decided to start this process by adopting a resolution authorizing the city manager…

Beachwood—Create a sustainable destination

Hopefully, the following will clarify the definition of the term "sustainability". The Brundtland Commission, formally the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), known by the name of its Chair Gro Harlem Brundtland, was convened by the United Nations in 1983. The commission was created to address growing concern "about the accelerating deterioration of the human environment and natural resources and the consequences of that deterioration for economic and social development." In establishing…

Beachwood—Create a sustainable destination

Just for clarification, I need to discuss the concept of "sustainability". SSMC’s foundation rests on the United Nation’s 1987 Brundtland Commission, [the which first defined sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

Beachwood—Create a sustainable destination

Carl -- Thanks for the input. I'd suggest you check either of these websites for a more comprehensive discussion of sustainability. www.sustainabilityhub.net www.sustainablesanmateo.org

Letter: Best kept secret to be closed?

Film 200/800 Film in Focus: Film Genres As moviegoers, we know the difference between a comedy and a drama, a Western and a musical, an action flick and a chick flick, a historical film and a science fiction. Or do we? In this course we take a critical look at the fascinating world of film genres. Always a key ingredient of the American movie industry, film genres are the types of stories movies tell. But film genres also tell much about who we are. For each film genre, we will view a prime example…

HMB gets a satellite college campus

My wife Maxine and I are taking a film class at the Coastside CSM and we're enjoying it very much. We're screening films from directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen and Ang Lee among others. It's fun, convenient and doesn't waste a lot of gas. You can even take courses pass/fail if you don't want to study for exams.