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Jane, glad you had such a nice trip! Looking forwa...

2010-07-14T11:10:38.652-07:00

Jane, glad you had such a nice trip! Looking forward to hearing more about it.

Street food on bikes article in SF Gate today. htt...

2010-05-20T14:12:15.805-07:00

Street food on bikes article in SF Gate today.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/transportation/detail?blogid=33&entry_id=63927

Cool concept but one that has been around for-ever in many parts of the world, no? The paman bakso (beef ball soup uncle) in Surabaya used to ride a bike fitted with two soup pots hanging off the back rack, painted bright blue. He tapped on a piece of bamboo on the handle bar.

If I were to organize the next SF Street Food Fest...

2010-05-18T13:34:21.803-07:00

If I were to organize the next SF Street Food Fest, I would have Open Garage Grills within a 5-block radius in the Mission, in addition to the taco trucks. I think restaurants/taquerias should be encouraged to sell on their sidewalks, to give business a real boost. There should be a central gathering area, maybe with a small stage, and plenty of shared tables and chairs/picnic benches. Of course, an awesome map is essential.

hey jane, great post! i've read about the fora...

2010-04-19T15:42:54.134-07:00

hey jane, great post! i've read about the forage event, but never heard such a detailed report. sounds yummy! about the two "street food" festivals last summer - i also found the SF one disappointing. not just for the lines and all that, but also because it appeared that none of the vendors were actual street food vendors - they were all restaurants that had set up stalls for the event. !? how does that support and encourage street food culture? the oakland one though, i liked, partially because you could actually GET food within a couple of minutes' wait, and also because most of the vendors WERE actual street food vendors. i agree though, it would've been great to have more taco trucks, the real initiators of street food in CA! :-)

That is super awesome Jane. Thank you and ECB for ...

2010-03-24T17:31:26.122-07:00

That is super awesome Jane. Thank you and ECB for working on this!! K

I Jane! I would like to see this and other positi...

2009-12-12T16:42:27.623-08:00

I Jane!

I would like to see this and other positive posts in the blog"oh happy day" . it would be a really interesting contribute.

kisses, sara

I am googleing to find help to save the trees at m...

2009-11-06T18:51:38.307-08:00

I am googleing to find help to save the trees at my condominium in the California desert. Can you help us do our part to save the planet?

The giant, healthy Eucalyptus tree outside my Rancho Mirage home saves $200 a month on my summer electric bill! This lakefront tree and numerous others planted in the 1980’s are being destroyed right now!

The property is Indian owned and leased to the development. It also is an offical wildlife habitat of some sort.

Thinking about your Berkley background made me think of that. It was an "off the beaten path moment". Now what to do with it?

This travesty of my HOA Board ignores the energy savings, oxygen created, the habitat to migratory birds and the beauty and shade of these lakeside trees. My fellow homeowners care deeply, and effectively blocked this action last year.

Mission Hills CC Villas IV and Personalized Property Management have created wasteful, high maintenance, high water usage shrub walls, and tiny planters surrounded by asphalt holding plants that scarcely survive. Conservation is not part of their priorities.

The City of Rancho Mirage employees were at a loss to answer my questions. The City conservation website did not appear to have a reference to any type of Mature Tree Preservation.

We desert homeowners, who value these trees, are spread all over the continent. I don’t have their summer addresses.

At home in Northern California, the parties would be fined a minimum of $2,000 a tree because the City of San Jose is fighting Global Warming by protecting an Urban Forest. Neighborhood streets with mature trees command higher values economically as well.

You know how little time it takes to destroy decades of growth. Are there any statewide policies that can interrupt this ecological disaster?

What can be done?

You haven't blogged here recently. Who knows what brought us together?
Your help is greatly appreciated,

Janice & Monte

I'm jealous! Did you get him a copy of your th...

2009-10-12T15:32:33.024-07:00

I'm jealous! Did you get him a copy of your thesis? I'm sure he would dig it!

Congrats on the gig btw!

Not protesting foreclosures and allowing the banks...

2009-08-10T17:36:09.590-07:00

Not protesting foreclosures and allowing the banks their "legal" right would be holding up the failed system, no?

Yes, let them go bankrupt. Don't steal money f...

2009-08-09T03:06:22.886-07:00

Yes, let them go bankrupt. Don't steal money from hard working Americans to give it to failures.

On that accord, don't bail out anybody. Don't protest foreclosures. The bank has every right to exercise its contractual right to foreclose on the home.

jane! found your blog via facebook :). look forwar...

2008-10-08T13:58:00.000-07:00

jane! found your blog via facebook :). look forward to reading about your adventures and thoughts.
take care,
jackie

Wow, looks amazing. Am jealous. Saw a Wim Wenders ...

2008-09-03T22:07:00.000-07:00

Wow, looks amazing. Am jealous. Saw a Wim Wenders movie sometime ago called LISBON STORY, that's the Portugal I have in my mind, and it's like your photos. Will reply to your other e-mail soon. "soon". Have allergies, am semi-depressed, have to go to bed now.