I finally finished up reading I Heard the Owl Call my Name by Margaret Craven. What a good book, and it made me weep at the end.
Right before my grandmother died, there were owls hoohooing outside my window every night. It was so creepy, because I'd never heard them before and I haven't heard them since that time.
Owls, in indian lore, are symbols of death, so the story had a personal meaning for me. I hope I never have to hear owls hoohooing again for a long time.
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
While we quibble about who will be mayor of San Francisco, the Cali Republic wrestles with budget problems.
Shortfall in Car Tax to Hit Home: Local governments this week will receive two-thirds less from the state than anticipated. Officials may resort to higher taxes, lawsuits.
"As a consequence, local governments across the state likely will have to begin cutting programs ranging from fire coverage to libraries, government officials say."
Shortfall in Car Tax to Hit Home: Local governments this week will receive two-thirds less from the state than anticipated. Officials may resort to higher taxes, lawsuits.
"As a consequence, local governments across the state likely will have to begin cutting programs ranging from fire coverage to libraries, government officials say."
Below is a sad but true statement of the importance of San Francisco politics from SFGate.com, San Franciscans ready to pick next mayor, OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: Suburbanites see city as political funhouse
A telling quote from the story:
"For the rest of the Bay Area, San Francisco's election has been an engaging spectator sport -- fun to watch, even an opportunity to root.
But the race for mayor is an event that many of the region's residents and governmental leaders say will have minimal impact beyond the city's borders.
"San Francisco provides us with entertainment, but other than that, it's not terribly relevant," said Contra Costa County Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, owner of TR's Bar & Grill in Concord.
The city is increasingly isolated as its politics have become more insular and moved further to the left.
"San Francisco is not the heart of the Bay Area, politically," said Larry Tramutola, whose Oakland political consulting firm has done work at the local level in every county in the Bay Area.
The city is increasingly isolated as its politics have become more insular and moved further to the left.
"San Francisco is not the heart of the Bay Area, politically," said Larry Tramutola, whose Oakland political consulting firm has done work at the local level in every county in the Bay Area."
The city has voted itself into irrelevancy.
A telling quote from the story:
"For the rest of the Bay Area, San Francisco's election has been an engaging spectator sport -- fun to watch, even an opportunity to root.
But the race for mayor is an event that many of the region's residents and governmental leaders say will have minimal impact beyond the city's borders.
"San Francisco provides us with entertainment, but other than that, it's not terribly relevant," said Contra Costa County Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, owner of TR's Bar & Grill in Concord.
The city is increasingly isolated as its politics have become more insular and moved further to the left.
"San Francisco is not the heart of the Bay Area, politically," said Larry Tramutola, whose Oakland political consulting firm has done work at the local level in every county in the Bay Area.
The city is increasingly isolated as its politics have become more insular and moved further to the left.
"San Francisco is not the heart of the Bay Area, politically," said Larry Tramutola, whose Oakland political consulting firm has done work at the local level in every county in the Bay Area."
The city has voted itself into irrelevancy.
Monday, December 08, 2003
People are speculating that the Demos are throwing in the towel to Bush for the 2004 presidential election, because Al Gore is supposedly going to endorse Howard Dean tomorrow.
These same people say that the Demos are conceding the race to Bush, so they can concentrate on getting Hilary Clinton into the White House in 2008. Supposedly Hilary beats any democrat including Dean when pollsters ask who do you want to be next president.
These same people say that the Demos are conceding the race to Bush, so they can concentrate on getting Hilary Clinton into the White House in 2008. Supposedly Hilary beats any democrat including Dean when pollsters ask who do you want to be next president.
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