Another round: Inaugural Tri-Valley Craft Cocktail Competition lays groundwork for Pacific Chamber Orchestra
When Lawrence Kohl, music director for Pacific Chamber Orchestra, asked if I would serve as a judge for the nonprofit’s inaugural Tri-Valley Craft Cocktail Competition, I was intrigued by the unique opportunity to put my taste buds to the test … and genuinely curious to see what this brand-new fundraiser was all about.
It’s make or break for bills at CA Legislature
Assemblymember Evan Low speaks with colleagues on the Assembly floor at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 29, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters It’s another big deadline week in California’s Legislature: To keep their bills alive for this session, legislators have until Friday to get them through the house where they were…
This county is California’s harshest charging ‘desert’ for electric cars. Local activists want to change that
In summary Lack of EV chargers in remote areas could derail California’s aim to electrify cars. In Imperial County, residents have access to few public chargers and buy electric cars at only a fifth of the statewide rate. Few places in California are as unforgiving for driving an electric car as the remote and sparsely…
Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools
Too few trees at California’s schools mean there’s little protecting students from a warming planet. Here’s how advocates say the state can pay for more shade.
Housing Facts in 2024, Part I
On May 2, TVNPA hosted an in-depth presentation on the “State of Housing for Vulnerable…
I Do I Don’t: I don’t like opening up. I get scared it will be used against me. Pages 91-95
“This seems both hard and simple.”
Writing Your Personal Statement for Medical School Applications
Many individuals who send me inquiries about medical school ask how I can help them build a strong narrative throughout the application cycle…
