UPDATE (July 3, 2013): Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the U.S. on espionage charges, is still in the Moscow airport, follow Russian President Vladimir… Read more “Punishment for Snowden? Life sentence in a Moscow airport terminal?”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
When a bad development idea angers the public, some companies–In-N-Out–do the right thing …
And some don’t … Sywest Development, for example … But here is the good news: last week, In-N-Out told the City of Pleasant Hill it was finally… Read more “When a bad development idea angers the public, some companies–In-N-Out–do the right thing …”
The power of vulnerability
Last night, I went to the 50th birthday party of a high school friend I’ve recently re-connected with. And there were to be other friends from high… Read more “The power of vulnerability”
State law violations in Pleasant Hill Dome demolition? Among the many concerns emerging in the wake of SyWest’s destruction of Contra Costa landmark
We can’t bring the CineArts Dome movie theater back. But at the Pleasant Hill City Council meeting Monday night, the citizens of Pleasant Hill and surrounding communities… Read more “State law violations in Pleasant Hill Dome demolition? Among the many concerns emerging in the wake of SyWest’s destruction of Contra Costa landmark”
A new morning without a beloved son
I couldn’t sleep last night. 10 o’clock, 11, midnight, 1 a.m. It wasn’t just that my mind was racing, but that my body was just alert, awake… Read more “A new morning without a beloved son”
There is only the trying
Early Sunday morning, I woke up from one of those very yucky dreams. In it, I was crying out to someone, maybe to my husband: “I’m unhappy!… Read more “There is only the trying”
The Dome is the Dome: Appeal filed in effort to save local landmark
Over the weekend, some others with Save the Pleasant Hill Dome and I finalized an appeal of the Pleasant Hill Planning Commission’s March 26, 2013 decision to… Read more “The Dome is the Dome: Appeal filed in effort to save local landmark”
Tilting at Windmills, Reaching for the Star in Saving the Dome
Today I meet with some crazy suburbanites like myself who are fervent in their desire to Save the Dome. I offered to write an appeal of the Planning… Read more “Tilting at Windmills, Reaching for the Star in Saving the Dome”
Closing public comment, other moves: Lack of good faith by Pleasant Hill officials in deciding fate of iconic Dome theater?
As Pleasant Hill planning commissioners decide the fate of the CineArts Dome movie theater Tuesday night, they won’t be taking public comment about destroying the theater and… Read more “Closing public comment, other moves: Lack of good faith by Pleasant Hill officials in deciding fate of iconic Dome theater?”
Done Deal? But Pleasant Hill’s own reports detail the Dome’s landmark, historical place in this town and county
Pleasant Hill city officials tell me and the Contra Costa Times they have no control over a development company’s desire to demolish the landmark CineArts Dome movie theater–the… Read more “Done Deal? But Pleasant Hill’s own reports detail the Dome’s landmark, historical place in this town and county”
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