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THE FOOD PARTY!
Political Wedge Issues - Farm Bill (part 7)The Farm Bill has undergone three dramatic shifts in focus in the last 80 years, writes Imhoff in chapter 15 of
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 10, 2023There are no comments yet. 1996 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Free Market Farm Bill or Farce?"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are I’m from the government and I’m here to help." Ronald Reagan hit a resonant...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 19, 2023There are no comments yet. 3214 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Travelin’ Solo: Elk and Mendocino County(We take a Farm Bill break these next two weeks, to have a little fun and report...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 6, 2023There are no comments yet. 4490 Views
DEEP MENLO
Remembering JFKPresident John F Kennedy was assassinated on my birthday when I was in sixth grade. That created four days of indelible memories, glued to our black & white TV...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Nov. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 13999 Views
DEEP MENLO
Bring Me the Head of Nutty the SquirrelWell, not literally. I'm just adapting a title from Scott Adams' Dilbert: Bring Me the Head of Willy the Mailboy. The Dilbert comic series follows the foibles...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jan. 17, 2014There are no comments yet. 5558 Views
DEEP MENLO
Reporting Live From Borrone?s MarketBarToday(Thursday) is opening day for the long-awaited Borrone's MarketBar ? located between the Menlo Park train station and the foundational Café Borrone Mother...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Feb. 13, 2014There are no comments yet. 7933 Views
DEEP MENLO
Menlo Saves: A Retrospective on Ballot Measures in Menlo Park and Palo AltoMy first draft of this entry began last November, but morphed over time into multiple topics. For clarity I'll focus on history. Last November Palo Alto voters...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Feb. 26, 2014There are no comments yet. 6979 Views
DEEP MENLO
Purge the Subscriptions DayI just got off the phone with AT&T regarding my father's phone account. A very pleasant and knowledgeable person was on the other end of the line, who could also...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Apr. 28, 2014There are no comments yet. 6197 Views
DEEP MENLO
Think housing is expensive here? NYC struggles with affordable housing.This morning's New York Times has a good article ("Affordable Housing...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jun. 8, 2014There are no comments yet. 6103 Views
DEEP MENLO
Separate Entrances for BMR and Market Rate Apartments?So here's a tough one emanating from that grand transit-oriented, high-density housing platform called Manhattan Island. Extell Development proposes construction...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jul. 21, 2014There are no comments yet. 12971 Views
DEEP MENLO
Then Came Larry Lessig.Larry who? If you follow the ideas from TED conferences, ideas via TEDx, you may want to follow along the major ideas on democracy from Harvard Law professor...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Sep. 30, 2015There are no comments yet. 5793 Views
DEEP MENLO
HSR or BART? The Survey ResultsMy previous post discussed the possibility of extending BART down the Peninsula and, how I thought that would have a more dramatic, positive impact on Peninsula...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Oct. 27, 2015There are no comments yet. 6440 Views
DEEP MENLO
A Guildy Look at the Park TheaterWith news of potential reuse of the Guild Theater I recall the histrionics, proposals and attempts for reuse of the Park Theater. Noble attempts all, but it was...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jan. 13, 2016There are no comments yet. 0 Views
DEEP MENLO
Regulation 14, Transparency and Me (or, What’s Under the Hood in Those Cameras?)Central to my work as a technical expert in litigation and due diligence is to examine computer source code. The software is usually extremely confidential material...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on May. 17, 2016There are no comments yet. 5287 Views
DEEP MENLO
Does the sharing economy limit local housing supply?...I intended to comment about the sharing economy and housing, but this post also touches on Menlo Park’s General Plan Update (called Connect Menlo). The...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jul. 1, 2016There are no comments yet. 56 Views
DEEP MENLO
Does the sharing economy limit local housing supply?I intended to comment about the sharing economy and housing, but this post also touches on Menlo Park’s General Plan Update (called Connect Menlo). The...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jul. 1, 2016There are no comments yet. 151 Views
DEEP MENLO
The Sharing Economy and Local Housing SupplyI intended to comment about the sharing economy and housing, but this post also touches on Menlo Park’s General Plan Update (called Connect Menlo). The...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jul. 2, 2016There are no comments yet. 6202 Views
DEEP MENLO
Be a Career-PreneurFor 7 years I’ve studied the characteristics of sustainable innovation ecosystems, for which Silicon Valley serves as the de-facto benchmark. There aren’t...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Aug. 11, 2016There are no comments yet. 5306 Views
DEEP MENLO
Henry and Fluffy, On DutyWhile my father lived his final years at Palo Alto Commons I’d bring Henry our Bichon with me to see ‘grandpa.’ It was discouraged, but that flew...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Feb. 20, 2018There are no comments yet. 3371 Views
DEEP MENLO
A New York City Moment
Two weeks ago Susan and I left on an early flight for NYC on early in the morning and arrived late afternoon at JFK Airport. We were headed for...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Aug. 31, 2017There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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