Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes

Paella and Pinot Fest      Just ahead, we'll visit a civilized retreat from the world, the 15th Pinot and Paella Fest at the park i...

LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA AND GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN     Dear Sirs,           California and the federal government have an opportunity ...

SLIDING BACKWARDS      An agonizing disappointment to boomers is the new crop of racism that seems to be the spearhead of a wave of bigot...

A SPEECH THAT LEAVES THEM TALKING     "Unique," "quirky," "Jesuitical" and as a headline read "a spe...

 THE FUTURE IS NOT CHEAP      Sometimes vision comes with a price and acrimony.        The US is overdue in brining rail trail into mod...

A FUTURE BLOOMS          Once again California blazes a path forward.  Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation mandating that California...