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eBay Buying Guide | February, 2016
Host a banquet in your own backyard.
LA
Is a Great Walking City. Really.
The Daily Beast | November 29, 2015
Los Angeles is famous for its reliance on the car—until now, as planners in the city's Downtown try to craft street-life around pedestrians.
Out-of-this-World Gifts for Space Nerds of All Ages
eBay Buying Guide | November 11, 2015
A round-up of gift ideas that explore the wonders of the universe.
Picturing
Sound: A Visit with MacArthur Genius Winner Carl Haber
Superscript Magazine, Columbia University | Summer, 2015
The physics behind Carl Haber's digital restoration of old sound recordings and artifacts
The Siren Comes to Magnetic Springs
Chicago Quarterly Review | Fall 2015
A fictional excerpt from the novel The Uncrowned Queen of Magnetic Springs
Lost and Found at the Hollywood Bowl
Catamaran Literary Reader | Issue 9, Winter 2015
A fiction excerpt from the novel The Uncrowned Queen of Magnetic Springs
Rebuilding
Haiti So It's Better Than Before
Takepart.com | Fall 2014
A San Francisco-based group of architects helps communities hit by hurricanes and earthquakes come back stronger.
Catamaran Literary Reader | Issue 7, Summer 2014
Sightings inspired by "The Log of the Sea of Cortez"
Specimen Spotlights | Monarch the Grizzly Bear | Summer, 2014
Our Work: California
Academy of Sciences
Monarch was one of the last Ursus arctos californicus, a new-extinct grizzly bear subspecies.
Specimen Spotlights | Deppea splendens | Summer, 2014
Our Work: California Academy of Sciences
Thought to now be extinct in the wild, the few Deppea splendens left are the legacy of Academy botanists.
Specimen Spotlights | Darwin's Hawkmoth | Summer, 2014
Our Work: California Academy of Sciences
The giant hawkmoth was discovered in 1882. Its existence, however, was predicted 20 years earlier.
Specimen Spotlights | Coco de Mer | Summer, 2014
Our Work: California Academy of Sciences
This flowering palm is a plant kingdom record-holder, boasting the world's heaviest seeds.
Science Hero: Dr. Terry Gosliner | March, 2014
Discover Science: California
Academy of Sciences
Web-based profile, video, slideshow, and Q&A about the Academy's senior curator of invertebrate zoology and geology.
Science Hero: Ryan Wyatt | December, 2013
Discover Science: California
Academy of Sciences
Web-based profile, video, and Q&A about the Academy's director of the Morrison Planetarium and Science Visualization.
Science Hero: Bart Shepherd | September, 2013
Discover Science: California
Academy of Sciences
Web-based profile, video, and Q&A about the Academy's director of the Steinhart Aquarium.
Philippine Coral Reef Webcam | September, 2013
Discover Science:
California Academy of Sciences
Field Guide to tropical marine life found in the Steinhart Aquarium's 212,000 gallon tank and content describing the Academy's onsite conservation program for coral biodiversity in the Philippines.
Marine Life in the Desert | May 30, 2013
Science Today: News
Channel of the California Academy of Sciences
Academy researchers Terry Gosliner and Luiz Rocha head to
the Middle East to look for marine life.
Raising Rare Octopus | March 28, 2013
Science Today: News
Channel of the California Academy of Sciences
Last month, a rare octopus species—the Larger Pacific
Stripped Octopus—moved into the Academy.
Coral Reef Genes | February 25, 2013
Science Today: News Channel of the California Academy of Sciences
Some corals actually welcome warm water.
The Importance of Names | January 22, 2013
Science Today: News Channel of the California Academy of Sciences
How Bill Eschmeyer made an online database, Catalog of Fishes, one of the AcademyÕs most popular website pages.
Protecting the OceanÕs Jewel | January 2, 2013
Science Today: News Channel of the California Academy of Sciences
Academy researchers begin the new year with an ambitious plan to conserve Raja Ampat.
Avian Clues | November 26, 2012
Science Today: News Channel of the California Academy of Sciences
What house finches can tell us about staying together (or apart) in sickness or in health.
Fantastic Voyage | October 16, 2012
Science Today: News Channel of the California Academy of Sciences
Academy scientists detail the process of discovering and documenting new shark species.
Breaking the Code | October 5, 2012
Science Today: News Channel of the California Academy of Sciences
The ENCODE project is revealing more about the human genome.
California Academy of
Science
Public-facing landing page of recent scientific explorations with interactive Google Map content.
California Academy of
Science
Life on a Dynamic Planet: Public-facing landing page devoted to the seismic science that has shaped EarthÕs evolution.
California Academy of
Science
From live ostrich chicks to the secrets of the Shake House, this five-month blog tracked behind-the-scene efforts to create this exhibit.
Square Feet: A San Francisco District Begins to Reduce Blight
New York Times | March 13, 2012
The successful completion of a $75 million condo development in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood proves that a mix of private and public investments are transforming this long-isolated and impoverished district.
Imagine Magazine | Marin
Community Foundation, Fall 2011
How one school district in Marin County has integrated the arts into core subject curricula to provide arts education for its student population in an era of budget cutbacks.
Regional Initiative Empowers Parents to Develop Civic Engagement Skills
IQ—Irvine Quarterly | James
Irvine Foundation, Fall 2011
Low-income, multilingual families in the Central Valley and Riverside counties are learning how to advocate for their children through the Families Improving Education grant funded by the James Irvine Foundation.
San Francisco Magazine | July 2011
For the annual ÒBest of the BayÓ issue, a profile of Toody Maher, an East Bay resident who has transformed a blighted playground in Richmond in Pogo Park.
Imagine Magazine | Marin
Community Foundation, Spring 2011
MarinÕs once formidable middle class feels the squeeze of the Great Recession.
Imagine Magazine | Marin
Community Foundation, Fall 2010
A deeper look into MarinÕs neighborhoods reveals how socio-economic disparities lead to different educational outcomes, even in the regionÕs most affluent school districts.
Sidebars: The Gap by the Numbers and It Takes a Village
Online white paper
Imagine Magazine | Marin
Community Foundation, Spring 2010
Profiles of four families that are passing on the values giving and philanthropy to a younger generation. Plus online resources guide sidebar.
Edutopia | Oct/Nov 2009
A team of college professors and K–12 teachers discover how building video games can elevate student performance at Los AngelesÕ Crenshaw High School.
Edutopia.org Web Extra:
Colleges and Public Schools Forge New Partnerships
Online
Photography Archives Enable Teaching with Primary Sources
Edutopia | Oct/Nov 2009
Visual literacy
resources for teachers and students.
Bullying: How
Educators Can Make Schools Safe
Edutopia | Oct/Nov 2009
Resource
sidebar for Teaching
Tolerance, a profile of Bob Parlin, the teacher who launched the first
gay-straight alliance in a public school.
Nature
Reimagined: Exhibits
and Education are Integrated at Cal Academy
Edutopia | February 2009
The worldÕs
greenest museum in San FranciscoÕs Golden Gate Park inspires the next
generation of scientists.
Edutopia.org Web Extras:
The
California Academy of Sciences Collaborates with Teachers
+
Online
Slideshow: The California Academy of Sciences in Pictures
The Greenest Mayor
Organic Style Magazine, Summer 2008
Profile of SF
Mayor Gavin NewsomÕs ecological policies that make San Francisco one of the
worldÕs greenest cities.
On to Denver—and into History
Pacific Sun, August 2008
Cover feature
examining the delegate selection process during CaliforniaÕs 2008 primary
season and a profile of MarinÕs nine delegates representing the stateÕs 6th
Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention that nominated
Barack Obama for president.
BLOG: Conventional Wisdom Daily posts during the August 2008
Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO, on the Pacific Sun website.
Swimming uphill for salmon
Three enterprising West Marin farmers
ask: CanÕt we all just get along?
San Francisco Magazine, July 2008
Focus on three
organic farmers who joined forces to converse fresh water—a model that
could work to save salmon throughout the state.
San Francisco Magazine, April 2008
Profile of
three Bay Area getaways including lead article on the cityÕs new architectural
landmarks, hiking MarinÕs Baltimore Canyon, and antique shopping in FremontÕs
Niles Canyon.
Life After George (Street Detail)
San Francisco Magazine, April 2008
Feature article
on San Rafael and the cityÕs thriving economy despite the move of Lucas Film
and ILM to San FranciscoÕs Presidio in 2005.
Organic Style Magazine, April 2008
Interview with
Denis Hayes, philanthropist, environmental activist, and coordinator of the
first Earth Day in 1970.
California Academy of Sciences,
August 2007 to April 2008
Web content
profiles on world-renowned architect Renzo Piano, designer of
the new California Academy
of Sciences facility in Golden Gate Park. Public-facing landing pages on Academy history.
Web articles on sustainable
design features, the Living Roof, energy conservation, profiles
of Academy science heroes,
and overview pieces Explore Science web pages for K-12 readers on 18 topics,
including:
Earth and Space: Paleontology,
Minerals,
Astronomy,
Astrobiology
Life forms: Mammals, Invertebrates,
Frogs and
Snakes, Plants,
Birds, Fish, Cultural
Anthropology, Anthropods.
Biomes: Deserts, Rain Forests, Mountains, Rivers, Savannah, and Oceans.
San Francisco Magazine, July 2007
Architectural
profile of San FranciscoÕs new Federal Building, designed by award-winning
architect, Thom Mayne. Opening spread in the magazineÕs yearly ÒBest OfÓ
feature.
San Francisco Magazine, February 2007
Architectural
feature story exploring San FranciscoÕs changing skyline as a result of
pressure on the local housing market and the adoption of high-rise residential
towers in the South of Market district.
San Francisco Magazine, November 2006
A look at the
hidden treasures of San FranciscoÕs Presidio National Park.
Pacific Sun Newsweekly, August 2006
Profile of Jane
Bay, personal assistant to George Lucas, as she discusses the death of her
adopted daughter and the emails that brought rebirth.
California History Magazine, Summer 2006
Travel
narrative exploring the differences between five leading interactive science
museums of Northern California.
San Francisco Magazine, January 2006
Profile of
Oakland-based landscape architect Walter Hood who designed the landscapes
surrounding the new de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park.
Pacific Sun Newsweekly, January 20 – 26, 2006
Profile of
journalist Dawn Yun who leads a monthly writing workshop for young mothers.
Cigar Aficionado, November/December 2005
Profile of Bill
Zabit, the CEO of Sonoma Mountain Entertainment and Star Experience Records.
Salon.com, September 2004
Using x-rays
and Silicon Valley technology, conservators have discovered a previously
unknown painting behind the artistÕs ÒRue de Montmartre.Ó
Tunnel Vision: The noir view of life is hip, addictive, all-pervasive — and untrue.
San Francisco Magazine, August 2005
Arts opinion
essay on the subtle ways that noir sensibility has become nonfiction, creeping
into our political and cultural discourse.
Out Traveler, August 2005
First-person
adventure travel piece on river rafting down the South Fork of the American
River.
California History Magazine, Summer 2005
How river
rafting down the South Fork of the American River is a trip through
CaliforniaÕs Gold Rush history.
Profits Per Partners: How One Small Law Firm is Building Business Around the New Domestic Partnership Law
California Lawyer, May 2005
Feature article
exploring the marketing strategy of Boutiette + von Herrmann, a San
Francisco-based law firm, following the passage of CaliforniaÕs ground-braking
law, AB 205.
Sunset Magazine, February 2005
Profile of
mural conservator Nathan Zakheim and his restoration of Kent TwitchellÕs
freeway mural ÒL.A. Marathon.Ó
StanfordÕs archive of his papers keeps
growing
New gifts from
the Steinbeck family estate (including the authorÕs Nobel Prize award) add to
an already extensive collection of the California authorÕs personal letters,
early drafts, and first editions in the universityÕs private archive.
PlanetOut.com, 2004 - 2005
Financial fuel
runs law for LGBT movement; June 24, 2005
Julie Dorf -
From kitchen activist to international advocate; May 12, 2005
Schiavo case
hints at fragility of gaysÕ rights; April 7, 2005
Report details
global lesbian-baiting trend; March 9, 2005
Couples seek
answers about partner law; December 3, 2004
More anti-gay
ballot measures on the way; November 12, 2004
Coretta Scott
King condemns marriage ban; March 24, 2004
Oakland,
Calif., may create GLBT district; March 23, 2004
Pro golfer
comes out, wins endorsement; March 22, 2004
Pacific Sun Newsweekly, December 22 – 28, 2004
Profile of Dr.
Milton Chen, executive director of the George Lucas Educational Foundation and
a look at their new venture, Edutopia Magazine.
California History Magazine, Fall 2004
How the
atmosphere and architecture of Santa Barbara recall the many tropes and
attitudes of film noir.
Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2004
Both Stanford
University and San Jose State University can lay claim to having the countryÕs
premier research archive, having collected the private papers of John
Steinbeck—CaliforniaÕs only writer to have won a Nobel Prize for
Literature.
San Francisco Magazine, August 2004
Arts opinion
piece on SFÕs architectural history as illustrated by the new Jewish Community
Center, designed by Kevin Hart of Gensler & Associates.
The Dog Therapist: When your pooch has a problem (or causes one) whoÕre you gonna call?
Pacific Sun Newsweekly, July 21 – 27, 2004
Cover profile
of Trish King, director of the Marin Humane SocietyÕs Behavior and Training
Department
Sunset Magazine, June 2004
Profile of
Riley Doty and the Marina District, a San Francisco neighborhood with extensive
vintage tile installations.
California History Magazine, Spring 2004
A visit to one
of CaliforniaÕs oldest surviving encampments, founded in 1776.
San Francisco Magazine, May 2004
Arts opinion
piece on the state and maintenance of the cityÕs outdoor public murals.
Sunset Magazine, May 2004
Survey of the
five best car museums in Los Angeles county and surrounding area.
Sunset Magazine, May 2004
Travel article
exploring the 200-year-old residential district built on the edges of San Juan
CapistranoÕs historic mission community.
San Francisco Magazine, April 2004
Essay
supporting same-sex weddings in San Francisco.
Sunset Magazine, March 2004
Profile of
Vanda Vitali, vice president of public programs at the Los Angeles Museum of
Natural History, as she launches a new exhibit entitled ÒLos Angeles: Light,
Motion, Dreams.Ó
California Tourism Magazine (Sunset
Custom Publishing), Fall
2003
Profile of
Walter Hood, a UC Berkeley professor and landscape architect who creates
lyrical landscapes that are as inviting as they are informative.
Cigar Aficionado, September 2003
Profile of
French Artist Marc J. Pasini who was the first foreign-born national to have
his artwork selected by the Cuban government to be issued as stamps.
Picture This: California Perspectives on American History
Oakland Museum of California, Summer 2003
Online
educational resource for high school students featuring 140 historical
photographs, organized chronologically that describe CaliforniaÕs cultural
diversity from 1769 to the present era.
Bay Nature magazine; September 2003
An increasing
number of gray whales have been spotted in San Francisco Bay in recent years. A
special report on why these aquatic giants are venturing here in ever-greater
numbers.
Stanford Magazine, December 2002
An examination
of CaliforniaÕs regional literature following the publication of an ambitious
new anthology, The Literature of California: Writings from the Golden State.
Los Angeles Times, Sunday Travel section, November 10, 2002
Travel
narrative featuring Moss Landing, the jumping-off point for boat tours of a
wetland research reserve.
Sunset Magazine, Fall 2002
In the year
celebrating the centennial anniversary of his fatherÕs birth, John SteinbeckÕs
son is publishing his first work of fiction. What a long strange trip itÕs
been.
A Wicked Good Guide to Boston
AcuraStyle Magazine, Sunset Publishing Corp, Summer 2002
Travel
narrative of a road trip from Boston to MarthaÕs Vineyard.
Weblink:
Zoom-Zoom Magazine, Sunset Publishing
Corp, Summer 2002
How
parafoil-powered windsurfers, land buggy enthusiasts, and even a few
snowboarders have learned how to ride the wind.
Where Miles of
Murals Preach a PeopleÕs Gospel
New York Times, Sunday Arts and Leisure,
May 26, 2002
Report on the
need to preserve Latino artist Judith BacaÕs mural masterpiece, ÒThe Great Wall
of Los Angeles.Ó Survey of public funding strategies designed to save LAÕs
public artwork treasures
Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, May 12, 2002
Profile of
filmmaker Leslie Iwerks whose grandfather, Ub Iwerks, created Mickey Mouse.
Power to the People: Solar Energy is Finally
Feasible for Homes
San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2001
Report on the
exact costs of adding a solar energy system to your home.
California Clay: Arts and Crafts Movement Left Rich
Legacy of Local Tile Art
San Francisco Chronicle, June 23, 2001
Overview of
contemporary local tile artisans working in the vintage tradition.
Momiji Madness: Japanese Maples Bring Grace and
Beauty to Bay Area Gardens
San Francisco Chronicle, June 2, 2001
Profile of
unique Bay Area nursery that cultivates hundreds of varieties of Japanese
maples.
San Francisco Chronicle, May 19, 2001
Profile of
Marilyn Smith (former executive director of Mt. TamÕs Mountain Play series) as
family members create an architectural gem on the mountaintop.
American Home Style & Gardening, September 2000
Profile of
Michael Chiarello, executive chef and co-owner of Tra Vigne restaurant in Napa.
Lost Legacies of California: Heyday Books Revives
and Reprints Two Classics of Golden State Literature to Launch a Series
San Francisco Chronicle, February 4, 2001
Book review of Eldorado by Bayard Taylor and Unfinished Business by Toshio Mori.
San Francisco Chronicle, June 25, 2000
Book review of For California's Gold, a historical
novel by JoAnn Levy.
Sagebrush and Smog—A Shining Collection of
Western Visions
San Francisco Chronicle, April 16, 2000
Book review of
Writing Home: Award-Winning Literature from the New West edited by Brian
Bouldrey.
Seniors.com, March 2000
Q&A with
Ray Erlenborn, sound effects engineer for KNX radio during the 1930s and
40s—the golden era of radio programming.
icPlanet.com, February 2000
Interview with
the Mill Valley-based author and business advisor.
icPlanet.com, March 2000
Business
article describing how three modern companies—filmmakers at Lucas
Digital, publishers at 101 Communications, and internet infrastructure provider
Keynote Systems—deal with freelance employees.
Rules of Engagement: How the Microsoft ConsultantsÕ
Case Affects You
icPlanet.com, March 2000
Latest legal
rulings on IRS status of independent consultants.
icPlanet.com, April 2000
Interview with
founder and president of the San Ramon-based Center for Project Management.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving: The McNeil Docent +
Volunteer Awards Program
OPEN, The Magazine of San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art, Winter/Spring
2000
Profiles of
SFMOMA philanthropists
RebeccaÕs Garden,
October/November 1999
The role of
mosaic artwork in creating a year-round colorful garden.
The
Voices of Anna Deavere Smith
Stanford Magazine, July/August 1999
Profile of
award-winning theater artist and Stanford drama professor.
Southern Culture: New Generation of Los
Angeles-based Museums
San Francisco Focus Magazine, December 1996
Irreverent
guide to the latest additions to Southern CaliforniaÕs cultural scene.
Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die: On the Road with
the James Dean Caravan
LA Weekly, December 1995
Essay on the
fortieth anniversary of actor James Dean's death.
San Francisco Focus Magazine, October 1995
Travel coverage
on Los Angeles and the history of the Sunset Strip.
San Francisco Focus Magazine,
October 1994
Cover story on
California's endangered species and Pulitzer-prize nominated photographers,
Susan Middleton and David Liittschwager.
San Francisco Focus Magazine, August 1994
Essay exploring
myth and illusion in AmericaÕs favorite desert playground.
San Francisco Focus Magazine, January 1993
Award-winning
investigative report on the future of Yosemite National Park.
San Francisco Focus Magazine, May 1992
Yearly spring
travel coverage.
San Francisco Focus Magazine,
April 1992
Lifestyle
report on California emigrants.
San Francisco Focus Magazine, December 1991
Profile of San
Francisco-based theater artist and impresario.
Money Savvy, Rodale Press, 1998
Contributed
three chapters on 401(k)s, IRAs, pensions, and retirement planning for Baby
Boomers
Beat the System,
Rodale Press, 1996
Contributed
three chapters on negotiating the lowest prices on hotels, airfare, and other
modes of transportation for world travelers.
California: The Eyewitness Travel Guide,
Dorling Kindersley
Publishers, Duncan Baird
Book Packagers, London, England, 1996
Contributed
profiles on California-based outdoor adventure activities for travel guidebook
Best Bay Area Bargains: The Insider's
Guide to Smart Shopping for Almost Everything, KQED Books, 1994
Managing editor
of consumer-oriented shopping guide
Smart Health: The Complete Guide to
Health Care in the Bay Area, KQED Books, 1993
Managing editor
of consumer-oriented health-care publication
(partial listing)
(References and
portfolios available upon request.)