·Campaign
About Last Night...
Reflections on the civic event at Caldwell Snyder Gallery — and the important distinctions that emerged between the candidates seeking to represent St. Helena.
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News & Updates
Thoughts on the issues, updates from the trail, and reflections on St. Helena.
·Community & Governance
Letter to City Council: Who Sets the North Star?
The City Manager was asked to develop a strategy before the Council established its direction. The fundamental question is: who sets the North Star? I believe that responsibility belongs to the City Council.
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The St. Helena Sphere
Our municipal boundaries may be precise. Our community is not. People experience St. Helena as a place, a network of neighborhoods, businesses, restaurants, cultural institutions, hotels, farms and destinations, not as a line on a map.
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St. Helena's Fire Code and the City's Attempt to Avoid It
A letter to the editor of the St. Helena Star on fire-access requirements, the Spring Grove project, and what honest government actually looks like.
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Letter to Planning Director: Spring Vineyard Project – Fire Access and Prime Farmland Requirements
A formal letter to Planning Director Leza Mikhail raising questions about the proposed Spring Vineyard project's compliance with the City's two-fire-access-road requirement and General Plan Policy LU5.G protecting Prime Farmland at 1933 Spring Street.
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Letter to Planning Director: Spring Grove Project – Fire Access, Flag Lot, and Code Compliance
A formal letter to Planning Director Leza Mikhail requesting clarification on how the City approved the 41-unit Spring Grove subdivision despite apparent conflicts with fire access, hose-reach, flag-lot, and small-lot standards in the Municipal Code.
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