Stay away Terminator

Today, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said out loud what many Californians (and probably a lot of other people around the world) have thought, or maybe didn’t think because why would they: “No matter where you go in the world, people still want to come to California,” Schwarzenegger said. “There’s no one screaming like, ‘I can’t [...]

California Dreamin’

Here I am in California, but it feels like purgatory. My family and I are here for a month, in and out of the Sacramento-area, while my husband completes a medical school rotation. It’s been about a year since I’ve spent any length of time here, and right now it feels like such a tease. [...]

June Gloom

It happened to be a glorious day in Iowa. Not just for me. I heard the word “glorious” spoken several times out of several mouths. It was a “glorious” day. And a rare one. While some of my cohorts in San Francisco are suffering from June Gloom, I had a remarkably fanastic day in Iowa. [...]

Score Another for Iowa

Eager, anxious Californians waited Tuesday morning to hear the state Supreme Court’s ruling on Proposition 8, passed by voters in November, that banned gay marriage in this state. The court upheld Prop. 8, leaving many angry and perplexed. Others, of course, were elated. This is the changing face of California. I have watched this drama [...]

The Two-State Solution

From Yahoo! Buzz http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92599?fp=1 California: Breaking up is hard to do California’s budget problems are kind of like the boy who cried “wolf.” Nobody pays attention anymore. Well, hardly anybody. A radical idea that would split California into four distinct states garnered some attention on the Buzz. Commenters chimed in with their thoughts. Some even [...]

Natives Among Us

When I was growing up in San Diego in the ’80s (I acknowledge I am dating myself, but hey, 30 is the new 20) a certain bumper sticker began to appear on rear windows and bumpers on cars all over the city. It resembled California’s license plate at the time basic blue background and gold [...]

Iowa: The new SF

Have I been waiting all this time for a line like this to come into my brainspace? Thank you to newspaperman Phil Bronstein for pointing this out. As a San Francisco-o-phile living in Iowa, I felt some deep churning in my belly when I read these words from Bronstein yesterday (thanks Jamie for sending this [...]

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