Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick “Go, Scott Pelley, go!” I wonder if Gov. Gavin Newsom yelled something like that at the TV as CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley – asking easy and respectful questions – exposed the discombobulated mind of President Joe Biden in his 60 Minutes … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Suit up, governor, you’re on deck in 2024
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Properly subversive: Never – ever – underestimate the California tax man
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick About a million Californians got bonked on the head last week when they discovered that their student loan debt – forgiven by President Joe Biden – will count as income on California state taxes. In the immortal word of Homer Simpson – D’oh! The … [Read more...] about Properly subversive: Never – ever – underestimate the California tax man
Sausalito History: Looking back at a storied festival once again postponed
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society A recent announcement that the Sausalito Art Festival would be postponed for another year got me reminiscing about the festival’s on-and-off history. In his book Moments in Time, Jack Tracy points out: “Sausalito in 1950 was on the threshold … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: Looking back at a storied festival once again postponed
Properly Subversive: Welcome to Marin, ‘Hunter’ … hit the road, ‘Darius’
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick According to the newest navel gazing study on racism in Marin, landlords discriminate against applicants by favoring people with white names over Black names. I’m not kidding. This is an actual study courtesy of the Fair Housing Advocates … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Welcome to Marin, ‘Hunter’ … hit the road, ‘Darius’
Properly Subversive: When it comes to homelessness in Marin, no good deed goes unpunished
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick After all that Sausalito residents went through to do what the town’s moms and dads thought was the compassionate and right thing to do for the homeless, it ended last month with taxpayers paying the Homeless Union $500,000 in a settlement, part of which … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: When it comes to homelessness in Marin, no good deed goes unpunished
Properly Subversive: Raid of the century and the Berkeley Barb
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Pardon me if, as a civil libertarian, I’m still shocked by the news that the Joe Biden administration raided political rival Donald Trump’s home and confiscated boxes of documents the government said belonged in the National Archive. Before we get … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Raid of the century and the Berkeley Barb
Properly Subversive: News flash, democracy requires effort
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick At the risk of sounding like more of a Luddite than I really am, may I please push back (just a little) on the trend that seeks to make voting easy as pie – minimum effort, little sacrifice, and no sense of duty required. Some want a system in which … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: News flash, democracy requires effort
Properly Subversive: We’re living in the age of the $20 burger; support your local restaurant
Properly Subversive: Sherman R. Frederick A guy I know who owns a sports bar told me that the price he pays for a box of frozen fries just doubled. The cost of beef also hit new highs. In my anecdotal experience, this has made the over-and-under price for the American staple of a burger and … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: We’re living in the age of the $20 burger; support your local restaurant
Nibbe Sermon: The sweet little girl on the platform
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe/Holy Cross Lutheran Church CROSSOVERTHE TIME: "THE PARTITION""No Man's Land" - August 14, 1947 [...a railroad station somewhere on the newly established border between India and Pakistan, near Amritzer and outside Lahore...]On this day, August 14, 1947, fifteen … [Read more...] about Nibbe Sermon: The sweet little girl on the platform
Properly Subversive: Anyone else hearing economic thunder?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The signs clearly call for caution in crafting government budgets. Consider these two storm clouds. The retirement fund for public school teachers posted negative returns for the fiscal year ending June 30. The kitty that funds teacher … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Anyone else hearing economic thunder?