Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t like the progress local governments have made on homelessness, so he announced this month that he’s withholding $1 billion in state homelessness funding until local governments come up with more effective plans to reduce the … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Homelessness — a billion here … and a billion there
Opinion
Properly Subversive: Remember this on Veteran’s Day
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick (Editor’s note: This week I’m giving over my regular column space to Joseph Reagan, Director of Military and Veterans Outreach for Wreaths Across America and Afghanistan Veteran. I found it worthy of your attention and I hope you enjoy it. I’ll be back … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Remember this on Veteran’s Day
Properly Subversive: We’ll regret this lousy homeless ‘process’
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive People in power never quite get it – the ends just don’t justify the means. Nothing will illustrate that principle better, I fear, than the Homekey homeless program that’s getting crammed down the throats of Greenbrae residents. This location – 1251 … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: We’ll regret this lousy homeless ‘process’
Properly Subversive: Let’s be honest about Marin ‘electrification’ — we’re boiling frogs here for so little gain it can’t be measured
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive On Nov. 15 the County Board of Supervisors will consider a new law to take another step in the “electrification” of Marin. The supervisors appear enthused, news reports indicate, and after passage they will try to convince every other Marin government to … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Let’s be honest about Marin ‘electrification’ — we’re boiling frogs here for so little gain it can’t be measured
Properly Subversive: Racism is where you find it
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Liberal Los Angeles City Councimembers caught using racist language to describe colleagues are under fire from no less than the president of the United States. City Council President Nury Martinez, Councilman Kevin de Leon and Councilman Gil Cedillo, … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Racism is where you find it
Properly Subversive: What would ‘equity’ disaster relief look like, exactly?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick When California favorite daughter Kamala Harris talks about dispersing federal disaster aid based on “equity”, it sounds silly. And, to be perfectly honest, a bit icky. Do you think she hears herself when she says race-based stuff like … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: What would ‘equity’ disaster relief look like, exactly?
Properly Subversive: Exactly how many Black people in Marin need mental care?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick With tongue firmly planted in cheek, may I ask how many Black people in Marin are mentally ill? Is it more or less than white people? Where do Hispanics fit into the mental health equity spectrum? That’s one question that sticks out as Marin County … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Exactly how many Black people in Marin need mental care?
Properly Subversive: Suit up, governor, you’re on deck in 2024
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
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