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"Get Your Zen On: Making spirituality a part of your life." Jane and Jane, July/Aug. 2008
Nearly every religious denomination today has a gay coalition – Episcopalians have Integrity, Methodists have Welcoming and Affirming, Lutherans have Lutherans Concerned, and the list goes on – and it’s because the LGBT community isn’t as willing to give up on God as maybe some religious people had hoped. ... download pdf.

"Science Experiment: Biotech companies cluster along I-80," Comstock's, November 2007
Despite the economic challenges posed by California’s tax laws and its high cost of living, the 30-year-old biotechnology industry in Northern California isn’t going anywhere. Biotech companies, which have been locating in the Bay Area for three decades, are expanding in the region, creating what supporters hope will be recognized as the BayBio Corridor ... read more.

"Day 7 of La Grève and Everyone's Getting in on the Action," The Nervous Breakdown, November 20, 2007
Waiting at a stop light the other day, I saw a bus stop and begin letting people out even though there was no bus stop marked at that corner. A group of about 20 business people got off and began crossing the street in front of me. One by one they began to gain speed, until they were running en groupe to the other side of the street ... read more.

"When the Go Girl Gets Tough," Comstock's, October 2007
Employees at Nor-Cal Beverage Co. in West Sacramento have gotten in touch with their feminine side, and it’s beginning to pay off ... read more.

"Sometimes I Feel Like My Life in Paris is Like Being Stuck in a Comic Strip," The Nervous Breakdown, October 28, 2007
I was pulled over by the French police today. I suppose it was only a matter of time before it happened. Every time I see the police here I actually physically cringe because I'm so afraid of them. But this morning I didn't see them. I didn't know they were there ... read more.

"Central City Locomotion: Expanding the downtown footprint and its economic engine," Comstock's, September 2007
A once-bustling railyard north of downtown Sacramento has lain idle for nearly two decades, accumulating little more than dead grass and debris along the ground and broken glass in the few buildings still standing. ... download pdf.

"My Adventures In Trash, Part 1: How It All Began," The Nervous Breakdown, May 22, 2007
As I look through the glass window on the observation deck I count 26 workers sorting through discarded paper, plastic bottles, soda cans and wine bottles as they whiz by on a conveyor belt ... read more.

"Tips On Running a Marathon and an Interview With Olympic Medalist Marathon Runner Deena Kastor," The Nervous Breakdown, March 28, 2007
My first try as a runner was at a 5K back in October. I was passed by an 89-year-old speed-walker and an eight-year-old girl. Both finished long before my 38:15 time ... read more.

"Introducing Ideal Bite: Say Goodbye to Eco-Nazis and Hello to Green Lite," The Nervous Breakdown, March 19, 2007
For awhile I thought of myself as an environmentalist of sorts. I mean, I'm not some crazy hippie, living in a co-op, wearing only hemp clothing and eating nothing but vegetables from my own garden. But I do the basic save the Earth type stuff ... read more.

"Three-car winery," Lodi News-Sentinel, Feb. 7, 2007
If it weren't for the fermentation tank in the driveway, it's likely nobody would even be able to tell there's a winery at the Peterson Family Vineyard off West Turner Road. That's because the winery's barrel room is inconspicuously disguised as a three-car garage ... read more.

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