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I am not going to say anything about this very cool idea. Just that you need to go over check it out then come back here and tell everyone what you think…..

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I was not sure if I wanted to get on the blog here and start talking about this project until I was further along but I am beginning to think that the benefits of including everyone in the process outweigh the risk of humiliation if this thing were never to get published.
Its a tough thing [...]

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We try not to write to much about us and our project here. We just don’t think we are all that interesting but I keep getting emails this week asking for an update on the Good project. So here goes.
The project has a total of 35 homes in it and today are about 2 weeks [...]

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Not that we have an award for something like this but this one from a few days ago would win it for sure.
William Burg on Presenting: LJ Urban’s Open Mic 8-28-08
You want to know how I sum up the difference between neighborhood activists in Citrus Heights and neighborhood activists in downtown Sacramento? The Citrus Heights [...]

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Go check out this article about a San Francisco development project that is now selling and then come back here and tell us if you want one of these buildings built here in Sacramento. You never know you might just get your wish one of these days.
I know its limiting and “not for everyone” but [...]

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I received an email a few days ago from our insurance guy and wanted to share it here. This is one of the things that we have always been excited about with LJ Urban. You could call it the ripple effect or if you wanted to get fancy the domino effect. (OK lame attempt at [...]

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The following is the first of LJ Urban’s Open Mic series. Where we invite you to write about the ins and outs of urban life. Email your entries to Levi(at)LJUrban(dot)com
The first post is from Ian Merker, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP. Ian currently works with MFDB Architects and is passionate about urban life here in Sacramento.
A [...]

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I got this email from Stephanie our coordinator at USGBC.
“I am extremely pleased to present the Stage 2 Final Review for LEED for Neighborhood Development Pilot project #10101868 Good which awards your project 43 points and a “Certified” rating. Congratulations! This is an impressive accomplishment.”
Hooray!
This has been an enlightening process to be involved with [...]

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I am going to be over at the GOOD project tonight from 5-6 for an open house. If you’ve been itching to take a look and want to swing by after work we will be there!  Here is a link to the Google Map
Levi

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You see a lot of semis on I-5, but one caught my eye last week as I headed out of town on vacation.  On the back and side it said “OK Produce.” That’s it. Why would anyone name their company OK Produce? Do you want to take a bite of someone’s peach if they say [...]

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