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Greetings to all who came or wanted to come to our Scribble-fest last week!
We’ve created a dedicated page on our site with all of the scribbles. Take a moment and check it out. Some are pithy, others are catchy, and there are a [...]

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I’ve been working on a part 2 from my entry about Profit last week and am finding that its taking longer than expected. So, in the absence of original thought, I’m presenting someone who has thought much longer and deeper than I have about many important issues of the day.
For all his socially-conscious thinking, [...]

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Vanessa’s too humble to mention this, but she got accepted to a prestigious invitation-only event hosted by TED. We’re all pretty stoked about this. Anyone who knows Vanessa knows that she has a huge heart that beats for Africa, so her invitation to this particular event is especially exciting.
TEDGlobal: Africa, the Next Chapter
Here’s [...]

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We’re excited about a new feature we’ve got on our website. As of a few days ago, each of our project pages has their own comments section. So go ahead and share your thoughts/questions/observations…we’re listening.
Also, we’re talking about posting regular updates about our projects on Fridays on this blog, so that people can expect [...]

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About a year ago, we were in the throes of making arrangements to move to our location on J Street. Soon after, we started the process of outfitting the space with custom, eco-friendly cabinets, dividers, writing surfaces, etc.
A few weeks ago, we finally got some bookcases, which means we’re more or less settled… sort [...]

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Of late, the naming of our project on 27th and V Street in Midtown has been on my mind. Up until now, we’ve been simply calling it, “Newton Booth” However, we were never sure if that name would stick or not. And not having a “settled” name is a bit unsettling for [...]

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A few comments on our blog of late have brought up the topic of opportunity and boundaries and where we define them. As Dan notes, there are lots of opportunities just outside the urban core and E points out that the city’s General Plan is “much more than just continuing the downtown revitalization.”
The topic [...]

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A month ago, Levi and I went to the Urban Land Institute’s Annual Fall Meeting in Denver. Vanessa and Micah are getting their own dose of the Mile High City this week at US Green Building Council’s 2006 Green Build Conference.
I for one am really excited to hear about what they’re learning.
And now, thanks to [...]

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Urban Loss
I just read in the Business Journal that a design college and culinary school is being planned for North Natomas and will occupy 1/2 of a 2-story 105,000 sq. ft. Buzz Oates building.
All I can say is “Arghh!”
While it will be nice to have something like this in the Sacramento region, I think the [...]

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So, Vanessa was on Treehugger.com and saw a video that described the identical process (and conclusions) we went through to find/design our eco-friendly office cabinets. At one point, when they started talking about decisions regarding the interior, we thought, “They aren’t going to say, “wheat board” are they?”
And yes, they did.
The green world is [...]

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