Kayaking Baja Sur
A few weeks back, as an early 40th birthday present of sorts, my good friend Spence and I took a 7 day kayaking trip from Loreto to La Paz along the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur. In short,…
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RIP, Aaron Swartz
It’s Sunday, and I’m still thinking of the incredible burst of talent and passion and purpose that was the life of Aaron Swartz. On Friday in NYC, under the pressure of an intense lawsuit against him at the hands of…
A labor of love: Do the Wiggle!
Today is May Day. A time for celebration, for new beginnings. The start of my birth month. The start of Bike to Work Month. All in all, a terribly fitting time to share with the world my labor of love…
European Vacation and Lots of Change
The last two months have been a complete whirlwind. In that time, I’ve wrapped up my  3+ years of work at SF Environment (with the exception of the Regional Recycling Database project), spent two weeks exploring Holland and Italy, and…
Through A Google+, Darkly
It’s Saturday morning. I’m sitting in a coffeeshop in San Francisco waiting for clean laundry, including a new-to-me jacket I bought yesterday. A jacket to dispel the summer cold that has once again descended upon San Francisco. While I wait,…
My Latest Pet Project: DO THE WIGGLE!
I love The Wiggle. If you ride your bike regularly in San Francisco, chances are you also love The Wiggle. Because to know The Wiggle is to love The Wiggle. If you don’t ride your bike regularly in San Francisco,…
Google’s Got the Geo-Location Goods, Part I: Basics and Brand New Tools
[This post originally appeared on the OpenSF blog.] A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a two-day training entitled “Mapping Environmental Scenarios & Solutions with Google Technology” hosted by the Google Earth Outreach team. “Pleasure” might be something…
Reduce, Reuse, Reboot: Teaming Up to Build A Regional Recycling Database
One of the work projects at SF Environment that I am most excited about is an update of our EcoFinder tool in collaboration with other local waste agencies. This project has come to be known as the Regional Recycling Database…
Can BetterMeans Mean Better Government?
[This post originally appeared on the OpenSF blog.] Working in the public sector can be challenging, especially during those times when the strict hierarchy of government dictates priorities, timelines and tasks. Unfortunately, without rejiggering the machinations of government, this top…
Welcome to the Numberhood
Well, this one is a little behind the ball (as usual), but it definitely deserves a post. My band, The Real Numbers, has finally finished our first album, “Welcome to the Numberhood”. W00t! Seriously, this is a huge achievement. Aside from…