The years 1945 to 1965 were the Golden Age of the Golden State. The economy was booming and jobs were plentiful. A torrent of tax revenue (and the bond issues it supported) led to widespread expansion of the parks system, the university system, K-12 schools, and public works. In 1962, California passed New York to [...]
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The Shadow of the Golden Age
Posted in California, History, Politics on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ray Taliaferro
Posted in California, Media on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I was in junior high school in the early ’80s, I had terrible insomnia. I used to lay awake at night and listen to the Giants game on KNBR, then listen to the Giants post-game show and the news. If I was still awake (it would be midnight by this point), I would turn [...]
20 years ago
Posted in California, Life, Ohio on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was 20 years ago last night that I spent my first night in the dorms at Ohio State.
Last night, I dreamed that I was checking in to Morrill Tower all over again, but this time I was 38.
(The number of people who know me who would be surprised to see me moving into Morrill [...]
