On Oct. 4, this editorial, “California is Actually Making Progress on Building More Housing,” appeared in the online NY Times. The author is editorial board member Binyamin Appelbaum. It was so full of errors and misconceptions that I felt obligated to respond.
In June, The New York Times published an article about the planned Richardson Terrace development in Mill Valley. The headline read, “Not In Her Backyard.” The article, which I considered unkind, profiled my community activism in opposition to the project.
The law firm of Aleshire & Wynder is seeking petitioners (cities, counties, and government agencies) to jointly file a legal action against the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning (PASZ) have circulated a letter supporting the Menlo Balance initiative for local control.
The New York Times followed up with a “Times Insider” column on June 12th. Reporter Sarah Bahr writes about her interview with journalist Connor Dougherty, author of the “Not in Her Backyard” profile of Catalysts’ founder Susan Kirsch.
Susan Kirsch is a 78-year-old retired teacher who lives in a small cottage home in Mill Valley, Calif., on a quiet suburban street that looks toward a grassy knoll. The cause that takes up most of her time, however, is fighting new development and campaigning for the right of suburban cities to have near total control over what gets built in them.
