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Posted on November 16 at 6:59 a.m.
ljp, you have another chance to see it this Wednesday at the Museum of Natural History, 7:30 pm, and meet Ernestine and the others who brought this story to reality. DVDs of "Six Generations" will also be for sale at the Museum
Posted on October 20 at 2:44 p.m.
We've always carried Medaglia de Oro instant; not as good as real coffee, but better than most instants. And yes, coffee is really that important.
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Posted on September 4 at 8:41 p.m.
micaelm, why can't you people grasp the fact that SBBG is NOT a "natural public place." It is a GARDEN, which means nearly everything there was planted on purpose. Also, it's a private nonprofit institution, despite being open to the public. It is not a public park!
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Posted on August 27 at 6:40 a.m.
Private practice docs are not the only ones having trouble making it. At Sansum, primary care physicians are expected to serve something like 3000 patients and they are getting burned out from the heavy case load and the bureaucratic insurance paperwork load that goes with it. Then they leave and hope to make it in private practice, where they can actually get to know their patients. It's discouraging to learn that the success rate is so low.
My employer provides HMO-type insurance that requires me to stay in-network, i.e. Sansum, and every time I find a doctor I like, they leave after a couple of years. Two of these were Anna Hayes and Anne White, mentioned in this article. Now Eric Trautwein, the best doc I've ever had, is also about to leave Sansum for private practice. Most of his clients who can't go out of network will have little choice of new physicians, other than his replacement, since few Sansum docs are accepting new patients.
At least I'm one of the lucky ones who has insurance, but the present medical system controlled by for-profit insurance companies is not meeting our needs.
Posted on August 21 at 6:32 p.m.
For cute cat photos with funny captions, http://www.icanhascheezburger.com is not to be missed but fair warning, it's addictive.
Posted on July 31 at 1:08 p.m.
I'm not a shill or an "insider," I'm a long-time Garden member and 40-year resident in the area. I've had enough of the micro-managing nimbies who have mostly moved here more recently and think they should have total control over all the activities of an 80-year-old institution. Regardless of what you think of the way the Garden now looks or the way it's now being run, I feel strongly that it's important to support this plan for desperately needed upgrades to the library and research and classroom facilities so the staff and volunteers can carry on the important educational and scientific work they do, for the greater public good. The plan has been in the works for many years, it's been pared down to a reasonable size, and finally it's time to let it go forward.
Posted on July 25 at 8:56 p.m.
Bela, point taken. But: none of the gardens you mention specializes in native plants of their region. That's a rare and underappreciated aspect of SBBG. Morris Arboretum and several other gardens have put in mini-railroad train systems in order to attract more visitors. It's a sad commentary on what it takes to keep botanical gardens going in this day and age. And re the lawn, it seems highly appropriate to show how native grasses can be used in a home demonstration garden (and there are already two lawn areas around the former caretaker's cottage) but a shame to sacrifice the spectacular views of a "wild" native California meadow for turf that few visitors see as anything other than ordinary grass.
Posted on July 25 at 3:59 p.m.
nginther, you are absolutely right! Thank you for saying what needed to be said: it's a botanic garden, not a park. But the Garden itself must take some responsibility for that widespread misperception, when they have installed swaths of lawn, large-scale art installations and a Japanese teahouse, and held events like the recent dog day-- none of which conveys the message "botanic garden" to the public. It would be great to see more emphasis on the exciting and important scientific work that is done there. Presented creatively, that could attract plenty of support.
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Posted on May 9 at 3:46 p.m.
We tried to turn right from Mission Canyon Road onto Foothill but were turned away. Even though the area on the south side has been downgraded to warning status, the road is not open.
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Posted on November 22 at 2:57 p.m.
Right you are, Nitz:
"Board member Robinson makes the same disastrous mistake in the article that others are making here in the comments, confusing support for/hostility to Schnieder, Symington and the Board, with support for/hostility to the VMP. Robinson justifies ignoring all criticism of the Board as mere hostility to the Plan."
These are two separate issues. Many people DO support the one but not the other.
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