Clashes and vitriol only make it worse. I think what we must learn to do is to read the imagery. read more

Clashes and vitriol only make it worse. I think what we must learn to do is to read the imagery. We need to analyze and understand the subtext.

People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so read more

People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.

Don't be scared of situations you get into that are bigger than you can possibly imagine.

Don't be scared of situations you get into that are bigger than you can possibly imagine.

This year could be like 1974, when Democrats picked up 44 seats.

This year could be like 1974, when Democrats picked up 44 seats.

Cal/OSHA does not have enough field inspectors to meet its day-to-day responsibilities, let alone effectively investigate complaints at a huge read more

Cal/OSHA does not have enough field inspectors to meet its day-to-day responsibilities, let alone effectively investigate complaints at a huge project like the Bay Bridge retrofit.

I plan on being a sponge all year and see how quickly we can adapt. I can't imagine doing this read more

I plan on being a sponge all year and see how quickly we can adapt. I can't imagine doing this from Nazareth.

Sometimes, they just get afraid to leave, and they will do things that don't always make sense, like run, even read more

Sometimes, they just get afraid to leave, and they will do things that don't always make sense, like run, even though they were going to be out within a short period of time.

Going out and doing focus groups to find out that your customer wants blue buttons on the screen instead of read more

Going out and doing focus groups to find out that your customer wants blue buttons on the screen instead of red buttons is useful. But it's much more useful to have your customers creating those buttons beside you.

This is a tree frog that's possibly a new species.

This is a tree frog that's possibly a new species.