I’m going to my first-ever religious Jewish service tomorrow morning — at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley, where I’ve performed and improvised a few times. I called my friend Menachem Creditor, the temple’s rabbi, to ask — among other things — what one wears at a Jewish service. (Thanks to my late father’s love of … Read more
A few years ago, my sweet brother-in-law Nathan Sato and his lovely wife, Miki Azuchi, ran off to Hawaii and launched a brave and improbable new career making delicious local chocolates. Due to the intense yumminess of their products, their company, Malie Kai, has been branching out — just now reaching the Bay Area, where … Read more
… assuming, that is, that a free-admission event can be described as sold out. I mean that all the seats have been accounted for. Though if you want to take a chance, you can show up at the Ashby Stage on Monday evening: we’re going to release all the seats that haven’t been claimed at … Read more
Tonight I’ll be attending a meeting of the Berkeley City Council, which is scheduled to discuss the latest revision of Berkeley’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). Apparently there will be a lot of opposition voiced against the plan, as it will require Berkeley homeowners to bring their houses into conformity with rules designed to maximize heat … Read more