Today we marched for women’s rights which are human rights. We started in Albany at 8am and ended just before midnight in San Francisco. We are stronger together!
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Jan 16 2017
Bonfire on the beach in January
Kevin invited us out for another gathering. Good Times™ were had by all.
And once again, Ivan has produced some amazing photos for us to enjoy.
PS: Happy Birthday Sheri!
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Dec 10 2016
Polishing challenges
80 grit With water and without With degreaser and without With and without Jasco Premium Pain Remover
The question is… what is the right mix? Am I even doing this right? It doesn’t look like all the paint is gone. The floor is definitely cleaner… but is that enough?
How clean is clean enough?
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Nov 14 2016
Bonfire on Marin
Kevin and Wendy invited friends out for a bonfire on the beach in Point Reyes. Joy.
Bellow are some choice pictures by Ivan.
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Oct 24 2016
Get paid to build your own home
The idea
Pay people to work on their own home.
How it works
Everyone who works on homes for Building Sound Community starts off getting paid a living wage of $20/hour. After 6 months of full-time work or 900 hours (40 x 4 x 6 – wellness leave = 900), all workers receive a …
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Oct 08 2016
Accessory Dwelling Units
California has eased restrictions on what they are calling ‘Accessory Dwelling Units’. These houses are on the same lot as an existing house and will not be subjected to the same regulations.
Specifically, they don’t require their own plumbing and do not have to pay some of the additional connections fees for …
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Sep 19 2016
We begin our build
Greg and I have been talking about what we want to build for months. Today we bought our first trailer.
I sent out a call to over 100 advocates to see who wanted to help us with our project. The response has been overwhelmingly positive.
As we were leaving Santa Rosa we passed a …
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Sep 19 2016
Colfax House – 2014
Dickie Poeske from The Lost Tea Party was the lead builder for a house up in Colfax. He spent a bunch of time talking to me about the 10 year journey. Toni Martin sent me some recent photos she took of the property. I figured I would share them here.
I love working with such …
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Sep 17 2016
Trailer research
We are looking for a trailer for our first Tiny Home. We have decided on a 7×14′ dual axle model. Below are some links to websites that offer something close.
California Tiny House trailer is $5,250 for the 18′.
Tumbleweed trailer prices is $4,200 for the 16′
Tiny Home Builders offer a 16′ delivered for …
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Sep 12 2016
Building Tiny Homes to address homelessness
It all started for me in early 2014, with an article I read about local artist Greg Kloehn. He was building micro shelters out of found and donated recycled materials and giving the shelters away to the homeless near his West Oakland studio. I knew instantly that I wanted to be involved and we began …
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