Sage Notes

Orange County Parks

August 14, 2023
Especially if you are a user of OC Parks, you ought to know what the management of these wonderful resources is thinking, planning, and doing.  OC Parks is governed by the OC Parks Commission that meets monthly, and depending on what is on the...

OC - Eastern Sierra Express

April 20, 2023
Having grown up in Switzerland, I’ve taken the country’s most famous train, the Swiss Glacier Express.  It slowly (11 h) provides direct service between St. Moritz and Zermatt every day, and it has been powered by clean hydro-electric power...

Newsom's Perplexing Performance

November 2, 2022
I want to share this opinion about our governor’s accomplishments that I found in the 2022 Report Card of the California Legislative published by the Sierra Club California.  This report also shows how the Sierra Club rates the performance of...

A Climate Warriors Lament

June 21, 2022
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without" or trouble at the OCPA delays efforts to reduce GHG output. The Mission Viejo city council invited Brian Probolsky, the problematic CEO of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) to make a...

Aliso Creek East Update

March 18, 2022
Report about the pending work to be done at Aliso Creek Trail East following construction of a sludge pipeline.

Trail Etiquette 101

January 9, 2022
This is written for hikers, bikers and equestrians.  We all like to get out there to enjoy doing our thing on the beautiful trails in Orange County.  We are privileged to have the kinds of trails that we do, and with privilege...

Climate pessimism is not an option

November 27, 2021
Sifting through what the recent Glasgow meeting (COP 26: UN Climate Change Conference) wrought isn’t easy, and a lot depends on whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist because there’s plenty for both sides to celebrate or bemoan....

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