“People all over the country are choosing to move their money out of bigger banks and into smaller, community-oriented financial institutions that generally avoided the reckless investments and schemes that helped cause the financial crisis.“

Not to be confused with 350.org, the 3/50 project is all about making a conscious effort to keep the little guy afloat.

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Christmas is right around the corner! Can you believe it? The holiday totally snuck up on me this year.
It’s been a rough year for everyone, especially charitable organizations. Most charities are reporting huge drops in donations in a year when more folks need help from these organizations than they have in a long time. If you’ve still got unfulfilled gifts on your list, you might consider donating to a local charity in your recipient’s name!
Here are some great resources for charitable giving:
Tracey Noelle Luz took this photograph of Reverend Billy Talen and a group of holiday elves actively promoting the liturgy of the Church of Stop Shopping.
Several of the neighborhood kids climbing the walnut tree in the Latona Community Garden.
Walkscore rates a neighborhood’s walkability on a 1 to 100 scale based on a number of criteria such as proximity to restaurants and grocery stores. Now, they’ve added a transit rating which takes into account a neighborhood’s public transportation options!
Awesome, right? The idea is to “measure how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle,” so adding a transit component makes sense. Maybe you can’t hoof it to the grocery store, but you can walk to a train station that takes you to a farmers market. You can still do your thing car-free!
So why do they need our help?
I found this used battery near the ocean in Pacifica, right across from our friend Rick’s Salada Beach Cafe. It has since been safely recycled, and kept from polluting our waterways.
This is an image of the cancerous tumor that was recently removed from my body.
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