There was a certain naturalness that was happening in the '60s and '70s that felt more like a happening, ... read more

There was a certain naturalness that was happening in the '60s and '70s that felt more like a happening, ... Production wasn't as clean and neat as I'm hearing these days. They're not perfect, but they have an honest feeling, which is what I was going for.

It's not a black and white issue - it's not a question of whether we care or don't. It's not read more

It's not a black and white issue - it's not a question of whether we care or don't. It's not an either/or issue and does us no good to set this example for our kids or community-at-large, to reduce our concerns to simplistic clichés. Just because something has been declared legal doesn't mean that it is right.

We ate outside in tents. Food was prepared by a company from Redding, California, that feeds firefighters. It was good, read more

We ate outside in tents. Food was prepared by a company from Redding, California, that feeds firefighters. It was good, but, wow, 5,000 calories.

Death can't be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow.

Death can't be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow.

People like me who believe the left can be a moderate force—we have failed. We are stuck in the medieval read more

People like me who believe the left can be a moderate force—we have failed. We are stuck in the medieval notion that there is an aristocracy and a people, and the people want a piece of what the aristocracy had—a life subsidized enough to have a minimum of work and a maximum of pleasure.

This shows you that people actually can see that he's not just a number --that he was a man with read more

This shows you that people actually can see that he's not just a number --that he was a man with a family that needs comforting. Even after a year, people are reaching out and that's nice because while our lives go on, Mike's life doesn't.

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we read more

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we can't get it together [in the face of Hurricane Katrina], ... So imagine a country that's very poor, with a clunky bureaucracy. The ability to coordinate and manage this sort of crisis, especially in a country with corruption, high levels of alcoholism and a top-heavy bureaucracy, is challenging.

This is a long-term process, ... I underscore the fact that it is incremental. I don't want to get people's read more

This is a long-term process, ... I underscore the fact that it is incremental. I don't want to get people's expectations too high; it's a long road...No one thing is going to turn your downtown around.

Put me in charge of the project, I'll build them without putting in market-priced homes.

Put me in charge of the project, I'll build them without putting in market-priced homes.