April 2005 - Transpo - list.sfgreens.org

peak oil article
by John-Marc Chandonia 08 Apr '05

08 Apr '05

David Lazarus covers peak oil: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/08/BUGA4C50P61.DTL JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://www.dolorespark.org/

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letters
by susan vaughan 08 Apr '05

08 Apr '05

Here is the Mid-Market Redevelopment letter. I just remembered that Christine did the rewrite of the SB810 letter so it is not included here. Sue __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. http://personals.yahoo.com

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RE: Transpo Digest, Vol 15, Issue 6
by christine mcclintock 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

No, problem - I can definately get them out today - I got a call from Sue last night, and started working on it. Should I keep Ross as "Invited Guest," though? Or should I list him as a panelist? Thanks! So, just to confirm - the confirmed panelists are: Peter Camejo Leah Shahum (Executive Director of SF Bike Coalition) David Room (Post-Carbon Institute) Thanks, Christine ----Original Message Follows---- From: transpo-request(a)sfgreens.org Reply-To: transpo(a)sfgreens.org To: transpo(a)sfgreens.org Subject: Transpo Digest, Vol 15, Issue 6 Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 12:00:03 -0700 Send Transpo mailing list submissions to transpo(a)sfgreens.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to transpo-request(a)sfgreens.org You can reach the person managing the list at transpo-owner(a)sfgreens.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Transpo digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Green Party (National) Defends Critical Mass (Jym Dyer) 2. Camejo confirmed for 4/27 (Don Eichelberger) 3. Re: Camejo confirmed for 4/27 (John-Marc Chandonia) 4. Re: Camejo confirmed for 4/27 (susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com) 5. Re: Camejo confirmed for 4/27 (susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com) 6. April 27 (susan vaughan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 14:06:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Jym Dyer <jym(a)econet.org> Subject: [Transpo] Green Party (National) Defends Critical Mass To: transpo(a)sfgreens.org Message-ID: <Jym.05Apr2005.4252fde6(a)econet.org> http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_04_05.html News Release Greens Defend Critical Mass: 'Bikers are not criminals' Tuesday, April 5, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green leaders spoke out against efforts by law enforcement to target Critical Mass, defending cyclists' right to assemble. Critical Mass, which holds mass bicycle rides to celebrate the bicycle as a healthy alternative to the automobile, has been the target of recent mass arrests and confiscation of bicycles. "Police could easily allow Critical Mass rides to proceed without incident, instead of disrupting them and arresting riders," said Henry Lawrence, past President of the Florida Bicycle Association and Florida Green Party candidate for Bay County Commissioner in 2004. "Cities should make every attempt to accommodate bikes. Cities face increasing traffic demands, the effects of car exhaust such as asthma epidemics among children, and global warming. Bicycles represent one of the best hopes for clean urban transportation." At least 37 Critical Mass participants were arrested in New York City on Friday, March 25; riders claim frequent harassment by police and city officials in New York and other cities. More than 250 riders were arrested and at least 338 bicycles were confiscated during the Republican National Convention in August 2004. "If bikers need a permit in order to gather in a public space, why isn't a similar permit required for cars?", asked Hank Chapot, archivist for the Green Party of California who has participated in Critical Mass rides in San Francisco, Berkeley, and London. "The permit requirement allows arbitrary arrest of bicyclists, including those who aren't involved in Critical Mass events but happen to be nearby." "When you consider the double-edged permit requirement -- one from the Parks Department for cyclists gathering on a paved part of Union Square Park, and the second because the NYPD believes it to be a procession or parade -- add the two and what you have is zero public space for free association and expression," said Peter Meitzler, a registered Green and regular "masser" from New York City. Greens called the suppression of Critical Mass and a recent New York City lawsuit to gag Time's Up!, a nonprofit organization that has mentored Critical Mass, part of a larger campaign to criminalize protest. "We see a pattern in the increasing police suppression of public protest, the removal of anyone considered a protest risk from President Bush's public appearances, and efforts by public officials to vilify various groups, from Critical Mass to unions to AARP, that disagree with administration policy," said Jody Grage Haug, Washington State Green and co-chair of the Green Party of the United States. "People have been banned from the President's 'town hall' meetings for wearing the wrong tee shirt or the wrong bumper sticker on their fenders or merely publishing their opposition to ideas like Mr. Bush's plan to privatize of Social Security." MORE INFORMATION The Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org/ 1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404 Washington, DC 20009. 202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN Fax 202-319-7193 Critical Mass (index of links to local groups and resources) http://www.critical-mass.org/ Time's Up! http://www.times-up.org/cm.php http://www.times-up.org/legal_newswire.php Photos of arrests http://www.times-up.org/gallery/photos.php "Bush critics blocked from presidential events" By Ron Hutcheson Knight Ridder Newspapers, March 29, 2005 http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11260743.htm ### Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-487-0693, mclarty(a)greens.org Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576, nallen(a)acadia.net ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:59:12 -0700 From: Don Eichelberger <done(a)greens.org> Subject: [Transpo] Camejo confirmed for 4/27 To: transpo(a)sfgreens.org Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050405175632.020da0d0(a)mail.ctyme.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I called Sue, but wanted all to know that Peter Camejo is confirmed for the 4/27 event. He will probably come to see the documentary, since he has not seen it yet. Don "><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>" Organizing is Sorting in to smaller piles, Then dealing with them. Wonder why you can't? It is always best practice To ask how you can. Don Eichelberger Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse http://www.energy-net.org San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org California State Green Party Issues Working Group Co-coordinator http://cagreens.org/giwg/ Green Community/GreenWorks project for sustainable small businesses http://www.sfgreenworks.org 2940 16th St., #309 San Francisco, CA 94103 phone 415-861-0592 or 415-567-4577 done(a)energy-net.org done(a)greens.org done(a)ispwest.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 19:21:47 -0700 From: John-Marc Chandonia <jmc(a)sfgreens.org> Subject: Re: [Transpo] Camejo confirmed for 4/27 To: Don Eichelberger <done(a)greens.org> Cc: transpo(a)sfgreens.org Message-ID: <20050406022147.GA14354(a)sfgreens.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 05:59:12PM -0700, Don Eichelberger wrote: > I called Sue, but wanted all to know that Peter Camejo is confirmed for the > 4/27 event. He will probably come to see the documentary, since he has not > seen it yet. Great! Christine, can you contact KPFA and the Guardian by tomorrow, to make their deadlines? Let's try to promote both Camejo and Mirkarimi, so we won't look too bad if one cancels. Leah and the moderator (Dave Room if we can get him again) are lower profile and unlikely to draw as many people. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://www.dolorespark.org/ ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 21:45:15 -0700 From: susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com Subject: Re: [Transpo] Camejo confirmed for 4/27 To: done(a)greens.org Cc: transpo(a)sfgreens.org Message-ID: <20050405.214517.-4178961.1.susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks so much Don. And thank you to Peter. Sue On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:59:12 -0700 Don Eichelberger <done(a)greens.org> writes: > I called Sue, but wanted all to know that Peter Camejo is confirmed > for the > 4/27 event. He will probably come to see the documentary, since he > has not > seen it yet. > > Don > > "><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>" > > Organizing is > Sorting in to smaller piles, > Then dealing with them. > > Wonder why you can't? > It is always best practice > To ask how you can. > > > Don Eichelberger > Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse > http://www.energy-net.org > San Francisco Green Party > http://www.sfgreenparty.org > California State Green Party Issues Working Group Co-coordinator > http://cagreens.org/giwg/ > Green Community/GreenWorks project for sustainable small businesses > http://www.sfgreenworks.org > 2940 16th St., #309 > San Francisco, CA 94103 > phone 415-861-0592 or 415-567-4577 > done(a)energy-net.org > done(a)greens.org > done(a)ispwest.com > > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > > ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 21:47:58 -0700 From: susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com Subject: Re: [Transpo] Camejo confirmed for 4/27 To: jmc(a)sfgreens.org Cc: transpo(a)sfgreens.org Message-ID: <20050405.214800.-4178961.2.susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Ross has not confirmed. Dave and Leah have both confirmed. I called Ross's office today around 5:30 as soon as I found out and talked to CHarles Kalish and left a message with Cheryl Brodie who does his scheduling. I have e-mailed Ross and filled out an Event request form for Ross. I will call his office as soon as I can tomorrow morning. Guess I will do my taxes next year. Sue On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 19:21:47 -0700 John-Marc Chandonia <jmc(a)sfgreens.org> writes: > On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 05:59:12PM -0700, Don Eichelberger wrote: > > I called Sue, but wanted all to know that Peter Camejo is > confirmed for the > > 4/27 event. He will probably come to see the documentary, since > he has not > > seen it yet. > > Great! Christine, can you contact KPFA and the Guardian by > tomorrow, > to make their deadlines? Let's try to promote both Camejo and > Mirkarimi, so we won't look too bad if one cancels. Leah and the > moderator (Dave Room if we can get him again) are lower profile and > unlikely to draw as many people. > > JMC > -- > John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) > http://www.dolorespark.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > > ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:59:31 -0700 (PDT) From: susan vaughan <susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [Transpo] April 27 To: cheryl.brodie(a)sfgov.org, ross.mirkarimi(a)sfgov.org, transpo(a)sfgreens.org Message-ID: <20050406165931.4198.qmail(a)web30809.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello Ross and Cheryl, I know you are very busy. As soon as you know whether or not Ross can participate on April 27 (same End of Suburbia event, panel discussion afterwards at about 8:30 p.m., with Peter Camejo and Leah Shahum), let us know. Sue 668-3119, 601-9297 __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Transpo mailing list Transpo(a)sfgreens.org https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo End of Transpo Digest, Vol 15, Issue 6 **************************************

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TALC's Summit on April 9th - banner
by Susan King 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

I got a message on my home phone from someone from TALC. The SF Green Party is invited to put up our banner at the conference. We need to get the banner to the TALC office by 5:00 pm on Friday, April 8 so they can place it for us. Here's the info: Halima, staff person at TALC called, you can reach her at 510-740-3103 Address: 405 14th St. #605 (between Broadway and Franklin) Oakland, CA who can do this? peace, susan ---------- From: TALC - Stuart Cohen <info(a)transcoalition.org> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:12:39 -0800 To: TALC Member groups <stuart(a)transcoalition.org> Subject: 4 free admissions to TALC's Summit on April 9th -- Register today! You should have already received printed invitations to TALC's Summit, in which we offered you four free admissions. I'm sending you the invitation in electronic format now so that you can forward this to members of your Board, or others in your organization, who may wish to take advantage of the four free admissions. Transportation and Land Use Coalition Dear TALC Member Group representative, During the past seven years, there has been a fundamental shift in transportation priorities for the Bay Area. Sprawl inducing freeways now receive a smaller percentage of funding, while more resources are allocated to transit, walking, and biking. With billions in the pipeline for new transit expansions, there are great opportunities ahead. On Saturday, April 9, the Transportation and Land Use Coalitions 8th Annual Summit: Got Sustainability? Charting a New Course Towards Walkable Communities and World Class Transit will focus on these opportunities and some unique new challenges facing the region. TALC will be launching new initiatives at the Summit to help communities tackle these challenges. This Summit will be a great opportunity to network and to learn about key issues transit funding, bicycle/pedestrian advocacy, parking policy, labor issues, and more. And this year we will feature new training sessions at the end of the day to help you hone your advocacy skills and your knowledge of key issues. Bagels, coffee and tea will be served in the morning, and lunch will be provided. The normal registration fee is $10, but this year we are offering all TALC Member Groups four free admissions. However, space is limited, and we expect to fill up, so please register today using our website, www.transcoalition.org <http://www.transcoalition.org/> , and make sure to check off the free admission box. As a Member Group, you are welcome to bring your groups banner and to bring printed materials to display at the Summit: just check the relevant boxes on the registration form. I hope to see you on April 9th as we continue our work for a sustainable and socially just Bay Area. Best regards, Stuart Cohen Executive Director

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April 27
by susan vaughan 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Hello Ross and Cheryl, I know you are very busy. As soon as you know whether or not Ross can participate on April 27 (same End of Suburbia event, panel discussion afterwards at about 8:30 p.m., with Peter Camejo and Leah Shahum), let us know. Sue 668-3119, 601-9297 __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest

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Re: [Transpo] Camejo confirmed for 4/27
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Ross has not confirmed. Dave and Leah have both confirmed. I called Ross's office today around 5:30 as soon as I found out and talked to CHarles Kalish and left a message with Cheryl Brodie who does his scheduling. I have e-mailed Ross and filled out an Event request form for Ross. I will call his office as soon as I can tomorrow morning. Guess I will do my taxes next year. Sue On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 19:21:47 -0700 John-Marc Chandonia <jmc(a)sfgreens.org> writes: > On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 05:59:12PM -0700, Don Eichelberger wrote: > > I called Sue, but wanted all to know that Peter Camejo is > confirmed for the > > 4/27 event. He will probably come to see the documentary, since > he has not > > seen it yet. > > Great! Christine, can you contact KPFA and the Guardian by > tomorrow, > to make their deadlines? Let's try to promote both Camejo and > Mirkarimi, so we won't look too bad if one cancels. Leah and the > moderator (Dave Room if we can get him again) are lower profile and > unlikely to draw as many people. > > JMC > -- > John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) > http://www.dolorespark.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > >

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Re: [Transpo] Camejo confirmed for 4/27
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Thanks so much Don. And thank you to Peter. Sue On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:59:12 -0700 Don Eichelberger <done(a)greens.org> writes: > I called Sue, but wanted all to know that Peter Camejo is confirmed > for the > 4/27 event. He will probably come to see the documentary, since he > has not > seen it yet. > > Don > > "><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>" > > Organizing is > Sorting in to smaller piles, > Then dealing with them. > > Wonder why you can't? > It is always best practice > To ask how you can. > > > Don Eichelberger > Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse > http://www.energy-net.org > San Francisco Green Party > http://www.sfgreenparty.org > California State Green Party Issues Working Group Co-coordinator > http://cagreens.org/giwg/ > Green Community/GreenWorks project for sustainable small businesses > http://www.sfgreenworks.org > 2940 16th St., #309 > San Francisco, CA 94103 > phone 415-861-0592 or 415-567-4577 > done(a)energy-net.org > done(a)greens.org > done(a)ispwest.com > > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > >

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Camejo confirmed for 4/27
by Don Eichelberger 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

I called Sue, but wanted all to know that Peter Camejo is confirmed for the 4/27 event. He will probably come to see the documentary, since he has not seen it yet. Don "><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>" Organizing is Sorting in to smaller piles, Then dealing with them. Wonder why you can't? It is always best practice To ask how you can. Don Eichelberger Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse http://www.energy-net.org San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org California State Green Party Issues Working Group Co-coordinator http://cagreens.org/giwg/ Green Community/GreenWorks project for sustainable small businesses http://www.sfgreenworks.org 2940 16th St., #309 San Francisco, CA 94103 phone 415-861-0592 or 415-567-4577 done(a)energy-net.org done(a)greens.org done(a)ispwest.com

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Green Party (National) Defends Critical Mass
by Jym Dyer 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_04_05.html News Release Greens Defend Critical Mass: 'Bikers are not criminals' Tuesday, April 5, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green leaders spoke out against efforts by law enforcement to target Critical Mass, defending cyclists' right to assemble. Critical Mass, which holds mass bicycle rides to celebrate the bicycle as a healthy alternative to the automobile, has been the target of recent mass arrests and confiscation of bicycles. "Police could easily allow Critical Mass rides to proceed without incident, instead of disrupting them and arresting riders," said Henry Lawrence, past President of the Florida Bicycle Association and Florida Green Party candidate for Bay County Commissioner in 2004. "Cities should make every attempt to accommodate bikes. Cities face increasing traffic demands, the effects of car exhaust such as asthma epidemics among children, and global warming. Bicycles represent one of the best hopes for clean urban transportation." At least 37 Critical Mass participants were arrested in New York City on Friday, March 25; riders claim frequent harassment by police and city officials in New York and other cities. More than 250 riders were arrested and at least 338 bicycles were confiscated during the Republican National Convention in August 2004. "If bikers need a permit in order to gather in a public space, why isn't a similar permit required for cars?", asked Hank Chapot, archivist for the Green Party of California who has participated in Critical Mass rides in San Francisco, Berkeley, and London. "The permit requirement allows arbitrary arrest of bicyclists, including those who aren't involved in Critical Mass events but happen to be nearby." "When you consider the double-edged permit requirement -- one from the Parks Department for cyclists gathering on a paved part of Union Square Park, and the second because the NYPD believes it to be a procession or parade -- add the two and what you have is zero public space for free association and expression," said Peter Meitzler, a registered Green and regular "masser" from New York City. Greens called the suppression of Critical Mass and a recent New York City lawsuit to gag Time's Up!, a nonprofit organization that has mentored Critical Mass, part of a larger campaign to criminalize protest. "We see a pattern in the increasing police suppression of public protest, the removal of anyone considered a protest risk from President Bush's public appearances, and efforts by public officials to vilify various groups, from Critical Mass to unions to AARP, that disagree with administration policy," said Jody Grage Haug, Washington State Green and co-chair of the Green Party of the United States. "People have been banned from the President's 'town hall' meetings for wearing the wrong tee shirt or the wrong bumper sticker on their fenders or merely publishing their opposition to ideas like Mr. Bush's plan to privatize of Social Security." MORE INFORMATION The Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org/ 1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404 Washington, DC 20009. 202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN Fax 202-319-7193 Critical Mass (index of links to local groups and resources) http://www.critical-mass.org/ Time's Up! http://www.times-up.org/cm.php http://www.times-up.org/legal_newswire.php Photos of arrests http://www.times-up.org/gallery/photos.php "Bush critics blocked from presidential events" By Ron Hutcheson Knight Ridder Newspapers, March 29, 2005 http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11260743.htm ### Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-487-0693, mclarty(a)greens.org Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576, nallen(a)acadia.net

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Fw: Geary Rapid bus workshops
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

Is someone interested in going to one of these meetings? I might be able to make the one on April 16 -- it's around the corner from where I live. Sue ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Charles Kalish" <chkalish(a)ix.netcom.com> To: <grns-sf-staff(a)greens.org> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 12:36:13 -0700 Subject: Geary Rapid bus workshops Message-ID: <024601c5394d$9378ce00$4fd6f7a5@charles> -----Original Message----- From: owner-nextsteps(a)lists.monkeybrains.net [mailto:owner-nextsteps@lists.monkeybrains.net] On Behalf Of rickgalb(a)aol.com Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:43 AM To: nextsteps(a)monkeybrains.net Subject: <NEXTSTEPS> Geary Rapid bus workshops The objectives of the Workshops are tointroduce the Geary Corridor BRT Study; define Bus Rapid Transit; report on the study findings; and hear community feedback on transportation needs and opportunities. The detailed workshop information is contained in the attached announcement and summarized below. The same presentation will be repeated in all three locations, so come to the workshop that best fits your schedule. April 13, 2005 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 1975 Post Street @ Steiner Street Translated into Japanese and Korean April 14, 2005 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 481 O'Farrell Street @ Jones Street Translated into Vietnamese and Spanish April 16, 2005 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 408 22nd Avenue @ Geary Boulevard Translated into Chinese and Russian Please help us to promote these workshops by circulating the workshop announcement to your constituents and email list! s. More details about the workshops and the project in general can be found on the Study's website at www.GearyBRT.org. Questions should be directed to Julie Kirschbaum at 415.522.4830.

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