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Adam J. Rodríguez, PsyD, is a psychologist and proud first-generation college graduate. He currently is in private practice where he offers individual, couple, and group psychotherapy, as well as consultation and supervision to other clinicians. He is adjunct faculty at Lewis & Clark College and was formerly an Assistant Professor and the Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Psychology Department at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA. Dr. Rodriguez's past clinical experiences include work in community mental health, hospitals, college counseling services, and forensic psychotherapy for the California State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Federal Prison system. In his practice and scholarly work, Dr. Rodríguez is most interested in the study of first-generation college students, multiracial identities, the intersection of race/ethnicity and class, and the connections between music and clinical work. He has published numerous academic articles and reviews, and has edited and written a book on first-generation college students, titled "Know That You Are Worthy: Experiences From First-Generation College Graduates" to be released with Rowman & Littlefield in February 2023. He is a board member of Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN), an organization which advocates for therapies of depth, insight, and relationship. Dr Rodríguez also is a bassist and SCUBA diver who spends as much time with his son as his son will allow. http://www.dradamrodriguez.com/http://www.dradamrodriguez.com/know-that-you-are-worthy/All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic.sharkfyn.com

The first draft of San Francisco's housing plan was released last week and guests Chris Elmendorf and David Broockman talk about what it means for the city as well as the state overall. Cities across California are creating housing plans (aka "housing elements") that will be in effect for the next eight years. YIMBYs have successfully advocated for laws that help make sure this process is especially impactful. Because of these laws, the housing element process can potentially add millions of homes in communities across the state. The California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) plays an important role in making sure that cities comply with these laws. This is in contrast to the housing element process just a few years ago, when there were few methods in place to ensure housing plans were practical and ultimately implemented. Now, there are several consequences for submitting a non-compliant plan. Chris Elmendorf is a UC Davis law professor and David Broockman is a professor at UC Berkeley.  Links: Learn more about housing elements: https://yimbyaction.org/rhna/Volunteer to help make housing plans fair across the state: https://www.fairhousingelements.org/volunteer Learn more about 2700 Sloat: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F-s-next-west-side-housing-battle-will-be-on-16710991.phphttps://sfrichmondreview.com/2022/03/08/new-housing-proposed-on-sloat-blvd-between-45th-46th-aves/ Learn more about Shawn Kumagai: https://www.shawnkumagai.com/Follow Shawn Kumagai on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShawnKumagai Follow Chris Elmendorf on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CSElmendorfFollow David Broockman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dbroockman Learn more about YIMBY Action: https://yimbyaction.org/Follow YIMBY Action on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yimbyaction/Follow YIMBY Action on Instagram: https://instagram.com/yimbyaction/Follow YIMBY Action on Facebook: https://facebook.com/yimbyaction/

To watch the video of this episode, please go to: https://youtu.be/NdaFuJuggxE   What is really happening with addiction and what does recovery actually entail?   How do psychedelics work with addiction, trauma, and mental disorders?   What is the future of addiction treatment and recovery?   Discover these fascinating insights into addiction and trauma and so much more in this powerful episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health in which Dr. Adriana Popescu is joined by addiction treatment pioneer Dr. David Smith. Dr. Smith brings his lifetime of leadership in the field of addiction and recovery and shares his wisdom, experience, strength, and hope.   In this episode: Dr. Smith's history Developing a free medical clinic LSD and psychedelic medicine Psychedelic revolution How psychedelics work Trauma capsule Bad trips Integration of treatment Avery Lane The disease and dysfunctional behaviors of addiction Relapse The neurology of addiction Self-medication TJ Woodward Brainspotting The addictive process Psychedelic-assisted therapies Psilocybin MAT or Medication Assisted Therapies A vision for the future   Resources mentioned in this episode: Dr. Smith's website: http://www.drdave.org/index.html Avery Lane: https://www.averylanewomensrehab.com/ TJ Woodward: https://www.tjwoodward.com/   About Dr. Smith: Dr. David E. Smith is recognized as a national leader in the areas of the treatment of addictive disease, the psychopharmacology of drugs, new research strategies in the management of drug abuse problems, and appropriate prescribing practices for physicians. He is the Founder of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics in San Francisco, which merged with Walden House in mid-2011 to form HealthRIGHT 360, which provides services at multiple sites throughout California. Dr. Smith is currently the Chair of Addiction Medicine for Muir Wood Adolescent and Family Services, a gender-specific residential program for teenagers suffering from substance abuse and co-occurring issues in Petaluma, California. He is also the Medical Director for Center Point, a 6-month residential therapeutic community in San Rafael, California, which provides comprehensive, integrated services to at-risk individuals and families. He also serves as Chief of Addiction Medicine for Alta Mira Recovery Programs in Sausalito, California, a private residential chemical dependency program, and is the Medical Director at Avery Lane in Novato, California, a holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for women with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and trauma. Dr. Smith has also served as Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco; as Medical Director of the California State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs; and as Medical Director of the California Collaborative Center for Substance Abuse Policy Research. He is a Fellow and Past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and of the California Society of Addiction Medicine. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the University of California, San Francisco Medal, the Peter E. Haas Public Service Award from the University of California, Berkeley, the Robert D. Sparks, MD, Leadership Achievement Award of the California Medical Association, and the Annual Award of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Smith is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs and an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Addiction Medicine. In addition, he has authored or co-authored 26 books, written over 350 journal articles, edited 28 journals, and has been the technical consultant for 28 drug abuse-related films. He is the co-author, with Dr. Daniel G. Amen, of Unchain Your Brain: 10 Steps to Breaking the Addictions that Steal Your Life.   “We are in the midst of the biggest drug epidemic in US history and the things that we have learned about how to treat addiction should be available to all people who have addictive disorders.” – Dr. Smith   Would you like to continue this conversation and connect with other people who are interested in exploring these topics? Please join us on our Facebook group! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/kaleidoscopeofpossibilitiespodcast/)   About your host: Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, author, speaker and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide.   For more information on Dr. Adriana, her sessions and classes, please visit: https://adrianapopescu.org/   To learn about her new trauma treatment program Firebird Healing, please visit the website: https://www.firebird-healing.com/   You can also follow her on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAdrianaPopescu/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrianapopescu/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAdrianaP Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-popescu-ph-d-03793 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dradrianapopescu Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflL0zScRAZI3mEnzb6viVA Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/kaleidoscopepossibilities TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dradrianapopescu?   Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Dr. Adriana Popescu and her guests. 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This week saw us enter the beginning of spring, and as California moves into another season of drought, we turn to concerns about the weather and how cities throughout the state can deal with the uncertainty around climate, fire, water, and potential risks here.   In early April, the California State Department of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct its final measure of the Sierra Nevada snowpack survey. Those results will tell us much about water and drought concerns for the rest of the year.   For more on how all of this plays out for the next several months of 2022 and how local officials are coping with this uncertainty, KCBS Radio news anchors Kris Ankarlo and Megan Goldsby, joined by political analyst Dr. David McCuan at Sonoma State University, spoke with the mayor of Santa Rosa, Chris Rogers.

Welcome to Accessible Housing Matters!   In today's episode, I welcome Ben Tran and Gurinder Pabla   My guests Ben Tran and Gurinder Pabla work in the San Francisco office of the California State Department of Rehabilitation.   Ben is the District Operations Support Manager, and Gurinder is the Community Resource Navigator.     Listen to find out more about:   [00:01 - 06:12] Opening Segment I welcome Ben Tran and Gurinder Pabla to the Show Bio Ben shares what the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) does Promoting employment independence and equality Rehabilitation departments and services in different states When the number of DOR's clients fluctuates, it's positive! Gurinder talks about his role in the department   [06:13 - 14:37] Thinking Outside the Box in San Francisco Rehabilitation to Housing Who does the DOR focus on? Sharing resources to the client community How Gurinder finds the resources Housing Navigation Services  Service for the Homeless Help and Support from the Mayor's Office   [14:38 - 27:05] From Jobs to Houses Serving the people as an individual 1% at a time Stop the Stop Mentality Gurinder tells the story of one of their most impactful clients Quality if Success versus Quantity of Success Ensuring the safety of homes    [27:06 - 30:03] Closing Segment See links below to know more about Ben Tran and Gurinder Pabla Final word Tweetable Quote/s:   “We didn't start out with stop mentality, we started out with ‘How can we serve our consumer as well as the community that we are housing and be a part of that community?'” - Ben Tran   “I like to have results. So just even that one successful housing means a lot because that's one person that has found their home. ” - Gurinder Pabla   You can connect with Ben and Gurinder through visiting California Department of Rehabilitation. Link to “Get Started” section of DOR Website:  https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/GettingStarted.  To learn more, share feedback, or share guest ideas, please visit our website, or contact us on Facebook and Twitter.    Like what you've heard?  Please review us! That helps let other people know about the podcast.   Accessible Housing Matters is dedicated to raising awareness about important issues around accessibility and housing, and getting conversations going. I'd love to learn more about what's on your mind, and get your feedback about the show. Contact me directly at stephen@accessiblehousingmatters.com to share your thoughts or arrange a call.

Become a POOPR! Support the show, get bonuses and be cooler than your friends! www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast  In July of 1979, Glenna Susan "Sue" Sharp and her five children, John, fifteen,  Ohhhhh Sheila, fourteen, Tina, twelve, Ricky, ten, and Greg, five, left her home in Connecticut after separating from her abusive husband, James Sharp, and their excessively turbulent marriage. She decided to take her children to northern California, where her brother Don lived. She began renting a small one-bedroom trailer formerly occupied by her brother at the Claremont Trailer Village in Quincy. Obviously, the cramped trailer wasn't working for the family so, the following fall, she moved to house #28 in the rural Sierra Nevada resort town of Keddie.    The resort was having financial troubles and had converted its once massively successful cabins into low-income housing. The house was much larger than the trailer and had become available when Plumas County's then-sheriff, Sylvester Douglas Thomas, moved out. The cabin was a bit beat up, but there were three rooms and plenty of other families nearby. The oldest son Johnny took the unfinished basement, her youngest boys, Rick and Greg, took a bedroom, Sue and Tina shared a room, and Sheila had a bedroom. The kids all had friends their own ages to hang out with, and, at least for that moment, everyone seemed happy and content.   Sue's ex-husband, James, had been in the Navy so, the family was familiar with moving a lot, and they looked forward to being in one place for a while. However, sue had a hard time making ends meet. She received $250 from her ex-husband, food stamps, and social welfare. She was also enrolled in a federal education program that gave her money to attend classes at the local community college. Sue was taking business classes. Her classmates said she was a good student. Sue worked hard and obtained excellent grades. However, her classmates also said she was a loner; she didn't join in on coffee breaks and preferred studying alone rather than in a group setting. Perhaps years of abuse had taken a toll on her.   Sue faced a lot of stigmatism in the community. People didn't seem like she was on welfare and appeared to date many men. People gossiped, as nosy assholes always do, and accused her of dealing drugs or sleeping with men for money. A significant reason for the gossip was that Sue just kept to herself. She didn't make many friends; this was most likely because she had spent most of her adult life moving and wasn't accustomed to establishing lasting friendships. Coming from someone that moved around a lot, it's always easier to distance yourself than to create relationships that could disappear at any given moment. Sue didn't seem to mind being alone, and she didn't care what the Bridgettes and Mikes of the neighborhood had thought about her. She just looked forward to building her life. She wanted to own a small business, buy a house suitable for the kids and, most importantly, keep them safe.   On April 11, 1981, around 11:30 am, Sue, Sheila, and Greg drove from their friends' residence, the Meeks family, to pick up ten-year-old Ricky, who was attending baseball tryouts at Gansner Field in Quincy. They happened upon the oldest son, John, and his friend, Dana Hall Wingate hitchhiking from Quincy to Keddie and picked them up, then drove about 6 miles (9.7 km) toward Keddie. Two hours later, around 3:30 pm, John and Dana hitchhiked back to Quincy, where they may have had plans to visit friends for a party. Around this time, the two were seen in the city's downtown area.   That same evening, fourteen-year-old Sheila had plans to spend the night with the Seabolt family, who lived in a nearby cabin. At the same time, Sue remained at home with Rick, Greg, and the boys' young friend, Justin. The three boys had spent most of the day riding bikes and playing outside. Damn, I miss those days. Sheila left their home shortly after 8:00 pm, leaving her mother alone with the younger children. Twelve-year-old Tina, who had been watching television at the Seabolt's, returned home around 9:30 pm after Sheila arrived at the Seabolts' to spend the night. So, mom's at home with  Ricky, Greg, their friend Justin and Tina on a Saturday night, just hanging out. John and his buddy were supposed to come home that night, but it was never apparent when.   Little Greg was the first to go to bed around 8:30 pm. Then Tina around 9:30. Ricky and Justin joined Sue to watch Love Boat, and then they went to bed around 10:00 pm. Sue remained on the couch watching TV, dozing off, but not ready to turn in. More than likely, she was waiting for John and Dana to return before calling it a night.   Around 7:00 am on Sunday, April 12, Sheila returned home to change clothes and head to church with the Seabolt's. What she discovered was something out of a nightmare; the dead bodies of Sue, John, and Dana in the house's living room. She recognized her brother John lying face up, covered in blood. Another boy was face down, and they were both tied at the feet. She saw a yellow blanket covering what she thought looked like another body, but she didn't know who. She ran out of the cabin, screaming, back to the Seabolt's who called the police. All three had been bound with medical tape and electrical cords. Tina was absent from the home, while the three younger children—Rick, Greg, and Justin—were unharmed in an adjacent bedroom. Initial reports stated that the three young boys had slept through the incident, though later contradicted. Sheila and James Seabolt Jr. went back to Cabin 28 to find the rest of the family. Looking into the cabin's windows, they saw the youngest boys and Justin sleeping in their bedroom. They woke them up by tapping on the window and insisted that they crawl through it, so they didn't have to see the horrors in the living room. James Seabolt later admitted to having briefly entered the home through the back door to see if anyone was still alive, potentially contaminating evidence in the process.   The murders of Sue, John, and Dana were incredibly ferocious. Two bloodied knives and one hammer were found at the scene. One of the knives (a steak knife later determined to have been used in the murders) had been bent at roughly 30 degrees, demonstrating the amount of aggression administered in the slayings. Blood spatter evidence from inside the house indicated that the murders of Sue, John, and Dana had all taken place in the living room. Tina was still unaccounted for.   This shit is pretty rough, so you've been warned.    Sue was found lying on her side near the living room sofa, nude from the waist down. She had been gagged with a blue bandana and her own panties, which had been secured with tape. She had been stabbed in the chest, her throat was stabbed horizontally, the wound going so deep that it went through her larynx and nicked her spine. On the side of her head was an imprint matching the butt of a Daisy 880 Powerline BB/pellet rifle. John's throat was slashed. Dana had multiple head injuries and had been manually strangled to death. In addition, John and Dana suffered blunt-force trauma to their heads caused by a hammer or hammers. Autopsies determined that Sue and John died from knife wounds and blunt-force trauma. Dana had died by asphyxiation.   Sheila and the Seabolt family (remember, Sheila had spent the night in the with them) heard no commotion during the night; a couple living in nearby house #16 was awakened at 1:15 am by what sounded like muffled screaming. Tina's jacket, shoes, and a toolbox containing various tools were missing from the house. There were no signs of forced entry, meaning the family possibly knew the killer or killers. The house's telephone had been taken off the hook and the cord cut from the outlet. The drapes were pulled closed.   The crime scene wasn't contained. The Plumas County Sheriff's Office initially handled it. Unfortunately, it was riddled with errors and oversights. Deputy Hank Klement was first on the scene, and he confirmed all three bodies were deceased. Sergeant Jerry Shaver was next on the scene and spoke to a group of people outside, taking their statements. At some point, Shaver and Klement walked through the house, "reviewing the scene." Sheriff Sylvester Stillbone Doug Thomas and assistant Sheriff Ken Shanks came to the scene, and then Don Stoy joined them. The scene now had five men walk through it (seven if you consider that James and Sheila had also entered the scene), none of whom knew how to preserve a crime scene. It wasn't until all five men had walked through the home that photographs of the scene were taken. Next, officers did house-by-house welfare checks and interviewed potential witnesses, and it wasn't until several hours that officers noticed Tina was unaccounted for.   Original composite sketches of two suspects based on testimony from Justin, who claimed to have witnessed the crimes. Justin gave conflicting stories of the evening, including that he had dreamed details of the murders. However, he later claimed to have actually witnessed them. In his later account of events, told under hypnosis, Justin claimed to have awoken to sounds coming from the living room while asleep in the bedroom with Rick and Greg. Investigating these sounds, he saw Sue with two men: one with a mustache and short hair, the other clean-shaven with long hair; both wore glasses. According to Justin, John and Dana entered the home and began heatedly arguing with the men. A fight ensued, after which Tina entered the room and was taken out of the cabin's back door by one of the men. Based on Justin's descriptions, composite sketches of the two unknown men were produced by Harlan Embry, a man with no artistic ability and no training in forensic sketching. It was never explained why, with access to the Justice Department's and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's top forensic artists, law enforcement chose to use an amateur who sometimes volunteered to help local police. In press releases accompanying the sketches, the suspects were described as being in their late 20s to early 30s; one stood between 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) to 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall with dark-blonde hair, and the other between 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) and 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) with black, greased hair. Both wore gold-framed sunglasses.   Rumors regarding the crimes being ritualistic or motivated by drug trafficking were dismissed by Plumas County Sheriff Doug Thomas. In the week following the murders, he stated that no drug paraphernalia or illegal drugs were found in the home. Carla McMullen, a family acquaintance, later told detectives that Dana Wingate had recently stolen an unknown quantity of LSD from local drug dealers. However, she was unable to provide proof of this claim. About 4,000 man-hours were spent working the case, which Thomas described as "frustrating." In December 1983, detectives ruled out serial killers Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole as potential suspects. (Bonus)   Tina's disappearance was initially investigated by the FBI as a possible abduction. However, it was reported on April 29, 1981, that the FBI had "backed off" the search as the California State Department of Justice was doing an "adequate job" and "made the FBI's presence unnecessary." A grid pattern search of the area covering a 5-mile (8.0 km) radius around the house was conducted with police canines, but the efforts were fruitless.   The hope at the time was that Tina was hiding in the woods. She was known to create forts and hideouts. However, On April 22, 1984, three years and eleven days after the murders, roughly 100 miles (160 km) from Keddie, a bottle collector discovered the top of a human skull and part of a jaw bone at Camp Eighteen near Feather Falls in neighboring Butte County. Shortly after announcing the discovery, the Butte County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous call that identified the remains as belonging to Tina. Still, the call was not documented in the case. However, a deputy assigned to the case in 2013 found a recording of this call. It was at the bottom of an evidence box. The remains were confirmed by a forensic pathologist to be those of Tina in June 1984. Near the remains, detectives discovered a blue nylon jacket, a blanket, a pair of Levi Strauss jeans with a missing back pocket, and an empty medical tape dispenser.   According to truecrimemysteries.medium.com,   The most confusing thing about the homicide was that three young boys slept through the entire ordeal. The killers just left them as potential witnesses. Ricky and Greg supposedly had no recollection, and the first thing they remembered was Sheila waking them. Justin reported telling his mother that he had dreamed he had heard noises in the living room. When he opened the bedroom door, he saw Sue talking to two men, and Johnny and Dana walking in the front door and began arguing with the men, a fight broke out, and Tina came into the room but was quickly taken outside by one of the men. It is important to note that Justin's testimonies changed at various points in his life, and the most detailed recount he gave was under hypnosis. So his statement also doesn't quite align with the evidence, but it is strongly believed that he was a witness, and the trauma of the ordeal is why he doesn't have a robust and consistent memory.   As we mentioned, investigators found two bloody kitchen knives used with such force that one was severely bent, a hammer, and a pellet gun. In addition, each victim had been bound with medical tape and electrical cords taken from various appliances around the home and extension cords.   Evidence collected by investigators were drops of blood on Tina's bed, a bloody footprint in the yard, knife marks on various walls in the home, and a bloody fingerprint on the inside of a door frame and a railing. It is strongly believed that at least two people would have been needed to control the chaos. The killers were also in no rush. The victims died of their wounds, except for Dana. There were lone pools of blood on the living room floor, indicating the boys had been moved and repositioned. The bottoms of Sue's bare feet and one of the boy's shoes were covered in blood, suggesting that they were mobile and had walked in blood at one point. Detectives noted a lack of fingerprints and identifiable DNA left at the scene. This led the detectives to believe that the suspects wore gloves and were prepared. Forensic evidence wasn't collected until the mid-1980s, so hair, skin cells, and other DNA transfers weren't gathered from the scene. All blood at the scene was determined to belong to the victims.   The Plumas County Sheriff's department interviewed everyone in the Keddie cabins and anyone else who knew the victims. Among those interviewed was Justin Eason's stepfather, Martin Smartt. A neighbor and main suspect, Martin Smartt, claimed that a claw hammer had inexplicably gone missing from his home. Plumas County Sheriff Sylvester Thomas, who presided over the case, later stated that Martin had provided "endless clues" in the case that seemed to "throw the suspicion away from him." In addition to interviewing the Smartts, detectives interviewed numerous other locals and neighbors; several, including members of the Seabolt family, recalled seeing a green van parked at the Sharps' house around 9:00 pm.   According to Smartt, on the night of the murder, he, his friend John "Bo" Boubede, and his wife Marilyn had stopped at Sue's cabin to invite her to the bar with them. Sue declined, and they went to the bar. Smartt complained to the manager about the music being played at the bar. They left shortly afterward and headed back to the Smartt cabin, walking by cabin 28. Marilyn went to bed around 11 pm, and the men went back to the bar to have more drinks. He said that he and Bo had returned home around midnight. Since the police hadn't released information that a hammer was missing from the crime scene, this put Martin at the top of the suspect list.   Martin had met Boubede a few weeks before April 11, while in a Veterans hospital where Martin was receiving treatments for PTSD from serving in Vietnam. The Smartt's moved Boubede into their home until he could get on his feet. Boubede allegedly didn't think highly of Johnny Sharp calling him a "Punk." Boubede had told the people in Keddie that he had been a cop, and Martin was friendly with most officers. Someone in the sheriff's department allegedly tipped off Martin and Boubede that they were suspects, and both men quickly found work outside of California. Boubede was thought to have gone back to Chicago, and Smartt found a job in Nevada. Boubede died in Chicago in 1988. Martin Smartt wasn't the best husband. He was said to have cheated on his wife. He was abusive and prone to violent outbursts and sold drugs. He had worked at the Keddie hotel as a cook but had been fired some weeks before the murders. Sue, Martin, and Marilyn had all been taking the same business courses, and it was said that Sue had been counseling Marilyn on leaving her husband. After April 11, Martin took work in Nevada, and his marriage to Marilyn began to deteriorate. He had sent her a letter where it sounds as though he is confessing to the murders. The letter reads as follows:   "I've paid the price for your love, and now I've bought it with four lives and you tell me we're through. Great!"   They did divorce eventually, and Marilyn got remarried.  Martin regularly saw a counselor for his PTSD. According to the counselor, Smartt admitted that he had "killed Sue and Tina but had nothing to do with the boys. Tina had to be killed because she had seen everything". The counselor allegedly told Plumas County Sheriff's Office what Smartt had told her, but there is no evidence of that statement ever taken. Martin died of cancer in Portland, Oregon, in June 2000. However, Marilyn did go on the record to state she believed her ex-husband and Bo Boubede were responsible for the murders. After she had gone to bed, she said they went back to the bar, and at 2 am, she woke up to find them burning unknown items in the woodstove. Although there is no evidence to corroborate her statements, it would explain why Justin was left with the younger boys sleeping. It may also explain why Justin's story changed, he could have blocked it from trauma, or he may have been threatened to stay quiet.   Keddie and the rest of Plumas County were never the same after April 11. It changed the community, and people were haunted. Many believed that someone among them had or knew who had committed the attacks. People began locking their doors at night. There were strong beliefs in the community that the Plumas County Sheriff's Office had quietly tucked the case away. Many believed that some leads weren't followed, evidence wasn't checked, some evidence was ignored completely.   The house in which the murders occurred was demolished in 2004.  In 2016, a hammer was found in a pond near Cabin 28 by someone using a metal detector in the area. It matched the description of the hammer Martin had claimed to have lost and it and a knife that was also found at the scene was taken into evidence by Plumas County Special Investigator Mike Gamberg. Plumas County Sheriff Hagwood, who was sixteen years old at the time of the murders and knew the Sharp family personally, stated: "the location it was found... It would have been intentionally put there. It would not have been accidentally misplaced." Gamberg also said that six potential suspects were being examined at that time.   In April 2018, Gamberg stated that DNA evidence recovered from a piece of tape at the crime scene matched that of a known living suspect. No word on if they have been any aid to the investigation. There is still a $5,000 reward for any leads leading to an arrest and prosecution. The lead investigators currently working on the case are confident that they will have this solved soon. They are quoted as saying, "There are persons of interest still living who knew or participated in this crime and should now be worried." Sheila Sharp continues to work with law enforcement and the media to keep her family's cold case alive. Gamberg and his partner Hagwood say they are closer now to solving this case than ever before. "I think it would lift an incredible weight to clear the dark skies that have hung over that community and the surviving family members," Hagwood said.  The surviving family members have been severely impacted by this case.  "Things came to an abrupt screeching halt. Opportunities and experiences that were denied. By such a cruel heinous act. It's unforgivable," Hagwood said.  To solve this case, a weight would be lifted. Darkness would no longer cloud Keddie and the minds of all those involved. "I believe in one-way shape or form we are going to pull this together," Detective Gamberg said.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Plumas County Sheriff's office at (530) 283-6360.

Gabriel Cousens functions as a Holistic Physician, Homeopath, Psychiatrist, Family Therapist, Ayurvedic Practitioner and a Chinese Herbalist. In addition, he’s a best selling author, and considered one of the leading live-food vegan medical doctors, holistic physicians and the world expert on spiritual nutrition. Cousens graduated cum laude from Amherst College where he was captain of an undefeated football team, and received an M.D. degree from Columbia Medical School in 1969. He completed a psychiatry residency in 1973, and served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Cousens was the Chief Mental Health Consultant for the Sonoma County Operation Head Start and a consultant for the California State Department of Mental Health. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA). Dr. Cousens has published numerous scientific papers, and since 1973 Dr. Cousens has presented seminars on topics including health and nutrition, psycho-spiritual healing, meditation and spiritual awareness.  Dr. Cousens is internationally celebrated as a spiritual master, and rabbi with extensive study and personal experience in three major spiritual traditions that have given him a unique, authentic, interfaith and unified worldview.   Together with his  background in Taoism having studied at the main Shaolin Temple in China, his many designations attest to a dynamic, eclectic, comprehensive body of practical knowledge that creates the foundation for his unique teachings on Holistic Liberation and Live Food Veganism. In 1986, Gabriel Cousens, M.D. planted the seed for the Cousens’ School of Holistic Wellness, which now offers the world’s first live food vegan Masters program in organic, veganic farming in blue-green architecture and building intra-disciplinary technology for creating fully holistic infrastructures for communities. He is the director and founder of the Tree of Life Foundation, which now has thirty-two centers throughout the world. His Tree of Life Center US, located in pristine Patagonia, AZ, has been called by Harper’s Magazine, “One of the world’s best ten yoga and detoxification retreats”. Site links: http://treeoflifecenterus.com/

My guest for this episode is Christa Gannon, the founder and CEO of FLY program – Fresh Lifelines for Youth—which was formed as a nonprofit in 2000. FLY began with one staff member and a handful of volunteers serving youth in a few neighborhoods in San Jose. Today, with 55 staff and more than 200 volunteers, FLY serves approximately 2,500 youth annually in 25 cities throughout the Bay Area. The agency and Christa have received numerous local, state, and national awards.    Christa is an honors graduate from University of California Santa Barbara, where she earned a B.S. in Sociology and Law and Society and was a first-team Academic All-American basketball player. Christa continued on to Stanford Law School, graduating with honors, and is now a member of the State Bar of California. While at Stanford, she created a volunteer program using law students who taught basic law curriculum to incarcerated youth. The program received a California State Department of Education award for violence prevention, and the course and model became FLY’s flagship program. After completing a yearlong clerkship for Federal Judge Napoleon A. Jones, Jr. at the Southern District Court of California, Christa was selected as one of ten people in the United States to receive funding from the George Soros Foundation to develop an innovative criminal justice program. With this seed funding Christa launched FLY. In recognition of Christa’s abilities, in the fall of 2000, she was selected to be California’s State Coordinator of Law-Related Education. For several years in that role she supported individuals and organizations that wanted to start law-related education projects. Christa has received numerous awards including: • 2001, City of San Jose Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Award  • 2003, Santa Clara Law School Bay Area Woman of Distinction Award* 2006, Stanford Law School - Inaugural Alumni Public Service Award • Winter 2009, Jefferson Award from CBS 5 News • Winter 2010, Named an Ashoka Fellow one of the first juvenile justice fellows in the country • Fall 2013, In Harmony with Hope Award, Social Entrepreneurs Who Change Young Lives • In 2018, Christa was one of 10 nonprofit executives in California to receive a 2018 Cal Wellness Sabbatical Award Christa is a former member of Stanford’s National Haas Advisory Board. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits and is a guest lecturer at Stanford University. Christa is also a wife and the mother of two children. In this interview, Christa shares words of wisdom for other nonprofit executives, based on her 21+ years of experience. Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   Let me know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that, and follow us, on Facebook. To get the free guide I created for you go to: How to Engage Your Board in Fundraising To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.hilandconsulting.org. To learn more about Christa and FLY go to https://flyprogram.org/

Donna Wyatt, Director of the Career and College Transitions at California State Department of Education, joins the program to discuss what career tech education is, how it is currently being delivered through the California education system, and some of the biggest misconceptions that parents and students often have about career tech education. Donna also provides examples of Career Tech Education programs and delivery systems. 

In this episode Trish Hatch interviews David Kopperud, Education Programs Consultant for the California State Department of Education on school counselors' work with attendance and new data coming from the California dashboard (www.caschooldashboard.org). Samantha Haviland, Director of Counseling Support Services for Denver Public Schools, shares the importance of counselors forming relationships with families to truly help them with school attendance. Danielle Duarte provides additional information about the California dashboard data.

Join TNS Host Steve Heilig for a conversation with David Smith, co-founder of the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco on Haight Street. David served as medical director at the clinic for 39 years, which was originally founded as a response to the medical needs of thousands of young people who descended upon San Francisco for the Summer of Love. The clinic was initially funded through proceeds of benefit concerts, many of which were organized by Bill Graham, with bands such as Big Brother and the Holding Company, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ravi Shankar, and George Harrison. David Smith, MD is a medical doctor specializing in addiction medicine, the psycho-pharmacology of drugs, new research strategies in the management of drug abuse problems, and proper prescribing practices for physicians. He is the founder of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics of San Francisco, a fellow and past president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, past president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine, past medical director for the California State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, past medical director for the California Collaborative Center for Substance Abuse Policy Research, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. David is also an adjunct professor at the University of California, San Francisco and the founder and publisher of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

English-language learner children are a growing segment of the student population in American schools. While they work to acquire the English language, they are also typical students - curious, inquisitive, bright, funny, with special needs and without. Guest, Dr. Maria N. Trejo, is an expert in educational services and needs of English language learner students, struggling readers, and equity issues for all students. She worked for the California State Department of Education as a top-level administrator at various capacities. She has been an expert for the U.S. Department of Justice in cases brought to ensure that English-language learner students are adequately served in school, and she works with school districts to support all students equitably. _______ Host, Allison R. Brown, is a civil rights attorney and owner of Allison Brown Consulting (ABC), which works with schools to develop education equity reports and helps non-profit organizations to promote student equity.