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In today's episode, we are joined by Justin Michael Williams, a transformational speaker and Grammy-nominated musician. Justin discusses the power of both imagination and fear in realizing our dreams and how the best leaders find small moments within each day to hone the important skills of authenticity, mindfulness and imagination.Planning your next conference or corporate retreat? Discover the Portola Hotel & Spa in downtown Monterey, California. Adjacent to the Monterey Conference Center, it offers over 60,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting space. With 379 coastal-inspired guest rooms, award-winning dining, and a LEED® Certified commitment to sustainability, Portola blends modern amenities with coastal charm. After meetings, attendees can explore nearby beaches, trails, and attractions—all within walking distance.

500K people are confiding in an AI alien—and it's on track to generate $4M this year.It's called a Tolan: an animated AI character that can talk to you like your best friend. The company behind it, Portola, has 4x'd their ARR in the last month from viral growth on TikTok and Instagram. Tolan isn't just a hyper-growth startup—they're also exploring AI as a completely new creative tool, and storytelling medium. Their goal is to help their users go from overwhelmed to grounded, and it's working. Today, on AI & I, I sit down with two of the minds behind Tolans:My good friend Quinten Farmer, Portola's cofounder and CEO, and Eliot Peper, their head of story and a best-selling science fiction novelist. We get into:How to build AI personalities users love. During user onboarding, the team gathers information—through a light-touch personality quiz—and then uses frameworks like the Big Five and Myers-Briggs to shape a Tolan that mirrors the user; like an older sibling might. The aim is to create someone who feels familiar enough to be safe, but different enough to be interesting.Why AI characters are “improv actors”. Rather than scripting detailed prompts, the team trains Tolans to improvise—inspired by Keith Johnstone's book Impro, where he talks about building strong narratives through free association and recombination.How “memory” is critical to developing compelling characters. Tolans develop their personalities through “situations”: small narrative setups (a memory, a joke, an embarrassing moment) the Tolan reacts to, remembers, and gradually weaves into its character; accumulating into something that feels like a real lived experience.Why response time is everything for voice AI interactions. A Tolan has at most two seconds to curate the right context about a user and deliver a reply that feels genuine—the team has found that even half a second slower can break the user's immersive interaction with the AI.The future of AI as a totally new creative medium. New technologies bring about new formats and new mediums. AI creates the opportunity for creatives to tell completely new kinds of stories—if they're brave enough to try it.“White mirror” technologies that make you feel more like yourself. Amid concerns that tech drives polarization and isolation, Tolan offers a counterexample: a tool designed to make the best of what humanity knows about being a flourishing individual available on demand. The company's north star is helping users go from feeling overwhelmed to feeling grounded.This is a must-watch for anyone exploring AI as a creative medium—or curious about the future of human-AI relationships.If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more?Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It's usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.To hear more from Dan Shipper:Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps:Introduction: 00:01:30Talking to the Portola CEO's Tolan, Clarence: 00:04:07How Portola went from building software for kids to AI companions: 00:09:11Why response time is everything for voice-based AI interfaces: 00:23:40Tolans don't use scripted prompts—they're taught to improvise: 00:29:54How to know which AI personalities your users will click with: 00:37:23Developing the character traits of an AI companion: 00:42:27What does it mean to build technology that makes us flourish: 00:49:48How Portola evaluates whether Tolans are resonating with users: 01:01:10Inside Portola's viral growth strategy: 01:11:01Links to resources mentioned in the episode:Quinten Farmer: @quintendfEliot Peper: @eliotpeperMake your own Tolan: https://www.tolans.com/ Keith Johnston's book about improvisation: ImproStephen King's book about writing: On Writing

On the podcast, I talk with Ajay about the fresh opportunities AI is creating for app developers, how they built a cost-effective TikTok growth engine, and why being forced to monetize helped improve their product decisions.Top Takeaways:

Welcome to HCPLive's 5 Stories in Under 5—your quick, must-know recap of the top 5 healthcare stories from the past week, all in under 5 minutes. Stay informed, stay ahead, and let's dive into the latest updates impacting clinicians and healthcare providers like you! Interested in a more traditional, text rundown? Check out the HCPFive! Top 5 Healthcare Headlines for March 23-30, 2025: Zetomipzomib Shows Promise for Autoimmune Hepatitis in Phase 2a PORTOLA Trial Zetomipzomib demonstrated steroid-sparing biochemical remissions in refractory autoimmune hepatitis patients, aligning with AASLD treatment guidelines in the Phase 2a PORTOLA trial. Solriamfetol Significantly Reduces ADHD Symptoms in Axsome's Phase 3 Trial Solriamfetol met its primary endpoint in the Phase 3 FOCUS trial, significantly improving ADHD symptoms, with a higher proportion of patients achieving clinical response compared to placebo. Sozinibercept for Wet AMD Misses Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 COAST Trial Sozinibercept combined with aflibercept failed to meet the primary endpoint for visual acuity improvement in wet AMD, showing no added benefit over aflibercept monotherapy. FDA Approves Gepotidacin (Blujepa) for Uncomplicated UTI The FDA approved gepotidacin for uncomplicated urinary tract infections based on Phase 3 trials demonstrating non-inferiority to nitrofurantoin in female adults and adolescents. FDA Issues CRL for Etripamil Nasal Spray (Cardamyst) in PSVT The FDA issued a Complete Response Letter for etripamil nasal spray, citing manufacturing and control issues while confirming no concerns regarding its clinical safety or efficacy.

After Chris and Moe spent the morning at Castle Rock State Park, we took a drive down the windy road to Portola Redwoods State Park. Join us! A Filamint Production Stateofthestateparks@gmail.com

Jackie Fielder is quick to credit her ancestors with her life and where she is now that she's 30. In this episode, meet Jackie, who's running to be the next District 9 supervisor. District 9 includes the Mission, Bernal Heights, and the Portola. She begins by sharing the life story of her maternal grandparents, who are from Monterey in Mexico. Her grandfather worked in orange groves in Southern California, while her grandmother was a home care worker. She also did stints at See's Candies seasonally. Sadly, both grandparents passed away when Jackie was young. But she learned more about them as she grew up. On her dad's side, Jackie is Native American. Her paternal grandparents grew up on reservations in North and South Dakota. Her dad was born in Los Angeles and raised in Phoenix and went to Arizona State. He got a job as an engineer in SoCal, where he met Jackie's mom. The two met at a club in the Eighties. Her mom's first job was at Jack in the Box, where she got minimum wage. She dreamed of becoming an EMT, but that was before she met Jackie's dad. She ended up working as a secretary for a school district. Jackie is her parents' only child. She was born in 1984. Her dad joined the US Navy. When she was six, the Navy deployed him to Seattle for six months, and the strain on his marriage during that time away never really subsided. It was hard on Jackie, too, of course. When he returned home, her parents separated. Her mom took her to live across the freeway from where they'd been, in a low-income apartment community. Jackie's life changed, dramatically, she says. She was in the same schools, but stopped hanging out with her friends after school or on weekends. Her mom didn't want her playing outside much, in fact. She felt that the new area she moved her kid to was too dangerous. In her new living situation, Jackie and her mom found community. Neighbors helped one another out in myriad ways. Jackie looks back on that time as formative to who she's become as an adult. She also spent time with her mom's extended family in South Central LA. Many family members were in the LA low rider culture. Jackie was immersed in that Latino community from a young age. This also informed her world view today. ​At this point, we pivot to talk about music—how it came into her life and what it means to Jackie. She grew up around disco and Motown, Spice Girls and the Men in Black soundtrack, CCR, TLC, Backstreet Boys. In middle school, Jackie found alt rock. She saw Foo Fighters with her mom. Jackie attended public schools the entire time. She was a good student, got good grades, liked her teachers and they liked her. In hindsight, she wishes she had engaged with sports besides soccer, which she played from age 4 or 5. She says that in Southern California, sports were as important as academics. There were something like 4,000 students at her high school, 900-something in her graduating class. But despite this, Jackie didn't simply receive her education passively. She was on an AP track and did community service work with other students. ​In high school, Jackie worked to establish gardens in elementary schools in her area. She paints the picture of having been such a quote-unquote "good kid" that I ask if she ever had a bad streak or a time when she got anything out of her system. She says not really, but then I half-jokingly suggest that maybe her life in electoral politics is just that. College was expected, though she wasn't sure where she'd end up going to school. She didn't think Stanford was a possibility. Berkeley was her goal, but she didn't get in. Friends and community, though, convinced her to apply to Stanford. She did, and she got it. Thus was Jackie Fielder's move north. ​Originally, she planned to do pre-med in her undergrad years. The motivation behind that plan was wanting to help people. But being interested in education thanks to her mom's work, she attended a talk on public policy and college admissions that opened her eyes, both to the larger societal issue and to her own experience getting admitted to Stanford. She really started thinking about how race and class factor into policy, both public and private. This led to an imposter syndrome-type feeling in her place at college. Still, despite that, she made friends at Stanford, some she's close with today. I note that it's my belief that Jackie is really, really smart (I've listened to and read many things she's said and written, and seriously ...), and suggest that she's driven to knowing things by virtue of a deep curiosity about how systems work. Jackie agrees about that motivating factor, and points to 9/11 and watching a lot of Travel Channel. Both experiences teleported her to different parts of the world, and left her with a deep desire to learn and know about how people organize themselves into societies. Her father was redeployed after 9/11, and that, too, had an effect on young Jackie. But back to her move upstate to Palo Alto. She spent four years there before earning her bachelor's degree. She was in a sorority for a spell, but got disillusioned by that. She describes rubbing shoulders with the kids of billionaires. That initial idea of doing pre-med gave way to working toward a degree in public policy, something she dove into head-first. She says that meant mostly studying economics. And economics at Stanford means the Hoover Institute. And the Hoover Institute means conservative theories. She got through it despite disagreeing with the theory. She told herself it was worthwhile to understand how the proverbial other side thinks to better understand it and be better equipped to debate folks who think that way. She also set her sights on getting a master's degree, and decided to major in sociology for that. During this time, she spent a semester in Istanbul, Turkey, an experience she relishes. She learned a lot about Middle Eastern history in her stay. Much of what she discovered about the struggles of the oppressed halfway around the world rang true for Jackie with the experiences of her father's people in the US. It took Jackie four years to concurrently earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree. I mean, I told you that she's smart. We end Part 1 with Jackie's story of deciding that San Francisco is where she needed to be. It's a story that involves working for Lateefah Simon. We recorded this episode at Evil Eye in the Mission in September 2024. Photography by Jeff Hunt  

Fresh from a headlining set at NorCal fest Portola, and SoCal’s CRSSD Festival earlier this summer, Four Tet shares his latest collaboration with the help of Ellie Goulding — “In My Dreams.” 

Blink-182 a annoncé les détails et la date de sortie de One More Time... Part 2. AC/DC a clôturé sa tournée 2024 par un concert auquel ont assisté plus de 82.000 personnes au Croke Park de Dublin, en Irlande. Brent Clifford, le fils du batteur de Creedence Clearwater Revival, Doug, a été arrêté dans le cadre d'une affaire d'homicide au Nevada et de disparition en Californie. C'est lors d'une cérémonie spéciale qui s'est tenue devant l'hôtel de ville de New York le dimanche 18 août, que le maire de Niagara Falls, Robert Restaino, et celui de North Tonawanda, Austin Tylec, ont remis à Gene Simmons, ex-Kiss, une " clé de la ville " pour les deux circonscriptions. Pantera a donné un concert de dernière minute à Minneapolis le 15 août, avant d'assurer la première partie du M72 World Tour de Metallica le lendemain au US Bank Stadium, situé à proximité. Dans une nouvelle interview, Snoop Dogg s'est souvenu avoir croisé Paul McCartney pour la première fois lors d'un concert à Hollywood. Mots-clés : édition, album, One More Time, titre, All In My Head, sortie, format, digital, streaming, presage, pochette gatefold, insert, légende, setlist, Belgique, Dessel, If You Want Blood (You've Got It), Back in Black, hit, carrière, groupe, meurtre, William Andrews, corps, Reno, blessure, police, Chevrolet Blazer, arrestation, Portola, garde à vue, enquête, disparation, Patricia Portella-Wright, Washoe, rue, Gene Simmons Boulevard, investissement, boisson, Rock Steady Sodas, surprise, date, apparition, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo , Walk, First Avenue, classique, A New Level, I'm Broken, Cowboys From Hell, Yesterday Don't Mean Shit, fumer, joint, Beatles, fier, joie, collaboration. --- Classic 21 vous informe des dernières actualités du rock, en Belgique et partout ailleurs. Le Journal du Rock, chaque jour à 7h30 et 18h30. Merci pour votre écoute Pour écouter Classic 21 à tout moment : www.rtbf.be/classic21 Retrouvez tous les contenus de la RTBF sur notre plateforme Auvio.be Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

Bike builders are a competitive bunch, but one bike builder breaks the silence to talk about custom frame builder Manzanita Cycles in Reno. We dive into the story of taking one of their bikes for a test ride at the Lost and Found Gravel Grinder, experiencing a thrilling ride that left us with a few scabs as souvenirs. Our journey also takes us to Auburn, California, known as the Endurance Capital of the World. Tune in for an insider's look at the world of custom bike building, intense gravel grinding, and the heart of endurance sports. Ky Plaskon was a news reporter for NPR member stations in Alaska, San Diego, Las Vegas and Sacramento for 20 years and is a long-time, long-distance commuter, often getting to his interviews on bikes. He has avoided the advocacy space because of frustration with progress but in 2020 he was asked to be President of the Truckee Meadows Bicycle Alliance where he could stir things up as much as he wanted. As part of that, he started Bike Life Radio on KWNK 97.7FM which is owned and operated by the non-profit Reno Bike Project community bike shop. The show takes a less serious approach to bicycle advocacy, plays bike music. We focus on the experience of riding and all the joys and challenges that come with riding, then we pair those real-life entertaining experiences with advocacy. Here is a link to past shows on Spotify.

In the midst of record-breaking heat, out of control wildfires, brazen bears and dry, dusty blown-out trails, the boys catch up on a grab bag of topics including Pow Bot's harrowing adventure sailboat racing on Lake Tahoe, Trail Whisperer's week of trail work spent in the Toiyabe Range with no cell service, a recap of the Downieville Classic, whether you should buy an SL-style ebike or a “full power” ebike, Trail Whisperer's new bike day and whether or not he likes “mullet” style mountain bikes, the modern world of social media and how to break away from the stranglehold of Meta, the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris with lame mountain bike courses and the greatest surfing wave ever, Pow Bot's recent rediscovery of hiking and his relationship with the same mountain from summer to winter and Trail Whisperer's struggle to stay amped on riding his mountain bike through the hottest and dustiest part of the summer. The boys also do some listener shout-outs and play the first 888 COR LORD call-in voicemails from listeners. 2:50 – Pow Bot enthralled with the Golden Hour and sunsets, enjoying the cooler weather after a record breaking heatwave.4:45 – Trail Whisperer is not motivated to ride his mountain bike because of hot and dry and blown out the trails have been.7:30 – Pow Bot thumbs a ride at Emerald Bay and got picked up by a county sheriff, and Trail Whisperer shares his story of being interrogated in the back of a police car.10:30 – Bears in Lake Tahoe and Sierra County are out of control, breaking into homes, schools and peoples' cars, leading Sierra County Sheriff's Department to euthanize several bears.13:40 – 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris kicks off – the mountain bike course is lame, Teahupo'o is the surf venue, one of the greatest and most dangerous places on the planet to surf.18:45 – Fire season is in full swing in the Sierra Nevada – Gold Complex Fire in Portola and Park Fire in Chico are two big ones.24:45 – Shout out to Zeke Lunder of The-Lookout.com – a great fire info resource.28:15 – Climbers, mountaineers, skiers bodies are being found in melting glaciers after being missing for decades.31:00 – Two horses die during the Tevis Cup event on Western States Trail.34:20 – Ebike banter. Buying an SL eMTB versus full power eMTB. The long-term health of riding an ebike versus the peaks and valleys of spiking your heartrate on a mountain bike.42:10 – Type 1-3 Fun comes from the Dirtbag Diaries.44:45 – COR LORD Call-in Hotline – Superfan #1 - Scott Kessler and Gordo48:15 – Trail Whisperer watching a documentary on the history of the Grateful Dead, and how they have always controlled their content and media.51:00 – Modern social media, Meta controls everything. Trying to make a direct line of communication with your followers and cut out the third party like Meta.55:00 – Chas Smith – Welcome to Paradise Now go to Hell – Cocaine and Surfing – getting shut down by Meta after a satirical story about a cocaine shark.59:00 – Trail Whisperer was in the Toiyabe Range of central Nevada for an entire week with no cell service working on the Toiyabe Crest Trail.1:08:00 – Pow Bot's crazy sailing adventure on Lake Tahoe with John Morrison.1:20:30 – NEW BIKE DAY for Trail Whisperer – Santa Cruz Bronson1:27:00 – Pow Bot made a heartwarming Instagram reel tribute to Carson, his dog.1:31:50 – Downieville Classic Recap and riding moto in Downieville. Lost Sierra Endurance Race – a running race in Downieville on a Saturday.1:50:00 – Pow Bot has been getting into hiking, Hike Bot. Seeing terrain he skis in the winter in the summer and how different it looks.1:59:00 – What's coming up the next couple weeks? Trail Whisperer goes to Breck Epic and ebiking the Rubicon Trail.

A San Francisco Supervisor has resigned from the city's Rules Committee over the city's budget crisis, and particularly a plan that could raise police pay for veteran cops to a half million dollars. We're joined by that Supervisor, Hillary Ronen, who represents San Francisco's District 9, which includes the Mission, Bernal, and Portola areas of the city. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post SF Supervisor Resigns from Committee Over $500k Police Pay Proposal w/ Supervisor Hillary Ronen appeared first on KPFA.

Links: Join us in Rolling Fun! Hear our other Rolling Fun eps! Rolling Fun GPs: Al Doan - Founder of Creativity Inc., a $100m+ collection of e-commerce brands. Founder of Pretzel. BS from BYU Hawaii, OPM at HBS. Makes one hell of a peach cobbler. (Twitter, LinkedIn) Bo Fishback - Founder of Lightspeed Genomics (acq 2008), Orbis Biosciences (acq 2020), Zaarly (acq 2020). BS in Biomedical Engineering from SMU, MBA at HBS. Completed the ‘impossible' Gallon Challenge, drinking a whole gallon of milk in an hour. (Twitter, LinkedIn) Eric Jorgenson - Founding team of Zaarly. Author of Almanack of Naval Ravikant. Has a podcast. Barely graduated from a state school. Received a cease & desist from Craigslist for some frowned-upon marketing techniques. (Twitter, LinkedIn) Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:06) - Warming up the vocals/ catching up (00:09:14) - Q4 Catch-up and new deal flow (00:15:16) - Portola (00:41:40) - Atomic Industries  To support the costs of producing this podcast:  >> Buy a copy of the Navalmanack: www.navalmanack.com/  >> Buy a copy of The Anthology of Balaji: https://balajianthology.com/ >> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage  >> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his partners at Rolling Fun: https://angel.co/v/back/rolling-fun >> Join the free weekly email list at ejorgenson.com/newsletter >> Text the podcast to a friend >> Or at least give the podcast a positive review to help us reach new listeners!  Important quotes from Naval on building wealth and the difference between wealth and money:   How to get rich without getting lucky. - Naval Ravikant   Making money is not a thing you do—it's a skill you learn. - Naval Ravikant   Seek wealth, not money or status. - Naval Ravikant   Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. - Naval Ravikant   Money is how we transfer time and wealth. - Naval Ravikant   Ignore people playing status games. They gain status by attacking people playing wealth creation games.    You're not going to get rich renting out your time. You must own equity—a piece of a business—to gain your financial freedom. - Naval Ravikant Important quotes from the podcast by Naval on Leverage:   “Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I will move the earth.”  —Archimedes    To get rich, you need leverage. Leverage comes in labor, comes in capital, or it can come through code or media. But most of these, like labor and capital, people have to give to you. For labor, somebody has to follow you. For capital, somebody has to give you money, assets to manage, or machines. - Naval Ravikant   Capital and labor are permissioned leverage. Everyone is chasing capital, but someone has to give it to you. Everyone is trying to lead, but someone has to follow you. - Naval Ravikant   Code and media are permissionless leverage. They're the leverage behind the newly rich. You can create software and media that works for you while you sleep. - Naval Ravikant   If you can't code, write books and blogs, record videos and podcasts. - Naval Ravikant   Leverage is a force multiplier for your judgment. - Naval Ravikant   Apply specific knowledge, with leverage, and eventually you will get what you deserve. - Naval Ravikant   Important Quotes from the podcast on Business and Entrepreneurship   There is no skill called “business.” Avoid business magazines and business classes. - Naval Ravikant   You have to work up to the point where you can own equity in a business. You could own equity as a small shareholder where you bought stock. You could also own it as an owner where you started the company. Ownership is really important.     Everybody who really makes money at some point owns a piece of a product, a business, or some IP. That can be through stock options if you work at a tech company. That's a fine way to start.

For Episode 74, Scott's topics include: From school staffing to abortion rights, we've seen a series of new bills signed into law. Alameda Pride is upon us. Alameda and San Francisco keep the conversation moving forward about Portola. Oakland Airport takes the next step toward carbon neutrality. Meet the woman behind the upcoming Donut Fun Run. Speaking of running, Denise Lum has some uplifting advice, and Beer City returns to Alameda Point. Plus weekend events of interest.Support the show• AlamedaPost.com • Podcast • Events • Contact • Facebook • Instagram • Threads • BlueSky • Reddit • Mastodon • NextDoor • YouTube •

The Quitter's Manifesto: Why quitters sometimes do win!  In this episode, learn how two real estate rockstars consistently fired themselves from activities that no longer served them, in order to take their lives and businesses to new heights.  Here's what you'll hear:  How both Tim and Pat ended up in real estate and then what led to them "quitting" How Tim sold 2500 homes in 15 years during his real estate career, and how he made major life changes at the age of 40 after finding financial freedom Pat shares how quitting is like a fall. It becomes real easy once you let go, and a lot of it is just letting go and doing it and the one thing most people don't realize What the "Suck Meter" is and how to use it for yourself How to gauge whether what you're considering is something that's worth leaping into     About Tim Rhode & Pat Hiban TIM RHODE is the co-founder of GoBundance and the founder and President of 1Life Fully Lived, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that helps at-risk youth and adults emerging from hardship to roadmap their dreams and live their best lives. Though he comes from a humble background, Tim went on to retire financially free by the age of forty and since founded multiple successful companies and wrote a best-selling book, Tribe of Millionaires. Tim is committed to helping people of all ages and stages of their lives plan their best future, and his passions include spending time with his family, fitness, skiing, hiking, and mountain biking. He currently lives in Portola, California. PAT HIBAN is a New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today best-selling author and a "Quitter" of twelve years strong. Despite being one of the only residential real estate agents to hold the title Billion Dollar Agent--having sold more than 4,000 homes with a billion dollars in volume--he quit his thriving career in real estate sales so he could invest for passive income, spend more time with friends and family, and travel the world. Now, he primarily invests in single-family homes, multifamily properties, and commercial real estate as a general partner of his company, DAPT Acquisitions. He wrote 6 Steps to 7 Figures, co-authored Tribe of Millionaires, and co-founded GoBundance, a business mastermind that has grown to more than 1,000 active members. Pat currently spends his time in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife of thirty years. How to Connect With Tim Rhode Website: www.timrhode.com Email: tim@timrhode.com Nonprofit: https://1lifefullylived.org/ Mastermind: www.gobundance.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rhode-42660210/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/1lifefullylived/ How to Connect With Pat Hiban Website: https://QuittersManifestoBook.com Mastermind: www.gobundance.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pathiban/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/1lifefullylived/ How to Connect With Erin Bradley Business Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PursuingFreedomOfficial Website: https://www.pursuingfreedom.com/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-bradley/ Balanced Growth Course: Website: https://pursuingfreedom.thinkific.com/courses/balanced-growth

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with John Majeski and Isabelle Bart of Portola Valley Partners. Portola Valley Partners has a unique approach to acceleration, investment, and M&A elevates the chance for success.They establish sustainable growth, build revenue, up-level product-market fit, while supercharging valuations in short periods of time. Their team of Silicon Valley luminaries have founded companies, bootstrapped, raised money, and exited successfully. They have also performed corporate M&A/venture and held executive leadership positions at companies including Apple, Microsoft, HP, Dell, Snowflake, Lenovo, Yahoo, Sun, BMC, CyberCash, The Red Herring, Deutsche Bank, and Merrill Lynch. www.sheangelinvestors.com  https://www.portolavalleypartners.com/   Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn  

Looking to discover some new dance music festivals to add to your bucket list? In this video, I'm going to be highlighting 22 music festivals around that world happening from July - December 2023 that you should have on your radar. Whether they're a massive, multi-stage production or a smaller, boutique camping festival, these events have caught my eye for one reason or another!

Supervisor Hillary Ronen represents the Mission, the Portola and Bernal Heights, but she has been trying to tackle problems in those neighborhoods since before she was elected. Now, she's termed out, and she says she's conflicted about trying to address the fallout of national issues with a municipal toolkit. While San Francisco's government has its shortcomings, she says, it's grappling with effects of poverty and inequality around the country — from homelessness to drug dealing to the housing crunch — that are more visible than ever. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod SFNext: Fixing Our City is part of the San Francisco Chronicle's SFNext Project Got a tip, question, comment? Email us at sfnext@sfchronicle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this week's episode, Scott's topics include: The Planning Board approves a 309-unit low income housing development for Alameda Point, South Shore residents are not happy with rent increases due to construction, a pair of shootings leaves no one injured, the Portola festival is coming back and Alamedans wonder if the noise will return as well, if your allergies seem worse, you're not alone, details on Alameda's bridges, and why one of them is unique in all of the US, plus a look at events this Mother's Day Weekend.Support the show• AlamedaPost.com • Podcast • Events • Contact • Facebook • Instagram • Reddit • Mastodon • NextDoor •

Get the latest agriculture news in today's AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today's show continues the conversation on ag crime and covers a potential resistance issue with common chickweed in alfalfa, the Cotton Council's Farm Bill requests, and the new strawberry variety Eclipse outperforming Portola. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features and more.

Tim Rhode achieved financial freedom by age 40 and currently has 25 income streams! How did he do it? What helped him find his purpose and passion?Tim re-invented himself, changed his mindset, and connected the data points in his life until he achieved his dream of having a business where he could mentor and serve people. Investing in real estate changed his direction and enabled him to find his purpose and live with joy and inspiration. Key Points from This Episode:Being financially free, Tim enjoys life and look for opportunities to serve, fit in, and help his family and community.Changing mindsets from a clerk to RE investor.Taking all the necessary steps to learn about RE.How his first three RE transactions changed his direction in life.Discovering his new identity at 40.Know and connect the data points in your life to discover your gift and passion.How did Tim know about his gift of giving and serving others? What pushed him to do it?Tweetables:“You have a new identity sitting out in front of you. You just haven't have the courage to tell your brain, ‘It is time!'” [00:15:34]“The keyword is data points. You gotta get away from your life and just get out and get your heart rate elevated and start putting these data points together.”  [00:16:33]“Get the courage to do the thing that you know you need to do and you know you don't want to do it.” [00:44:46]Links Mentioned:The Quitter's Manifesto (book)Why Doctors Don't Get Rich (book)1Life Fully Lived websiteGoBundance websiteFollow Your Different podcast by Christopher LockheadAbout Tim RhodeTim would tell you that he got off to a slow start. After growing up in the rural town of Portola in Northern California and barely graduating high school, Tim Rhode found himself at the age of 25 working as a grocery clerk with two young children to provide for. He eventually found his “niche” selling real estate; and from 1986 to 2000, he sold over 2,500 homes and from 1997 to 2006 he invested in over 100 properties. Tim focused on saving money, keeping his expenses low, and playing solid “financial defense” which allowed him to basically retire, and he was financially free at the age of 40.  Not wanting to play hike, bike or ski all day, Tim threw his energy into his true passion: helping people thrive and live their most fulfilling life. He founded the nonprofit 1Life Fully Lived to help people of all ages gain the tools and skills they need to thrive and also co-founded GoBundance, a high-level mastermind, with David Osborn, Pat Hiban and Mike McCarthy to help healthy, wealthy, generous people lead epic lives. We have a women's tribe now! Tim has also authored and co-authored numerous books such as Tribe Of Millionaires and The Quitters Manifesto and has been featured on a variety of podcasts and media outlets.  He now lives near his children in the High Sierras with his wife and dog.Connect with us!Claude Condo on LinkedInJeff Stark on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletter!The main sponsor of our podcast is Rx Real Estate Investment. They make everything we do possible, and our conversations and interviews would not be available without their support. If you want to diversify your retirement portfolio and get into commercial real estate investing, working with Rx Real Estate Investment may be a great match for you. Check out the website at www.rxrei.com.

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On today's episode of the Entrepreneur Evolution Podcast, we are joined by Tim Rhode. Tim would tell you that he got off to a slow start. After growing up in the rural town of Portola in Northern California and barely graduating high school, Tim Rhode found himself at the age of 25 working as a grocery clerk with two young children to provide for. He eventually found his “niche” selling real estate; and from 1986 to 2000, he sold over 2,500 homes and from 1997 to 2006 he invested in over 100 properties. Tim focused on saving money, keeping his expenses low, and playing solid “financial defense” which allowed him to basically retire, and he was financially free at the age of 40. Not wanting to play hike, bike or ski all day, Tim threw his energy into his true passion: helping people thrive and live their most fulfilling life. He founded the nonprofit 1Life Fully Lived to help people of all ages gain the tools and skills they need to thrive and also co-founded GoBundance, a high-level mastermind, with David Osborn, Pat Hiban and Mike McCarthy to help healthy, wealthy, generous people lead epic lives. Tim has also authored numerous books and has been featured on a variety of podcasts and media outlets. His latest book, “The Quitter's Manifesto” describes how to quit a job you hate for the work you love. To learn more about Tim Rhode, visit https://www.timrhode.com/ For Tim's book “The Quitter's Manifesto,” visit http://quittersmanifestobook.com/ For Tim's nonprofit 1Life Fully Lived, visit https://www.1lifefullylived.org/ We would love to hear from you, and it would be awesome if you left us a 5-star review. Your feedback means the world to us, and we will be sure to send you a special thank you for your kind words. Don't forget to hit “subscribe” to automatically be notified when guest interviews and Express Tips drop every Tuesday and Friday. Interested in joining our monthly entrepreneur membership? Email Annette directly at yourock@ievolveconsulting.com to learn more. Ready to invest in yourself? Book your free session with Annette HERE. Keep evolving, entrepreneur. We are SO proud of you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/annette-walter/support

In the first episode of the second season of CFC Solutions Cast, we chat with Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative (PSREC) General Manager Bob Marshall and PSREC Engineering and Operations Manager Jason Harston about protecting poles and other parts of utility infrastructure from the devastating effects of wildfires.PSREC, based in Portola, California, has enhanced its approach to wildfire mitigation in recent years by implementing a number of new measures, including mastication, fire-resistant mesh and flame retardant. Marshall and Harston discuss how PSREC leverages these different tools, as well as their experience with gaining support from the board, and how members feel about the cooperative's wildfire mitigation measures. The duo also discuss lessons learned and its approach to managing liability risk.Tune in to hear the critical insights PSREC shares about implementing effective wildfire mitigation measures to protect cooperative members and utility infrastructure. 

Grant and Craig round out festival season in style at Goldenvoice's inaugural Portola Festival. The boys react to The Chemical Brothers' big set, the Fred Again disaster, partying on mountain time, SG Lewis's special mushroom chocolate, bites over bumps, and bringing inflatable marine life back to Coachella. Let's go! 

San Francisco Bay Area's Greenhouse Project is a cultural and economic restoration garden project making use of what we have and growing on it. This week Cultivating Place is joined by Caitlyn Galloway who shares more about the firm belief of this project that Urban Agriculture is essential to building a sustainable future wherever you might live. The Greenhouse Project is an urban agriculture initiative working to restore and repurpose a historic 2.2-acre agricultural site lined with abandoned agricultural greenhouses in the city's Portola community into a collaborative, visionary hub for food production, education, connection, and environmental stewardship. Caitlyn Galloway is an artist and a gardener, having been involved in urban agricultural projects for the past 15 years in San Francisco, she is the vision and strategy lead for the Greenhouse Project. Listen in! Bio photos of Caitlyn at the Greenhouse Project Site by Jeff Hunt, Storied: San Francisco, all rights reserved. Photos of 770 Woolsey Street, site of the Greenhouse Project courtesy of the Greenhouse Project, all rights reserved. Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Podcast, and Stitcher. To read more and for many more photos please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

The boys are back in San Francisco for Goldenvoice's newest festival, Portola. Today's topics include May 4th, the Foo Fighters, an MIA renaissance, live DJ sets, seeing Disclosure three times in one month, and Gorgon City as a collection of 30+ dudes nationwide. 

In this edition of Trendything, Trendywhere, All Zeit Once, Jack and Miles discuss the mass shootings in Buffalo and Orange County, the Lunar eclipse, the NBA playoffs, Congress holding a public hearing on UFOs, the new Portola music festival line-up, and Lukashenko urging CSTO to unite against the West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this, the last new episode of Season 4 of this podcast, Caitlyn picks up where she left off in Part 1. She and a friend she'd been gardening with started selling salad mix and herbs to places like Tartine and other nearby restaurants. They also established a small CSA for folks in the building where their garden was as well as a few neighbors. The success of this project had them thinking on a larger scale—they wanted to establish a commercial farm. Of course, that's not so easy if you intend to stay in a city like San Francisco, which they did. They also decided not to go the non-profit route, preferring rather to keep things manageable and adopting more of a co-op model. Around 2010, they found a plot of land in the Excelsior that had once been a creek and was surrounded on three sides by backyards. They tracked down the landlord, who lived in LA, and convinced him to lease the land to them for one and a half years. Clearing the land and readying it for gardening took some time. But owing to the creek that used to flow through it, the land was fertile and nutrient-rich. But of course, there were challenges. Zoning was among the first. So they worked with The City to address issues around that. Little City Gardens was born. Three years or so into the project, her partner left San Francisco, but Caitlyn stayed on, enlisting more folks to help out. They ran Little City for another nearly four years, growing and selling vegetables, flowers, and herbs. They sold to even more restaurants than before, had an ongoing presence at farmer's markets, and expanded their CSA. When the lease ran out and the owner went to sell the land, they tried to get a trust to help buy it. But it didn't happen. A private school purchased the land in 2014, and LCG worked with them for two more years. Then Little City Gardens was no more. It was 2016 and before Little City closed, Caitlyn found the Friends of 770 Woolsey, a group of Portola neighbors dedicated to gaining the rights and raising the money to purchase a square block in the neighborhood that, until the 1990s, was a working greenhouse. Caitlyn shares a deeper version of the history of the lot than she laid out in Part 1. The greenhouses that today are relics were built in 1922 by the Garibaldi family. At the time, there were a couple dozen such locations in the Portola. The greenhouses shut down in the '90s, as we've mentioned, and the Garibaldis sold the property in 2017. In 2021, the developers who bought the lot made an offer to the community to buy it. The offer is time-sensitive and expires this July. And so, the Friends of 770 Woolsey and the Greenhouse Project are raising money to that end. You can donate to that effort here. You can follow both groups on IG: Friends of 77 Woolsey and Greenhouse Project. We end this episode and this season of Storied: San Francisco with Caitlyn's thoughts about what it means to still be here in The City, fighting not only to stay, but to make this seven-mile-by-seven-mile plot of Earth better for all the humans, plants, and animals who share this space. We thank you for listening, this season and the three that came before. In the coming weeks, we'll be rerunning episodes from our archives, so be on the lookout for those. We'll also pop in from time to time with messages about whatever's on our minds. We encourage you now as we always have to share with us and fellow listeners what's on your mind as we move ahead to whatever's next for this city we all love to hate and hate to love. Peace. We recorded this podcast at the Greenhouse Project in the Portola in April 2022. Photography by Jeff Hunt

This week we sit down with Greg Williams from the Lost and Found Gravel Festival and Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship to hear about this years festival and the work SBTS does in the Lost Sierra. Episode Sponsor: The Feed Lost and Found Gravel Festival Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship Support the Podcast Join The Ridership  Automated Transcription, please excuse the typos: Lost and Found [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: Hello, and welcome to the gravel ride podcast, where we go deep on the sport of gravel cycling through in-depth interviews with product designers, event organizers and athletes. Who are pioneering the sport I'm your host, Craig Dalton, a lifelong cyclist who discovered gravel cycling back in 2016 and made all the mistakes you don't need to make. I approach each episode as a beginner down, unlock all the knowledge you need to become a great gravel cyclist. Yeah. This week on the podcast, we have Greg Williams from the lost and found gravel festival and Sierra Buttes trail stewardship organization. Talking about the lost and found gravel event coming up this June in California. And all the great work that his nonprofit does to make the trails in the Los Sierra, an amazing place to visit. Before we jump in we need to thank this Week's sponsor the feed. The feed is the largest online marketplace for sports nutrition. They've got all your favorite sports, nutrition brands in one place. If you've developed an affinity like I have for certain brands. You can hop on over to the feed and mix and match. So you get everything you need in one delivery. If you're a frequent listener, you've probably heard me talk about the feed formula. The feed formula is a customizable nutritional supplement package. Available only from the feed. Feed formulas were developed in conjunction with Dr. Kevin Sprouse. Of the EDF pro cycling team. And uses the same techniques he uses with top athletes. Ensuring they have all their nutritional needs covered. You can customize each packet from a base formula. And add on specific formulas for recovery, for aging, a bunch of different things. If you're not already taking a supplement in your daily routine to support your gravel cycling career. I encourage you to take a look at these. They provide a convenient way in individually wrapped pouches to remember to take all the supplements you need to keep your body operating in tip top shape. Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first order of feed formula by visiting the feed.com/the gravel ride. Remember that's 50% off your first order of the feed formula, simply visit. The feed. Dot com slash the gravel ride. Would that business behind us let's jump right into this week's episode with greg williams Hey, Greg, welcome to the show. [00:02:26] Greg Williams: Yeah, thanks for having me. I'm excited. [00:02:28] Craig Dalton: I am T a man. , we're going to talk about the lost and found gravel grinder a little bit later in the broadcast. And it's a, it's an event that I've wanted to talk about for a couple of years now, actually probably four years, maybe because everybody who ever came back from it was like, this is an amazing event. Let's table that for a minute, because I really want to just start with you and just get a little bit about your background and how you ended up in the region. And then let's talk about the nonprofit, because I think everything you do up there is so intertwined with the gravel event and why it's so special that I think it's important to start. [00:03:02] Greg Williams: Yeah. A little bit of my background. My heritage is Milwaukee Indian up in the Northern Sierra and Nevada city region. And my, my tribe, was displaced almost overnight and my grand great grandfather went he ended up in Downieville actually during the gold rush and. Met this family called the Shaughnessy's, who had, they were opening a supply shop. So shovels and food in town. And my grandfather started building trails and Downieville and running pack meals to the minds. And growing up, it was always, the story that my dad would tell me about Downieville and and it didn't really matter until I got into mountain biking as a teenager and started riding Downieville and I was like, okay, this is it, man. This is my spot. This is, this is what I want to do. And as a teenager, I started guiding a mountain bikes, up in the region and then started running shuttles as well. I opened a bike shop in town 1991, and then started an event that was called the coyote classic in 1995. And now that's the Downieville classic. Downieville has been, a part of my heritage, part of my. My personal economy, part of my survival story. And the town was really starting to transition. I would say, it was a mining town primarily when I got there a lot of dredging on the rivers. And then when that became illegal in California, a lot of the miners in the family started to leave. And about that same time, a lot of the loggers were starting to leave as well. Recreation working with the chamber of commerce and the county kind of became this thing of Hey, will this work here in Downieville? And I think it has, Downieville is a, an international destination. The motels and restaurants, all depend on mountain bike, recreation and tourism. So I think it's a great model of like how recreation can keep a town alive that was, could potentially, have burned out the economy was not doing well. [00:04:59] Craig Dalton: It's so interesting. We often hear about how gravel cycling events have played that same role in rural communities. So it's interesting to hear you reference it back as to how mountain biking was playing that role back in the day for Downieville. Can you just for the listener who may be elsewhere outside of the state of California, can you position their minds as to where Downieville is located? [00:05:23] Greg Williams: Yeah. So Downieville this region, we call it the Los Sierra, and it's basically north of Truckee and north Northwest of Reno. We're about two hours. Like in a car from Sacramento or like 45 minutes from Truckee an hour from Reno like an hour and a half to Chico. So this is zone up here. We call it the Los Sierra. And it was really, there was a mail route back in the gold mining days. And the mailman would ski from Downieville up towards Quincy. And I think got lost a few times. And so it's a name we've stuck with. And part of it's loss of opportunities, loss of revenue. Loss of pride. But we're bringing it back through trying to keep it up, keep it a positive, and that's part of lost and found was, come and find yourself up here. [00:06:07] Craig Dalton: Yeah, amazing. So for the listener, who's obviously like my listener has a gravel orientation. The mountain biking in and around Downieville is absolutely exceptional. And as you mentioned, it's it's got a world renowned ship at this point. People from around the world have heard of Downieville and aspire to ride their bikes there. What makes the trail system so special? [00:06:28] Greg Williams: I think the fact that it Was built during the gold rush. There's a lot and there's a lot of trails, but these trails are like our super rowdy and steep, that's, the character of Downieville is like going fast through the rocks on a cliff. Being scared and then going for a swim and having a cold beer afterwards, so like for us as a trail stewardship, it's really important that we maintain the character of those trails. They were built for mules to go from point a to point B. There was no sustainable running grade. There was no thought of people like enjoying themselves on these trials, or certainly wasn't, they weren't thinking mountain bikes would be on them, but They have the character that people love. And so when we do all of our trail work, we're working really closely with the hydrologist to make sure that these trails are sustainable. They're not putting sediment into the creeks. Our region delivers a lot of clean drinking water to California, 65% between the Yuba and feather. Water's a big thing for us up here. And so as a rough and rowdy trails, so we're striking the balance in Downieville. You can't build those kinds of trails today. The forest service would just say out of spec, but the trails we build, today are just different. They're still as fun and enjoyable. They just, they're just more sustainable. [00:07:44] Craig Dalton: Was it that the fact that. Technically you already existed as mutual paths that you were able to get them effectively grandfathered in the format that they already existed in. [00:07:54] Greg Williams: For sure. And these trails, like in. the seventies, the forest service started to take them into their system. And at the time they were there, their solutions, these trails are open the motorcycles too. So you could ride motorcycles. You could ride e-bikes mountain bikes, hike, equestrian. So a trail for everyone. Those are the best. Those are the trails we like up here. Cause we're not, densely populated. We don't have high use necessarily. A lot of these trails are directional and in a sense that, just how people use them. So it all works really well together. Yeah just historic and some prehistoric from the native folks that were here. [00:08:34] Craig Dalton: You mentioned the Sierra Buttes trail stewardship organization. Can you just talk about the origins of that and what the journey has been like over the time it's existed? [00:08:45] Greg Williams: Yeah. Basically like we, we needed tools to put in people's hands. We were doing trail work days. And those started like with, a group of 10 and everybody had fun. And then the next time we'd have one, there'd be 20 people. And so we were getting these like work parties to where, there was like a hundred people showing up and this was before we had our nonprofit. And so we were. We are struggling to put tools in people's hands. We're good at putting a beer in their hands, on a burger at a barbecue, but we were like, man, we need tools. And we formed our nonprofit status in 2003. And the first grants we wrote were really just to buy tools. And so we started tooling up and then We started hiring folks. Henry O'Donnell who grew up in Downieville. He's our trail boss now. He's been working with us for 16 years and is built, probably a hundred miles of trail with his crews alone. As much as it was about taking care of the trails, it became about taking care of each other and the people and the communities. We like to say we're in the business of revitalizing mountain communities and we use trails as the tool to do it. So we're surrounded by national forest up here. And there's, the jobs traditionally have come from logging and mining. So we see recreation as being sustainable and a chance like for us to be more resilient and retain working families and put kids to work and really educate people on the importance of this place so that they can come up. And join us as land stewards or what the next time there's a bill to vote on for land or water issues, maybe they'll vote. Yes. Because they care about a place. [00:10:18] Craig Dalton: Yeah. Yeah. It's quite impressive. The scale of the organization at this point, imagining you starting it, it's quite straightforward to start a nonprofit, but it's quite difficult to generate a significant amount of donations or grants or funding. What did that path look like to obtain this type of scale, where you're able to meaningfully hire people in the community and do a huge amount of work in the last year? [00:10:44] Greg Williams: Yeah. I think one of the early keys and we didn't realize it at the time was just not being. Like, we could have easily said, Hey, we're Downieville mountain bike organization. Cause we were all mountain bikers. We rode dirt bikes, we all hiked. But because we really landed on trail stewardship and we're more inclusive. I think that was a real gift that we gave ourselves early on. Cause in this whole region we work we work in wilderness areas. We maintain huge chunks of the Pacific crest trail associate. Pacific crest trail. We put outdoor classroom and trail on every school campus and Plumas and Sierra county for the kids to get a trail experience and outdoor classroom. And then we build dirt bike trails, we build mountain bike trails. So if there's a trail in our region, like we want to be able to help. We want to be able to maintain it, build it and engage. Any type of recreate or we can become to come join in. So I think that's been a real key to our success. And then also I think, for me, like just growing up a young entrepreneur, like always having to make my own money not, having a big like support system. Get to be like a survivor, and scrappy and your heads up. And, you're just like, okay, what's the next thing. And we've just honestly had that approach with grants and projects, knowing what key projects to take and not take on too much. And and then in times, like with the pandemic and the big fires we've had up here is to really be able. Quickly react and a thoughtful way, like not just panic and not start down a road or a trail, that's like going to be the wrong one, and if it feels wrong in the beginning, we're like, Hey, what are we doing here? Do we have to do this like quick analysis? Like check-ins And so we've just, I think that's just like part of the nature of being up here. If you're raising your family up here and you've been here For generations, you just know like how it is, and it's, it takes everything sometimes. [00:12:38] Craig Dalton: For the listener who wants to support the organization? Do you accept direct donations or is it all grant based? How do you fund it? [00:12:45] Greg Williams: So we fund it. It's interesting. Cause like in 2019, I would say. Okay. Here's how we fund ourselves. We had lost and found we had the Downieville classic. We had grind Duro. We had a UBA expeditions, which is our guide outfitter business and shuttles like shuttling, almost 9,000 people up the hill. That was like 30% actually Yuba was like 28% of our gross revenue and events were up around like 35%. And and then the pandemic hit and took away all of our events took away our shuttles for a whole year limited our operations as a guide service, and then also took away barbecues and volunteer big days. So we got hit really hard. And during that time, We were like, man, what are we going to do? How do we bring up like donations, like to a higher level without events. And so in 21 when that year closed out, our donations were 38% of our gross. When they were at 3% in 2019, we still had no event. Income. Grants are running a right around 40% of our gross. Basically, we have we have public funding, like through grants and programs. We have private funding, we have foundations and then we have Yuba and we're bringing lost and found back on. So really trying to strengthen all the different, legs of the organization. So that. We're more, we can react more. We can be survivors. Like we want this to be A hundred year organization. And like those two years are just really just a little blip, but but at the same time, like when you're in the middle of it, it's like a big mountain in front of you, and so I think just, we've learned so much, we've learned like what we're made of, we know we know how to better support each other as staff and families. So there's really we're pretty confident in that we just need, honestly, we need an investment up here. We have some big projects. We need people sign up for lost and found whether they're going to come and race, or they're going to come and ride and enjoy the aid stations, or they just want to come help volunteer, just like just help us. And that. [00:14:53] Craig Dalton: percent. Yeah. I hope, I hope for any non-profit that's suffered with the elimination of in-person events over the last couple of years, that as you mentioned, just like stepping up their constituents, willingness to donate directly. And hopefully that can become habitualized. So you keep that 30 odd percent of direct donations. Plus you've got event revenue and all the other in-person things you were talking about and you come out of this even stronger than when you began. [00:15:23] Greg Williams: Yeah. That's certainly the goal and like this year we've we're looking at like peer-to-peer crowdfunding. It is one of the components to folks that are lining up or volunteering. But I think it's new, for people they're like, what do I do? How do I do it? Like my son has type one diabetes. And so I do a ride that benefits. It's totally built in, right? Like you're like, oh Yeah. of course this is what you do. This is how you do it. And so we want to get there with each one of our events and have the funding, help us with our operational costs, help us match up grants, no grant is free. It always costs whether it's time or money or volunteers, there's always a cost. So that's like we want, and we want people to be aware, like not just come do the race and be like, Yeah. that was awesome. But really. Have some ownership and some pride and help us like move this, these communities forward a little bit, [00:16:15] Craig Dalton: yeah. Yeah. I think anybody, you put some rubber on the road or on the trail in the Los Sierra comes away knowing it's a really special area. I'm sure as we get more people up there, they're gonna have a similar love for it and loyalty to it. One of the things that I saw mentioned and saw a couple of friends in the gravel community talking about where was the connected community project. Can you talk about what that's all about? [00:16:40] Greg Williams: Yeah connected communities is really, it's a project that the trails master plan got funded through Sierra Nevada Conservancy, which is a state agency. And and I got invited to, to talk at this mountain venture summit. And I was like, okay, I can just talk about all this stuff like we're doing or the normal stuff, but let's do something cool. And our board president Greg Carter, and I got together and we just had this huge regional map and we just started like laying out sticky notes about each of the towns. And how man, could we connect these with trails? And at the same time, like they're already connected with dirt roads, but how do we promote this? How do we make it to where people can look at a map that's readable? Cause there is 10,000 miles of dirt roads in those regions. So trying to plan a trip is holy crap. I don't even know where to start. There's so many roads. So a big effort is we're going to map out all the high quality gravel, dirt road. At linking the towns so people can start, doing bike packing. Part of our Yuba expeditions guide service will be what we're calling a mountain mule, which is basically hauling your gear from point to point which would be a combination of like overnight camping and then getting you into a town and do some accommodations and restaurants. And then we're going to build 620 miles of single track to connect these towns. part of that's already in the works. Some of it exists already. Some of it's been planned out for a long time. And we're in construction, like connecting Quincy to Taylorsville the next town over. So we have this big project and. It's rolling. It's not, we're not just waiting for the plan to be done. We're actually implementing parts of it. Some of it's an environmental review, so heritage botany, wildlife hydrology surveys are being done. We have two crews that are out ground-truthing all the mapping to ensure that those trails are in the optimum location. But when it's done 15 mountain towns, including Reno and Truckee will be connected all throughout the Los Sierra region was single track. All the dirt roads will be mapped out in such a way that you can plan your adventures. And also know what kind of services each of the town has. And then another component of this is to look at the potential overnight hot locations. But really we want to drive people riding with the main street of the downtown, with their credit card. To patronize these businesses because outside of Reno and Truckee, all these communities are severely disadvantaged economically. So everybody's struggling. And some of these businesses are just hanging on. So this is an opportunity to drive an economy into the region. That's going to last for generations. [00:19:14] Craig Dalton: Yeah, amazing. I love it. I love it so much adventuring to be had in the Los Sierra. No question about. [00:19:22] Greg Williams: Absolutely. We have plenty of room for everybody. [00:19:23] Craig Dalton: Let's move on and let's talk about the lost and found gravel festival. It's coming up here in June, and there's still some slots available. So I want to make sure that people walk away knowing what's the festival all about what's the vibe let's get into it. And I'll ask you some questions to just to figure it all out. [00:19:39] Greg Williams: Yeah. This is an interesting one. And just in terms of how we got into this, and we'd been doing Downieville for a long time and Chris McGovern who's a frame builder. And who also grew up in Nevada city, went to the same high school as I did. I ran into him at Interbike in 2013, and he's dude, you need to do a gravel event. And I'm like, What is that? And And I, and it was just like, man, this is what we used to do when we were kids like ride all these dirt roads, it's oh, that's a thing now. And Chris put this bug in my ear, we started talking more, doing some mapping, invited him and Cameron falconer. Up and we just started like testing routes, like those guys are both super fit. I'm like, I'll drive the support vehicle and meet you guys, here's the map. And so we just started really laying out this course, it started just north of Portola and like Davis and and we got the permits pretty quickly working with the Plumas national forest. And the first year we had around 290 racers and [00:20:37] Craig Dalton: What year was that? Greg? [00:20:38] Greg Williams: I was in 2014. [00:20:40] Craig Dalton: Okay. [00:20:41] Greg Williams: Yeah. And we had great folks like Paul components and WTB who were like, we're doing an aid station. That's going to be a party of its own, and so we had these perfect elements to pull this gravel event off. And then, the second year we doubled the entries the next year, we doubled that again. And like in 2019 we had around 1700 people signed up, we were going to cap it at 2000. And I think just the recipe of like how we do these events, we make them super fun. The courses are great. The aid stations are suburb, just an overall great experience camping live music, all the stuff that we like. And then at the same time, how do we introduce people to this whole new area, and bring them into zones that they wouldn't otherwise get out. So really showcases this region as we're calling it the gravel capital of the west. And that's because it has 10,000 miles of dirt roads. Like you can't find that anywhere in the U S and and there's, great rivers, there's great lakes. There's a fire lookouts. You can visit some of them you can rent for overnight stays. So this is it. This is the gravel capital of the west. [00:21:50] Craig Dalton: I love it. Put a stake in the ground there. What community is Los and fountain based out of. [00:21:55] Greg Williams: It's it starts in the city of Portola, which is right on the headwaters of the middle fork of. the feather river next to the Sierra valley, which is the largest Alpine valley in north America sits around 5,000 feet of elevation with a great big mountain right behind it called Beckworth peak. And right from there, you can hit all these roads, just right off the main paved road. It's perfect. [00:22:18] Craig Dalton: Are you offering multiple course distances? [00:22:21] Greg Williams: Yeah, we have a 35 mile course that has two flagship aid stations on it. And then we have a 60 mile course. That has four aid stations on it. And then we have the hundred that has six aid stations on it. They overlap for the start. Everybody does the first 10 and a half miles, which is a climb up to 7,000 feet. Those are essential in any event is to have a big climb that, that separates people, [00:22:46] Craig Dalton: Yeah, for [00:22:47] Greg Williams: And so those Are elements we learned throughout this. Cause we've had different courses over the years. Some of them were great. Some were like, oh man, don't do that again. [00:22:55] Craig Dalton: Are they what's the starting elevation up there in Portola. [00:22:58] Greg Williams: Yeah. It's I want to say the town is like 5,100. [00:23:02] Craig Dalton: Okay. So starting at 5,100, going up to 7,000 with that first climb, I agree. I feel like back when the events were smaller, it was okay to start off on some single track or something like that. But in this day and age, when you've got a thousand people on a course, definitely great to break it up and to have people find their own, their own tribe in the event. [00:23:21] Greg Williams: Yeah, and we have, we have a great relationship with city of Portola. Going into this year, we were hesitant of man, we don't want to, the last thing we want to do is have to cancel another event. And COVID was still a thing. So we got a late start on this thing, like we're really looking at this as like a rebuild year. We realized like, Hey, we're late to the table here. We also conflict with the Kansas ride. So there's a couple of things like working against us, but at the same time This is going to be a hell of a party. Like we're throwing everything we have at this thing to make sure everybody has a great time and comes back, brings friends the next year. And it, like I said, it was important to city of Portola. They approached us and they were like, Hey stewardship, like we need this event. We just went through two years. Our businesses are hurting. The city helps provide a lot of the camping and infrastructure in the town. So they were a real true partner. And then the Plumas national forest has road crews out there right now, like dialing in all these roads. And what we're hoping is developed, like what we're calling a signature route to where every year the road crew has priorities to take care of on the lost and found routes. So it's every year it's just dial Primo. [00:24:30] Craig Dalton: Yeah. It's one of those events, I didn't realize actually it had been around as long as it has, but that makes sense because I feel like at least in the bay area and Marin county, like you talk about gravel riding and. Lost and found, always comes up and it always comes up with two thumbs up saying oh, you gotta do it. It's great. Riding just a great overall community vibe in a sport that is maybe changing a bit to say the least in terms of the amount of resources and the amount of professional athletes coming into it. I think events that just maintain that community vibe are always going to be the ones that are in people's hearts and that they want to do. [00:25:10] Greg Williams: Yeah. And we, we realized like we get top athletes that come here to put it to each other, but the majority of people are here to just go on a bike ride with their buddies, have the aid stations be able to camp out, have the music like that festival atmosphere. That's where we're really trying to position ourselves as Hey, if you want it. There, there is alternatives if you're just purely eraser, but if you want to come and ride like one of the best courses in the world and have some top brands like cater to you throughout the course that their aid stations, like this is where you want to come. And if you want to help support a community recover after, the wildfires and the pandemic and help an organization. With the, with a grand project, a legacy project, like this is the spot like everybody's welcome. And whether you're writing a check or picking up a shovel your help is welcome. [00:26:01] Craig Dalton: Amazing. You talked about a little bit more about from a mountain bike perspective, the type of terrain that's up there for the gravel course, for those who are coming from outside the area. What type of equipment is important to have underneath you to be successful at lost and found [00:26:17] Greg Williams: Yeah, big tires. I think that's the number one thing is the first year we had people like on road bikes because people didn't really know it. Like gravel racing was anyway. They're like, oh, it's this thing. But these you're in the Sierra Nevada up here and it's, there's spots where man, you're like, it's rough. I think like one year, like Carl Decker rode a hard tail man. Fully rigid. So it's just kinda like a mix. And I think, the course that we have this year, I would say you're totally dialed on a gravel bike, but you're going to want like a 40 C tire maybe with a little thicker casing. Just so you're not flattened. [00:26:53] Craig Dalton: Yep. Are you staying primarily on fire roads through the mountains? There are you getting off into this single track? [00:26:59] Greg Williams: We're at, this is a no single track right ride, but some of the roads have single track? lines, right? Like you want to be, you want your head up, you want to be paying attention. There's ruts there's rocks. There's a smoother line, especially on a gravel bike. You don't want to give yourself a whiplash or, too much excitement. But I would say you're paying attention the whole time. You're not, zoning out because the road is just smooth and you gotta pay attention, plus it's so beautiful out here. Like the wild flowers are gonna be coming out. The rivers are flowing the mountain stuff, snow on them. People will be looking around, but they really need to pay attention. [00:27:35] Craig Dalton: once you get a top that first climb, are you doing a commiserate elevation drop? Is it a big descent? [00:27:41] Greg Williams: It's a sweet so the roads were using too are like some of the better system roads, like we've taken people in some pretty primitive back country roads, and there is a mix of this, but this particular road is one of the nicer maintain. Like around a set, like a price of 5% running grade. So you're able to just like big ring paddle through like really big sweeper turns super enjoyable. And then you have another climb that's around 700 feet, another like descent of a thousand. And then a lot of rolling train. Cause you're connecting all these Alpine valleys as you go. And then for the final you come down like the smoothest road in Plumas county. And and then into this tube that goes under the highway. That's a we negotiate this deal with the landowner there. It's a handshake deal, Hey, races are going to be coming through here, your insured. He's great. I'll have my lawn chair and a cooler of beer here to watch, and that's part of what makes the specialty, right? It's just all the community coming together and people working together and allowing stuff like that riders to come through private property, like ordinarily the guy would not allow that, [00:28:45] Craig Dalton: Yeah, you mentioned you've got ample camping situations up there for athletes and families coming up. Are there also other accommodation possibilities? [00:28:54] Greg Williams: Yeah. There's resorts up here. There's motels. there's a ton of camping, honestly, there's forest service camping around like Davis and some of the valleys that the ride's going to be going through. And then city of Portola they have a city park. That's all grass that has like baseball, baseball, diamonds, a swimming pool, the showers are open. And then there's camping all along the middle fork of the feather river, right in downtown. So the idea is get people to stay in town and then they can just ride their bike to the coffee shop or, head over to the pizza place. So that's part of the reason we moved the race down from starting at lake Davis was like, let's get people downtown. Plus, when the lakes full the amount of land we have to work with, decreases quite a bit. It worked great the first year with 200 riders, but now that we're up around 1200 to 2000, we need more. And this park really allows people to spread out. And then we have a little amphitheater for the music and and then there's nothing like just starting in the middle of a downtown, and then finishing at the same place coming through town. [00:29:54] Craig Dalton: Yeah. I had one final question on finishing. So I've been out there on a great adventure on my gravel bike all day. I crossed the finish line. What's the vibe. What's the scene. When I crossed the finish line at last. [00:30:05] Greg Williams: Yeah. So you're going to get greeted by our local bike team, the Los Sierra composite team. They're gonna, they'll take your bike. They'll wash it. They'll put the, lock it up and the tennis courts. So like a fully secured bike zone. And you're going to walk over and grab a cold Sierra Nevada beer. And then we hire this, like top-notch catering company and mountain magic to do like a top quality meal for ya. Then you're gonna pull up a chair in the park, enjoy a beer, enjoy some live music, eat some food, tell some stories, and then if you have it in you, like the music goes and you can dance all night. [00:30:41] Craig Dalton: I love it, Greg. I think that's an amazing point to end on, and I hope everybody's as stoked about this event as I am. And as stoked about the work that you're doing in the Los Sierra, it really is a special part of California. And I hope everybody clicks on the links in the show notes and goes and checks out the Los and found gravel grinder festival as well as the work you're doing at Sierra. [00:31:04] Greg Williams: Yeah, come on up and play with us. [00:31:06] Craig Dalton: That's going to do it for this week's edition of the gravel ride podcast. I hope you enjoyed that episode with Greg Williams, be sure to check out the lost and found gravel festival. It's definitely going to be an amazing event this year. I've heard only good things about it. So I encourage you to check it out. And grab one of those last available slots. Huge, thanks to our sponsor, the feed. Make sure to go check out the feed formulas to get 15% off. Just visit the feed.com/the gravel ride. If you're interested in connecting with me, I encourage you to join the ridership@wwwdottheridership.com. And if you have an opportunity, please leave a rating or review or visit me@buymeacoffee.com slash the growl ride to support the podcast. 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There's an unused square block in the Portola District that's Ground Zero in the fight over land in San Francisco. In this podcast, we learn all about the Greenhouse Project. Volunteer Caitlyn Galloway shares some of the history of the block bordered by Woolsey, Bowdoin, Wayland, and Hamilton streets as well as the efforts underway to reclaim the area as a green space in The City's southeast side. Then we hear about Caitlyn's life and how she got to this moment. She was born in Union City and raised there and in Livermore, where she went to high school. Her extended family has been in the East Bay for several generations. Once she was old enough to ride BART without an adult, she and her cousin would come into San Francisco to go shopping around the Powell station. When it was time to go to college, she chose Santa Barbara. Despite a lot of what Caitlyn calls "sameness" there, she found pockets of people she could relate to, people who had different ways of living—punks, hippies, folks who worked at co-ops. Caitlyn started working at a food co-op in Santa Barbara around the same time she began to garden there. She was still in school and all of these activities started to shape Caitlyn's worldview, especially around food and land. After graduation, she moved to New York City, partly to get away and partly to ready herself for a move to San Francisco. She found work as a gardener at a landscaping company, where she worked on rich people's gardens around town. Caitlyn also worked on some green roofs in New York, well before the trend that would emerge later. Two years into her time on the East Coast, she decided that it was time to come back to California. She missed a number of things—people, a smaller-city vibe. But perhaps more than anything else, California sagebrush drew Caitlyn back to her home state. There was no question of where in the state she'd be. ​Upon landing in San Francisco in 2007, Caitlyn apprenticed at New Bohemia Signs, a hand-painted sign shop based in the South of Market neighborhood. Through her work there, she met and befriended someone who was gardening and growing vegetables in a backyard in the Mission. Caitlyn soon joined her new friend in gardening. We end Part 1 with a detour of sorts, when Jeff and Caitlyn discover that they were neighbors 15 years ago or so. Please join us for Part 2 and the final new episode of Season 4 this Thursday. We recorded this podcast at the Greenhouse Project in the Portola in April 2022. Photography by Jeff Hunt

Over the years there have been many classic films about teachers making a difference. To Sir, With Love, Dead Poets Society, Stand and Deliver, and of course The Principal, which features an Oscar-worthy performance by Jim Belushi. But this week we come together to discuss possibly the best of them all: Reggie's Prayer. Former NFL player and WCW alumnus Reggie White plays Reggie Knox (apparently from The Tony Danza School of Character Naming) who steps away from football to make a difference in the life of Portland youths. The only person standing in Reggie's way is drug kingpin Mr. Portola, played by Paul "The Big Show" Wight. Let's find out if the NFL Hall of Famer can overcome the future WWE Hall of Famer and save these kids.

“You know, after the drug gets approved, it's a feather in your cap. You have been part of an NDA, that's great. Your value goes up. But after that, what do you do?” -Neil Sankar MD, MPH In this episode, DocWorking Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna welcomes Dr. Neil Sankar. Dr. Sankar is President and Chief Medical Officer of SwanBio, LLC, a business development consultancy firm that facilitates the translation of scientific discoveries into cancer therapeutics. Dr. Sankar has over 16 years of experience in life sciences clinical development, pipeline strategy, clinical safety, and pharmacovigilance. Dr. Sankar shares his wealth of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with the DocWorking audience. He tells us about his journey, his tips for those wanting to get into pharmaceuticals and how he finds time to relax. If you are thinking about getting into the pharmaceutical industry, you will find this episode extremely helpful!   Neil Sankar received his MD degree from Bangalore University and internal medicine residency from University of West indies, Kingston, Jamaica and trained in the UK and the Caribbeans. He holds a postgraduate degree in public health from Queensland University in Australia.   Dr. Sankar got his training in clinical research and tumor biology from NCI Bethesda Maryland and since has held Clinical Development positions within leading Biotech/Pharma including Genentech, Medimmune, Pharmacyclics, FiveprimeTherapeutics, Portola, Loxo Oncology, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Elevar Therapeutics, Boston Biomedical, Effector Therapeutics and  Rhizen Pharmaceuticals to name a few.   Dr. Sankar is President and Chief Medical Officer of SwanBio, LLC, a business development consultancy firm that facilitates the translation of scientific discoveries into cancer therapeutics. Dr. Sankar has over 16 years of experience in life sciences clinical development, pipeline strategy, clinical safety, and pharmacovigilance. He has extensive experience in the application of US Food and Drug Administration regulations and the Good Clinical Practice guidelines set forth by the International Council on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use. He has acted as Medical lead in numerous phase I, II and III clinical trials in the therapeutic area of oncology ranging from solid tumors, connective tissue tumors to hematological malignancies including, CLL/SLL, B cell lymphomas, T cell Lymphomas, Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Hodgkins Lymphoma. He is an expert in providing global clinical development and regulatory strategies for therapeutic drugs and was instrumental in filing the New Drug Applications for the antibody-drug conjugate in Metastatic Breast cancer and the Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor in Mantle cell Lymphoma. Dr. Sankar has extensive experience in designing and deploying data capture tools that evaluate the efficacy and safety of clinical trials. He also has extensive experience as a member of drug safety committees and advisory boards of few companies including Leukemia Therapeutics and iNDX Technology. Dr Sankar has led or has been part of FDA/Regulatory Authority discussions for various companies pursuing IND and NDA applications including Pre-IND and Pre-NDA F2F meetings.   Dr. Sankar is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the European Hematology Association (EHA , Drug information Association (DIA) , European Society of Clinical Oncology (ESMO), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Enterprising Pharmaceutical Professionals from the Indian Sub-Continent (EPPIC GLOBAL), Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS), IACA and TiE Silicon Valley. Find full transcripts of DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast episodes on the DocWorking Blog  DocWorking empowers physicians and entire health care teams to get on the path to achieving their dreams, both in and outside of work, with programs designed to help you maximize life with minimal time.   Are you a physician who would like to tell your story? Please email Amanda, our producer, at Amanda@docworking.com to be considered.   And if you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5 star review, we would be extremely grateful!   We're everywhere you like to get your podcasts! Apple iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, ListenNotes, Amazon, YouTube, Podbean   You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.    Some links in our blogs and show notes are affiliate links, and purchases made via those links may result in payments to DocWorking. These help toward our production costs. 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Here is the story of a Mexican-American pioneer, healer, trailblazer, businesswoman and landowner. Her name is Doña Juana Briones de Miranda and she is the woman remembered as the "Founding Mother of San Francisco”, for she was one of the first three settlers in Yerba Buena before it became San Francisco. Juana left an important legacy in California. She was an active and caring person who impacted the lives of many people — Hispanic, indigenous and Anglo-American.   In 1769, Marcos Briones and his father Vicente arrived in Alta California from San Luis Potosí, New Spain - today's Mexico. Marcos and Vicente were soldiers in the Portola expedition. In Alta California, Marcos met and married Isidora Tapia. Isidora and her family arrived later, her father Felipe, a soldier on the de Anza expedition in 1776. Star crossed lovers, whose families traveled over 1600 miles on a mission to colonize and explore the region and establish the Mission San Francisco de Asi.    Marcos was a founding settler of Villa de Branciforte, in present-day Santa Cruz. Branciforte was the last of only three secular pueblos founded by the Spanish colonial government of Alta California. On the eastern bluff of the San Lorenzo River, facing Mission Santa Cruz, their daughter Juana  Briones was born in March of 1802. Juana spent the first decade of her life in a wattle-and-daub house doing chores alongside her brothers and sisters, having fun and gaining an extensive knowledge of herbal medicines through her interactions with Native Americans. The majority of the population there was indigenous. When she was ten, her mother Ysidora passed away.   Marcos moved the family to an area called Tennessee Hollow. Marcos began to help build what would become the Presidio of San Francisco. Starting as a fortified military village used for farming and livestock grazing. Juana was shaped by the native people of the region and the language, religion, and institutions of colonial New Spain. She'd learned more about herbs and their medicinal values from the new region from her grandmother, who learned them from native Ohlone women.    Herbs like Yerba Buena (which translates to Good Herb), which provided the first name of the city of San Francisco. It was said the community of Yerba Buena was named for her healing mint tea. She was schooled informally by the Catholic priests at the Mission Dolores. With other military children and the Native Americans who had been rounded up and brought to the mission for “conversion” to Catholicism, she attended regular daily mass but she did not learn to read or write.     Juana met a handsome soldier stationed at the Presidio named Apolinario Miranda. His parents were of Yaqui descent. The Yaqui were indigenous to the Mexican state of Sonora and the Southwestern United States. Juana and Apolinario were married in 1820 and established a farm at the Presidio near the site of El Polin Spring. It is one of the few remaining springs in the city  and runs under the site of her long-vanished home. The spring waters of the were believed to bestow fertility. With that in mind, Juana gave birth to 11 children between 1821 and 1841.   In 1828, Juana had a tragic month when three of her children died and a fourth child passed just one year later in the rugged frontier environment.  Juana was a strong woman. Apolinario was abusive and Juana's time with him was not happy. So abusive that his military superiors reprimanded him for it numerous times. He had a serious drinking problem and wasn't much of a rancher or businessman.    In the area now known as North Beach, near what is now Washington Square, the Briones bought land. Juana was a natural entrepreneur and started a dairy ranch at their new home. They were one of the first three non-indigenous settlers in Yerba Buena who lived somewhere other than on the Presidio or at Mission Dolores. After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, commerce increased in the San Francisco Bay. Briones excelled in farming and sold milk and produce to the crews of Russian, American and Spanish ships that docked in the bay for the hide and tallow trade.   Juana also treated many illnesses such as smallpox and scurvy patients, delivered babies and set broken jaws. You could not count how many children had their broken bones set by this kind woman. Her reputation as a healer was widely recognized. She trained her nephew, Pablo Briones—who was later known as the Doctor of Bolinas or California in medicinal arts. Her aid to the people of Bolinas during a smallpox outbreak was well-known, and she was loved among Hispanic settlers, native people and the Anglo-Americans alike.   She taught her own children the value of hard work. As soon as they could walk, they learned to pull weeds and how to load the wagon. Her daughters Presentacion and Manuela were fine seamstresses and they did the sailors' laundry and mended their clothes. Her son Jesus went to the boats to see what the men needed, and delivered goods and messages to Juana. She also harbored four runaway sailors who jumped ship because they wanted to remain in California. Two Americans, a Filipino man and a Native American from Connecticut. The men lived with her and Apolinario until 1832.   In 1833, Briones' husband was granted land bordering the Presidio near today's Green and Lyon Streets. Their new home was on another spring called El Ojo de Agua Figueroa.  In 1834, Juana adopted Cecilia, a young Native girl whose parents had died. In 1835, the Presidio was temporarily abandoned when Commandante Vallejo transferred his military headquarters north to Sonoma. It was then that her husband's abuse became intolerable. Marriage was considered indissoluble by society at the time. She turned to the Catholic bishop. “My husband did not earn our money. I did,” she told the bishop, “My husband does not support the family. I do.”  As her husband, he had access to any property she acquired. The bishop was moved by her plea, knowing full well her husband was a good-for-nothing, and with the mayor's help, the bishop helped her move to the western foot of Loma Alta in the area now known as Telegraph Hill.   Her husband tried to force her to return home and legal officials ordered him to stay away, which he didn't. Briones appealed to courts repeatedly with suit against her husband for physical abuse after repeated episodes of violence and in return a justice of the peace seized some of his property. Juana navigated the male-leaning legal system, hiring people to write on her behalf. This was no small step in the patriarchal, hierarchical world of 19th century colonial California. Juana was free and Apolinario Miranda later died.   She found the booming city too frantic, and bought a 4,000-acre ranch in Santa Clara Valley from her friends José Gorgonio and his son José Ramon in 1844. She named it Rancho La Purisima Concepción and successfully expanded her cattle and farming interests. The Briones family ranch was a home, social hall, and hospital all rolled into one. Briones' status as a female landowner was unusual in an era where women generally could only possess land they inherited from a deceased husband. Yet she was an independent woman who was prospering on her own. Her children also prospered.  In 1848, Mexico ceded this land to the U.S. under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill. Almost overnight, the sleepy little mission became a busy city, filled with all manner of men who came to get rich overnight and ‘ladies of the night' who hoped to liberate the men from their gold dust. Juana wasn't bothered by the U.S. coup at all, in fact, when her Anglo friends suggested she become an American citizen, she did.  Across the nation, Boston traders sought out her “California banknotes,” as they called her cowhides. She entertained lavishly, with European and American guests attending her fiestas. “Anglo, Hispanics, and Native Americans came for bear fights, calf roping, and pig roasts. Sick people also came to recuperate under Juana's watchful gaze.”   When the U.S. made California a state in 1850, all Mexican landholders were put through many hurdles with proving they had title to their property. The original landowners were required to certify their land ownership before the U.S. Land Commission. The legal process was too difficult or expensive for many people, especially the women and racial minorities who had owned land under Mexican law. Many were cheated out of their land. In 1852, the U.S. Government informed Juana it intended to seize her land that had originally been granted in her husband's name. Apolinario Miranda was dead by then, and the government said she had no legal right to the property.    She fought for 12 years to retain the title to her lands in both San Francisco and Santa Clara counties and many of the Anglos she'd helped over the years came to assist her in the fight for her rights. The battle went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. She won ownership of her ranch and the property in Yerba Buena. Juana left portions of her rancho La Purisima Concepción to her children, who bore their father's name, Miranda and sold the rest to members of the Murphy family, who came to California with the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party.    Briones purchased other tracts of land and eventually settled the town of Mayfield. Briones' was one of the founding members of today's Palo Alto. She built a home there in 1884 and remained in Mayfield for the remainder of her lifetime. Juana Briones died in a cow stampede in 1889 at the age of 87.    In 2010, her house at 4155 Old Adobe Road in Palo Alto was listed as one of the 11 most endangered historic places in the country by The National Trust for Historic Preservation. Despite a big fight between the owners and educators, historians, architects, neighbors, and business and community leaders, a demolition crew arrived a year later to dismantle her modest home. The property was sold the following summer for $2.9 million.   Doña Juana Briones de Miranda is remembered as the "Founding Mother of San Francisco” and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park, California. She lived here under three flags and helped found the eighth-largest city in the United States. During her lifetime, Juana was known and loved by many people because of her energy, her business sense and her concern for others. Even so, today she is still relatively unknown, but more people deserve to know about her. In San Francisco, she is commemorated at the northeast corner of Washington Square near her once her dairy farm. A historical plaque is on a bench at the bottom of The Lyon Street steps. In Palo Alto, her memory is preserved by the Juana Briones Elementary School, Juana Briones Park, and several street names incorporating either Miranda or first names of her children.    Queens of the Mines is brought to you by Youreka Productions. Andrea Anderson researched, wrote and produced this series.    

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Richard Poe was born in Portola, California, and later moved to his "hometown" of Pittsburg, California. He attended high school there, and then graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1967. After a stint in the army during the Vietnam War, he got his first theater job with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, appearing in productions of St Joan, Hadrian VII, Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead, and Oedipus Rex. He toured the country with Dame Judith Anderson, who played Hamlet at the age of 73 to Richard's Rosencrantz. Tour stops included Carnegie Hall and all of America's major cities. He played major roles at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, at Houston's Alley Theater, Syracuse Stage, Hartford Stage Company, Center Stage Baltimore, Goodman Theatre, Long Wharf Theater, Berkshire Theatre Festival, and Huntington Theater. He played Henry Higgins in Pygmalion opposite Roma Downey as Eliza Dolittle; George Antrobus in The Skin of Our teeth opposite Marcia Gay Harden as Sabina; with John Lithgow on Broadway in M. Butterfly; and with Kevin Dobson in ART at Chicago's Royal George Theater. He has appeared in twelve Broadway productions in his twenty years in New York City. https://richardpoenyc.com/

“All my life I have planned worked hard, and have been very blessed. Now I really just want to give back and help others learn to do the same.” Tim would tell you that he got off to a slow start. After growing up in the rural town of Portola in Northern California and barely graduating high school, Tim Rhode found himself at the age of 25 workings as a grocery clerk with two young children to provide for. He eventually found his “niche” selling real estate; and from 1986 to 2000, he sold over 2,500 homes, and from 1997 to 2006 he invested in over 100 properties. Tim focused on saving money, keeping his expenses low, and playing solid “financial defense” which allowed him to basically retire, and he was financially free at the age of 40.  Not wanting to play hike, bike, or ski all day, Tim threw his energy into his true passion: helping people thrive and live their most fulfilling life. He founded the nonprofit 1Life Fully Lived to help people of all ages gain the tools and skills they need to thrive and also co-founded GoBundance, a high-level mastermind, with David Osborn, Pat Hiban, and Mike McCarthy to help healthy, wealthy, generous people lead epic lives.   We have a women's tribe now! Tim has also authored numerous books and has been featured on a variety of podcasts and media outlets.  He now lives near his children in the High Sierras with his wife and dog.

Finding financial freedom is the starting point, but then you have to decide how to use that freedom to live the life you want. Hear insights about: How Tim sold 2500 homes in 15 years during his real estate career, and how he made major life changes at the age of 40 after finding financial freedom How Tim overcame a difficult childhood and discovered the life he could create for himself through real estate Why allowing your ego to drive your career can be harmful, and why shelving your ego and focusing on serving others is the key to true success Why Tim hired an escrow coordinator during his second year in business to “buy himself a life” and put his financial freedom to work Tim describes the mission and purpose of his non-profit organization, “1 Life Fully Lived”, and he shares tools and resources his organization has created Why Tim chose each of his top two life mottos: “always look for win-wins” and “I'm not a victim” Why Tim focused on building a business that was efficient, effective and productive, and how it freed him to create win-wins and be present in his life Why it is important to find a place in your life where you can “fit in and thrive”, and why reinventing yourself and finding new goals can be life-changing and fulfilling Finding Financial Freedom Becoming a real estate agent can be a powerful platform for finding financial freedom… but it can also be easy to fall into the trap of always wanting more, always pushing yourself, and never actually tapping into the freedom you've created. This week's guest on Pursuing Freedom is Tim Rhode, a successful author who sold more than 2,500 homes in 15 years. At age 40, Tim realized that he wanted “off the hamster wheel”, and because of hard work and smart investments, he was able to retire and shift his focus to creating and living the life of his dreams. During our conversation, Tim shares how he decided to leave a thriving career and instead create a non-profit organization focused on lifting others up, and he discusses setting new and different goals for himself that allow him to really thrive and follow his passions! Recognizing When It's Time for Change As Tim explained, he built an extraordinary career selling real estate. His income grew exponentially, but he made minimal changes to his lifestyle and instead focused on saving and investing his money and growing his wealth. Then, by the time Tim was 40 years old, he realized that he was ready to stop grinding and follow other things he felt passionately about. Thanks to his hard work and frugal lifestyle, he was in the financial position to break out of the grind. However, Tim knew that he wanted more from his life than just relaxing or having fun all day, so he focused on building his non-profit organization “1 Life Fully Lived”, to help people who were just starting out on their path or who were overcoming tough circumstances get a leg up in life. Tim Rhode shows us that it's important to recognize when we need to make big changes in our lives, and that being courageous and stepping into those changes can bring real rewards. Leveraging Your Freedom Many of us got started in real estate because we wanted to be able to create a specific life for ourselves, and finding financial freedom was supposed to be the key to that life. But somewhere along the path it can be easy to get caught up in the competitive, workaholic lifestyle and lose track of your goals. It can be really empowering to take a step back and consider what is really important to you, then make changes to your life that give you greater alignment with your priorities. You've worked so hard in finding financial freedom, but you must not forget to take advantage of that freedom. If you'd like to learn more about Tim Rhode, you can reach out to him at tim@timrhode.com. And to learn about his non-profit 1 Life Fully Lived or to find out how you can help them in their mission to help people create a roadmap for living their best life, please visit their website at https://1lifefullylived.org/. About Tim Rhode Tim would tell you that he got off to a slow start. After growing up in the rural town of Portola in Northern California and barely graduating high school, Tim Rhode found himself at the age of 25 working as a grocery clerk with two young children to provide for. He eventually found his “niche” selling real estate; and from 1986 to 2000, he sold over 2,500 homes and from 1997 to 2006 he invested in over 100 properties. Tim focused on saving money, keeping his expenses low, and playing solid “financial defense” which allowed him to basically retire, and he was financially free at the age of 40. Not wanting to play, hike, bike or ski all day, Tim threw his energy into his true passion: helping people thrive and live their most fulfilling life. He founded the nonprofit 1Life Fully Lived to help people of all ages gain the tools and skills they need to thrive and also co-founded GoBundance, a high-level mastermind, with David Osborn, Pat Hiban and Mike McCarthy to help healthy, wealthy, generous people lead epic lives. We have a women's tribe now! Tim has also authored numerous books and has been featured on a variety of podcasts and media outlets. He now lives near his children in the High Sierras with his wife and dog. How to Connect With Tim Rhode Website: www.timrhode.com Email: tim@timrhode.com Nonprofit: https://1lifefullylived.org/ Mastermind: www.gobundance.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rhode-42660210/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/1lifefullylived/ How to Connect With Erin Bradley Business Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ApplyWithErin/ Website: https://www.pursuingfreedom.com/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-bradley/ Balanced Growth Course: Website: https://pursuingfreedom.thinkific.com/courses/balanced-growth

In today's episode, we are joined by Judi Holler, author of Fear is my Homeboy, and an inspirational keynote speaker. Judi and Mike discuss how to harness momentum to combat fear, find comfort without control, re-tool your imagination, and ultimately find self-love through grace. This episode is sponsored by Portola Hotel and Spa in Monterey, California. As Monterey's first and only U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Certified Hotel, Portola Hotel and Spa offers meeting and event planners the opportunity to create sustainable and eco-friendly meetings. Portola Hotel and Spa is located steps from Fisherman's Wharf in the heart of downtown Monterey, featuring 17 meeting rooms with more than 30-thousand square feet of meeting space. The newly renovated Monterey Conference Center is adjacent to Portola, making this unique venue the largest event space of its kind on the Central Coast of California.

Finn and Mojo aim to be as productive as Portola, but with better fruit quality.

Outdoor concert with Santa Cruz California R & B band the Stone Drifters.

Can an artist find happiness without finding success? Wanna Be Rock Star, Songwriter, and unwitting comedian Doug Robertson thinks so and shares his story with us on this episode. He got into the business because he liked the idea of girls screaming after him when he performed, an idea he got after seeing the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show when he was a young boy. At the age of nine, Robertson was ripping off and re-writing Beach Boy and Beatle songs. “That's how I learned how to structure songs,” Doug says. Upon moving to LA, his writing education continued under Oscar winner Al Kasha and songwriting guru John Braheny. His roots in '60's music led to the “New Vintage Acoustic Rock” style he presents today.  Whether in bands or solo, Doug developed an engaging audience-centered performing style full of humorous stories and guitar-driven rhythms. If Doug has other performers with him you are going to hear some amazing harmonies.  Doug enjoyed various solo and combo incarnations like 1975's formation of Christian band SHELTER, recording his tune "Bridge Builder” on the compilation album "Come Back Soon”.  In 1996 Robertson recorded his first solo album "New Clothes”. When released, a radio personality introduced the title song saying “Here's something by a songuy named Doug Robertson”. The “Songuy” nickname stuck.  The New Millennium saw Doug's Salute to the Woodstock era with his band “mAX YASGUR'S FARM” recording the ”Salute” CD in 2006.  Performing credits include opening appearances for Johnny Rivers, Leonard Nimoy, Len Chandler, and Al Jarreau. He has been a featured act as a soloist and with his bands.  Doug enjoyed 14 years as co-coordinator of Nashville Songwriters Association International's Reno, Nevada workshop.  After founding his production company Nostrebor Music, he produced his own  albums “New Clothes” and  “Salute” and the self-titled debut CD for the band ZERO THEORY  (With top 40 placement on national indie charts)  Returning his focus as a Performing Songwriter, Doug has emerged from the studio with a new 6 song EP entitled “Epiphany” which is expected to be released in November 2020. Singles from “Epiphany included “Portola”- a '70's light rock tune about a lonesome railroad worker and “Why Are Armadillos In Nashville” - a Texas Swing explanation for the critters being found in Tennessee that is accompanied by an animated music video of cute armadillos.  Robertson's new tunes are filled with delight and insight. “The Bla Bla Cafe” (60's Calif. Rock) portrays life in a gay cafe; “Like Don't Always Mean Love” (Joe Walsh Rocker) is about the only guy in the room who doesn't know he's falling in love. “And The Life (Ballad) is a tender look at a roadside memorial; “Hey Boss, You're Fired” (Bar-room Rock & Roll) tells off the boss. Taking your life back!  Live appearances are jovial and engaging. Robertson has developed a live show entitled “Retrospective of a Western Hippie” where Doug and his band perform original and cover tunes that chronicle his life as a musical wannabe. “There are more people out there who tried and failed to become rock stars than the folks who actually made it.” Says Doug, “I relate to being the wannabe.” The Business Side of Music ™ © 2020 Beyond the Music Co-Produced & Hosted (by the guy who has a face for podcasting): Bob Bender  Co-Producer, Creator & Technical Advisor (the man behind the curtain): Tom Sabella Director of Video & Continuity (the brains of the entire operation): Deborah Halle Editor (the “ums' and “aahs' removal guy who makes us sound good): Mark Sabella Marketing & Social Media: Kaitlin Fritts Executive Assistant to Bob & Tom, and editor for the Blog: Meagan Droke All Around Problem Solver: Connie Ribas Recorded at: The Bunker in Franklin, TN (except during the Covid 19 pandemic, then it's pretty much done VIA Skype or over the phone, with the exception for those fearless enough to come to Bob Bender's living room… and this is one of those episodes!). Mixed & Mastered at Music Dog Studios in Nashville, TN Production Sound Design: Keith Stark Voice Over & Promo: Lisa Fuson Website: businesssideofmusic.com  Stream or Download (free) businesssideofmusic.com  To submit to be interviewed: musicpodcast@mail.com Sponsorship information businesssideofmusic.com/sponsor-affiliate/ Join our mailing list for show announcements, career advice, industry discounts, free gifts, and more.  Like Free Special Thanks to Tom Sabella and Traci Snow for producing and hosting over 100 episodes of the original “Business Side of Music” podcast, and trusting us to carry on their legacy. For our disclaimer and all its details, please click on the applicable link on our website. The music provided for this episode is from: Artist: Doug Robertson Song: Portola Song: And The Life Song: Why Are Armadillos in Nashville Album: Epiphany Composer: Doug Robertson Website: www.songuy.com

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In this episode, I interview Nick Neely whose bestselling 2019 book Alta California chronicled his journey to recreate the Portola expedition, that we covered on a previous episode, starting in San Diego and making his on foot to San Francisco. It was a great conversation and I know you will enjoy it. Nick's book recommendations: Where I Was From by Joan Didion: https://amzn.to/3iuQ7q9 All the Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner: https://amzn.to/3l9Xs0o Nick's Website: http://www.nickneely.com/ Amazon Link for Nick's work: https://amzn.to/3d0DJxi Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/historyofcalifornia If you'd like to subscribe to the new weekly newsletter, please follow this link: eepurl.com/haiCNX

In this episode, I interview Nick Neely whose bestselling 2019 book Alta California chronicled his journey to recreate the Portola expedition, that we covered on a previous episode, starting in San Diego and making his on foot to San Francisco. It was a great conversation and I know you will enjoy it. Nick's book recommendations: Where I Was From by Joan Didion: https://amzn.to/3iuQ7q9 All the Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner: https://amzn.to/3l9Xs0o Nick's Website: http://www.nickneely.com/ Amazon Link for Nick's work: https://amzn.to/3d0DJxi Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/historyofcalifornia If you'd like to subscribe to the new weekly newsletter, please follow this link: eepurl.com/haiCNX

Nick Neely walked for 12 weeks and 650 miles from San Diego to Palo Alto. Recreating the journey taken by the Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola in 1769, he became immersed in the history, people, and topography of the Golden State. Writing about both the natural and built landscape along the way for his book "Alta California," one of our premier environmental writers short-circuited time and made yesterday's history today's reality.

Wherever you are in this hemisphere, you are on Native land.  Never forget, that before the Spanish arrived in California, for thousands of years, from sea to shining sea, this was indian country, with more than 300,000 Natives living here, representing more than 100 tribes, each with its individual traditions and cultures, most completely lost by the arrival of settlers. Write that down, and burn it into your brain. Never forget that the Russians, European-American colonists, and  Spanish missionaries' arrival on the Pacific coastline forever changed the native people’s way of life. The first known interaction with the Natives  in California was in the Monterey area in 1602, when Sebastián de Vizcaíno’s Spanish expedition was searching for a safe harbor for their  ships.  Well over 100 years then passed with little attention paid to Alta California. Then, Gaspar de Portola’s expedition of Spanish missionaries arrived in the Monterey area in 1769 and Spain began colonizing. Erasing the identities of the California indigenous people who entered the mission, in exchange, they were given a wool shirt with long sleeves called a cotón, and a wool blanket. The women were also given a wool petticoat and men received a breechclout to cover their groin area. They were then forcibly baptized into the Catholic faith, and thrown into labor camps that were filthy and disease ridden. The San Rafael Mission was established where Luis Arguello, later the first provisional governor of California and his band of Spanish soldiers led expeditions, removing Pomo people from their lands, bringing them to the new mission.  Five years down the road, California became part of the Mexican Republic, and the Mexican government gave out large tracts of Pomo land to its settlers, the  foreigner/white colonists brought deadly disease and epidemic. In one instance, a Russian ship brought a case of smallpox, the indigenous people did not have immunity to such diseases, the tribe populations heavily decreased, and the  bones of thousands “ left unburied, bleached the hills” of Sonoma and Napa counties. As all this happened, the domestic stock animals brought by the foreigners consumed all of the native foods and damaged the gathering areas while they grazed. Foods the locals depended on for survival. Stream channels were disturbed and often  re-routed, land was blasted away and huge amounts of soil entered streams and rivers, destroying the habitat of fish and other aquatic species that once were food for the indigenous people.Ten years later there was  a massive malaria outbreak, and the following year the missions were authorized by the crown to “convert” the Natives in a ten-year period. They had until 1844. They were to surrender their control over the mission’s livestock, fields, orchards and buildings to the Indians in 1844. The padres never achieved their goal and the lands and wealth were then stolen from the Natives. The California Mission System was not the romanticized fantasy we were fed in fourth grade. Debunked. Unpack that. Accept it.  “The history of genocide casts a shadow over California. It hovers over the land of the endless summer, over Disneyland, over the surfers, the Beach Boys, the palm trees, the Hollywood Sign … and yet, there is also a story of California Indian resistance and survival that is miraculous.”  This was said by my hero, Benjamin Madley, he is an associate professor of history at UCLA and has been on a more than decade-long odyssey to document and reveal the existence of this government-sponsored genocide. Queens of the Mines features the authentic stories of gold rush women who blossomed from the camouflaged, twisted roots of California. This is the final Chapter of Season One, and this is Part One of three in the chapter,  Today, we will meet the Queen of Preservation. I am Andrea Anderson, This is a true story from America’s Largest Migration, The Gold Rush. This is Queens of the Mines. The preceding program features stories that contain adult content including violence which may be disturbing to some listeners, or secondhand listeners. So, discretion is advised.

Come along with Andy and his friend Brooks Collins of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) as they search the hills near San Francisco International Airport for the wreckage of Flying Tiger Airlines flight 282, which crashed there in 1964, right near the spot where Gaspar de Portola's 1769 expedition became the first Europeans to behold San Francisco Bay. Brooks is a great conversationalist and he's knowledgeable in an astonishing number of topics, so our conversation ranges from air wreck adventuring and archeology to particle physics, mirages, Nike missile bases, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, tunnel boring, raptors, and many other topics. Andy, as usual, asks a lot of questions and makes quirky attempts to be amusing. Check-six.com page for this crash: http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Flying_Tiger_282.htm (http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Flying_Tiger_282.htm ) Lockheed Constellation:https://andystreasuretrove.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lockheed_L-1649_Constellation_TWA.jpg () Wreckage from flight 282: https://andystreasuretrove.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSCF4401.JPG.jpg () https://andystreasuretrove.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSCF4400.JPG.jpg () Brooks Collins: https://andystreasuretrove.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSCF4385.JPG.jpg ()

On this episode of the Bill Bennett show, Bill spoke with Dr. John Curnutte to get his expert opinion on the current Covid-19 outbreak. John Curnutte, M.D., Ph.D. John has had an extensive career as a clinician, researcher and drug development executive, bringing industry-leading expertise in advancing novel therapies through research and development and treating patients in need. Most recently, he served as executive vice president of research and development for Portola Pharmaceuticals, where he worked as the lead executive officer for all R&D activities. Prior to joining Portola, John served as chief executive officer at 3-V Biosciences and as president of the Research Institute at Schering-Plough Biopharma, where he helped progress eight therapeutic candidates into development. He began his biopharmaceutical career at Genentech, where he oversaw their immunology discovery research program. John's clinical and research experience includes appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, The Scripps Research Institute and Stanford University School of Medicine. He currently serves on the board of directors of Pliant Therapeutics. John holds an A.B. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Harvard University and an M.D. and Ph.D. in biological chemistry from Harvard Medical School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sounds from the start of league 2020 against Portola

Beckman sweeps Portola with all levels getting a win.

Burger King, loneliness, binoculars, and camp coffee; it was all part of Nick Neely's quest to better understand California.  Neely is a California-based author whose book, Alta California, chronicles his 12-week hike from San Diego to the San Francisco Bay. Neely followed the (nearly) exact footsteps of Gaspar de Portola and his 1769 overland expedition of soldiers and priests intent on claiming California for Spain and establishing the West's Catholic mission system. Neely's journey—as chronicled in his book—was a transformative experience. He joins the Alta podcast to discuss that and more. 

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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Williams and Dr. Baugh about their article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine about atrial fibrillation management and reversal. This brings together recent years of change and updates into one summary article. This edition of the podcast is supported a grant from Boehringer Ingelheim and Portola.

Gaspar de Portolá's discovery of San Francisco Bay on November 4, 1769, was Spain's most significant discovery in North America during the 18th century. It prompted a new strategy on how it would use its mission system to colonize Alta California. The historical ramifications of these plans have had an impact down to the present day. For the native people, who had successfully managed the California environment for thousands of years, the event marked the beginning of the end of their way of life. This discovery took place on Sweeney Ridge, which stretches between today's Pacifica and San Bruno. As a result, San Mateo County will celebrate the 250th anniversary of this pivotal moment in western history with the creation of a historical and recreational trail tracing the path of Portola on the San Francisco Peninsula. MLF Organizer: George Hammond MLF: Humanities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last season we went way back, hundreds of years ago and talked a bit about Sir Francis Drake and his legacy along the California shoreline. Today we are going to close out season 2 by talking a bit about another historical figure, still hundreds of years ago but after the time of Drake. In the 1700s the Spanish Empire was looking to expand its reach more into the new land. While they had already landed in areas of South and Central America, there was little foothold going up from Mexico and into California. Previous explorers had described and landed in the areas that we now know as San Diego and the Monterey Bay. This led the crown to dispatch another group led by Gaspar de Portola, with the mission of displacing the Jesuit Catholic order and creating settlements for the Franciscan Catholic Order in the new world. This mission is why today we know the name of Portola. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Jen! Or better known as Jen Swen amongst the crew. Jen Swen, is someone who during her time with Cat & Cloud has done it all. She’s worked with the company as a barista helping open our Abbott Square location to then taking a position as one of our roasters early on when the roastry was in our Portola location. She’s now the roastry coordinator roasting those sweet baby beans y’all enjoy in your cup everyday as well as helping train our new roasters. Aside from what she has and is doing, she’s also traveled with us to various educational trips such as an origin trip to Honduras, SCA, and a wholesale trip visiting our partners down in Southern California. She may be very soft spoken and of few words but she means business and works with much intensity and focus to bring everyone only the best the of best. the goods: https://catandcloud.com

Walton’s Grizzly Lodge Summer Camp “Our kids are all there [at camp] with different needs…and we really need to meet them right where they are.” (Julie Walton) Julie Walton Video of the Walton’s Grizzly Lodge interview with Julie Walton A Day At Walton’s Walton’s Grizzly Lodge Summer Camp “Our kids are all there [at camp]… The post Happy Campers: Walton’s Grizzly Lodge (Portola, CA) appeared first on Sunshine Parenting.

Can Beckman sweep Portola and maintain their lead in the PCL? Find out on this weeks recap.

Beckman opened league against Portola this week, and prepared all week for it. Find out how the program did in this weeks episode of Patcast. Happy Birthday to Coach Kevin Lavalle, thank you for everything you do!

Ryan Lavalle goes over how the Freshman and JV teams did along with covering how the Varsity team did going into the week of their league opener against Portola. 

Hillary joins us to talk about keeping her district (Mission, Bernal Heights, Portola) safe and original, while welcoming change. She also talks about her experiences of being a woman in politics.

Podcast by The Bay speaks with Portola Valley Mayor John Richards as part of their “Mayor of The Peninsula” series.  John discusses some of the local issues regarding Portola Valley and some of ways their town can contribute to issues like housing and transportation.   This episode features music from Leo DeVito and on the “Thought of the Episode” Andre questions why big tech needs government subsidies. Stay Tuned! Website-  www.podcastbythebay.comTwitter-  https://twitter.com/@PodcastbythebayFacebook-  www.facebook.com/podcastbythebay

Podcast by The Bay speaks with Portola Valley Mayor John Richards as part of their “Mayor of The Peninsula” series.  John discusses some of the local issues regarding Portola Valley and some of ways their town can contribute to issues like housing and transportation.   This episode features music from Leo DeVito and on the “Thought of the Episode” Andre questions why big tech needs government subsidies. Stay Tuned! Website-  www.podcastbythebay.comTwitter-  https://twitter.com/@PodcastbythebayFacebook-  www.facebook.com/podcastbythebay

Tim helps people keep as much money as possible, paying attention to what is going out, what he calls “playing defense”. He is also an investor with a pretty extensive background. We’ll not only hear an amazing real estate investing story, but also receive advice on how to maximize our current assets. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “My two biggest mistakes are deals I didn’t do” -  Tim Rhode   Tim Rhode Real Estate Background: -Real Estate Investor and Life Coach at 1 Life Fully Lived -Founder of 1Life Fully Lived and the co-founder of Gobundance -Has sold real estate for approximately 18 years and sold over 2,500 homes in that period -Hosts conferences twice a year for those looking to up their game in real estate investing -Based in Portola, California -Say hi to him at -Best Ever Book: Richest Man in Babylon Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money.

Show description/summary:1) Change in multimodal MRI markers predicts dementia risk in cerebral small vessel disease2) What’s Trending: dabigatran reversal in patients with uncontrolled bleeding This podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the October 31, 2017, issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Matthew Elliot talks with Dr. Hugh Markus about his paper multimodal MRI markers and dementia risk in cerebral small vessel disease. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Bryan Eckerle focuses his interview with Dr. Charles Pollack on dabigatran reversal in patients with uncontrolled bleeding or receiving surgery. DISCLOSURES: Dr. Markus serves as section editor of International Journal of Stroke; serves on the editorial board for Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, and BMC Medicine; serves as Associate Editor for Fronteirs in Neurology; receives publishing royalties from Stroke Medicine (OUP 2016); has consulted and led a teaching session for Astra Zeneca; and has received research support from MRC, NIHR, Stroke Association, EU, Wellcome Trust, The British Heart Foundation, and Alzheimer Research UK. Dr. Eckerle and Dr. Elliot report no disclosures.Dr. Pollack has received research support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, CSL Behring, Janssen Pharma, AstraZeneca, and Portola; and has served as scientific consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, BMS/Pfizer, Janssen Pharma, AstraZeneca, and Portola.

Tim Rhode is a master of creating one’s best life. He comes from a very humble background, growing up in a blue-collar family in a blue-collar town. Tim barely graduated high school and never attended college however once he found real estate, he achieved massive success. He went on to sell over 2500 homes in his 18-year real estate career and retired at 40. He invested wisely and now, he runs a nonprofit 1Life Fully Lived that helps others do the same. Tune in to learn more from one of the Founders of GoBundance, the master Mr. Tim Rhode and discover how you too can dream, plan, and live your best life! In this episode, you will learn: Tim’s brief background. How dedicated Tim is to helping 1Life Fully Lived and GoBundance grow. Tim’s commitment on designing a good life for his family. Success vs. Fulfillment “How to retire from real estate sales” program What Tim’s net worth and horizontal income is today. How Tim created a life of pure horizontal income and no vertical income. What Tim does to not have vertical income for 16 years. Tim’s left to invest. Tim’s life happiness index and lowest pillar. What is Tim’s giving back ratio What 1Life Fully Lived is all about Tim shares the details about the 10th conference happening in Sacramento, CA in October. What the 1Life Next Gen does for the young generation. What Tim’s diet and exercise routine look like. Tim’s biggest bucket list items. Tim’s life’s greatest hits. Plus so much more! Tim Rhode, the creative force behind 1lifefullylived.org is a rare individual who “walks the walk” of what he teaches. Tim came from a very humble background, growing up in a blue collar family in a blue collar town. Although he barely graduated high school and never attended any college, Tim went on to dream, plan, and create his own “magnificent life.” He grew up as the 3rd of four kids of a teacher, Raymond Rhode and a stay-at-home mom, Patti Compton. Raymond was an excellent teacher, but not always wise with his finances. Ray’s tight financial situation left an indelible mark on Tim and he strived to make a better life for his family. After a slow start in life (he was a grocery clerk until 25), Tim sold real estate for approximately 18 years – and sold over 2,500 homes in that period. Every year as Tim’s income continued to grow, he lived “small” and saved and invested his income and reinvested his profits. Tim lived as if he was still making a grocery clerk’s salary. Over time, he has also bought and sold hundreds of properties for himself. Some he fixed and sold for a profit; others he kept as rental properties which he either sold or exchanged into the 2005 Real Estate craze. He now owns many commercial real estate properties and real estate notes that provide passive income which allow Tim to follow his passions. These include mentoring young folks on creating a great life, as well as skiing, hiking, mountain biking, etc. Tim lives in an incredibly “inspiring” setting in his “castle in the sky” tucked into a mountain north of Lake Tahoe, CA. (Portola, Plumas County) with his lovely wife Tina, and has three wonderful children Chris, Sarah, and Andy. The older kids are in their mid-20s and are out of the house, totally self-sufficient, creating their own “magnificent futures.” The youngest child is still in high school being mentored daily on the same things Tim is teaching here. Having gotten off to a slow start in life, and then finding his way to such a great life, has inspired Tim to help others find their own paths earlier in life. Tim is totally committed to helping kids plan their future, as well as becoming a force to help change the ways children are taught in our schools. Tim understands he has lived a blessed life and wants to spend his senior years helping young folks (of all ages) dream, plan and implement their own “magnificent future.”

The Portola neighborhood's history through a mural. How the neighborhood became an enclave for Maltese immigrants.A Portola nursing home has persisted through the power of protest for 130 years.

An empty movie palace on San Bruno Avenue gets a second act. A historic reservoir keeper's cottage serves as a community and gardening hub. High school students let loose in McLaren Park.

How do you pronounce Portola? We investigate. A book store turned playing card battleground.A local reading group for people with special needs.

In 1769, Captain Gaspar de Portola of Spain led the first European expedition across what would later become Orange County. This week I discussed this historic trip with Chris Jepsen of the Orange County Archives.

This week's Audiograph game answer, the Greenhouse Project in SF's Portola district, and local musician Joe Goldmark.

When it comes to the San Francisco real estate market, you should listen to what Helena Zaludova has to say. With over 10 years of experience, she has become one of the top real estate agents in The City. Last year, Helena closed 18 transactions with a total value of $35 million. This puts her in the top 2% of all agents in San Francisco. Helena walks us through the current state of the market and what's driving it. She also gives her insight on whether it's time for you to buy and what steps you can take to get going. Helena lives in the Portola neighborhood. She shares her favorite spots in her neighborhood and what she loves most about San Francisco.

LinkedIn and Kiva are kindred spirits - sharing the common goal of economic opportunity expansion.  We are honored to host an enlightening conversation between Reid Hoffman, Premal Shah, Kiva’s President and Julie Hanna, Kiva’s Chair of the Board.     Premal and Julie will discuss everything they are learning about: The most effective ways to reach and truly financially empower the world's poorest The challenges of microfinance and how technological innovation & great social entrepreneurs can help overcome these challenges The challenges and opportunities of operating a non-profit internet public good The problem of credit access for U.S. small businesses and how innovation can help create more opportunity here at home More About Premal Shah Premal Shah leads Kiva.org, a website that allows you to lend $25 to the working poor. Since 2005, Kiva lenders have financed over 1 million low-income entrepreneurs from 75 countries, with a 98% repayment rate. The site has been named as one of Oprah's Favorite Things and a Top 50 Website by TIME Magazine. Premal’s inspiration for Kiva came in 2004. Working for several years at PayPal, he took 2 months off to volunteer in India. There he worked with low-income women to help them sell handcrafts online. While the project had mixed results, it strengthened his belief that the right combination of technology, business and love can dramatically accelerate opportunity for those most left out. Today with a burgeoning community of 1 million Kiva lenders, this belief becomes more of a reality each day. For his work as a social entrepreneur, Premal was named on FORTUNE magazine’s “Top 40 under 40″ list. Premal is a graduate of Stanford University.   More About Julie Hanna Julie Hanna is a serial entrepreneur who is driven by her belief in information technology as a democratizing force for social, political and business disruption. She has spent the last twenty years pioneering products that have allowed tens of millions around the world to connect, communicate and collaborate. Her experience creating innovative products and new business models now informs her work as a board member, angel investor and mentor to fellow entrepreneurs and CEO’s. In addition to serving as Chair of the Board at Kiva, Julie is a member of the board at Socialtext, the leading social networking SaaS provider for small and medium businesses, and an advisor to leading technology incubator, Idealab, as well as a number of internet startups and social ventures in the U.S. and Europe. Serving in roles that ranged from founding executive to founder & CEO, Julie has helped build five consumer internet and software companies. Among them, onebox.com, (acquired by OpenWave Nasdaq; OPNWV) the fastest growing internet communications service in 1999; Portola, the first internet mail system for businesses where she was instrumental to the acquisition by Netscape; Scalix, a pioneer and global leader in open source software and Healtheon, now WebMD (Nasdaq: WBMD).  

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Mountain Bike Season is in Full Swing!  On this weeks Tales from the Trails Lindsay covers the regional weather, trail conditions from TAMBA, and upcoming trail work, rides, skills clinics, races, and trips.  She also dives into a few great projects involving high schoolers giving back to trails. Thanks for tuning in!   Related Show Links: -TAMBA Trail Conditions Even with todays rain its starting to dry up!  Trails are 2 months ahead of schedule.... -It was warm and dry for our first week of  Yoga, Tea, Knowledge & Skills and the weekly meeting of the Auburn Community Mountain Bike Ride -TAMBA Spring Party - its FREE and FUN! Renew your membership, meet other riders, see what TAMBA is up to. April 23rd from 6pm to 9pm @ the American Legion in South Lake Tahoe, CA -May 3 & 4 – Chainsaw Training and Certification by USFS (RSVP required) -MBOSC Monthly Trailwork Day May 3 - 10am (meets 1st Saturday of every month) Wilder Ranch State Park, CA -SBTS Smith Creek Trail Volunteer Workday May 3 - 9:00am Lakes Basin Recreation Area, Smith Creek Trail -SBTS Lower Corral Trail Volunteer Workday in Partnership with TAMBA May 17 - 9:00am Corral Trail, South Lake Tahoe -Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz: Slow(er) and Fast Ride this Saturday April 26th and meeting every 4th Saturday of the Month Pogonip Emma McCrary Trail, Santa Cruz, CA -Auburn Community Mountain Bike Ride Saturdays at 2pm  This ride is friendly for all abilities and route is determined weekly by participants. Meets at 13122 Lincoln Way, in Auburn CA, for free Canyon Parking. Call 530-887-8888 for more information. -Mountain Bike Skills Clinics for Kids and Adults Wednesday evenings in Auburn. Call 530-887-8888 for more information -Mountain Bike Skills Clinic May 3rd 2014 Contact the American River Conservancy arcconservancy.org -From NorCalMTB.org : April 26-27 Boggs NorCal Conference Championships May 3-8 Hours of Boggs (partner event) Bike Monkey May 11 - State Championships - Laguna Seca May 31-Tamarancho Dirt Classic (partner event) -Prairie City Kids Races Four races in all: May 14 , 21 and June 4, 11 (5:45pm - prior to juniors race) -Destination Downieville, Women's 3-Day Mountain Bike Retreat May 30 - June 1, 2014 - Downieville, CA -Lost & Found Race Featuring a perfect blend of pavement, dirt road, gravel road and historic railroad grade! May 31st, 2014 - Portola, CA -High School Mountain Bike Team Members Give Back to Granite Bay Trails SBTS Student Trail Crew McLarren Bike Park - SF Truckee Bike Park Bell Built Western Winner Music: Mountain Mix 8tracks.com (not really, we had some technical difficulties) Underwriter(s): GDPUD & Ric's Tree Service If you would like to learn more about becoming an underwriter for one of KFOK's great radio shows, please visit KFOK.org or call 530-333-4335