Dirk van Ulden

easygerd - another bone of contention " how "green" and "LEED" they are". These are silly, concocted number games. So the City of Belmont can plant trees somewhere in the world, install bicycle racks and insure that building materials are recycled or recyclable. By adding points for each,…

Kaia - after a few milestones in my life, it is clear that many women do not get the attention that they deserve. German composer Schuman's sister had to publish her fabulous musical compositions under his name, for example. I have been quite fortunate in having highly educated women in m…

I don't think one needs to be an expert that these lessons will likely result in fewer injuries and even fatalities. I still see kids in our neighborhood on regular and e-bikes without a helmet. Our sons took their first bicycle rides on the paths along Crystal Springs and a parent was pu…

This is the same Belmont that cut down several large trees along Ralston. These trees absorbed massive amounts of CO2 and were cut down ostensibly to reduce wild fire potential. Now, we have an ugly ravine on the south side that is almost scary for pedestrians to walk by. As Terence says,…

Please notice that the vast majority of teachers in the K-8 grades are now female. There are fewer male role models who, merely because of their gender, would contribute other characteristics in the learning process. At the risk of being called a chauvinist, men generally have a stronger …

I am not usually on the same page as easygerd, but now that we have a proliferation of cyclists, we need to adjust and refocus on the road designs that were designed for autos and for pedestrians. We cannot ignore them, specifically when we also trying to reduce our carbon footprint. It a…

Neil - the contents of today's LTEs are an indication of a pathetic and quasi-educated gaggle of leftist individuals who unfortunately may represent the political views in this area. Comparing the Boston Tea Party and Black Lives Matter protests gives it away. Another one throws in Mussol…

Aren't we blessed to have broken record collectors like Irv in our midst?

What these gentlemen are excluding from the conversation is the viable recapture of methane from land fills. This gas can be cleaned up, pressurized and injected in the natural gas pipeline infrastructure. Before I retired from the UC system, we were actively negotiating such a deal with …

We are kidding ourselves. She ain't going nowhere. She will run in 2028 and win again. The fix is in and the sooner we accept that we can just ignore her and get her finally off the front pages. Millions of taxpayer dollars later and a whole slew of successful ambulance chasers. I still b…