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The Nevada Conservation League has released its 2007 legislative scorecard. In addition to including two of my bills (AB 178 - Renewable Energy and AB 217 - Conservation seat for the State Environmental Commission) in their ratings, I’m honored to have been recognized under “Distinguished Deeds”:
Assemblyman David Bobzien (D – Reno), in his first […]

Just got back from running the new trail connecting Evans and Keystone Canyon with Maggie the dog (look for the aussie/healer in the video.) It’s a great trail with some awesome views of the Truckee Meadows.
Check out this video of the project we did with Washoe County Parks, the Washoe Democrats, and Democrats work last […]

I’m proud to be the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project’s (SWEEP) 2007 Energy Efficiency Award winner. I share this honor with Senator Michael Schneider for our work enacting AB 178, specifically the provision setting energy efficiency standards for light bulbs sold in Nevada.
As related by the organization, “SWEEP is honoring the two of you for […]

One of the most vexing problems for me when I served on the Reno Recreation and Parks Commission was the sad state of our urban neighborhood parks. While new growth comes with shiny new playground equipment and fresh-laid turf for teaching your kids the fine points of throwing a ball, many of our parks in […]

Thanks to everyone who came out to help us with trail building this last weekend! We had about 25 volunteers out for a glorious Saturday of moving dirt, spreading seed and planting sage to stabilize a new trail connecting Evans and Keystone canyons. Check out the photos from Democrats Work.
We’ll see you on the trail!

Democrats Work has set up an RSVP web page for the Keystone restoration project. Free Democrats Work t-shirts available for the first 10 RSVPs. Check it out and we’ll see you next Saturday!

Join us on Saturday, October 27th, as we work to protect one of the places we love here in Nevada: Keystone Canyon.

Trail building in Keystone Canyon (credit: Mike Henderson)
Bring sturdy hiking shoes and boots, a water bottle, and join us at 9 a.m. at the Keystone Canyon Trailhead (located off Leadership Pkwy, north of N. […]

I’ve now lost count of the number of people who have asked me what a caucus is. Since I’m as new to this as all of us are in Nevada, I was glad to find this video put out by the Nevada State Democratic Party on their caucus website. Check it out for answers to […]

After much consideration, I’ve chosen my candidate in this year’s Nevada Democratic Presidential Caucus: John Edwards.
This is a phenomenal time. With our country facing serious challenges with national security, addressing global warming, ensuring a strong economic future for working families, to name just a few, 2008 will be an incredibly important election year. And thankfully, […]

President Bill Clinton was in town recently for the 10th anniversary of the Tahoe Forum and to campaign for his wife Hillary (ok, so this isn’t news… I’m behind on my weblog postings!)
I took the afternoon off on Friday the 17th to attend the event- something that had been on my calendar for sometime. Hard […]