Full site update complete

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone. I’ll be 65 tomorrow, celebrating with family and friends in home town Berkeley.

I starting posting to social media, and dove right into issues around Voting (HANVA), which is a bit off base — I probably shouldn’t assume people immediately rush to spend an hour on the site. But social is fluid, I’ll post more today and later this week about the positive side of this campaign — how we can, in principle, pull back from the partisan mess we find ourselves in. That’s what it’s about, after all.

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My interview on KQNY Quincy starts airing today, check it out!

(this is verbatim what I put on the campaign landing page)

There are still “hours to go”, so spend that minute if you haven’t already.

I just posted my “Campaign Closing” video to social and my short-video catalog, take a look.

Many thanks to all who have supported me on this fantastic adventure. I’ll be posting a full retrospective in a week or so, after what I consider a well-deserved break. See you then!

With tonight’s update the site is ready to provide a solid base for the campaign. I’ll still be adding and refining up to election day, but now it’s time to focus on short messaging videos every day or so, and get the Social Media channels fired up.

One obvious change on the site is replacing “put people before parties” with “say NO! to partisan nonsense”. Of course I still believe in putting people before parties, but that message feels rather bland compared to what I’m hearing from constituents. It’s worse out there than I’d imagined — a lot of people are really fed up with what can only be termed nonsense, indeed.

A lot of pages have been clarified and expanded. Thank you to those providing helpful review and feedback.

One major update is A Tale of Two District 1s. This was in part because I think it’s important for voters to understand what’s going on, but it’s also a good example of how I operate: I work to understand complex issues and then do my best to help others understand as well. The page is a bit long and wonky, but I hope it’s also clear and interesting.

A significant campaign move is that I’ve nailed down No Fundraising. I had considered setting up for limited donations, but I went back to an earlier idea instead — I’d love to hear your take. I also hope you enjoy the strange and wonderful experience that in part drove the decision.

A few minor edits and clarifications are now live, with much more content coming in the next few days. Stay tuned!

Ok, just filed my 40+ nomination signatures and other forms. Everything looks good, and I’m expecting to be officially on the list by Monday. Took the oath!

I’m repurposing my site to focus on the campaign, with any personal bits tucked into a corner but still up. Things will be in flux as I finish putting together campaign materials, including introduction video, for Tuesday. Stay tuned!

Time flies! I’ve been talking to voters, and doing a lot of research, and have come to learn just how disheartened and disgusted so many of you are. It’s worse than I thought.

In this last phase I’ll be focusing on calling out bullshit of various sorts, because there really is a lot, and I’m convinced it’s what drives so many voters to just tune it all out. Not healthy for our would-be government of the people.

I’ve posted two related videos (short and long), based on the new focus. More to come as fast as I can produce them.

Outreach continues, along with various site improvements to make it easier for people to find what they need to know about me and this campaign. Onward to the finish!