In Two Places

Tonight there are two important meetings taking place at the same time.  Can I clone myself?  One of them takes place in Healdsburg, at City Hall; the other will be in Santa Rosa at the "Wells Fargo Center For the Perfoming Arts" (I much preferred our local arts center named after Luther Burbank as opposed to a bank, but I suppose it could be worse).  

The first important option is a City Council meeting, the council will be voting upon approval of the lot split for the first Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County project in Healdsburg.  Habitat bought the parcel in question from a client of mine with the understanding that the zoning would allow for a "small parcel subdivision" for affordable housing.  From all appearances, the vote should be in the right direction, but one never knows until the die is cast.  I'd love to be there in support of Habitat, biting my nails in the back row, cheering when the approval is given, shaking hands with the folks from Habitat after the meeting, and getting ready to roll out the fund-raising effort later this week.

The other incredibly important event is a lecture by Stephen H. Schneider, PhD, a member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Founder/Editor or the journal "Climate Change", and Professor at Stanford University.  His lecture "Global Warming: Do We Know Enough to Manage the Risks?" is sponsored by a number of local organizations involved in coming up with solutions to the climate crisis, incuding the Redwood Empire Chapter of the US Green Building Council and the local Climate Protection Campaign.

A tough choice indeed!  Each meeting is critical to the present and future of many people.  I have a feeling the lecture will be more compelling, as the vote by the City Council should go the right way.  I'll take notes and post an update tomorrow.