A couple days ago I did a post about possible reasons to change our system (here). Now I want to offer some of the successes that suggest maybe we are already doing this thing right. Some of the information below may surprise you. As we get ready for Thursday’s Craft Beer Debate with some very accomplished panelists it’s time to have a better look at what San Diego has been doing. If you are here for the first time and want to know what the Craft Beer Debates are, click here. For the rest, let’s get started. Read more…
The registration for the second craft beer debate is almost complete and before I present the case for the current system actually working better than I suspect many realize, I wanted to give a quick window into one component of student success: the school principal. Read more…
In 2011, only 41.8% of San Diego Unified School students would have met the “A through G” requirements for admission to a UC or CSU school. Is this evidence that we need to rethink local education focus? In preparation for the second Craft Beer Debate, I want to present both sides of the discussion. Here is the start of that effort. (Click here to register for the June 6th Debate at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Liberty Station.)
With the next Craft Beer Debate right around the corner on June 6th at Stone World Bistro & Gardens in Liberty Station, I started reaching out to my friends in education to ask about the types of issues most relevant to this debate. As it turns out, I am fortunate to know several smart people. One of them shared the following slide presentation with me. I found it most interesting that 56% of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education jobs DO NOT require 4-year degrees. But have a look and arrive at your own conclusions… Read more…
I’m doing this to encourage more San Diegans to get involved in local issues and promote our craft beer industry. But I can really use some help. Being a big fan of transparency, I don’t mind listing the exact costs that make up the $767 for each debate ($400 for the video and editing, $247 for the sound equipment so the video is audible, $20 as a pro-rated cost of the video upload add-on and $100 to purchase refreshment for the panelists and moderator).
If you’d like to sponsor a debate, please send this form and I’ll contact you in short order. Thanks for visiting.
Okay, so a new friend over at Jewish Community Foundation passed along the flyer below. Loans to brew craft beer! How awesome.
Here’s a link to more information. I’ll be posting the first craft beer debate online later this week. Big thank you to the San Diego Foundation’s new Center for Civic Engagement for making this connection to brewing loans. Please check them out here.
On September 29, 2012, Voice of San Diego helds its second annual Politifest event in Liberty Station. The event was a blend of spirited political exchange, street fair-esque community booths, food, fun for the kiddies…and this being San Diego, a beer garden sponsored by Stone Brewing Co and Public Policy Strategies. The event also included a series of talks about San Diego called “City 101”, designed to give people a quick snapshot of issues in our city. To lighten things up, they asked me to do one about San Diego craft beer. I decided to post the presentation with additional commentary below each slide. To find out what the Craft Beer Debates are, click here. Read more…
Craft Beer Debates - Local Issues. Beer. Fun 