San Francisco: Having been on the board of the Tides Foundation (www.tides.org) along with its founder, Drummond Pike, since its inception more than 25 years ago, I can assure that it has largely labored in the vineyards outside of the bright lights, avoiding with professional pride both self-aggrandizement and notoriety. All of which made Tides ill …
Month: April 2004
Blue-Green Coalitions
San Francisco: This is the season when the blue of the morning sky is at its darkest and most beautiful blue an hour before dawn. This morning the wind had been shaking the hotel room and on the bay the waves were whipping and gulls were flying in place and making no progress. Closer to …
Different Days on Park Avenue with Citibank
New York City: Today I attended the latest in what has been a long series of meetings and negotiations seeking to conclude a multi-year agreement between ACORN and a host of subsidiaries and businesses that compose Citcorp Group, the worldwide banking behemoth. In this meeting a staff centered negotiating team head by Mike Shea for ACORN, …