One of the reasons Gavin Newsome has devoted so much time to the YouTube channel I mentioned earlier is to enable him to reach the public without the filter of the traditional media (can Sarah Palin be far behind?). Why depend on their soundbites when you can have your own channel? That development may help explain an article in the ...

Yesterday I saw a report on local TV that the mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsome, had recorded for his popular YouTube channel SfGovSanfrancisco chapters on the budget, health, and the environment — 7 hours worth!! The guy has his eye on the governor’s seat and wants to be known for something besides this pro-gay-marriage position, but this is ridiculous. ...

Change.gov is the website set up by the “Office of the President Elect” to get citizen input about all the issues facing the Obama administration. One of them is what should be done about the health care system. You can put in your two-cents-worth (an old expression) by going to: http://change.gov/page/s/healthcare Here’s their invitation: Health Care — Of the People, ...

Over on Change.org there’s an interesting blog by Alex Steed titled Millennials Changing America.