I was not one of the millions who watched Obamas state of the union last night, but I did readthe state of the union soon afterwards. It was inspiring, but some of the policy insight was depressingly conventional. Instead of bitching, I'll offer some of my thoughts on redeveloping our nation. I like to focuss on my local situation, and how I can make the deepest impact, while remaining local and small. as I develop my business ideas and aspirations, I keep this in mind.
When redeveloping a house, a new community focus must be kept in mind. Development for walking to services and work. Development for inter-generational living. development with passive solar planning. development for education to mix with community surrounding school campuses. develop a new systems relationship between education and industry. development for locally sourced and built goods/fixing services. Development for terrestrial wireless gateway technology in the building system of each redeveloped structure.
This last one is something I want to focus on explaining a little more. It has been hiding out in the recesses of my brain for a while and it needs some attention.

Terrestrial wireless

I'm moving forward on building my personal shop in our garage. It is tough to put time into building it when it is uncertain if we are going to live there in the future. But I have developed a design sense over the years of building with the possibility of removing(without a crowbar). I build with bolts in the attachment point to the structure so that things are easily removed and re-purposed. Even if we do stay at the house, I would be able to move parts of my shop; wood storage, table assemblies, etc., to a school shop with relative ease. And given the state of most school shops, if I am going to get up and running in a timely manner, this will be a crucial strategy.

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/011639.html

nice article on the sharing economy and the law that drives it
http://www.sustainableeconomieslawcenter.org/

I saw a wall space that was nicely framed and at the end of a public hallway. It seemed like a great place for a bulletin board. If I build one and put it there, I think community might be strengthened.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/mpfgen.asp
Questions pertaining to California Department of Education AB 2648 Multiple Pathways can be directed to:
George Olive, Education Programs Consultant
Phone: 916-327-5711
multiplepathways@cde.ca.gov

Gever Tulley
Terry Winograd referral
http://www.tinkeringschool.com/