HALFWAY TO CONCORD

POLITICS

I swear she doesn’t even know she does it, but last Sunday, the Times’ Lisa Vorderbrueggen emasculated yet another male politician in Contra Costa by pulling down poor Steve Thomas’ pants over a hasty cut and paste gaff in his campaign literature, while overlooking a similar no-no by “the girl,” who, apparently, can do no wrong. And here we thought professionals didn’t bring their baggage to work, or pass girl friend gossip off as unbiased journalism! Read more »

BUSINESS

SPEAKING OF SERVICE - by Jeff Kasper

I thought that headline would get you to look. Many organizations “staff up” for the summer, as key people go on vacation. These new hires are thrust out of a minimal training program (they’re just here for the summer anyways, why spend a lot of time and money training?) if any at all and left to fend for themselves. You’re customers don’t a take a vacation – hopefully - and, neither should your service standards. Read more »

COMMUNITY

The Chicano-Latino Youth Leadership Program receives close to 1,000 applications each year from students throughout California. To achieve an equal balance of students from throughout the state, the committee is composed of multiple reading teams from Northern California, Central California, and Southern California. Students are selected on specific criteria including but not limited to GPA, 3 essays, and 2 letters of recommendation. Read more »

NON-PROFITS

The CBO Center offers several programs to help build CBO capacity throughout the year. Here is a sample of seminars available from May to mid-June. Read more »