{"id":313,"date":"2021-12-03T09:52:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T09:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/?page_id=313"},"modified":"2022-08-01T23:31:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T16:31:03","slug":"journalism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"313\" class=\"elementor elementor-313\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d128a79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d128a79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34cad86\" data-id=\"34cad86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee5688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ee5688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journalism<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d229c1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d229c1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c364b2 leftblocktest\" data-id=\"1c364b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-19a9cbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19a9cbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb5655f\" data-id=\"fb5655f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1400a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1400a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to My\nWriter\u2019s Sketchpad\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff1e1c leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ff1e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ruminations is where I share works in progress. Please follow the pointers below to learn more about me and the stories you\u2019ll find on these pages. Thank you for visiting. Please return and tell a friend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-70c72cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70c72cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4847f06\" data-id=\"4847f06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7fe3a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb7fe3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ2NCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">Contact Me<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b23845 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b23845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/\">About<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-04fabcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04fabcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e080d8d\" data-id=\"e080d8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7658852 leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7658852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who is Tom Abate and what does he write about?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a224106 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a224106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/ruminations\/essays\/\">Essays<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc373e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc373e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-341462d\" data-id=\"341462d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c179f01 leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c179f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEclectic notions arising from my experiences and observations.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec3ad1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ec3ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/ruminations\/journalism\/\">Journalism<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-088dcb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"088dcb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-96523fc\" data-id=\"96523fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898eee2 leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"898eee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stories and commentary based on research, interviews, and observations. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f87c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f87c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/ruminations\/whimsy\/\">Whimsy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e00654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e00654\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f10cb3b\" data-id=\"f10cb3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c01b99 leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c01b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Satire, fiction, humor, and advice from the Dead Blogger\u2019s Society. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e978a22 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e978a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/ruminations\/reflections\/\">Reflections<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b20c2c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b20c2c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c202b53\" data-id=\"c202b53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a90e6 leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a90e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Experiences and events that formed my character and inform my work and beliefs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f4acc3 rightnonfiction\" data-id=\"6f4acc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4bd0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ff4bd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Articles<\/h4><\/a>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/reflections\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Reflections<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 24, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Berkeley-512px-Pro-Palestinian_Protest_in_front_of_Sproul_Hall_at_UC_Berkeley.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Berkeley-512px-Pro-Palestinian_Protest_in_front_of_Sproul_Hall_at_UC_Berkeley.jpg 512w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Berkeley-512px-Pro-Palestinian_Protest_in_front_of_Sproul_Hall_at_UC_Berkeley-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\">Kefr4000, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/is-uc-berkeley-the-sellout-or-whistleblower-in-federal-antisemitism-probe\/\">Is UC Berkeley the sellout or whistleblower in federal antisemitism probe?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">60 universities are being probed. Berkeley turned over names. What about the other 59? <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>Doctors\u2019 first rule is do no harm. The comparable dictum for journalists should be don\u2019t take stories out of context. Consider how news media have covered UC Berkeley for giving federal investigators the names of more than 150 students and faculty. Berkeley has said it provided the names as part of a nationwide probe into whether some universities had let campus protests over Gaza and Palestine create a hostile environment for Jewish students and faculty. But Berkeley is only one...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/is-uc-berkeley-the-sellout-or-whistleblower-in-federal-antisemitism-probe\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Articles<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 12, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/could-two-words-kiss-climate-change-goodbye\/\">Could two words KISS climate change goodbye?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">Repeating the simple and seeable phrase \u201cpollution blanket\u201d could build public support for change, says the author of The Activist\u2019s Media Handbook.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>After 35 years of climate activism, David Fenton challenges climate change activists to quit using abstractions such as \u201cexistential threat\u201d and \u201cnet zero energy\u201d to describe the dangers posed by our warming planet and what we must do to help Earth keep its cool. In a guest column for FrameLab, a newsletter about how our brains filter language to form opinions, Fenton suggests that communicators tend to behave as if supplying facts is enough to change people\u2019s minds. But that...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/could-two-words-kiss-climate-change-goodbye\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Articles<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 9, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/get-ready-web-3-0-for-another-possible-wave-of-network-democratization\/\">Get ready Web 3.0, for another possible wave of network democratization.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">The tech industry must solve new safety, home invasion, and privacy fears to make an AI-driven expansion into every fracking niche it's not already present.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>From 1992 through 1998, as a Silicon Valley beat reporter in San Francisco, I witnessed the birth of the World Wide Web. Three decades later, serendipity brings me to DWeb to report that\u00a0 industrial necessity could be poised to give the outgunned forces of Web 3.0 a chance to reawaken the dormant democratic potential that is embedded in the wires and cables of the internet. To contextualize, the internet had its genesis in a 1974 scientific article by Vint Cerf...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/get-ready-web-3-0-for-another-possible-wave-of-network-democratization\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/craft\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Craft<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 27, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soros-Open-Society-Foundation.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soros-Open-Society-Foundation.png 680w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soros-Open-Society-Foundation-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/how-to-infuse-journalism-with-ai-to-turbocharge-democracy\/\">How to infuse journalism with AI to turbocharge democracy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">This unsuccessful grant pitch might contain the germ of a useful idea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>We can usher in a golden age of journalism by using artificial intelligence and networking technologies to reorganize the gathering and publishing of information to help citizens solve problems democratically. Software engineers and journalists could create civic action bots to scour networks for reliable information and deliver it to people interested in solving specific problems. Journalists would evolve from telling stories to helping citizens tell their own stories, such as mobilizing and sustaining public opinion until local governments replaced lead...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/how-to-infuse-journalism-with-ai-to-turbocharge-democracy\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/craft\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Craft<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 4, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-craft.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-craft.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-craft-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-craft-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-craft-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-craft-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/the-only-failure-is-not-to-learn-from-trying\/\">The only failure is not to learn from trying<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">When an overly ambitious scheme flopped, my granddaughters reminded me how kids invent new games. Wanna play?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>For the twelve months leading up to California\u2019s March 5th primary I\u2019ve been trying to understand why the state\u2019s behavioral health safety net hasn\u2019t done more to alleviate mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse.\u00a0 Today, Californians vote on a plan by the governor and legislature to revise the safety net system. If ratified, Proposition 1 would partially change how California\u2019s 58 counties deliver behavioral health services. It would also authorize a bond to build new treatment facilities and housing for...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/the-only-failure-is-not-to-learn-from-trying\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Articles<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 22, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/proposition-1-popup-website\/\">A Proposition 1 popup website would spur debate about the sorry state of mental health<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">By making Prop 1 stories easy to find, the popup would help voters focus on this complex initiative during the politically frenzied March presidential primary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>Heads up, Californians. In March, the governor and state legislature want you to vote on Proposition 1,[1] which would change how county governments spend about $3 billion a year from a special tax designed to strengthen the mental health safety net. If approved, Prop 1 would make county officials focus more money on programs to remediate serious mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse, even if that forces them to find other ways to pay for current prevention and intervention efforts....<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/proposition-1-popup-website\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Articles<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 2, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/a-plug-for-san-leandros-public-schools\/\">A plug for San Leandro&#8217;s public schools<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">One dad\u2019s open letter to new parents.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>\u00a0It\u2019s a nervous and exciting time at San Leandro High as seniors prepare for whatever adventures await them after graduation. As the father of a Class of 2022 grad, let me share how the city\u2019s public schools prepared my daughter to make her way in the world. She started in the third grade, in a district that enrolled Hispanic, Asian, African American, and white students, in that numerical order. She made friends easily in and out of class, and many...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/a-plug-for-san-leandros-public-schools\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Articles<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Updated date:<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\tMay 15th, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/help-alameda-county-spend-176-million-of-millionaires-money\/\">Help Alameda County spend $176 million of millionaires&#8217; money<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">How should we use funds from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) to provide safety net services?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is soliciting public comments before it decides how to spend $176 million of millionaire\u2019s money to help low-income residents with moderate to severe mental illness and other mental health needs. The comment period precedes a Board vote expected in late June or early July to approve a new budget for the Mental Health Services Act. The MHSA became law in 2004 when voters approved Proposition 63, which placed a one-percent tax surcharge on Californians...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/help-alameda-county-spend-176-million-of-millionaires-money\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Articles<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 10, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/jimmy-carters-recipe-for-a-life-well-lived\/\">Jimmy Carter\u2019s recipe for a life well lived.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">\u201cThe Virtues of Aging\u201d is the former president's guide to finding satisfaction in service to family, friends, and community.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>I\u2019ve read Jimmy Carter\u2019s slim volume, The Virtues of Aging, at three inflection points in my life, and each time I felt as if the former President had spoken to me like a friend. Carter was 74 when the book came out in 1998, by then more widely admired for his volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity than for his single term in the White House. He began the book by recalling how he and his beloved wife, Roslyn, returned...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/jimmy-carters-recipe-for-a-life-well-lived\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/journalism\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Articles<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Updated date:<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\tApril 19th, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-journalism-articles-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/a-civil-grand-jury-says-alameda-countys-mental-health-system-is-fragmented-and-unresponsive\/\">A Civil Grand Jury says Alameda County\u2019s mental health system is \u2018fragmented and unresponsive.\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">County mental health officials reject its call to reassess how they spend $100 million a year to deliver safety net services.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>Sometimes your only choice in life is to laugh or cry. I did both the day I called an Alameda County mental health hotline on behalf of a troubled adult only to get a voicemail that said, \u201cIf this is a mental health emergency, please hang up and dial 911.\u201d That was a year ago. At roughly the same time, the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury released a report based on its investigation of the safety net services I was...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/a-civil-grand-jury-says-alameda-countys-mental-health-system-is-fragmented-and-unresponsive\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalism Welcome to My Writer\u2019s Sketchpad Ruminations is where I share works in progress. 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