by Susanne | Jul 7, 2017 | Preparedness, Recovery, Training
The word “community” keeps coming up as we talk about our plans and thoughts. It struck me this morning that “micro-community” is much more appropriate. We are all part of many communities at different levels. At the highest level, we are mere motes in some cosmic...
by Susanne | Jun 18, 2017 | Learning Experiences, Live-Action Adventure, News, Training
The official report for the Pepper/Olive Neighborhood Disaster Popup is out! I was going to summarize it for you. But decided that you could get an impression of what happened from this writeup and this post, and reflections might be more interesting than...
by Susanne | Jun 6, 2017 | Learning Experiences, Live-Action Adventure, News, Training
After having read the feedback forms, and looked through the text messaging transcripts, we can definitively declare our pilot event a success. There is much room for improvement, but we demonstrated that the model is viable and appealing to participants. The event...
by Susanne | May 28, 2017 | Learning Experiences, Live-Action Adventure, News, Training
Our roaming reporter, Annette Glanckopf. By Annette Glanckopf / May 25 2017 / Palo Alto CA Last weekend, the Ventura neighborhood of Pepper and Olive Avenues in Palo Alto experienced a magnitude 4.3 earthquake along the San Andres followed by a 7.4 earthquake on the...
by Susanne | Mar 11, 2017 | Organization
We are getting ready to make our venture public. That includes launching this website. Before we do so, you can help us by providing your feedback on the website and our effort. Click here to tell us what you think (or go to the “Quicklinks” menu). It...
