Election 2010

Election Day (Nov. 2) is less than a week away and absentee voting is already underway. Here are some resources for information on the numerous races and propositions on our ballots.

Build Your Ballot Summaries and analysis of State-wide races and propositions from the Los Angeles Times.

Capital Public Radio has aired a series of reports exploring the different State-wide propositions 
League of Women Voters of California offers non-partisan analysis of the State-wide propositions

The California Channel provides interviews of the candidates for the California Supreme Court.

Finally, Follow The Money provides local campaign finance information

A Paradise Built in Hell

Using examples from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake up to September 11 and Hurricane Katrina, this book investigates the positive side of humanity and communities that grow out of devastation.

A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster
by Rebecca Solnit
Find it in the Library at call number HV553 .S59 2009

Photo:Box

Iconic photos by more than 200 famous photographers from around the world. Pictures are grouped by broad categories and include descriptions and brief biographies of the photographers.

PHOTO:BOX
edited by Roberto Koch
Find it in the Library at call number TR655 .P48913 2009

River Basins of the American West

A collection of stories about the great watersheds of the Western United States. These explorations of water issues throughout the region were originally published in High Country News.

River basins of the American West: A High COuntry News Reader
edited by Char Miller
Find it in the Library at call number GB991 .W3R58 2009

A Platter of Figs

A mouth-watering collection of seasonal recipes, from Mustard Rabbit in the spring to chicken tagine in winter.

A Platter of Figs and other recipies
by David Tanis
Find it in the Library at call number TX725.A1T335 2008

Waiting on a Train

The well-regarded account of a year spent on trains throughout the United States in an effort to understand the public policy status (and future) of passenger rail service in America.

Waiting on a Train
by James McCommons
Find it in the Library at call number HE2741.M196 2009

Standard Deviants

Hip, well-regarded DVDs on dozens of mathematical topics from pre-algebra and algebra to geometry, statistics and calculus.

Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Amazing Algebra, Geometry, Statistics & Calculus
by the Standard Deviants
Find these DVD sets in the QA (mathematics) section of our Film collection

Skeptic

An engaging scientific and educational publication that aims to promote science-based knowledge and the healthy skepticism of ideas, concepts and theories.

Skeptic
The current issue of Skeptic is located in the Reading Area of the Library. Back issues of all our magazines are located along the back wall of the library and circulate for one week at a time. Electronic access to Skeptic is available through the Full-text and Print Magazines link, available on our homepage.