Projects
TELEGRAPH HILL DWELLERS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
Since 2019, I’ve managed the Telegraph Hills Dwellers Oral History Project, which records the experiences of people who have helped form the character of San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill and North Beach neighborhoods, historically home to large Italian- and Chinese-American populations and a vibrant artistic community.
ROBERT DOXEY WEBSITE
This website was launched in 2022 to celebrate the art of my father Robert Doxey. Robert was a dedicated amateur artist for more than 50 years, working mostly at his home studio. Ever modest, Robert maintained that his work had to evolve further before it warranted being seen by anyone other than his family and close friends. Following his death, my mother Verne Doxey and I developed the RobertDoxey.com website to share his paintings and drawings with a wider audience.
VALLEY AT THE CROSSROADS
The documentary film “Valley at the Crossroads” examines one of the most urgent issues facing California: the prospect that, if current growth trends and practices continue, urban sprawl will gobble up a significant portion of California’s Central Valley. The Central Valley is a tremendous agricultural resource that produces about half of America's fruits, nuts and vegetables. Following its release in 2002, “Valley at the Crossroads” was broadcast by public television stations in California and appeared in film festivals around the United States. I co-produced this documentary with filmmaker George Spies.
AS THEY SAID
As They Said is an interview project that aims to get people talking about issues of central importance in their lives. While living in Leiden (the Netherlands) in 2017-2019, I launched “Leiden At Work” and began interviewing locals about their jobs, dreams and sources of fulfilment. The project also features interviews with Dutch innovators, and additional series are planned.
CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE
Low-density urban sprawl, automobile-oriented city design, traffic hazards, fear of abduction, lack of public transit alternatives. These are some of the factors that have reduced independent mobility for California’s children. In 2003, while working with the Surface Transportation Policy Project, I co-authored “Can’t Get There From Here.” This report explores the impacts of increased car-dependence on children’s health and recommends policies that could improve the ability of children to get around on their own.