Edited a guidebook that helps city and county governments establish policies and programs to restore and protect the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta Estuary.
Client: Association of Bay Area Governments, Oakland, CA.
“Draft Compact for a Sustainable Bay Area” Summary
Wrote the summary of a document recommending actions for “smart growth” and wise use of resources. Simplified the text to eighth-grade reading level to allow easy translation to other languages.
Client: Bay Area Council, San Francisco, CA.
MacArthur Boulevard Commercial Neighborhood Design Guidelines Manual, Oakland, CA
Working with the project architects, edited a design guidelines manual for use by elected officials, city staff, and community members interested in building restoration and construction.
Client: Kaplan/McLaughlin/Diaz, San Francisco, CA.
City of El Cerrito Planning Brochures, El Cerrito, CA
Researched, wrote, edited, and supervised the design of brochures describing the City’s use permit, variance, and design review procedures.
Client: City of El Cerrito, CA.
- Report Summaries
- Planning and Design Manuals
- Brochures on Government Procedures
- Fact Sheets on Urban Planning and Environmental Issues
Typical Services
- Research and writing.
- Editing for clarity, format, and consistency.
- Simplifying text so that it is understandable to general audiences and can be translated into other languages.
- Coordination with graphic designer and printer.