Two Sundays ago was a good day in greater West Marin. On the walkway outside the Dance Palace Community Center, a couple dozen souls, aged 15 to 75, gathered to rededicate the giant carved bench that commemorates the life of Jonathan Rowe. Jonathan was a visionary spokesperson for the value of the commons. The bench—a tree sculpture that people can sit on together—was carved in his memory by Rufus Blunk. Men and machines recently moved…
What we have in common
