My friend Vince De Domenico died last week at age 92. Vince was best known as the inventor of Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat. But to me, Vince was not only a friend, but also a visionary.

Donors whose addresses turn out to be tenements. Dishwashers and waiters who write $1,000 checks. Immigrants who ante up because they have been instructed to by powerful neighborhood associations, or, as one said, “They informed us to go, so I went.”

Dear editor,

Dear editor, It is apparent that even if hundreds of local residents are opposed to this massive development of the Soscol Avenue corridor, this pro-development city council is determined to change it. We are seeing this massive development and sellout of Napa by our elected officials from Angwin to Napa Pipe, including the Ghisletta property with its 1,000 homes at the gateway to Napa.

Dear editor,