PROFILE
Sidney Drabkin
United States
- California
BIOGRAPHY
As a freelance writer, Sidney love to write about the areas in and about Central California: he wrote for USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Foster City Islander, and examiner.com. He was a sKi Instrctor, a Reserve Deputy Sheriff, and taught school for the San Francisco Unified School District35-years.
LATEST OPINIONS
Are You Biased?
October 11, 2020
Do We Need a New Majority Leader in the Senate?
September 29, 2020
Pay Attention to Your Surroundings
September 23, 2020
Pick Your President
September 03, 2020
I’ve Been Bitten
September 02, 2020
California's Deer Season Starts This Month
August 04, 2020
Admission Day -- September 9, 2020
July 21, 2020
A Day with Wild Animals
July 18, 2020
Starting to Live Again
July 12, 2020
There Is Still Buried Gold in California
July 07, 2020
Voting Made Easy
May 29, 2020
United States Lock Down
April 24, 2020
Checking a Winter Cabin
March 24, 2020
Where is the Sierra Snow
March 12, 2020
Freedom from Concentration Camps
February 12, 2020
It’s Avalanche Season in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
January 21, 2020
Snow Country 2020
January 04, 2020
Snow Country: 2020
January 03, 2020
The year 2020
January 01, 2020
“Another Four Years?"
December 14, 2019
December 7, 1941: Never again
December 05, 2019
Hanukkah - A Week of Celebration
December 04, 2019
California’s Highway 49
November 27, 2019
Winter is Over the Hill
November 20, 2019
Honoring our Active Military
November 05, 2019
Living California History
November 01, 2019
Cheaper in the Long Run
October 27, 2019
Halloween: Did he do the right thing?
October 24, 2019
No Aggression Towards Humans
October 12, 2019
Advertisement is your invitation
October 02, 2019
Are They from Another World?
September 21, 2019
California Senate Bill 419 Ends Child Suspension
September 12, 2019
Certificate of Parenting
August 31, 2019
Electronic Medical Mist
August 28, 2019
Whales: They are Big and Beautiful
August 20, 2019
Fluid Near the Heart
August 19, 2019
Remembering the Past, one Decade at a Time
August 02, 2019
Hibernation is Over
July 20, 2019
America’s Refugees July 4, 1776
June 29, 2019
A Summer Job
June 11, 2019
American Flag Upside Down
June 07, 2019
We Were at War
June 05, 2019
A beautiful sight
May 30, 2019
Your Surroundings Can be Interesting
May 19, 2019
A Quiet Time in the Snow
April 17, 2019
Traveling and the Price of Gas
April 16, 2019
Be Observant of Your Surroundings
April 12, 2019
Did California Have a Normal Winter?
April 12, 2019
Is This Retirement?
March 31, 2019
Fighting Wild Fires
March 28, 2019
Helping Other People
March 22, 2019
Hospital Experiences
March 18, 2019
Is March a Lion or a Lamb?
March 12, 2019
Saying Goodbye
February 26, 2019
Avalanches in the Sierra Mountains
February 13, 2019
Nature Doesn’t Care
February 10, 2019
Lombard Street: San Francisco's Crookedest Street
February 04, 2019
Should Park Rangers Carry Weapons?
January 31, 2019
California’s storms leave a good snowpack
January 22, 2019
Becoming a National Ski Patrolman
January 21, 2019
Tell the Truth!
January 18, 2019
California’s Biggest Dam Needs Snow
January 16, 2019
Goats Help Fire Department
January 14, 2019
The Making of a President
December 31, 2018
Do People Change?
December 29, 2018
Several Days in California’s Winter Playgrounds
December 13, 2018
1942, Surprise Attack on Japanese Homeland
December 11, 2018
The start of a war December 7, 1941
December 07, 2018
Snow in the Sierras
November 26, 2018
Driving in a Heavy Downpour of Rain
November 24, 2018
Let Us Honor Our Veterans
November 09, 2018
Your Yearly Medical Check-up is Important
November 03, 2018
Halloween pranksters caught
October 18, 2018
Lower the Gas Tax
October 14, 2018
No Street Sign
October 12, 2018
Is Winter on Its Way?
October 01, 2018
Hillary Clinton’s Political History Removed from Texas's History Curriculum
September 16, 2018
Is There an El Niño Coming?
September 13, 2018
No One to Help Him
September 02, 2018
Wrong He Has Done
August 23, 2018
School Season is Here
August 14, 2018
DMV Knows the Problem
August 08, 2018
Every Town is on its Own
August 03, 2018
Relaxing in the Quietness of Your Surroundings
July 31, 2018
It’s a Long and Tiresome Wait
July 07, 2018
The Park Was Not Crowded
July 05, 2018
Columbia, Gem of the Southern Mines
July 03, 2018
Columbia, California, Airbase is Busy
July 01, 2018
Traveling to California’s Parks
June 26, 2018
Is It OK to Lie?
June 14, 2018
Is There a Palestine Homeland?
June 10, 2018
Memorial Day Has Two Purposes
May 27, 2018
Why We Hate School
May 26, 2018
Who are YOUR Late Night Visitors?
May 24, 2018
Are You Going to Vote?
May 21, 2018
You Are Old and Restricted
May 17, 2018
Is It Faster to Make an Appointment?
May 11, 2018
We Did It Differently
May 03, 2018
Sunbathing Rattlesnakes
April 25, 2018
Know What You Eat
April 17, 2018
Always Observe Your Surroundings
April 09, 2018
You Can Volunteer, Too
April 06, 2018
It Cost Him A Heavy Fine
April 03, 2018
April Showers Bring May Flowers
April 02, 2018
Did Schools Change in the Last 80 Years?
March 23, 2018
Training of Volunteers is Valuable
March 15, 2018
Look! It's An Avalanche!
March 07, 2018
Snow Can Keep Explosive Gas from Evaporating
March 04, 2018
A Mental Person with a Gun
February 25, 2018
Predicting Mountain Weather
February 14, 2018
Pine Trees are Dying in our National Parks
February 08, 2018
Winter Olympic Games In South Korea
February 07, 2018
Native American Apology Resolution
January 29, 2018
Should Dirty Words Be Used in Songs and Conversations?
January 19, 2018
Why Can't Our Children Write a Basic Paragraph?
January 11, 2018
A 4.4 Earthquake Hits Berkeley, California
January 04, 2018
A Holiday Experience
December 25, 2017
Skiing the Central Sierras
December 23, 2017
Drive Carefully, It's Winter
December 14, 2017
Are Highways Safe?
December 09, 2017
Candlestick Park Did Not Want the 49’ers to Move
November 23, 2017
Skateboarding Has Its Own Terminology
November 16, 2017
Has the United States Lost Respect From Other Countries?
November 10, 2017
Fifty-Five Minutes to Get Served
October 27, 2017
It's Hard To Drive A Car Today
October 20, 2017
Your Body Gets Ready for Winter
October 07, 2017
Nature Is Getting Ready For the Fall Season
September 25, 2017
San Francisco Lightning Show
September 13, 2017
Two Hurricanes in One Week. What's Next?
September 08, 2017
Live for Today Because Life is Short
August 29, 2017
The Infrastructure of Our Country Needs To Be Repaired
August 24, 2017
Stop for Red School Bus Lights
August 18, 2017
Don't Play with Dead Animals
July 29, 2017
You Feel Sick and You Don't Know Why
July 14, 2017
Traveling to Yosemite on Highway 120
July 09, 2017
How to Prevent Getting Robbed
July 04, 2017
Wildlife Hunting at Night is Illegal in California
June 28, 2017
California's Wildfires Are On Full Blast
June 27, 2017
The Little Animal is Lost
June 09, 2017
There's Gold in Them California Hills
June 04, 2017
Sleepy Time is Over
May 31, 2017
