My City Was Gone

Well, 2025 isn’t going how I thought it would. I’m writing from a desk overlooking a beautiful bay filled with sailboats in Point Loma, California. The sun is shining and the birds are chirping. It’s an idyllic setting, and I’m feeling lucky to be here and take in the view. At 10:00am on Tuesday, January 7th I was in my daughter’s 1st-grade classroom re…