Yearly Archives: 2013

Affordable Apartment Building for Non-Profit Workers– the first Foundation House

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

We now have it! A new non-profit now owns an apartment building in the central Richmond district of San Francisco.     The mission of the Foundation House is to create affordable housing for people that work in non-profits– in … Continue reading →

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Issues with Deviating from Market-based Rents in Foundation Housing

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

Some have criticized the Foundation Housing for non-profit workers idea because of the consequences of offering lower-cost-than-market based housing.  This is a real problem that must be considered as we try to help non-profit workers continue a career of service in … Continue reading →

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Purchasing the first “Foundation House”– Debt-Free Housing Experiment is Starting!

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

We are purchasing the first apartment building to be a “Foundation House” in San Francisco!  (More details on the building).  This is a form of Endowment for non-profits in the form of usable housing and real estate investment rather than … Continue reading →

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Humble Attempt at an Intellectual History in 5 Steps: Progress in How We Understand our World

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

First, understanding comes from place and environment: Each Sumerian city had a god…  the Greeks, more or less the same. Then, Understanding came from “the word”.    Hebrews had their Torah that had the advantage of being portable and could be … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 1, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

Thanks to Edward Snowden, we now have a new dinner party Non-Disclosure-Agreement.    Just turn off your cell phones and put then put in the refrigerator.  🙂 more more

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Caslon has Graduated– Proud Father Moment

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

Proud father moment to see Caslon graduate confident and happy from Urban High School and ready to got to Oberlin College in the fall.

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Start a Foundation Farm School? Learn to Grow

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

What about establishing a Foundation Farming School, say near San Francisco in Richmond or El Cerrito?    A motto might be “Learn to Grow.”   This school could have the farmers live on the property and teach each other and explore new … Continue reading →

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Reinventors Roundtable on Foundation Housing Idea

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

Pete Leyden has a new format mini-conference using Google Hangout: the reinventor series.   Last week he invited me to talk about Foundation Housing and had serious housing experts critique it and explain some of their ideas for affordable housing. (I … Continue reading →

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Mary Austin Honored at the NY Center for the Book Arts

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

I am so proud of my wife Mary, who got a top honor from the NY Center for the Book Arts for her helping the field of Book Arts by starting the San Francisco Center for the Book. Presented by … Continue reading →

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Had Sushi for Bitcoins Today

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Brewster Kahle

Today I had a fabulous sushi lunch with Ted Nelson, my son Logan, and paid 0.35BTC!  This is such fun.   A first for me.       Today about 1/3 of the headquarter’s staff got paid partially in Bitcoins today … Continue reading →

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