Laura Fraser

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Laura Fraser

Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian/Fraser Family/GettyThe last time I visited my father, I walked into his $11,000-a-month room in a posh assisted living residence and found him curled up on the floor. My sister Amy and I knelt down, touched him, and asked if he was okay. “I don’t know,” mumbled Dad, 96, a retired physician and lifelong outdoorsman. “I fell about 20 minutes ago and no one has come.”I went for help. Out in the common area, there were no caregiving staff anywhere.

Jan 23, 2025 | thephrazer.substack.com | Laura Fraser

The story, written in 2017, is about a long-running dispute between environmentalists and ranchers at the Pt. Reyes National Seashore over, basically, what is wilderness, parkland, and farmland. I’ve always loved Pt. Reyes, so this piece was close to my heart. Fortunately, just a week ago, the feud was settled, with the help of the Nature Conservancy, which bought out the farmers whom the environmental groups had hoped would just go packing.

May 28, 2024 | 48hills.org | Laura Fraser

Like a lot of people who have lived in San Francisco for decades, I often bemoan the changes in the city that have driven out artists and musicians and sanitized and gentrified neighborhoods that were once filled with a lot of character and creativity.

May 17, 2024 | altaonline.com | Laura Fraser

My husband, Peter, and I recently decided to spend 10 days driving Washington State’s Cascade Loop. We went to experience the area’s dazzling scenery, sure, but also to try out an electric car. We’ve been electric vehicle–curious for a while but uncertain about trading in our gas-powered 2005 Mini and finally plugging in. As a gal who loves driving a manual sports car too fast with the top down, I wasn’t sure that an EV would be as much of a thrill.

Feb 28, 2024 | mondaq.com | Kristopher Hanc |Aaron Sonshine |Kim Lawton |Laura Fraser

In a recent decision, Kraft (Re) (Kraft), the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (the Tribunal) articulated clear guidance with respect to the application of the necessary course of business (NCOB) exception to the prohibition against selective disclosure (or tipping) contained in the Ontario Securities Act (the OSA).