A better memorial for Chauncey
Chauncey Bailey was everywhere, covering, inventing, talking, and writing about it all. Losing him is like pulling on one of the threads that holds our hometown cloth together… and seeing what else...
View ArticleSunday’s rally for Hillary
The obstacles I encountered at last Sunday’s rally for Hillary Clinton raise questions about the candidate’s approach to free speech and about the effects of canned campaigns on our freedoms, our...
View ArticleHolidays, parking, undemocracy in our home town
I usually like to promote my hometown in this space, but I gotta get some things off my chest. First off, what bozo… => Read more!
View ArticleGiving thanks and ideas for sharing
Pamela Drake surveys the thanks-worthy bounty that is Oakland and shares her ideas for richly satisfying ways to share your good fortune with others. What are yours? => Read more!
View ArticleMusical venues and holiday events on Lakeshore Avenue
Santa and Opera Piccola carolers come to the Farmer’s Market (Sunday, the 16th) and to Lakeshore Avenue (Saturday, the 22nd). Check out some Lakeshore Avenue businesses for other musical...
View ArticleWhat businesses would you like to see come to Lakeshore?
Preliminary results are in from a survey about what types of businesses residents would like to see come to the Lakeshore Avenue business district. You can weigh in on this question right now by...
View ArticleLocal politics vs. the real world
The biggest shortcoming for me in the current mayoral regime is not that Ron Dellums is not a good CEO. This is a democracy not a corporation, a business, or a factory; it’s a town of many...
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