What Does Berkeley Get When We Spend $20 Million?
$19 million for 23 affordable housing units, and $22 million for a seismic retrofit. Update: After I published this post
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Berkeley’s Wall For Peace, Revisited 30 Years Later
How long can a symbol of hopeful activism last? A long time, in the case of Berkeley’s Wall For Peace,
Introducing ‘Watch Berkeley Gov’
Note: due to low viewership, I’ve decided not to go forward with this experiment… its not worth the time. While
Running For Berkeley City Council Is Now Easier Than Ever
Thinking about getting more involved in Berkeley? It’s never been easier to run for City Council: there are four seats
Why Run For Berkeley City Council?
Thinking about running for Berkeley City Council? You should! There are four seats open in this year’s election, and there’s
Local Music Moments, Caught on Video
Wurlitzer Organ at Berkeley High School, Jan 13, 2018 Was walking by Berkeley High today and saw the door to
The Best Lap Swim Pools in the East Bay (Updated)
Looking to swim laps in the East Bay? We have some awesome pools here. Here’s my roundup so far, after trying
Homelessness: A Reading List
Want to learn more about homelessness in the United States? I spent a couple of days trying to find the
Bay Area Artists I Like (Updated)
Here’s a list of local (Bay Area) artists I’ve discovered – and liked – for one reason or another. I’ll
Capitola Sea Wall Tiles Project
I was in Capitola last weekend and came across this awesome public art project, on the boardwalk downtown, from 2008. What’s
A Few Local Bluegrass Jam Resources
Here’s a few resources I’ve come across (or am developing myself), that may be useful for people getting more into playing
Hour By Hour, See the Excess Solar Power
California already has more mid-day solar power than it knows what to do with. The above graph, published yesterday in
Berkeley Protest Posters, 1968 to ’73
The late 1960s and early ’70s were a period of intense innovation in poster design, from psychedelic music posters to
BART’s Launch Marketing, 1972
When the sun rose on BART in 1972, it was a joyous, miraculous thing – the future had arrived. At
1950s Drawings for a New Berkeley Civic Center
I visited the Berkeley Public Library the other day looking for planning drawings, to see what kind of ideas or
Inside Berkeley’s Hidden History Vault
It’s no King Tut’s tomb, but the History Room at the Berkeley Public Library is worth a look. Due to
Will Electric Cars Swamp the California Grid?
Tuesday night I attended an energy geek fest, and was shocked. The email had made the event sound like a snoozer: