Sep 04
The new Bay Bridge bike-hike trail is open, as far as it goes, and I hopped on my trusty 10-speed around midday today and checked it out. I chose the access point across the road from the Ikea entrance in Emeryville. The entrance is clearly marked. You can get there most of the way via …
Sep 01
Probably the most dramatic Bay sunset of the summer occurred this evening, as seen from Cesar Chavez Park in the Berkeley Marina. In the distance slightly to the right of center is Mount Tamalpais. Drama comes not so much from the profusion of red but from the irregularities — the dark hole on the upper …
Aug 31
The folksinger Anne Feeney, whom Utah Phillips described as “the best labor singer in North America,” performed this song on the steps of the Berkeley Post Office Saturday afternoon Aug. 31. Feeney, who is based in Pittsburgh PA, is on the closing leg of a 15-city tour, singing at demonstrations, picket lines, protests, and similar …
Aug 27
Barry Hazle served a year in prison for possession of methamphetamine. He was released on parole on condition that he attend and complete a 90-day residential drug treatment program. Hazle repeatedly told authorities that he is an atheist, and requested treatment in a non-religious program. He was assigned, instead, to the Empire treatment program which …
Aug 27
Kudos to San Francisco Chronicle columnist James Temple, whose dot-commentary on Friday Aug. 23 points out that Pvt. Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning’s revelations have made this a better country. Among the items that Bradley brought to light was a video of U.S. troops in helicopters slaying ten civilians in Iraq, including two Reuters journalists and …
Aug 21
Fred Nicolaus, author of the just-released album Golden Suits on the Yep Roc label, will be playing with his group at the Hotel Utah Saloon in San Francisco on Sunday evening Oct. 6. Save the date and stay tuned for further details. Meanwhile Nicolaus has come out with a new music video that documents one …
Aug 17
At a Concert to Save the Berkeley Post Office Aug. 17 2013, an impromptu group led by Occupella’s Hali Hammer performs a special rendition of “We Shall Not Be Moved” customized for the cause.
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