Sep 20
These are my class notes from the CERT class on Organization, Sunday morning Sept. 16. Thanks to Emily Kenyon for reviewing and adding good stuff. Disaster brings chaos. Survival and recovery spring from organization. The CERT class this past Sunday morning at the Berkeley Fire Department taught a full room of participants the elements of …
Sep 17
The wandering minstrels of Occupella, or some of them, gathered this afternoon at a Wells Fargo branch in the Fillmore District of San Francisco. With the help of several sweet-voiced volunteers, we serenaded the bank’s employees, customers, and passers-by with old standards like Take Me Out of the Big Banks, Pay Up Your Corporate Tax, …
Sep 10
The Tax the Rich demonstration on upper Solano Avenue in Berkeley celebrated its first birthday this afternoon, and Occupella was there. The demonstration, at the old Oaks Theatre across the street from a Private Client (read: loaded) branch of Chase, features signs urging higher tax rates on corporations and wealthy individuals, among other causes. Numerous …
Sep 09
CERT Light Search and Rescue Class 9/8/12 In normal times, the Berkeley Fire Department may be able to reach any location in the city inside of four minutes. In a major quake on the Hayward Fault, the Department’s response time to any particular call may stretch to four days. Or longer. The CERT organization exists …
Aug 24
The Hayward Fault runs through the middle of Memorial Stadium, barely two miles from home. If the Big One hits during a game, spotting the ball and moving the chains could get quite confusing, as the Home side of the stadium could move north several yards compared to the Visitor side. However, that will be the …
Aug 23
Take photos for food? An email forwarded by the Berkeley Camera Club offered a free meal at the Hippie Gypsy Cafe in exchange for capturing the evening’s musical talent on camera. How could I resist? The H.G. Cafe is on a rather toney block of Shattuck Avenue, a street with a dozen coffee houses, and …
Aug 23
I recently joined the Berkeley Camera Club and had the good luck and honor to have one of my photos selected as “Best in Show” at one of the club’s Tuesday night meetings. The winning shot was taken from Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina and shows a tall, slender man on a paddleboard out …
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