Category: Berkeley politics

May 6, 2018

Why building housing on Peoples’ Park is not, and will never be, a good idea.

Preserving People’s Park is more than just preserving the history of the ’60’s.

Berkeley politics/California History Comments: 0

February 20, 2018

Swords to Plowshares at the national weapons labs: Late 70’s/early 80’s

1979: “Shaping Alternatives at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory: A Preliminary Analysis.”

Berkeley politics/Environment/Peace/Politics Comments: 0

November 22, 2010

Berkeley Student Food Collective now open

A new food cooperative opened on November 15 in Berkeley. The Berkeley Student Food Collective is open to anyone, student or not. Both members and non-members can shop, members receive a discount in exchange for work hours. I’ve shopped there a couple times, and the store is quite well stocked. It’s just a small storefront, so don’t expect to get...

Berkeley politics/Dining and eating Comment: 1

June 24, 2009

Uprisings: The Whole Grain Bakers’ Book

Update: December 2010: I have created a web site, uprisingsbakersbook.org, where I’m adding recipes and other pages from the book. I’m working on permissions from the publisher and bakeries, so I’m starting with bakeries that are closed. Look for weekly updates. In 1983, the Cooperative Whole Grain Educational Association published Uprisings; The Whole Grain Bakers’ Book. The Foreword of the...

Berkeley politics/Dining and eating/Environment/General Comments: 21

June 14, 2009

Berkeley Traffic Circles – Share the Lane

The traffic circles in Berkeley neighborhoods have created confusion for many car drivers. One of the difficulties is knowing how to interact with bicycles. The Bike Friendly Berkeley Coalition’s email chat list has been discussiong what signage could be placed at the circles to help drivers understand how the circles work. One of the main concerns is to let drivers...

Berkeley politics/Bicycles Comment: 1

May 8, 2009

The 15th Annual Bike to Work Day is Thursday, May 14th, 2009

The San Francisco Bay Area’s 15th Annual Bike to Work Day will take place on Thursday, May 14, 2009. Bike to Work Day is the premier bicycling event taking place in all of Northern California with all nine Bay Area counties participating in the celebration. The event is just one day of many events taking place in May as part...

Berkeley politics/Bicycles/Environment Comments: 0

April 12, 2009

Berkeley Citizens Action May 19th Statewide Special Election Discussion

BCA is holding a Statewide Special Election Discussion on Sunday May 3, 2009 from 4:00 t0 6:00 pm. Invited speakers State Senator Loni Hancock State Assemblymember Nancy Skinner State Assemblymember Sandre Swanson North Berkeley Senior Center, MLK at Hearst (map). For more information, call 510-54-0816. BCA; PO Box 9932; Berkeley, CA 94709 Information on the May 19th Statewide election: California...

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April 12, 2009

My dad’s finally online

No, this doesn’t mean you’ll be able to email him. I just talked him into letting me post some of his poetry to the web. You can read his poetry at EarthCommUNityILoveYou.org. I’ll be adding quite a bit over this next week, so keep coming back to read more.

Berkeley politics/Book recommendations/General/Peace/Trampleasures Comments: 0

January 21, 2009

“Day lighting” or “Peek a boo”: pedestrian safety at intersections

From Eric McCaughrin at East Bay Bicycle Coalition: Another great clip from Streetfilms. This time, they show how removing parking spaces around intersections (“Daylighting”) can greatly increase visibility for pedestrians and cyclists. Even better: the reclaimed space can be used for low-cost bike parking. In Berkeley and other Bay Area communities, similar kinds of treatment have been done with pedestrian...

Berkeley politics/Bicycles Comments: 0

January 13, 2009

Memorial Service for Diane Thomas January 17th 2009

Diane Thomas died December 1st at her Berkeley home after a long struggle with cancer. The celebration of Diane’s life will be held on Saturday, January 17th at 10 a.m. at Pacific School of Religion (MAP), where she was on staff for nine years. The public is invited. I worked with Diane in the UC Nuclear Weapons Conversion Project and...

Berkeley politics/Peace Comments: 0