Berkeley politics

Uprisings: The Whole Grain Bakers’ Book

June 24, 2009

In 1983, the Cooperative Whole Grain Educational Association published Uprisings; The Whole Grain Bakers’ Book. The Foreword of the book is at the bottom of this page. As a former collective member of Uprisings Baking Collective in Berkeley (one of the contributors to the book), I didn’t want this book and organization to just fade [...]

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Berkeley Traffic Circles – Share the Lane

June 14, 2009

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 [...]

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

May 8, 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 [...]

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Berkeley Citizens Action May 19th Statewide Special Election Discussion

April 12, 2009

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 [...]

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My dad’s finally online

April 12, 2009

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. Share this post:

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

January 21, 2009

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 [...]

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Memorial Service for Diane Thomas January 17th 2009

January 13, 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 [...]

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Jesse Arreguin for Berkeley City Council, District 4

August 13, 2008

Well, it’s “almost” November of an even year, which means it’s time for Berkeley City Council elections. I’m endorsing Jesse Arreguin, and helping his campaign by weaving his web site, jessearreguin.com. If you live in District 4 (Dona Spring’s district), I hope you will support and vote for Jesse. If you have any questions, please [...]

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