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May 17, 2009

Free shoppping?

It’s that time again. Time to wander the aisles of the college town “free stores.” These stores don’t pay rent, and the aisles move daily (if not hourly). The merchandise are the items the students don’t feel like taking with them. Walk around student neighborhoods as finals and graduation come to an end, and you’ll find all sorts of treasures....

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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December 3, 2008

Mt. Diablo beacon to be lit in commemoration of Pearl Harbor attack

This Sunday, December 7th, 2008 (and each year on December 7th), the beacon atop Mt. Diablo will be lit at dusk in commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. After the attack, blackouts in the Bay Area caused the beacon to be turned off, and after the war it was not turned back on. “Since 1964,...

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August 13, 2008

Jesse Arreguin for Berkeley City Council, District 4

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 email me or visit his...

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July 25, 2008

Peets or Starbucks? An organic coffee review

[Note: This review is over eight years old. I hoped to update it, but haven’t got around to it] Yesterday I stopped by my local Peets (Walnut and Vine, the original) to see if they had organic decaf beans (about 7:00 pm, very slow inside). The bean counter worker looked at the selection and said “No, not certified, but they’re...

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