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Contradictions R Us

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

It’s head exploding time in these United States and maybe in Venezuela, too. As Rachel Maddow declared it’s another day “in which all of this news does not seem possible.” I started writing about about the various and opposing views … Continue reading →

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Kids, Cats, Critters, and me for the Oakland Zoo!

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

After writing a blog post about the controversy surrounding Alameda County Measure A1 and seeing it disappear into WordPress purgatory, I got a little discouraged and then someone suggested the universe was trying to tell me something. Yeah, I think … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Sun bear at the zoo. They are hunted for their organs and as pets.

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The Oakland City Council Embarrasses Itself.

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

After I got home from last Tuesday’s Oakland City Council meeting, I left a post on facebook that I was embarrassed by the council’s behavior that night, and many of my facebook friends responded by asking what was new with … Continue reading →

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Lakeshore to celebrate spring with 25th Annual Easter Parade and more!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Come stroll Lakeshore Avenue in the 25th Annual Easter Parade and Derby Decorating Contest and attend the 4th Annual Spring Festival at the Lakeshore Baptist Church, 3534 Lakeshore, on Saturday, April 7th, starting at 10 AM. Ken Pitts Martial Arts … Continue reading →

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Mass Murder, an Oakland Blogger Responds

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Let’s get this out of the way first. The attack on Oaksterdam and other dispensaries in Oakland yesterday was not just useless and a waste of government resources, it was anti-democratic since Oaklanders and their representatives support medical marijuana overwhelmingly. … Continue reading →

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My Movement Manifesto

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

My Movement Manifesto 1) I will support a movement that is governed by true democracy not supermajorities in which small minorities always win: a) By making spaces for people who work, are raising families, going to school and can’t attend … Continue reading →

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It’s All Happening on Lakeshore

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Back in the Elihu Harris years’ Oakland’s marketing department came up with a bumper sticker to promote a good buzz for the Town. It stated, “It’s Hot. It’s Happening. It’s Oakland.” Then the firestorm, the largest urban wildfire in history, … Continue reading →

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Occupy Oakland, Winter’s Comin’ On…Questions for Next Stages

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

  “This is what democracy looks like” is almost as good a slogan as “we are the 99%.” Those slogans represent the gist of the movement, and the way it should be organized. Some of us older supporters have spent … Continue reading →

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After the General Strike, Come Out to Support Small Business Day in Oakland

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Oakland has some of the most successful ethnic-based small business districts in the country like a vibrant Chinatown (not a tourist mecca like SF), an expanding Latino district in the Fruitvale, and more. In fact, you could probably say that … Continue reading →

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