OAKLAND

Gilroy really <3's Wal-Mart

I will be 16 years in the east bay beginning in August, when I first moved into the Cal dorms and fell in love with the smell of eucalyptus trees.

the unarians have all converted to galactic federation of light, i think

iirc i hated the dorms, but i was in unit 3, not foothill or wherever you were that was near enough to eucalyptus

i think i really fell in love w/ the bay area when i lived in between northside andronico's and the pacific school of religion and i would walk arch street each day to get to school

i pretty much live where i live in san diego because it reminds me of berkeley / palo alto / etc

also ned escondido is becoming quite nice and the poorer parts are mostly hispanic now, the racists seem to have been displaced to outer fallbrook and east ramona

it is actually amazing how fancy places like vista and san marcos and rancho bernardo are becoming as even homes in leucadia and carlsbad and oceanside are now routinely selling in the millions

Oh god, the Unarians. <3

^here you go, enjoy!:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5654479510143537232#

^here you go, enjoy!:

Yup. Have spent many an hour chopping up this stuff in Premiere only to not use it for anything.

'i think i really fell in love w/ the bay area when i lived in between northside andronico's and the pacific school of religion and i would walk arch street each day to get to school"

right up in my old neighborhood!

I live in S. Berkeley now and I hear plenty of gunshots there as well. Someone got gunned down around the corner from my house.

anyway I casual carpooled into SF today, took 25 minutes. I hate BART in the morning.

iirc i hated the dorms, but i was in unit 3, not foothill or wherever you were that was near enough to eucalyptus

heey I was also in unit 3

like a decade later

i was in the one next to haste-channing facing south ... forget the name ... think it started with a p?

google sez priestley

I was in ida sproul in the 3-person suite at the bottom. we got our own kitchen and shower but were (for better or worse) isolated from the rest of the dorm.

that's the one!

you really missed out on the coed bathrooms :-/

did the unit 3 cafeteria suck when you were there too?

lunch and breakfast weren't that bad (veggie burgers or pbj and cereal or toast every day ftw) but dinner was absolutely dire

i ate an awful lot of rice and steamed vegetables w soy sauce

i guess it was bad enough that i'd often use my card on campus for those nasty steamed burritos at bechtel instead of dorm dinner

yeah other than that I felt the benefits of unit 3 (close to campus) outweighed the costs (fairly grungy)

the units were definitely more fun than the other dorms but the co-ops where it's at! (cloyne, cz and the crazy one on southside)

the chateau!

yeah I sorta regret not having a co-op year

the chateau closed the year before I got there I think

one thing emeryville does have going for it is its support of public art, like those utility boxes.

i like emeryville. I worked there for three years and now I miss it. the barren stretch of railroad track, and bay st is at least convenient. the utility boxes are cool. my recording studio is tucked away behind home depot.

also ned escondido is becoming quite nice and the poorer parts are mostly hispanic now, the racists seem to have been displaced to outer fallbrook and east ramona

And I hope they stay there. Anyway, Oakland et al.

It is not without the realm of possibility that, in the long term, I will end up somewhere in the Bay Area -- it's equidistant from my parents and my sweetie's parents in different directions, while my sis lives in SF itself. We shall see.

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how's the black cloud treating you, oakland?
much love,
richmond

we drove past that on the way to sonoma, apparently missed an opportunity for toll-free bridge passage

awesome nyt article

hahaha

Oakland/Alameda County voters: Care to weigh in on Measure A1, the Zoo funding initiative? I'm having a tough time working that one out.

From what I've heard, the zoo is already in good financial shape, and there is a chance they'll use the money to expand into Knowland Park, which would have a significantly negative environmental impact. On the other hand, from what I've heard, the zoo is probably going to expand into the park whether this measure happens or not.

I voted yes because I like zoos.

It's not a huge parcel tax but after reading the language it's clear they can use it to spend the money in really any way they see fit.

W/R/T the city council seats I must admit I am at a loss to determine the difference between most of these people. They all seem like they're nice people who are on the same page issues wise but if their mailers are to be believed, hate each other.

Anybody but Ignacio De La Fuente

Anybody but Jane Brunner

agreed. ignacio is awful. brunner didn't seem to be so bad until this campaign (but i haven't been familiar with her til now). brunner just threatened to sue parker for a factually accurate ad after indulging in relentless negative campaigning herself.
i like kaplan just fine.

Anybody but Ignacio De La Fuente

Anybody but Jane Brunner

I should have mentioned this was my default position.

Ditto. My pal Max is a big Kaplan supporter, and I voted for her for mayor

Are any of you in District 3? Not sure who to go for re City Council

Nadel finally retired?

I voted for Sean Sullivan last time he ran, but I don't live in D3 anymore.

i'm not in d3 and i'm not really familiar with those names. sorry.
our candidates in d5 were kind of a mess this year. this city council is ridiculous.

Pretty chaotic 2013 so far. Check this map:

http://t.co/MKmO0mtZ

one's right around the corner from my practice space. Either she missed the one in front of the liquor store down the block from said practice space, or it was actually late December.

might be moving here in a week or two

might be moving there within a year, but uh. Berkeley is close enough to everything I need to get to I suppose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=7i6Ux9UyiAw

Sideshow fun

Moronic

Sparkle Motion, are you a KALX DJ now?

No- I wish! Did I announce such an intention?

there was a DJ on last night that was DJ Sparkle Motion

Howard Jordan out as Oakland police chief.

Jordan: "Effective immediately I am on medical leave and taking steps toward medical retirement."