OAKLAND

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."

Can't wait to add this guy to the list of retirees whose pensions I'm funding while I'm getting mugged.

I am here right now. Well, Berkeley, anyway. For a marketing conference. Please kill me.

good riddance. he shouldn't have been made permanent after overseeing the occupy response in the first place.

lol TWO DAYS

i miss the bay so much ;_;

Shakey, did you see the thing about the human head being found in the West Oakland recycling center?

um no?!?

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Homicide-suspected-in-human-head-find-4505697.php

may have been that of a homicide victim, police said

hmm ya think

could have been a suicide

i'm going camping in early june in big basin, want to cap it off w a weekend in oakland. what's a nice hotel / motel / hostel / campground?

there's the claremont hotel, but that is super pricey. very nice though. Only hostel I know of is the one at like 14th and Center -- about 7 blocks to West Oakland BART but plenty of street parking.

do air bnb

i would love to stay at the claremont, roll out of bed and pad down to rick and anne's for some red flannel hash. but no, too pricey for me.

the scenic Chaparral Motel, in the heart of the Golden Gate district, at the end of my street

I've always wanted to stay at the Capri Motel on W. Macarthur. I think it has HBO and air conditioning even!

yelp says capri motel closed, but that was a good suggestion!

chaparral motel looks kinda bleak

xp - damn, for years I've wanted to do a road trip and stay at all the Capri Motels

you can't camp in tilden, can you?

well, I imagine you can camp there in the same way as you can camp at the Albany Bulb

fuck it i should just crash in the park

Chabot is the main option for family camping in the east bay. I think you have to make a reservation though.

wish I'd know about that sooner, all booked up :-(

high speed chase went down our street today. cars were going 60 easily.

what neighborhood?

glenview. my wife and daughter were out for a walk at the time. i think the chase ended in dimond, but i haven't seen any news.

I guess proximity to the 580 can send chases ripping through. hope nobody was hurt

Realistically, w/ all the hype Oakland has been getting, there are no real hotel options beside the Claremont and the downtown Marriot. Best to check Air BnB. From a worldly native.

I got a solid chuckle at the Chaparral Motel recommendation, that place has terrified me for years.

It is a total creepout and a blight on my neighborhood.

There's a double tree at the berkeley marina that's ok and a super 8 in el cerrito that's decent

and then there's the Jack London Inn!
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/oaklands-dirty-hotel/Content?oid=2862352

whoa

i might as well just crash in people's park

http://local.nixle.com/alert/5038105/

Sheesh!

Dear Oakland,

I fly to you tomorrow. I am excited about seeing you and your lovely weather. What shall I do with you? Eating and outdoorsy stuff (on the cheap) are priorities.

Yet another "Hey fellow white ppl, Oakland is cool!" article

http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/19/a-san-franciscans-guide-to-living-in-oakland/

http://oaklandlocal.com/2013/11/oaklanders-respond-to-controversial-kqed-blog-post-opinion/

an article about the response to the Oakland is cool article

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/oakland-cops-think-city-is-too-liberal/Content?oid=3823283

A google bus just headed southbound on market street at 55th, shit is getting real.

gentrification comedy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oTkWtX7fNg