I got a call last night from the campaign headquarters of one of the candidates for city council in Oakland. The conversation went something like this: Campaigner: “Hello, John. I’m calling to […]
What is happening to our cities?
Here (http://darkarethedays.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/capitals-image-of-seattle/) is an excellent study of how Seattle has changed, how it has become gentrified. In describing Seattle, the writer (Jordan Martinez, a member of Socialist Alternative in that city) is also […]
Block the Boat – End Israeli Apartheid
What’s happening? The world has watched in horror as Israel has continued to bombard and devastate Gaza. Millions around the globe have come out in support of the Palestinian people and against the […]
Why I Like Oakland
Save Knowland Park
Video – Occupy Oakland: An Insider’s View
Recently a documentary came out about Occupy Oakland, whose second birthday is approaching. As somebody who was intimately involved in Occupy, especially in its early and most radical period, I took a […]
Oakland’s Boating Community
Many people in Oakland don’t know it, but we have our own boating community. This little community is one of many that add to the “flavor” here… The real estate interests are […]