In the middle of Golden Gate Park, in the middle of San Francisco, there is a museum. And in that museum, there is a tower. From this tower, you can see all the way to the ocean, both bridges, and…
I met a girl named Annabelle at the Oakland Art Murmur. She had a small folding table and a handwritten display (black marker on butcher paper – classic), where she was selling a selection of toy figurines that had been…
San Francisco has hundreds of places to drink, but few can offer floor-to-ceiling windows and a panoramic view of the city. The View Lounge is such a rarity, hidden away on the top floor of the Marriott hotel (55 Fourth…
After the reasonably peaceful demonstration on November 2, i didn’t really expect much from this next major Occupy Oakland endeavor. In hindsight, i suppose i should have realized that attempting to literally take over a downtown building would not end…
On the advice of my friend Robert Mozaic, who always seems to know about good music before everybody else, i discovered Alabama Shakes just in time for their sold-out show at The Independent in San Francisco. Luckily, another friend was able…
The Occupy movement has certainly arrived in Oakland. After the recent injury of Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen, it seems everyone in the city is talking about the encampment in Frank Ogawa Plaza, now being called Oscar Grant Plaza. The announcement…
Today i had the honor of speaking in Marin, CA at the renowned Bioneers festival, joining a group of friends and colleagues to discuss the ‘hidden activism’ in festival culture: The Children of Bacchus and Bucky: Festival Culture’s Hidden Activism While…
Today i joined friends and anti-nuclear activists at San Francisco’s City Hall to demonstrate our opposition to operating nuclear power plants on known fault lines, specifically opposing the renewal of PG&E’s license to operate a nuclear power plant at Diablo…
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