Drakes Bay Oyster Company To Remain Open Pending Supreme Court Petition

Drakes Bay Oyster Company in Inverness, California scores a court win, and at a much-needed time after a string of legal losses that seemed to point the way to the closure of the popular business. The Ninth Circuit Court of Ohio (represented by the Hon. Judge Algenon L. Marbley) has granted Drakes Bay Oyster’s motion … Read more

Dot Complicated: Randi Zuckerberg’s Angry, Insightful Digital Media Memoir A Must Read

I kept calling Dot Complicated, Randi Zuckerberg’s memoir on how digital media has changed our lives, and how to maintain your sanity during the cultural flux, “Dot Confidential” to myself, again and again. Then, I figured out why after not a lot of thought. When I finished reading the book (and after losing my autographed … Read more

Oakland’s ‘Bonnie And Clyde’ At Large In Honda, Grey, 6HDX632

Oakland, has so many robberies and burglaries, that it was just a matter of time before we had a white male and female team get into the act, and that’s exactly what the Oakland Police are reporting. The Oakland Police community message reads that a stolen car has been used in residential burglaries in “Area … Read more

Live Rat Came Up In Toilet In Oakland At 400 Block Of Haddon

A live rat came up through the toilet of a woman who lives on the 400 block of Haddon in Oakland. She shared her story on one of the listservs that neighbors use to communicate such news as, well, live rats coming up in the toilet, and also crime reports. Here’s what she wrote, and … Read more

Transbay Transit Center SF Construction Update: 1-13 To 1-19-2014

The Transbay Transit Center construction process has seen a number of important milestones over its life to final buildout coming in 2017, and in the areas of the installation of micropiles and geothermal piping, cross lot bracing, waterproofing, and concrete pouring. But few of those milestones is more important than the one that was achieved … Read more

SF Waterfront Prop B and C: Vote Yes

The San Francisco Waterfront’s very history is said to hang in the balance with Proposition B and Proposition C, but the reality is anything but that. The truth is that only one proposed development is impacted by the vote this Tuesday, and that is 8 Washington. 8 Washington will add 134 luxury condominiums on a … Read more

Transbay Transit Center SF Construction Update: 11-2 To 11-9 2013

The Transbay Transit Center SF speeds toward more construction milestones, and here’s the latest one for the period from Saturday November 2nd to Sunday, November 10th. What to Expect This Weekend (Saturday 11/2/13 – Sunday 11/3/13): Western Transit Center Site (Between First and Second Streets): The next pour of structural concrete will take place in … Read more

Angeli VanLaanen: Olympics Athlete Fights Lyme Disease

LymeLight – The Story Of Professional Freeskier Angeli VanLaanen Living With Lyme Disease from NEU PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo. Angeli VanLaanen is an olympics-level professional free skater who I met Sunday at Polo For Lyme, the great event put on by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. What you see above is her full documentary on her … Read more

America’s Cup Final Down To One Race: Race 19

America’s Cup Final comes down to one race on Wednesday. After an amazing comeback that has no comparison in sports history where Oracle Team USA overcame a seemingly insurmountable deficit of race wins to tie 8-8, and erased the impact of a two-race penalty in the process, the boat commanded by Jimmy Spithill is just … Read more