Posted on November 8, 2009 by Becks
Monday, November 9th – Town Hall with Mayor Dellums and Police Chief Batts
Come hear Mayor Dellums and Chief Batts share their vision of public safety. Topics include:
Mayor Dellums — public safety strategy: PIES (Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement, Sustainability)
Chief Batts — vision for the Oakland Police Department
Crime statistics: crime is down double digits citywide,but more must be [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, Community, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Oakland, Politics, Urban Planning | Tagged: Anthony Batts, Central Estuary Plan, Debra Bowen, Democracy for America, Estuary Art Attack, Loni Hancock, Mayor Dellums, Mix It Up East Bay, Wellstone Democratic Club, zoning update | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 1, 2009 by Becks
Monday, November 2nd – Town Hall with Mayor Dellums and Police Chief Batts
Come hear Mayor Dellums and Chief Batts share their vision of public safety. Topics include:
Mayor Dellums — public safety strategy: PIES (Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement, Sustainability)
Chief Batts — vision for the Oakland Police Department
Crime statistics: crime is down double digits citywide,but more must be [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, City Council, Community, Entertainment, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, Art Murmur, BART Police Review Committee, Bay Area Toll Authority, instant runoff voting, Keeping the Faith for Equality, NWPC, Pro Arts, zoning update | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Becks
Tuesday, October 27th – Walk Oakland Bike Oakland Meeting
You may not have thought about it this way, but walking and biking are climate action! Attend WOBO’s October Volunteer Meeting this Tuesday night to discuss opportunities for advancing walking and biking within Oakland’s Energy and Climate Action Plan. The discussion will be led by WOBO Board [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, Community, Entertainment, Environmentalism, Food, Music, Oakland, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: BRT, Climate Action Plan, Dia De Los Muertos, Fox Theater, Fruitvale, Halloween, Piedmont, San Leandro, Sierra Club, Uptown Masquerade Bash, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 11, 2009 by Becks
Tuesday, October 13th – Final Vote on EBMUD Water Supply Management Plan 2040
Via EBMUD Director Andy Katz: “The EBMUD Board of Directors will consider adopting the Water Supply Management Plan 2040 to meet our water needs over the next 30 years on Tuesday afternoon, October 13. While the Plan includes increased water conservation programs, recycled [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, Community, East Bay, Entertainment, Environmentalism, Food, Music, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Black Panthers, Democracy for America, EBMUD, Greenbelt Alliance, Kidical Mass, library, Linden Street Brewery, Loma Prieta earthquake, Nancy Skinner, Pacific Coast Brewery, Sierra Club, Temescal, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 4, 2009 by Becks
Monday, October 5th – Commercial/Corridors Technical Advisory Group Meeting
Thus far, the TAG has reviewed a framework for ten new zoning districts for the City’s corridors and commercial. The TAG has also reviewed detailed activity tables and design regulations for each of the proposed zones and a framework for appropriate height limits. At this TAG meeting, [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, City Council, Community, Entertainment, Food, Music, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, Andy Katz, Anthony Batts, Dimond, EBMUD, Estuary Art Attack, Jane Brunner, Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, Life is Living Festival, Mix It Up East Bay, NWPC, Oakland Airport connecter, Oaktoberfest, parking, Rebecca Kaplan, Sundays in the Redwoods | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 27, 2009 by Becks
Monday, September 28th – The Story of How Copenhagen Became a Cycling City
In the 1970s, Copenhagen was an automobile-centric city, even though it had a substantial cycling population. Huge public demonstrations in the early 1980s resulted in significant changes in the city’s transportation infrastructure. Since that time, Copenhagen has become of one the world’s preeminent [...]
Filed under: Art, Community, Entertainment, Music, Oakland, Urban Planning | Tagged: Art Murmur, Central Estuary Plan, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, FilmNight, Full Moon Buy Night, Jody London, Sundays in the Redwoods, Swarm, Tony Smith, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 18, 2009 by Becks
Today is PARK(ing) Day, “an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens independently but simultaneously temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks.”
And on my way to work I was able to snap a photo of the PARKing spot outside of Pizzaiola on Telegraph near 51st:
According to the PARK(ing) Day [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, Oakland | Tagged: Park[ing] Day | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 27, 2009 by Becks
Disclosure: I am working on a part time, short term basis for TransForm on the Oakland Airport Connector campaign. However, the thoughts expressed in my posts on this subject are my own and should not be construed to be those of TransForm.
The more and more I write about, think about, and advocate against the Oakland [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: BART, Oakland Airport connecter | 7 Comments »
Posted on August 21, 2009 by Becks
Should the Oakland Airport Connector receive a federal grant and loan?: Eric at Transbay Blog ponders this question thoroughly. He ultimately conclues that the OAC is not a great candidate for either the TIGER grant or TIFIA loan, due to changes in the project that have reduced economic impact and impact on regional transit. Both [...]
Filed under: Art, Community, Food, Oakland, Public Transit | Tagged: Anthony Batts, Art & Soul Festival, BART police, Lake Chalet, Novella Carpenter, Oakland Airport connecter, Pizzaiolo | 5 Comments »
Posted on August 10, 2009 by Becks
Monday, August 10th – East Bay Young Dems Confab & Endorsement Meeting
Join East Bay Young Dems to review the U.S. Congressional District 10 candidates’ questionnaire responses, engage in lively debate (we always do!), and vote to back one lucky political player with our club endorsement. A 60% threshold among voting, current dues-paying members is [...]
Filed under: Art, Community, Election, Entertainment, Food, Music, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning, Walking | Tagged: Art & Soul Festival, Dancing Under the Stars, East Bay Young Democrats, EBMUD, Estuary Art Attack, Jack London Square, Key System, Mix It Up East Bay, Oakland Heritage Alliance | Leave a Comment »
