Ridwell (https://www.ridwell.com) is on the side of some boxes in my neighborhood porches. It's apparently a service which accepts hard-to-recycle items like plastic films.
But why do we have this for-profit business instead of pushing #oakland to improve it's existing recycling program? Or legislate a reduction in single-use plastics? #SFBA
HELP! Our dear mascot, Lucy the bear, was stolen last week in #Oakland. (Actually she was in the back of a car that was stolen, but we mostly care about recovering Lucy herself). She has been with the team for decades and we would be very grateful for any information leading to her successful return. Pictures attached.
La Parilla Loca near Elmhurst Park in east Oakland reminds me of some of the best LA taco trucks. They use a charcoal grill, they have a large menu, they have vampiro and mulita, they make their own tortilla, they have a large range of good and not too sweet agua fresca, it’s in a parking lot, there’s a train rumbling overhead..
Vampiro is exceptional. Burritos are the size of a very muscly person’s forearm. Great birria
I imagine there is an #SFBA#Oakland#MutualAid program for electronics redistribution and/or repair? A librarian friends personal laptop is a netbook that’s experiencing some intermittent hardware issues around the WiFi, and I no longer am confident / enthused in my own diagnostics and repair skills; and spoons are sparse.
Gum Kuo for everyday congee, rice rolls, noodles. Peony Jade or Ming’s Tasty for dimsum. Tastee Steam for what I call ‘reverse hotpot’: steam proteins on a plate, the juices flow into the bottom of the pot to make a soup or congee
Two excellent Chinese bakeries side by side: Tao Yuen and Napoleon Super
Every @KidicalMass involves me waking up each morning and thinking “No one will come!!! What can I do!?!?” then trying everything I can think of to get people to join. And then it works. 😅 You should come!!! https://ebkm.org/may11
Just voted in my local community council board election for candidates who advocate for more housing and inclusion, rather than those who push to maintain the exclusive status quo. The RCPC (https://rockridge.org) is one of the oldest neighborhood orgs in the country and has more sway with local governments than most. #Rockridge#RCPC#SFBA#Oakland
I know it’s easy to be cynical about “politics” or current events, but let me tell you: if you and a few dozen people in your own town organize to make your streets safer, it can absolutely happen.
Lives will be literally saved by Traffic Violence Rapid Response advocating consistently for safety on a road that kills almost one person per month in #Oakland#SFB. #VisionZero can happen.