If you like reading, being outside, and good music, come to this (free) event I'm hosting on Sunday... eventbrite.com/e/read-listen-…

I'll be spinning records tomorrow, but if you want to come talk about local history, that's cool, too... eventbrite.com/e/read-listen-…

“The ballroom communist”: How a radical aristocrat changed Oakland eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/the-b…

Jessica Mitford's life isn't just incredibly fascinating - her persecution by the FBI during the Cold War feels very relevant right now... eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/the-b…

This East Bay park was a notorious landfill. Now it’s an art-filled wonderland. Check out our fun & inspiring tour through the past and present of Albany Bulb — with A++ photography by Brontë Wittpenn! sfchronicle.com/totalsf/articl…

In my newsletter tomorrow: New boat tour, local history news roundup, a very cool map, and thoughts on how to prepare for the "Blue Scare" - subscribe here... substack.com/@eastbayyester…

How to prepare for the next “Red Scare” eastbayyesterday.substack.com/p/how-to-prepa…

Somebody told me about Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey rolling up to a Jessica Mitford party in a limo and I couldn't get fit that story in this article but wow eastbayyesterday.substack.com/p/how-to-prepa…

Come celebrate the 5th anniversary of The Oaklandside with me (and a few other pretty cool folks)... eventbrite.com/e/futureoaklan…

61 years ago, October 1 1964, 3,000 UC Berkeley students swarmed a police car that was attempting to arrest Campus CORE leader Jack Weinberg, making speeches and preventing the vehicle from moving for 32 hours. The incident dramatically escalated the nascent Free Speech Movement

The Free Speech Movement in Berkeley began on Oct. 1, 1964 when Jack Weinberg was arrested for sitting in Sproul Plaza at a table supporting the Congress of Racial Equality. 3,000 students surrounded the police car. A 32-hour stand-off ensued, people speaking from the car's roof.

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Find out what happens after you flush! SFGATE sfgate.com/local/article/…

View of the Cal campus in 1941. Sproul Hall is under construction in the foreground, with Telegraph Avenue running in front of it. The buildings across the street are on what is now the site of Sproul Plaza and the student union.

Only a few tix left for the The Oaklandside anniversary event this week. Come support local media! eventbrite.com/e/futureoaklan…

What needs protection – and what needs to change? IDoTheThinking shares his thoughts in my new episode eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/my-ne…

Oakland re-branded E. 14th St to International Blvd in 1996. What do you think about the name change?