...my episode has stories from guys who say spending their childhood fishing at the pier kept them out of trouble. These days parents would get arrested for giving kids this kind of freedom https://t.co/HFdVs8cgys
I try not to get too nostalgic but hearing stories about how unsupervised kids were allowed to roam the Berkeley pier all day makes me sad places like this no longer exist...
On May 12, 1891, Oakland was propelled into modernity with their first electric streetcar!
Courtesy of the Oakland & Berkeley Rapid Transit Co., streetcars now linked UC Berkeley's west & south gates to Downtown Oakland. They were painted red or blue for what line they ran on.
13 East Bay churches are closing – what will happen to the property? I looked at the options, ranging from senior housing to rooftop jacuzzis and goth yoga...
Riles supported affordable housing, funding for school programs, defeated a private detention facility from being set up in Oakland, was a leader in the anti-apartheid movement. You can read more about his legacy here https://t.co/IG4T9duseL
My new podcast is all about two pioneers of psychedelic therapy - Sasha and Ann Shulgin. Listen to the episode to hear why the DEA hated their romantic memoir... https://t.co/J5pt3HAkpD