I went from reading a few books a year to around one a week. I wanted to write down how I got there, how it involved rethinking my relationship to attention, and why I believe reading books can heal your brain. I hope this gives you something useful! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/how-i-lear...
This is the new neighborhood association I'm helping start! We're having our first public event tonight to talk about housing in Elmwood.
Just sent out a jam packed mail!
If you’re in the Elmwood area - join the community forum tonight (7 pm at the Willard Park Clubhouse)! www.wecan.city/housingforum
Just sent out a jam packed mail!
If you’re in the Elmwood area - join the community forum tonight (7 pm at the Willard Park Clubhouse)! www.wecan.city/housingforum
"I really don't care about the people who go from San Mateo to Livermore through our city." — Mayor Salinas of Hayward
I'd love to hear something similar said in Berkeley of drivers on Wildcat, Grizzly, and Claremont who are on Orinda-to-SF journeys.
What happened to the app where you could buy a family BART ticket to/from SFO at a big discount? Did that just disappear?
"Jeff, why is there a hand-built tandem bicycle frame on the porch?" — question I will likely face, soon.
The egos of the also-rans cost us a robust Dem-v-Dem general election.
Slow ballot processing in California is mostly not being caused by Los Angeles, which is well ahead of the state average. The most flagrant laggard is Riverside, Trump territory.
Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action
Kinda crazy www.ktvu.com/news/fbi-rai...
If Salinas can elect a mayor named Hayward that would also be cool.
