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Poem Draft: Downtown Oakland Lullaby

14th & Broadway Lullaby, Oakland After Anne Waldman’s “& Sleep, the Lazy Owl of Night” & sleep, the Cleavage Lady of Night & sleep will make you whole & sleep, the B-Boys … more »

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Poem Draft: Downtown Oakland Lullaby — 3 comments

Barbara Jane Reyes wrote 2 weeks ago: 14th & Broadway Lullaby, Oakland After Anne Waldman’s “& Sleep, the Lazy Owl of Night” … more »

Tags: Poems, Anne Waldman

Why the East Bay is Better than the West Bay — 4 comments

Becks wrote 1 year ago: 1. The Rent Umm… yeah… I’ve seen all your tiny apartments in SF that you pay doub … more »

Tags: East Bay, oakland, San Francisco, Food, Urban Planning, Community, hyphy, Parking, beautiful weather

Sad. (Part 2) — 8 comments

Becks wrote 3 weeks ago: UPDATE: DeLauer’s has been saved! Thanks to everyone who let me know in the comments. On Monda … more »

Tags: Economy, oakland, Cody's Books, DeLauer's Newsstand

Party in Downtown on Friday — 3 comments

Becks wrote 2 months ago: It seems like I’m always out of town when all the fun stuff is going on, but if I wasn’t … more »

Tags: oakland, Music, Community, Art, Entertainment, Awaken Cafe, Oakland art Murmur, Oakland Indie Awards

Downtown Beginnings and Endings — 2 comments

Becks wrote 3 months ago: Today was a bit of a bittersweet day for me. As I walked back from lunch, I was horrified to see one … more »

Tags: Economy, Food, oakland, Awaken Cafe, Sabina

Berkeley/Oakland Reflections: Downtown — 5 comments

Becks wrote 3 months ago: I spent the day in downtown Berkeley today, and it really got me thinking about the hurdles downtown … more »

Tags: oakland, Food, Berkeley, Urban Planning, Community, Public Transit, walking, Urban Reflections, Economy

Still Waiting... — 8 comments

Becks wrote 4 months ago: Back in December, I wrote about waiting for Awaken Cafe to open. I’ve been walking by the cafe … more »

Tags: Food, oakland, Awaken Cafe, Bakesale Betty, Souley Vegan

Random Oakland Thoughts — 4 comments

Becks wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been ridiculously busy lately and also caught up in election madness so I’ve been n … more »

Tags: East Bay, oakland, Urban Planning, Community, Politics, City Council, election, Bus Rapid Transit, Lakeshore Avenue

Awaiting Awaken Cafe — 8 comments

Becks wrote 7 months ago: It’s not often that I get so impatient for something new to open, but awaiting the opening of … more »

Tags: Art, Burning Man, Community, Environmentalism, Food, oakland, Awaken Cafe

DC/Oakland Reflections: Urban Walking — 7 comments

Becks wrote 7 months ago: So I know I promised to write a series about my Oakland and Los Angeles inspired reflections on urba … more »

Tags: oakland, Urban Planning, Urban Reflections, walking, Crime, North Oakland, UPTOWN OAKLAND, washington dc

Watching Uptown Transform — 3 comments

Becks wrote 8 months ago: For months now, I’ve had the same thought every morning on my bus ride into downtown - “ … more »

Tags: oakland, Urban Planning, Fox Theater, UPTOWN OAKLAND, Broadway Grand, Flora

Oakland's a lot like Black Rock City — 3 comments

Becks wrote 11 months ago: It’s that time of year when I just can’t get Burning Man off of my mind, but lately I … more »

Tags: oakland, Environmentalism, Community, Burning Man, Public Transit, Art, Temescal, Farmer's Market, Home

Broadway & 14th

Becks wrote 11 months ago: Several months ago, I took a class at the Writing Salon in Berkeley, and one of the in-class exercis … more »

Tags: oakland, Public Transit, writing


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