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'Strangers' the film: A period piece, a tired genre, and a handful of cliche's

Oyster wrote 5 minutes ago: The happy couple. Hott. I’m always excited when it comes time for the SFJFF to return to the … more »

Tags: Culture, Events, film, Israel, North Bay, Peninsula, San Francisco, South Bay

So the job search has begun

kharris4 wrote 2 days ago: Well I have begun my job search. Putting in many resumes day after day, hoping to get just an interv … more »

Tags: Searching, Job, Search, Employment, Bay Area, San Francisco, Job Hunt, Application, Interview

The Goldman Report for July 20, 2008

danjoy wrote 4 days ago: Just those lazy hazy days of summer. While the stock market is gyrating up and down, the housing mar … more »

Tags: Sellers, Buyers, San Francisco, Dan Joy, oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Homes, Crocker Highlands

coffee@home: Into the Blue Again2 comments

ManSeekingCoffee wrote 6 days ago: Beans: Misty Valley Ethiopian Yirgacheffe and Peru Apram Roaster: Blue Bottle Coffee Company Rating … more »

Tags: California, Coffee@Home, Rating 3, Roaster, San Francisco, Bewitched Darrin Switch, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Coffee, coffee review

On Walkability, Density, and Transit Villages4 comments

Eric wrote 1 week ago: It’s official: according to the WalkScore.com rankings, San Francisco has been determined to b … more »

Tags: Bart, Beyond the Bay, Contra Costa, oakland, Pedestrian Experience, Peninsula, project proposals, San Francisco, Transit Villages

Peter Pumpkin Pulled a (1/160) Peck of Pleasant Espresso2 comments

ManSeekingCoffee wrote 1 week ago: Name: Peter’s Big Pumpkin Espresso Location: Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, … more »

Tags: Cafe, California, Rating 3, Capri Espresso Machine, Coffee, coffee review, Espresso, Fairyland Food, mazzer mini

What's with the East Bay real estate market anyway?

toadfuller wrote 1 week ago: Today’s East Bay real estate market is truly a strange one.  On the one hand, houses in Montc … more »

Tags: oakland, Real Estate, east oakland, Market Trends, Real Estate Market, REO, Selling Your Home, short sale

East Oakland Homes For Sale (open 7/13)

Garrett wrote 1 week ago: By Farrah: Many people think that Oakland is this horrible scary place where you can get shot by a … more »

Tags: Real Estate, farrah wilder, oakland

Berkeley BRT Ballot Initiative City Council Update2 comments

Eric wrote 2 weeks ago: Given the fact that the Berkeley City Council decided not to litigate against the anti-BRT voter ini … more »

Tags: AC Transit, Berkeley, Bus Rapid Transit, Nimby

City of Berkeley v. Voters of Berkeley Averted6 comments

Eric wrote 2 weeks ago: The last time we picked up the seemingly endless saga concerning the mere 1 to 1.5 miles of bus-only … more »

Tags: AC Transit, Berkeley, Bus Rapid Transit, Nimby

Berkeley City Council May Try to Halt Anti-BRT Ballot Initiative3 comments

Becks wrote 2 weeks ago: UPDATE: As Eric explains here and here, the council voted to place the initiative on the ballot and … more »

Tags: oakland, Berkeley, Urban Planning, Public Transit, Politics, City Council, election, Bus Rapid Transit, BRT

Clorox Print and Electronic Communication Manager - Oakland

synergistech wrote 3 weeks ago: Requisition Number: 1246599 When you touch the lives of millions of people around the world, nothing … more »

Tags: Information Architect, manager, MarCom, staff opp

University of California Publications Manager - Berkeley

synergistech wrote 3 weeks ago: Job Code: 8514 The University of California, Berkeley, is the preeminent public university in the co … more »

Tags: Editor, manager, MarCom, staff opp

University of the Pacific Publications Manager - Stockton

synergistech wrote 3 weeks ago: Function: Marketing Industry: Higher Education Job Code: # 08-74 Job ID: 569992 The Marketing and Un … more »

Tags: Editor, manager, MarCom, staff opp, Technical Writer

BART & AC Transit Nightmares17 comments

Becks wrote 3 weeks ago: Last night, I had a strange and somewhat humorous dream. I was at some kind of meeting or event for … more »

Tags: City Council, election, oakland, Politics, Public Transit, AC Transit, Bart, Kerry Hamill, Rebecca Kaplan

Camino: Oakland's New Darling

auntygabby wrote 3 weeks ago: Right before school let out for summer break, I started taking a prenatal swim class at the Y. It … more »

Tags: Trunk Life, What we had for dinner, camino, oakland, Restaurant

Rust and Chain

Teresa wrote 4 weeks ago: I have finally backed up my photos. After almost ten months of shooting I have almost 4600 photos … more »

Tags: Photo, Photography, Things, nikond40x, don edwards san francisco bay national wildlife refuge

And some good news...2 comments

Becks wrote 1 month ago: Not all of today’s news is depressing. The East Bay Express released it’s Best of the Ea … more »

Tags: Art, blogoaksphere, Community, oakland, A Better Oakland, Awaken Cafe, Best of the East Bay, V Smoothe

Goats Fighting Fires

Garrett wrote 1 month ago: By Farrah: Oakland is known for a lot of things – the hyphy craze, insane Raiders fans and hot we … more »

Tags: Random, farrah wilder, oakland