I’m back at Google on a short-term contract with Magnit @ Google. I’m editing the writing of a new AI tool Google is working on. My current writing contract goes from December, 2024-August, 2025.
Joaquin Miller: Oakland’s First Hipster?
Joaquin Miller (Courtesy Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Room.) Over the past year, I’ve overheard Oakland natives complaining about the influx of hipsters moving to Oakland. However, this trend is as old as the city itself. Poseurs … [Read more]
Authors@Google Talk about Oakland in Popular Memory
I spoke at Google about Oakland in Popular Memory on August 6, 2012 as part of their Authors@Google series: … [Read more]
1,000+ cyclists turn out for East Bay Bike Party
Over 1,000 cyclists turned out for one of the most popular East Bay Bike Parties to date. At 8pm on Friday, August 10, 2012, the lower lot at Rockridge BART was overflowing with cyclists of all ages from throughout the East Bay. People were on all … [Read more]
People of Art Murmur
See Joe Sciarrillo's photos of the last several Oakland Art Murmurs and First Fridays: August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 … [Read more]
200 Cyclists Participate in 5th Annual Peace Ride
Hiram Lawrence was one-year-old when he was shot in Oakland on November 28, 2011. On Saturday, July 21, 2012 approximately 200 cyclists turned out for the 5th Annual Peace Ride in his honor. The event, sponsored by Bikes 4 Life bike shop, ended in … [Read more]
Huffington Post publishes excerpt from Oakland in Popular Memory
The Huffington Post published an excerpt from Oakland in Popular Memory--the afterword titled "Gertrude Stein's Oakland." Read the post here. This piece is adapted from a blog post I wrote for the Google Books blog for Gertrude Stein's birthday on … [Read more]
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