Oakland Daily Photo: August 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

psychic

"Why people are so drawn to the irrational is always something that has fascinated me." - James Randi

Sunday, August 30, 2009

mullen's liquors

Although I like my little walking guy, Tom Spaulding has a much better shot of this sign that you can see on his flickr account here.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009

electrical eight

"Bay Area utility turns food scraps into energy"

A Fence
By Carl Sandburg

Now the stone house on the lake front is finished and the
workmen are beginning the fence.
The palings are made of iron bars with steel points that
can stab the life out of any man who falls on them
As a fence, it is a masterpiece, and will shut off the rabble
and all vagabonds and hungry men and all wandering
children looking for a place to play.
Passing through the bars and over the steel points will go
nothing except Death and the Rain and To-morrow.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

gold teeth master

woah. those are some good yelp ratings.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

**ck the laws

want to know what oakland's been trying to do since 2002 to make its streets more accessible? check out the oakland pedestrian master plan here.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

dyke march

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! i had no idea oakland was so dyke-y. more on the march here.

Monday, August 24, 2009

race and the health care debate

i haven't read this article. and i can't locate it online. but tim wise does a pretty good job of engaging the idea here.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

sonic youth, underworld, and third eye blech

definitely dated; hope they've changed they're marquee. the yeah yeah yeahs are coming! upcoming shows are listed on their site here.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

indoor skydiving

um, ok. so i'm kind of cheating on this one. you guessed it; i didn't actually take this pic. yup, that's me in that ridiculous fly suit. um, and, i must also confess that this fab time was had in union city, just south of oakland. but honestly, this was a ton of fun and totally accessible to oaklanders. you can learn more about iFLY here.

Friday, August 21, 2009

east bay korean-american senior service center

They don't have a website, but AsianWeek.com did an article on the Korean Community Center of the East Bay's (KCCEB) efforts to track the needs of this uniquely oakland demographic.