Her name was Darlene Rios-Drapkin (pictured above), and she was a Main Street manager for the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, which was where she disembarked. The plane ride was the start of a cross-country road trip and hers was the first meeting of many I had on that trip back ...
There’s no doubt defenses here must survive. This colossal feat of rock and concrete keeps San Francisco Bay from drowning the financial district and Market Street, safeguarding some $100 billion in business and buildings. But the wall is crumbling and in desperate need of backup. High tides ...
If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time to join us for this impactful event at Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel & Casino Resort.At this year’s convention, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in key discussions and strategy sessions between Tribal Nations, Native organizations, fe...
I have always loved being transported by books, especially by sweeping tales that span the globe and pull me into lives of people who love and sacrifice over time. You Bring the Distant Nearis nearly perfect for my appetite. In lush and poetic language, Perkins opens the novel in 1965 Ghan...
I am just writing down my thoughts here and I will clean this up latter, there is allot of repetition of points here, I realize that, and I will have to condense this when I get time, but in case I never get to come back here, the points are made, and I think it … Continue ...
When there is no profit, the only way is to play more competitive games during the week. The Super League will save clubs financially. ‘PSG were not invited, as of today. We haven’t even spoken to German clubs. We are now 12 clubs, we want to become 15 clubs. If PSG and Bayern...
I shook my head. I laughed out loud. I don't exactly believe in "messages from the universe", but there are times when you almost have to. This was one of them. Here is what I think: there's hope for me yet. Here is what I think: the need to hear and tell stories is inhere...
Again, this isn’t a breathtaking view that you would download and set as the background on your desktop. But it is quite nice. So this is one sweeping moment in Oakland: two very different kinds of street art and lush vistas in the distance. Here are some of the houses I passed on...
in Amalfi, but quickly get frustrated (once again) with the traffic and drive right on past and back up into the mountains, scrapping a beach day for mountain switchbacks and sweeping views. I cruise higher and higher, through villages that dot the mountains nestled between the two coasts, ...
SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG A RESOURCE GUIDE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES [R]ecognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world... .[D]isregard and contempt for...