East Bay Yesterday

I *finally* got around to listening to this, and learned so much about my neighborhood (Clinton) -- including that there used to be a major train station at the site of the proposed BART infill sanantoniostation.net (also, Mitchell Schwarzer is an absolute authority on Oakland)

Going on a road trip today? Perfect time to catch up on East Bay Yesterday! I've got +130 episodes in the archives... pod.link/1158506231

USS Hornet: Yet another historic institution could leave for San Francisco Alameda’s USS Hornet Sea, Air, & Space Museum wants to raise anchor and depart the East Bay.

This would be such a bummer... sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/u...

Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, November 18 - November 23 Notice and be noticed

Oakland Review of Books calendar of literary events is up! And amended bc I missed an event coming up this weekend & publishing to the web is flexible like that.

www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/calendar/

I'm going to the Bay Aerial event Friday with @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social! What about you?

Mystery solved!

Anyone know what this building is?

Last year, thieves stole bonsai trees from Lake Merritt. A few weeks ago, Morcom Rose Garden got trashed when people ripped out the plants. Now I'm hearing that the rocks at Peralta Hacienda keep getting yoinked. Who is stealing rocks?!

“He wanted people to take risks” - East Bay Yesterday If you were born after 1990, it might be easy to think that the world has always had wheelchair ramps, closed captions, and bathroom stalls for people with disabilities. But none of those things exist...

"A man who couldn’t move his arms or legs changed laws, architecture, and society’s view on people with disabilities..." eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/he-...

New episode dropping tomorrow! Subscribe to the podcast if you wanna hear about the rise of the disability rights movement... pod.link/1158506231

Come out to the Mills College Art Museum to celebrate the 100th anniversary tomorrow... mcam.oakland.northeastern.edu/events/#0406...

This is a few days late but the East Bay Yesterday award for Best Costume goes to @natalieorenstein.bsky.social

I found a very ominous map… eastbayyesterday.substack.com/p/how-had-i-...

How had I missed this for so long? I finally checked out a building I’d walked past for decades – I wasn’t disappointed by what I found

I finally went inside a building I'd been walking by for years, and I was not disappointed...
eastbayyesterday.substack.com/p/how-had-i-...

so shady!

I'm so curious!

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum of California, police say The Oakland Police Department says it is working with the FBI’s Art Crime Team to investigate the burglary.

This seems very strange - wouldn't a lot of these items (i.e. Ohlone artifacts) be very traceable?
oaklandside.org/2025/10/29/o...

Come to my Q&A with the author of "On Loop: Black Sonic Politics in Oakland" this Saturday...
www.bookpassage.com/event/alex-w...

What was it like to grow up *inside* Oakland's oldest cemetery? Tune into @kalwradio.bsky.social at 11:30am today to find out

Rare Bay Area Victorian mansion might need to 'get rid of everything' Oakland refuses to renew the lease of a preservationist group.

One of Oakland's most historic homes is in serious danger...
www.sfgate.com/local/articl... @sfgate.com

War is Over (Because UC Wants it) A Tale of Two Murals on Telegraph Avenue, Aaron Cometbus's "The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah," and Praising the Emptiness

You simply cannot believe how many words I have written about Aaron Cometbus' Electric Menorah, but really about the muralization of history, no, about Telegraph Avenue and capitalism (but actually about the sixties, my mom, and about mourning mourning): www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/war-is-over-...

Come celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Mills College Art Museum with me! Of course we'll be talking about how the Bay Area influenced the rest of the world...

Gonna be interesting to hear how Silicon Valley libertarians defend the massive gov't bailout they'll inevitably need before the end of Trump's term...

Bobby Seale, a Black Panther founder, will have an Oakland intersection named after him The city will host a dedication event Wednesday, Oct. 22 which will be designated "Bobby Seale Day" in Oakland.

The city will host a dedication event Wednesday, Oct. 22 which will be designated "Bobby Seale Day" in Oakland.

Oakland re-branded E. 14th St to International Blvd in 1996. What do you think about the name change?

I listen to East Bay Yesterday for roadtrips and now I finally got to be on it! I talk with Liam about everything: historic preservation, transit, gentrification, YIMBY v NIMBY, and public housing from an Oakland / East Bay perspective.

Black Panther Professor: Bobby Seale and D'Angelo in Oakland | The New York Times YouTube video by The New York Times

www.youtube.com/watch?si=Tfw...

“My neighborhood looks the same as it did 50 years ago” - East Bay Yesterday Everyone has opinions on the Bay Area’s problems with housing, transit and public infrastructure, but Darrell Owens digs deep into the historical roots of these issues on his Substack “The Discourse L...

What needs protection – and what needs to change? @idothethinking.bsky.social shares his thoughts in my new episode eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/my-...

Only a few tix left for the @oaklandside.org anniversary event this week. Don't miss it...
www.eventbrite.com/e/futureoakl...

My jaw literally dropped…

We can confirm: The EBMUD tour is as fascinating as it is smelly!