José Vadi’s “Chipped: Writing From a Skateboarder’s Lens” is, literally, a collection of essays. But it’s also a map of Vadi’s personal California. From Pomona, where he was raised, to the Bay Area, where he lived until recently, “Chipped” charts the state’s urban spaces as seen from the back of a board, a network of routes traced block by block by block. Vadi’s vision of the neighborhoods is granular. “Off I went down Broadway and towards the bike lanes connecting Rockridge with neighboring...
Hi! I’m Rae, a Movement Communications Associate at the Wikimedia Foundation, and long-time Wikimedia volunteer. This post discusses IP blocks—what they are, why they are placed, and IP block
Dear Reader, I’m pleased to share the good news which we shared with the L.A. Times staff yesterday that Terry Tang has been appointed executive editor of the Los Angeles Times. Terry’s name may already be familiar to you. She joined The Times in 2019 and has served as editorial page editor since 2022. In December I decided that a change in editorial leadership was needed and in January this year, I asked her to lead the newsroom on an interim basis, as we executed the planned newsroom...
With respect, "Hats off!" to the April 10 opinion writer for his honest and well-written, "Don't fool me twice."
When you’re studying for a class, I typically recommend distributed practice for maximum retention, but there are times when blocked practice, its opposite, can be helpful.
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(KRON) – A pro-Palestine protest is reportedly blocking all northbound Interstate 880 at Fifth Avenue in Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol. Seven protesters are locked to si
Time to do away with property taxes and develop a 20% sales tax nationally.
I'm so sad for the person(s) who felt compelled to create the threat and shut down the Central Lakes College drag show.
I compare us to a large corporation, where everyone who votes is on the board of directors. We vote to hire people for various positions, and pay them to do a job for us.
"Why build any potential threat to Lake Superior, which holds 10% of the world’s freshwater?"