Tag: california
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Notes on migrating three quarters of a mile
So we moved. And by “moved,” I mean we loaded our stuff into a truck and drove less than a mile to an apartment with more space, less drunk people throwing up next to our bedroom window (so far), and far more sanity all around us. The state of our new living room as of…
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Sacramento digest: Capitol Alert debuts today – sacbee.com
$499 a year for California political news from the Sacramento Bee? Is this viable? Is keeping this stuff behind a (high) paywall serving the public interest? Who will subscribe? In other words, I’m interested in the business model, but worried about t Sacramento digest: Capitol Alert debuts today – sacbee.com
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Project hopes to preserve old newspapers – Peninsula Press Club
I love old newspapers, ironically enough given my long-winded screeds on the coming e-paper revolution. I wrote a short essay a couple summers ago on a book about early California newspapers. Maybe I should dig that one out and post it. Project hopes to preserve old newspapers – Peninsula Press Club
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Maps of Recent Earthquake Activity in California-Nevada
This really needs a database+Google Maps treatment. Maps of Recent Earthquake Activity in California-Nevada
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I got cheated out of my I Voted sticker
…because I was thrown off by California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson and wife stepping into the room to cast their votes. It was sort of pleasant to see them, seconds after voting for his opponent, and it was certainly amusing to overhear the conversation among the poll workers and his handlers (?) just before…
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The Internet is for democracy
The Center for Citizen Media has lifted the curtain on what it’s planning to do with a Sunlight Foundation grant. It’s a political transparency project, with the goal of gathering everything there is to know about this year’s race for the 11th congressional district here in California, featuring incumbent Richard Pombo (R-Tracy). All nonpartisan caveats…
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California Bill Would Prevent College Officials From Censoring Student Newspapers
Leland Yee’s California college media bill passed the State Assembly 76-0. California Bill Would Prevent College Officials From Censoring Student Newspapers
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All We Ever Wanted
Vacation starts tomorrow. We’ll be gone for the week in Yosemite and points East, South, and West. For a vague idea of what we’re seeing, check out the Flickr tag for Yosemite. We’ll be bringing back photos (digital and film) and possibly some video. Check back here in a week for that. Have fun, and…
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More staged media with the Governor Schwarzenegger
I know I’m late, but the long weekend swallowed up most of my political anger/impatience/responsiblity. So, last Friday’s San Francisco Chronicle has this story of a completely, 100% staged media event featuring the Governor of California, who happens to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. A work crew dug a pothole out of a San Jose street, and…