All the better to kill you with, my typographer dears.
We can all agree the Kiwi accent takes getting used to, but I don’t think that’s how anyone pronounces Auckland.
A scenic tour of Oakland.
Oakland keeps you at arms’ length, is warm but makes it known:
THIS is what you need to know, don’t look any further, Westsider. Talk about the Black Panthers, about the history of your father in Oakland in the 60s, tell your friends how much you like it here. We all know where you’re sleeping tonight.
Best not tell that other “city.”
Wherein we do the news
Hi Tenderloin Geographic Society —
Do you only post things about the Tenderloin? If yes, sorry to bother.
If not, I wanted to give you a heads up about a video we posted on our website. It’s by citizen journo Mike Melero and it’s Oakland youths talking about the police in their neighborhood. It’s good stuff.
http://www.baycitizen.org/videos/how-can-we-all-just-get-along/
Thanks for considering it!
-Queena
Thanks, Queena, for mistaking us for a relevant news agency. Too many friends have been face-down on police cruisers, so we’re happy to be of service. Police do not always protect and serve (disclaimer: I grew up in Los Angeles—so far, SF police have been representative of nothing less than tea parties and well-armed cucumber sandwiches).
Be gentle with me.
Oakland: land of geometry, of Q*bert, of cubism.
The manifold charms of Oakland.
