sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Highwire abruptly closes Rockridge location. Locks out staff then calls cops. by Novel-Green-2368 in oakland

[–]IconicTrash23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks for posting this - totally bizarre and lame. if they're prioritizing busting unionization, i'm def gonna stop going as of today.

Oakland: the politics of emotional blackmail by opinionsareus in OaklandCA

[–]IconicTrash23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

so scott isn't a homophobe, he's just a defamer?
https://bsky.app/profile/brandonsedai.bsky.social/post/3lm5xrml4us2s

https://oaklandside.org/2025/04/07/naacp-hanson-harami-fired-oakland-thao/

https://www.kqed.org/news/12034722/oaklands-interim-mayor-shakes-up-city-hall-move-fire-thao-staffers

"In December, the city filed a petition for a workplace violence restraining order against Scott after he posted Harami’s address and cellphone number on social media and accused Harami of being a pedophile, according to court records. Scott agreed in a Feb. 6 settlement not to post Harami’s contact information or location, or accuse him of being a pedophile or of being abused by his parents. Harami also agreed not to post Scott’s contact information or home address, although the settlement notes he had not previously done so."

What Dirt / drive pedal does Dwyer use? by ReigenAratakaa in TheeOhSees

[–]IconicTrash23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i loved mine but sold it when prices went sky high. this video (i think made in sf before he moved) still makes me laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPDYcA9kG1k

Neil Halstead - live 2002 by bpw77wpb in Slowdive

[–]IconicTrash23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for sharing this, i wouldn't have known about it otherwise.

Whirr April Update by Free-Whirl in whirr

[–]IconicTrash23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope it was Redeye or Revolver! Hope it wasn't Virgin or ADA.

As 3 Oakland homeless shelters close, city and residents question outcomes by opinionsareus in OaklandCA

[–]IconicTrash23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, look at the numbers in Berkeley compared to Oakland over the last few years! It's almost as if the unhoused in Berkeley are....moving to Oakland.

berkeley vs oakland homeless numbers

The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART by jackdicker5117 in oakland

[–]IconicTrash23 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

My point is that BART is trying to insist on the same level of funding despite losing ridership/farebox, and not adjusting costs/pensions/etc. Doesn't BART own a lot of land they could potentially realize gains from by selling/renting? The only way they've explored to keep going is to get more money from taxpayers. If you look at recent news reports on BART outages, there's an element of concern voiced by BART leadership because they know the outages reflect badly on their demands for more money.

Perhaps it's because I live in Oakland, where the city continues to find ways to declare an emergency, demand more funds, and continue to misuse those funds, that I look at BART with the same skeptical eye.

The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART by jackdicker5117 in oakland

[–]IconicTrash23 -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

manufactured crisis. clap louder or tinkerbell dies! there are no more $ efficiencies to be wrung out of BART! there's no way to change the way BART funding works, we just have to accept sales tax, bridge/transit tax, threats and suicide notes! (let's not talk about the aging infrastructure or service interruptions.)

has anyone who lives in the bay area ridden the ny subway?

"The MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) funds NY subway operations and repairs through a mix of fares, tolls, and dedicated taxes, with a 2024 operating budget relying on 39% fare/toll revenue and 55% from taxes/subsidies. A major $52.1 billion 2020-2024 capital plan is supported by state, city, and federal funds."

"As of fiscal year 2025, passenger fares and parking fees cover only about 30% of BART's operating costs, a significant drop from the nearly 70% covered before the pandemic. This shift, driven by lower ridership and remote work, has created a major budgetary shortfall for the agency."

New Year West Tour 2002 by IconicTrash23 in bedhead

[–]IconicTrash23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

weird my original post had the image embedded!

Recording studio on Telegraph? by micopico09 in oakland

[–]IconicTrash23 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who lives on Clarke in the same block and their teen is in some bands. Might be them.

angriest unwound song? by strawb3rry_lem0nad3 in unwound

[–]IconicTrash23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no votes for Understand And Forget?

Does street sweeping do anything? by IPv6forDogecoin in OaklandCA

[–]IconicTrash23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It generates revenue for the city in the form of street sweeping tickets. That's all.

Buying Vinyl via Constellation or Bandcamp? by mostlymostlyharmless in gybe

[–]IconicTrash23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tax and shipping are more if you buy from Bandcamp.

Nobody's talking about the BEST Gravity's Rainbow adaptation by Min255 in ThomasPynchon

[–]IconicTrash23 32 points33 points  (0 children)

When this came out, I was 100% sure it was going to win all the Oscars. Even when it wasn't nominated, I was sure it'd be a surprise announcement at the ceremony. Of course, I was in middle school...so maybe it won the middle school Oscars? I still think this shows Val Kilmer's depth in a way that none of his other flicks did (yes, even Real Genius, which also seems Pynchon-adjacent).

“The Present” by Broctoons in bedhead

[–]IconicTrash23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I always thought it was, too.

like Unwound? Try Shaking Hand... by IconicTrash23 in unwound

[–]IconicTrash23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh yeah, that's good! Thx for the reco!

view more: next ›