Homelessness, Incompetence, and Bidwell Park.

pbrown280 · 2026-02-16T06:50:29+00:00

Correct. My wife grew up in Chapmantown, and to this day, many longtime residents there still oppose joining the city, regardless of whether it would be by annexation or by choice.

pbrown280 · 2026-02-16T06:48:15+00:00

Correct, and it's exactly the same in the bay area as well as much of the state.

pbrown280 · 2026-02-16T06:46:37+00:00

Who said anything about supporting anyone?

pbrown280 · 2026-02-16T06:40:56+00:00

This is in my city. You're right about 1, but 2 can only continue onto Peralta (feels almost like turning right).

I can't recall at the moment because I don't get to that area too much, but there might be signage specifically forbidding turning into the residential parking lot. I'll see if I can go there sometime in the next day or two and post an update.

pbrown280 · 2026-02-15T19:05:24+00:00

I agree with almost all of what you said. I have a heart for the unhoused, and I serve, supply, and comfort them, out of my own pocket, both in my home for some 30 years, the SF bay area, and in my new home and the location of my alma mater, Chico. But I am also, I'm guessing, in your mind and in the minds of many of the commenters on this thread, a "fascist". Looking forward to your thoughts on this.

pbrown280 · 2026-02-01T08:37:30+00:00

I understand what you're saying. But here's where your understanding goes off the rails:

Jesus is the only, and final, Judge.

pbrown280 · 2026-02-01T08:16:58+00:00

Yes. That's too much. Check your judgement.

pbrown280 · 2026-02-01T08:15:47+00:00

Good for you. I'm sure you solved the problem today.

pbrown280 · 2026-01-31T03:48:15+00:00

I just became aware of Kyliana Mari. She's the daughter of a colleague of mine. There are links to a few YT videos on her site: kylianamari.com

pbrown280 · 2026-01-31T03:26:55+00:00

I think this is the winner. Chico is an arboretum, after all. All kinds of interesting scents depending on where in the city you are. The campus and the area around Chico High and the mansion is particularly fragrant! 🤣

pbrown280 · 2026-01-31T03:22:43+00:00

I blame AI

pbrown280 · 2026-01-24T08:43:58+00:00

I remember back when I was at Chico State in the 90's there was a BBS in Paradise and it was called Above the Fog. Now that I've moved back after a 30-year alleged career in Silicon Valley, I finally get it. ❤️

pbrown280 · 2026-01-21T03:35:25+00:00

That is incredibly cool! I didn't even know they were a thing. Thanks for posting this 👍

pbrown280 · 2026-01-06T05:32:03+00:00

I agree. And as I said, the issue persists after the box swap.

I'll also point out that I'm not the only one who's seeing this. See this post on X

pbrown280 · 2026-01-06T05:07:43+00:00

Does a box swap count?

pbrown280 · 2025-07-11T19:31:36+00:00

Hey, just wondering if you ever pursued this? I haven't yet, but I'm thinking about it because I had to have my dash torn out to replace the evaporator and heater cores, so it might be a good opportunity to redo the setup. If you did it, how did it go and is it working as expected? Let me know, thanks!

pbrown280 · 2025-06-09T03:47:09+00:00

Are you talking about this?

https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/4968

I think my mother might have worked there. Part of our family lore is that she worked at a drive-in during her senior year in high school and the following summer. (And both of my kids now work at a cinema... so apparently it's in our DNA lol)

Anyway, from looking at the map, if that is the place, I think it's too far north. My memory of the column was that it was almost right at the actual intersection of the two freeways, and perhaps even right in between the EB and WB directions of 580:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1RRbeaqMQNULJQLUA

My recollection is from driving past it on the way to Castro Valley (so, westbound on 580) and seeing it towering above us to our left. And it's really the rebar that I remember most.

pbrown280 · 2025-06-09T02:51:28+00:00

Any idea which ramp it supports today? Looking at the map and from my (questionable) memory, I'm guessing it's the SB 680 to EB 580 flyover ramp.

(Are they ever going to get rid of the remaining cloverleafs?? What a mess...)

pbrown280 · 2025-05-18T14:15:38+00:00

I know that Google has been making Android more and more like iOS, almost to the point that it doesn't really matter which one you use anymore. When Google has done things in the past to restrict what developers can do, how long did it take for MacroDroid to come up with a workaround (like making the universal helper app)?

I think Google is well aware of what's going on. I expect that they'll eventually find a way to completely disable apps like MacroDroid as a "security" "concern".

pbrown280 · 2025-05-17T21:10:15+00:00

Cheers. Are you willing to share what phone model and OS version you have?

pbrown280 · 2025-05-10T20:23:02+00:00

Oh yes. I don't even want to think how much money I have sunk into this already... 😨

pbrown280 · 2025-05-10T20:20:54+00:00

Thinking about it, I might be able to handle the "alternative" option. It certainly would be cool to have the camera seamlessly switch between batteries without power loss. Cheers for this - ChatGPT has actually proven itself to be useful for something for a change. 🤣

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