About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
I Love the Bay Area Archive
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California transportation woes
Posted on May 15, 2007 | 2 CommentsOn his blog, Daniel Hernandez notes that there have been a couple really neat proposals for a proper subway system for LA. The first one, designed by Numan Parada, would put a subway stop at 26th and Wilshire, about 2 blocks from my parents’ house.... -
“This marvellous city, San Francisco!”
Posted on March 12, 2007 | No CommentsTwo Years Before the Mast, 1869: Late in the afternoon, as there were vespers at the Roman Catholic churches, I went to that of Notre Dame des Victoires. The congregation was French, and a sermon in French was preached by an Abbé; the music was... -
Two unrelated items
Posted on February 28, 2007 | No CommentsJosh Quittner, the editor-in-chief at Business 2.0 magazine (where I was an intern a mere three years ago), wants to be the next dean at the North Gate Graduate School of Journalism? Also, why didn’t anyone tell me that Ted Leo & the Pharmacists are... -
On burritos
Posted on February 26, 2007 | No CommentsSo today I was digging around the interwebs for some info about burritos. Three items stick out: 1) I found this 85 burrito odyssey in the Chronicle from last September. 2) I found a possible reference to myself in UrbanDictionary.com, under the entry “california burrito”.... -
Rich and David’s IM conversation on Nancy Pelosi’s ascension
Posted on November 10, 2006 | 2 CommentsRich: well, didn’t you hear, speaker pelosi is going to infect congress with her SAN FRANCISCO VALUES David: awesome. pretty soon everyone in america will eat tacos and not hate gay people. -
Farewell, Mr. Rove.
Posted on November 8, 2006 | No CommentsHere’s the full list, via Daily Kos. Yes, and Mr. Seven-term Pombo (R-CA) from the 11th Congressional District of California lost! And the Macaca race is still up in the air, but Webb is barely ahead for now. And finally, in the most meaningless ballot... -
Dave Cuomo plays two nights in the Bay Area!
Posted on October 16, 2006 | No CommentsWhen I lived in New York, I was invited to get cheap drinks and attend some great live music once a week at The Underground Lounge by my good buddy and Columbia cohort Jennifer Weiss. She had a regular gig rockin’ the back room on... -
LET’S GO, OAKLAND!
Posted on October 6, 2006 | No CommentsBest part of the game: within two minutes of the final out, the folks in the right field bleachers (where my brother and I were sitting) started chanting: Yankees suck! Yankees suck! I can’t wait for the ALCS. -
Oakland Taco Trucks
Posted on September 28, 2006 | No CommentsXeni at Boing Boing brightened my day with a link to TacoTrucks.net a site devoted to Oakland taco trucks, one of my favorite places to get a cheap and amazingly delicious meal. I’ve known about Burritoeater.com and Burritophile.com, which are dissapointing because the former is... -
Oakland to get Muni WiFi!
Posted on August 30, 2006 | 2 CommentsYay! Oakland is on its way to getting a citywide network! [via MuniWireless]
