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"
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Rockridge Archive
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Kids 4 Obama / Mom 4 Hillary
Posted on April 21, 2008 | 1 CommentThese banners are hung in two windows of the same house, less than a block north of my own. I think it pretty much sums up the entire election. -
Obama support strong in North Oakland
Posted on February 4, 2008 | 1 CommentI was out doing errands this afternoon and saw Obama supporters staked out at the intersections of Ashby Ave./Claremont Ave., Keith/College Ave. (Rockridge BART), and Broadway and 51st St. They were waving signs and banners at passing cars. Over the last few months, I’ve seen... -
Oakland Trib: Boy taking piano lesson struck by stray bullet in North Oakland
Posted on January 12, 2008 | 7 CommentsThere was a robbery, gunfire and a chase in my neighborhood Thursday. There was an insane number of police cars, when I drove right by that music school maybe 20-30 minutes after it happened, and as I tried to drive down 51st towards Telegraph Ave.,... -
Robbery in Rockridge?
Posted on September 29, 2007 | No CommentsThere’s cops blocking both ends of my street. Apparently, there’s a robbery suspect running around the neighborhood. I’ve never seen so many cops here before. Whoa. I got this email from a neighbor: “As I write this the cops are staked out on [street name... -
Racism in Oakland, 1906
Posted on April 18, 2006 | No CommentsBut many San Franciscans left the city permanently. Oakland’s population doubled to 150,000 between 1900 and 1910, spurred by the earthquake and developers Francis “Borax” Smith and Frank Havens. There was also a big jump in population in Marin and on the Peninsula. All these... -
Key System
Posted on August 17, 2005 | No CommentsI was looking at the Wikipedia entry for the old Key System, the old light-rail system that existed in the East Bay from 1900 until the 1950s. There, I found an old movie from 1945 called The March of Progress that has a great 20... -
“The mountain air is full of song – it’s Saturday night!”
Posted on June 5, 2005 | No CommentsSo next time I have a big party, someone remind me to buy about a third to a half of as much food as I usually do. I ended up giving away two cases of beer, and still had a watermelon vodka, a bunch of... -
End of Vacation
Posted on June 2, 2005 | No CommentsWell, I finally got Internet access (Thanks SBC!) a full five days ahead of schedule. WiFi is up, and is open. Time to catch up on The Daily Show. This marks the end of my two week vacation since graduation. My goal was to have... -
Cottage Update
Posted on May 31, 2005 | No CommentsLauren and Maria helped me pick out some sweet curtains, a cover for the sofa, pillows, shower curtain, carpet for the coffee table, candles, garden torches at IKEA yesterday. I’m hoping that I still gain some respect from my male friends even though I have... -
Rockridge is my new hood
Posted on May 24, 2005 | No CommentsGreetings from the Hudson Bay CafŽ, a reliable source of WiFi, on the corner of Hudson and College in North Oakland. This will be my new Internet fix until my Internet gets going by next week. Their hot chocolate leaves something to be desired. But...
