Tag: Eden Area

• Growing up Mayor-less: The Case for a Muncipal Advisory Council

  Why it’s necessary to establish a municipal advisory council for the unincorporated communities of Alameda County.

  Nestor

  January 10, 2017

  East Bay Localscopics

  Bay Area, democracy, East Bay, Eden Area, hyperlocal, Local, Local Government, San Lorenzo

• The Girls Behind REACH Ashland Youth Center: An Oral History

  

  I visited the REACH Ashland Youth Center sometime in May of this year. I remember driving past the shiny new building and skate park a couple of times and thinking, when the hell did that get there? I could have parked my car and walked into the building then and there, but instead I just kept…

  Nestor

  July 29, 2016

  East Bay Localscopics

  #ashland, Alternatives, Bay Area, community journalism, community participation, Community Planning, East Bay, Eden Area, hyperlocal, Local, Local Government, public space, youth

• “American Idol” Style Democracy

  

  Unless you’ve been cryogenically frozen for the past 9 months, you’ve probably grown sick and tired of the media bombardment of Donald Trump. I know I have, so I’ll do my best not to bore you with a “Why Trump is Winning” analysis. And if you just did wake from being cryogenically frozen, the year…

  Nestor

  April 8, 2016

  East Bay Localscopics, Uncategorized

  Collective, community journalism, community participation, democracy, East Bay, Eden Area, hyperlocal, Local, Local Government