Fifteen Years In Jingletown

I lived for fifteen years in Jingletown, a district of Oakland…

With A Name Like Hamish…

I have the sort of name that always causes problems and misunderstandings in this country (the US). So far, they’re…

That Huge Mistake (You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet)

On Being An (Invisible) Immigrant

I’m three-times an immigrant. Yet people seem to miss that about me…

Womble Hopper Hall

A delirious statue on the UC Campus in Berkeley, and the delirious and…

Big Data Is Watching You

What Does Big Data Really Mean?

Medium Cruel

Medium can be a cruel place for writers; and a frustrating one for readers, too…

Symptom, Not Cause

“Justin” and homelessness in SF are both symptoms of a couple of decades of very SF…

The Fundamentals

Quality of life is about more than artisanal coffee and hipster food trucks, you know…

The True Hipster

So many sheep mistaking themselves for wolves, fad for fashion, pose for stance…