Mastodawn

Come on over to the #EastBay this Saturday (4/18), where from 2pm I’ll be signing copies of my speculative fiction thriller #EugenesisInception at the #WalnutCreek Barnes & Noble location. #SanFranciscoBayArea
https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062204636-0

Dining and Cooking Apr 4

Why Cenaduria Elvira is the Bay Area’s most radical Mexican restaurant

The house specialty of Cenaduria Elvira is the tostada raspada, center, a dish with ties to Zapotlanejo in Mexico’s Jalisco state. Colin Peck/For the S.F. Chronicle Cenaduria Elvira serves the best Jalisco-style torta ahogada in the entire Bay Ar…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #eastbay #FoodTopics #Restaurants
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2585137/why-cenaduria-elvira-is-the-bay-areas-most-radical-mexican-restaurant/

Emma needs ☕️ and paying work Apr 4

This is a shame. Firestone Walker bought out the rights to brew Trumer Pills (a beer I like.) Firestone Walker’s owners are Trump supporters so I need to find another locally made pilsner.

https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/03/trumer-pils-sold-firestone-closing/

#Beer #EastBay #BayArea

Trumer’s U.S. operation sold, departing Berkeley after 22 years

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

The Oaklandside

Emma needs ☕️ and paying work Apr 4

This is a shame. Firestone Walker bought out the rights to brew Trumer Pills (a beer I like.) Firestone Walker’s owners are Trump supporters so I need to find another locally made pilsner.

https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/03/trumer-pils-sold-firestone-closing/

#Beer #EastBay #BayArea

Trumer’s U.S. operation sold, departing Berkeley after 22 years

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

The Oaklandside

California Politics Huddle Apr 2

AC Transit reveals doomsday budget scenarios. Entire lines could be cut
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/30/ac-transit-doomsday-scenario-bus-service-tax-measure/
#California #Transit #Transportation #Oakland #Berkeley #EastBay

AC Transit reveals doomsday budget scenarios, and entire lines could be cut

If a new tax doesn’t pass in November, one plan would cut service to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels. Bus lines that serve fewer people, such as the 281, 19, 251, and 56, are on the chopping block.

The Oaklandside

Aaron Priven Apr 2

Weird experience: I got to the Line G stop at the Salesforce Center just as the FS bus departed in front of us. Then, just after getting off the Line G bus on Solano, I cross the street and that same Line FS bus (not in service at that point) stops to let me cross.

#ACTransit #bus #sfba #EastBay #AlbanyCA #Transit #Transbay

California Politics Huddle Mar 31

#NoKings may have broken national record, but #BayArea numbers appear to lag from earlier protests
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/03/30/no-kings-3-attendance-bay-area/
#Gilroy #SanFrancisco #Antioch #EastBay #SanJose #WalnutCreek #ContraCosta #SanMateo #Alameda

No Kings may have broken national record, but Bay Area numbers appear to lag from earlier protests

The local protesters joined 8 million people participating nationwide, marking the largest single-day nationwide protest in modern American history.

East Bay Times

LilMikeSF Mar 31

#KashPatel putsch against #Congress Rep #EricSwalwell sees #EastBay #congressman issue "cease & desist" plea while other DC #Democrats "observers" alarmed including some forced to act in #FBI . #Swalwell accuses #Drumpf admin of trying to taint his #campaign for #California governor

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/28/fbi-patel-eric-swalwell/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzc0NjcwNDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc2MDUyNzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzQ2NzA0MDAsImp0aSI6ImNhZmVmNjYyLTVhMzgtNGJhZS04OWJiLWIwOTMwZmFkM2U2NyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI2LzAzLzI4L2ZiaS1wYXRlbC1lcmljLXN3YWx3ZWxsLyJ9.iGN3KPHjJl5r6StlPpa_25ydPOwz8KjrKWlMXmt4FEY #GiftLink #Free GIFT FROM A #WaPo #BezosBrand News SUBSCRIBER

Kash Patel’s push against Democratic lawmaker raises concerns within FBI

FBI Director Kash Patel is pushing to post documents related to a Democratic lawmaker who has not been accused of wrongdoing, raising alarms within the Bureau.

The Washington Post