i’ve had to work on-site in downtown oakland for the past couple weeks. feeling the rto > feeling the agi. parking lots full by 9 am. line for banh mis 9 people deep at 12:15. a glimmer of “bustle” at the 12th street/broadway intersection.
photo courtesy of /my/ movie of the summer: mountainhead, jesse armstrong’s skewering of tech billionaires. experimenting with a bit of commentary on the links this week, watch this space for evolution of the form…
i've been writing an intermittent newsletter for over a year but have refused to publicize it. i'm now surrendering to a desire to expand my audience and return to the world of posting. i'm writing about the bay area, broadly, and today starts week 1 of a shorter form links/events roundup...!