New Orleans I give the New York Times begrudging credit for their coverage of New Orleans both during and after Katrina. They have been committed to the story and stayed on it with a couple of reporters to this day. Some of their coverage drives me crazy and the too frequent, top-down, “get ‘r done!” …
Author: wade
Sitefighting near the Bay
Vallejo We drove up from San Francisco to the Teamsters Hall in Vallejo. It felt like “union row” as we passed the Musicians Hall, walked into the Teamsters, and looked at the UFCW Hall across the street. This city may be a “bedroom” community now, but we were walking in the heart of what used …
Risky Cities
San Francisco On the “risky city” index I live in #2 (New Orleans) and have just flown this week was in #35 (San Antonio), woke up this morning in #4 (San Francisco), and will be driving to #5 (Oakland) tonight and spending all morning there tomorrow. Makes you think, doesn’t it? A list of the …