East Bay Yesterday

09/17/2026

"Judy spent her youth trying to change the world and much of her later life making sure the history of that time was not forgotten..."

She worked at the Berkeley Barb, helped found the Berkeley Tribe and spent decades involved in radical activism alongside her husband, Stew Albert.

09/17/2026

Noooooo

The storied blues and punk venue appealed to patrons to contact city leaders and said they hope the closure is temporary.

09/10/2026

If you're beating the heat with a popsicle today, just remember that this icy treat was invented in the Bay Area!

This quintessential summer snack originated in the Bay Area

09/09/2026

Here's part 2 of my miniseries about the DIY art scene of the early 2000s... (link below)

08/29/2026

This was a very fun conversation on KQED Forum...

We’ll dive into the objects and accessories that are hella Bay Area and just how they became so ubiquitous.

08/26/2026

Stories about the invention of the Popsicle are often shrouded in myth. Here's what really happened... (link below)

08/13/2026

"For Sheila E., born Sheila Escovedo in Oakland, that culture began at home. Her father, legendary percussionist Pete Escovedo, filled the house with music that ranged far beyond the Latin jazz for which he became famous..."

On the eve of her gig at Blue Note Napa, the Norcal icon talks Berkeley drum circles.

08/13/2026

"Visitors came to swim and dance, ride the roller coaster, picnic, and enjoy the atmosphere..."

Neptune Beach began life in 1916 with a roller coaster and ended after 1939 with an auction. Join Alameda Post’s historian, Dennis Evanosky, who will lead 90-minute strolls and share stories about the "Coney Island of the West" this weekend.

08/11/2026

I just launched a new miniseries about Oakland's thriving "underground" art/music scene from the early 2000s. Here's the first episode...

In Oakland on any given weekend in the early 2000s there might’ve been be a punk show in an old Victorian happening down the block from a warehouse rave while, at the same time, a bunch of burners were doing pyrotechnics in an old factory and a few blocks away, experimental noise musicians were ma...

08/04/2026

Going to this place feels like being in one of those ‘80s movies where a kid finds a magic book and gets sucked into a fantasy world...

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