Written by Jimmy Tobias with additional reporting by Lakshmi Sarah – this post originally appeared on Richmond Confidential. In February, a … More
Author: Lakshmi Sarah
Measure D, Berkeley’s Soda Tax: What’s the Deal?
This article originally appeared in The Berkeley Graduate. A measure taxing soda and sugary beverages is on Berkeley’s November 4 … More
Why has Mission Peak Become the Thing to Do?
This article originally appeared in Bay Nature. Apparently, no journey to the 2,000 foot summit is complete without a selfie. … More
Debunking the Model Minority Myth with Humor: The Rise of the South Asian Comedian
This article originally appeared in Aerogram. One of Hari Kondabolu’s jokes begins with his observations while sitting on a bus … More
Berkeley Supports Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters from Afar
This article originally appeared in The Berkeley Graduate. 50 years ago, Jack Weinberg’s arrest helped set off UC Berkeley’s Free … More
Why Militant Maoists Are Attacking Mobile Phone Towers in India
This article originally appeared in Global Voices. Posted 23 September 2014 18:06 GMT Early in the morning on September 19, radical … More
Pop-up African home, in an Oakland park, marks Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year
Using the stories and voices of Ethiopian and Eritrean taxi drivers as inspiration, ten Bay Area artists have created a … More
India: Mapping Street Harassment and Promoting Safe Cities
This article originally appeared in Global Voices Posted 13 May 2014 7:34 GMT It may be a challenge to find … More
Training Videos by Farmers, for Farmers
Some days, community agricultural extension workers in India have to travel many miles between several villages in one day. Would … More
2013 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable … More
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