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Trying again to move my attention away from other places and more to mastodon. What are some good ways to find people to follow? Mostly interested in local stories #oakland #berkeley #alameda #sanleandro #richmond #EastBay

Reading the "Embroidery" magazine from Australia and discovered Carola VanDyke, who makes pieces from just machine stitching thread! Insanely gorgeous:

https://www.carolavandykestudio.com/new-gallery-3/lshqqwoilyqh8zssn8rjbks9ckkyvf

That's just one of the pieces she has on her site, checkout the rest: https://www.carolavandykestudio.com/

And hats off to my local library for having so many cool magazines from around the world on Libby (and in person too).

I can tell you that once you file for an office, you get bombarded with questionnaires to fill out, as sent to your campaign email address on file. Some of those groups post the answers. So if you want to dig, look for those posts. And pay attention to if candidates bothered to respond to surveys - it shows what they think of voters. The Sierra & Green Party surveys each took me a few hours to do!

1) Greens. So this is going to be weird, but our local Alameda County Green Party does post all their survey results. If Empower Oakland are the fascists, as someone above claimed, then surely these would be the opposite? (I'm endorsed by both. *shrug*) https://acgreens.wordpress.com/voter-guides/

(I did the dubious thing of joining NextDoor, and I liked this comment I just made, so am reposting it here. If I get around to it, I'll put it on my website.)

#alameda #alamtg #oakland #oakmtg #sanleandro #sanlorenzo #elections2024 #capolitics #sfbay

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If you're wondering about my recent civic involvement, you can search City Council meeting minutes. Also includes Planning Commission and Transportation Commission.

https://alameda.ca.civic.band/-/search?q=Alex+Spehr

San Leandro City council #endorsements....

Sigh. You deserve so much better. I'd endorse the only guy that wasn't wearing a suit at the SL Dem forum, just because he didn't seem like a snake. But I wish he was more clued in on housing.

Sadly, I'm guessing he's not "viable".

The fight:
https://eastbayinsiders.substack.com/p/throw-down-in-the-dro-town

The video was released, I should find the link.

Q: how the devil do I figure out who to vote for?

I would bias towards the #YIMBY / East Bay for Everyone endorsements because our economy is literally imperiled by not having housing that people can afford! Then go for endorsements that tell you why they picked someone. Those are good because you can figure out if you agree with their thinking.

List of endorsements:
https://oaklandside.org/2024/10/10/oakland-voter-guide-2024-election/

Q: How do non-club endorsements work?

Immediately after I created my campaign email, a survey from the Green party landed in it. It was long and *very* targeted to EBMUD. I spent an entire evening filling it out. Then I got one from the Sierra Club. Then Empower Oakland. Very few of the questions overlapped. Maybe this is why my opponent didn't bother filling most of them out (per Grn & EO).

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#oakmtg #alamtg #Oakland #Alameda #SanLeandro #SanLorenzo #election2024 #vote

Q: how do local Dem clubs make their endorsements? Here's how:

1) they invite candidates to a forum. In my case, EBMUD is low profile, so I usually got a 1 min intro and then a few questions, maybe a 1 min closer. Higher profile races get more time.

2) They take an online poll-vote of their members, and that's their endorsement. Then they might use club dues to put out a mailer.

1/2+

I should make an endorsement on the #EBRPD race. They all seem like pretty good choices though, so it's hard.

Ward 4. Luana España is a better public speaker, seems nice, and I should see if she's getting all her money from anybody interesting. Main competitor imo is Susan Gonzales. (Who doesn't seem to be fundraising)

They both seem to be domain experts. Luana talks more about equity.

(Basing this on the #SanLeandro dem forum, which might be on video somewhere.)
#Oakland #Alameda #alamtg

Canvassing the #SanLeandro farmer's market, I had one person ask if I was on Mastodon. Why yes, I am!

Interesting experience: I talked to some Republicans, practiced my Spanish, and found some folks who were into clean water.

If you're wondering WTF to vote for, these answers might be helpful, as they were *very* targeted to the campaigns. Plus it covers all of Alameda County! You can read all the responses the Green Party got back:
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/

#wtfToVoteFor
#alameda #oakland #alamtg #oakmtg #green #sanleandro #sanlorenzo #berkeley #eastbay
#capolitics

Here at the City of Alameda Democratic Club forum!

I'm running for #ebmud #ward5 which covers #Alameda #Oakland #SanLeandro #SanLorenzo

Another million dollar #police brutality lawsuit settlement in #SanLeandro. That is almost 5 million dollars in a week. https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/san-leandro-police-settlement-19379361.php?

Fog on the bay this morning.

I almost never sign up for any group activities, but I did sign up for this ride tomorrow from Bay Fair BART to the #SanLeandro part of the Bay Trail, organized by @BikeEastBay. 12 flat miles, with a focus on bike/walk access to the waterfront. If any #Oakland #EastBay #SFBA cyclists want to join, we'll meet at 12:30 and ride at 1. I'll be on a white bike with bullhorn handlebars and wearing a black helmet, if you want to say hi or punch me in the face or whatever else. #BikeTooter

https://bikeeastbay.org/events/bay-fair-to-san-leandro-bay-trail-equity-strategy-ride/

Shorter easy run this morning. Another nice cloudy sunrise that I did not capture very well.

Beautiful day in #sanleandro

Clouds over #sanleandro this morning. Happy to still be getting a marine layer to keep us relatively cool.