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San Francisco: 40 Years of Failure
Trying the same thing over and over, yet expecting a different result.
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Darrell Owens
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Why I Used To Be a NIMBY
Reflections on how to change people's minds in the housing debate.
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Darrell Owens
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October 2023
Safety In Numbers: My Trip to NYC
My first trip to NYC through the eyes of a longtime San Francisco Bay Area resident.
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YIMBYs & Labor Revolutionize California
The YIMBY Movement had a near perfect victory this session, thanks primarily to the unprecedented alliance.
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September 2023
How Boys Are Raised To Kill
Common, handgun homicides in the United States are products of traumatized young boys who cope with regular violence by emulating it.
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Becoming a Driver at 26 Years Old
Some early lessons I've picked up after becoming a motorist over the summer.
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Berkeley Rents Fall Amid Construction Boom
The city's government rental registry reveals that rent controlled apartments are declining in price as Berkeley undergoes a housing boom.
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Darrell Owens
August 2023
Recalling the DA Won't Do Anything
Waste of time initiatives like recalling Pamela Price won't reverse Oakland's multi-year crime wave.
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The Slow Death of AC Transit
The on-going fiscal crisis for AC Transit and how to reverse it in the future.
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July 2023
What Affordable Housing Actually Means
A lot of people have no idea what “affordable housing” means. The way the public, including politicians and journalists, uses the term “affordable…
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9 tips on Community College
Reflections on my experience in community college which may come in handy to high school seniors and people returning for education.
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The Distraction & Distortion of Affirmative Action
My take on the Supreme Court ruling and why it's the least important part of the story.
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