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The Look of Gentrification
If you think of gentrification as coffee shops and bike lanes then you don't understand gentrification at all. It's about what's inside, not outside.
Darrell Owens
Sep 19, 2021
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The Bay Area Crime Wave
Reflections on the recent burglaries, what types of crime capture our attention and how to actually prevent crime versus creating more crime.
Darrell Owens
Dec 1, 2021
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Vacant Nuance in the Vacant Housing Debate
We should want more/less vacancies depending on the kind of vacancies we're talking about but nobody likes to specify
Darrell Owens
Aug 27, 2021
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Where Did All the Black People in Oakland Go?
I use the Census to track how development and population growth interacts with Black displacement in Oakland and where Black people are going
Darrell Owens
Sep 10, 2021
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The Malthusian Enrollment Cap
When you're willing to kill off a generation of public education at the University of California to fulfill your Peter Pan syndrome.
Darrell Owens
Feb 21
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Boudin Gets Recalled
Yo, wait until the results come out before jumping to conclusions. Also it's okay to say the "A-word."
Darrell Owens
Jun 17
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The Boy and the Internet
It's not a coincidence that these shootings are constantly committed by 18-24 year old boys.
Darrell Owens
May 28
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Don't "Ban Cars", Just Ban Cars
Of course banning cars isn't a winning message in the U.S., that's why you don't ban the car, you just ban what cars use.
Darrell Owens
Nov 26, 2021
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The History of Gentrification in Berkeley: Part I
I use Census data from 1940 to 2020 and historical research to tell the history of Black people in Berkeley, California and the origins of zoning…
Darrell Owens
Oct 25, 2021
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Free Fares Vs. More Service
I take on the endless debate between transit activists about which one matters more.
Darrell Owens
Nov 18, 2021
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How Nonprofits Misapply Value Capture To Parking
Follow up to my previous article on the absurdity of nonprofit positions on parking by going into depth about the various degrees of the NPIC.
Darrell Owens
Dec 15, 2021
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The History of Gentrification in Berkeley: Part II
The history of displacement and housing politics in Berkeley with census data.
Darrell Owens
Jan 14
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