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I’ve been an unabashed Oakland booster for at least the past ten years (after having relocated here from Palo Alto about fifteen years ago).

All the same I tend to be skeptical of glossy magazine covers that talk about the “new” anything - mostly I think it is new people discovering something that was already pulsing along on its own merry way.

Still this month’s San Francisco magazine had a ton of writeups on some of the grassroots cultural scene that is on the rise here in Oakland, and it was great to read. (Don’t mind the irony of this being reported in - ahem - San Francisco magazine)

Check out the lead article; there are other pieces on the Art Murmur*, newish restaurants and nightlife. The print edition’s got some ace photography in it as well.

Onward Oakland!

* I can confirm firsthand the Art Murmur is a tricksy little fiesta.

David Choe has mad skills and is one of my favorite artists. He pointed on his blog today to a post by Pete Glover, a buddy of his from art school, about the early days.

Great stories on Pete’s blog, and great shoutouts to zine culture and Oakland. David: please resist the impending obligatory New Yorker profile. If they can suck the life out of Banksy, they’ll do it to you too.

Baron Davis for President.

Photo source: sfgate.com

Watch the viddy - you have to see this in motion to appreciate the sheer pulp fictionness of this dunk.

Go Warriors!