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Why the Sheriff's department mattersSomething I never learned back in high school history class was that Santa Rita Jail had a very famous visitor on Jan. 14, 1968. On that fateful day Martin Luther...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 15, 2022There are no comments yet. 4240 Views
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Bored GamesI spend most of my waking hours in front of a screen. My job pushes me to be on a laptop all day either on video calls with fellow teammates or heads down getting...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 5448 Views
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A wedding to rememberLast Saturday I found myself having one of the most surreal experiences of my life. I was standing on the corner of Taylor and Sacramento street in San Francisco...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jul. 13, 2022There are no comments yet. 5830 Views
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The state of mental health careOn August 15th, the National Union of Healthcare Workers launched a strike with the principal goal of reducing the workload for the nearly 2,000 mental health clinicians...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 21, 2022There are no comments yet. 4118 Views
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Camping in Mt. DiabloNature and I have an interesting relationship. I’ve written a lot about how I love to go hiking and spend the weekends doing anything other than being glued to...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 5, 2022There are no comments yet. 3066 Views
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California surfin'Despite every instinct in her body, my partner organized a surfing lesson for us and a few of our friends. Since we’ve been together it would come up randomly...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 12, 2022There are no comments yet. 3596 Views
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Who's to judgeWhen I sat down to finally fill out my ballot I thought I had a pretty clear idea of how I wanted to vote. I zipped through the first page dedicated to the elected...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Nov. 9, 2022There are no comments yet. 2910 Views
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Baharat banana bread with molasses butter
Hey folks, I’m going to try something different with this post. In light of the holiday season I’m going to share a go-to recipe I...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Nov. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 3742 Views
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Thanksgiving day bluesMy partner’s family takes Thanksgiving very seriously. I’ve been over for a few years now and each year the dinner is great. This Thanksgiving my...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Nov. 30, 2022There are no comments yet. 2728 Views
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Visiting family in IndiaOver the holidays I joined my immediate family on a trip to India. It had been five years since I had last been there and had a chance to reconnect with extended...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jan. 18, 2023There are no comments yet. 2438 Views
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The future of homeworkHey GPT, please write me a haiku about how the Sacramento Kings are a better basketball team than the Golden State Warriors. ==I Kings rise up strong, Warriors...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 1, 2023There are no comments yet. 3309 Views
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The local chocolate factoryEvery time we had visitors from out of town our family would pack up and do the standard Ilavarasan San Francisco tour. This would involve driving to San Francisco,...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Feb. 23, 2023There are no comments yet. 3228 Views
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Snow daysThis past week the Bay Area was treated to a white Friday. Many mountaintops and high elevation areas were blanketed with snow. This might have seemed magical to...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 1, 2023There are no comments yet. 2176 Views
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The forever chemicalsLast week the Pleasanton City Council once again talked through solutions for an issue that has been affecting the city for a few years. In 2019, the city shut down...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Mar. 9, 2023There are no comments yet. 2413 Views
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Check out the superblooms this springOne of the key reasons I love living in the Bay Area is its lack of monsoons. Heavy rains and winds over the past few months have me second guessing this love. If...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 5, 2023There are no comments yet. 2967 Views
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That other basketball team in northern CaliforniaThis past weekend I joined a group of friends and drove up to Sacramento to watch a Kings - Warriors game. All but two of our group were Warriors fans. I was the...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 12, 2023There are no comments yet. 2674 Views
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The rich history of Reinhardt Redwood ParkThe beautiful weather over the past week finally managed to pull me out of a cold funk. This winter was so long there were moments that I thought I would never be...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Apr. 26, 2023There are no comments yet. 2717 Views
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Strawberry trails foreverThe lower trailhead of the Strawberry Canyon fire trail is easy to find. The road touches the south eastern edge of the Berkeley campus and then takes you through...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 3, 2023There are no comments yet. 2538 Views
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The simple beauty of arranging natureAs a kid whenever I went to the library or bookstore with my mom I would always head straight to the comic section. While I was absorbed in the stories about people...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 10, 2023There are no comments yet. 2595 Views
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Taking an electric car on a northern California road tripMy partner and I are in the market for a new car. The lure of an electric car is high with their much lower maintenance costs and not having to worry about gas prices....
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 8, 2023There are no comments yet. 2769 Views
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