Imagine losing this

Blessed to have been here man thank you

Lawrence Butler tips his cap to the greatest fans in sports: Oakland A's fans. "That was by far the coolest game I’ve ever played in. The coolest crowd I’ve ever played in front of. Greatest atmosphere I’ve ever played in front of." #Athletics #RootedInOakland

Love and appreciate this, about how at the heart of baseball is narrative, and the story goes on! "I still don't believe that Jed Lowrie won't get traded back one more time." A lifelong fan draws the story of the Oakland A's to a close oaklandside.org/2024/09/26/car…

"But the Oakland A’s were truly one of the last — the very last? — vestiges of blue collar in a sport that increasingly grasps for the corporate dollar, tries to market an elite experience, caters to the high-end fan." sfchronicle.com/sports/annkill… via San Francisco Chronicle

Scott Strazzante Yeah. Yeah, like somebody stole (the A’s) home.

Photos: The raucous, rebellious, tearful last stand of the Oakland A’s sfchronicle.com/sports/athleti… via San Francisco Chronicle

"But you know, there is no next season in Oakland. And it kills me." (Luckily, I sat by an A's fan who says Vegas will fall through and they'll be back, so I'll opt to believe that for the next few days at least) kqed.org/news/12006843/…

A very sweet piece on the music of the last A’s game: kqed.org/arts/13965624/…

The questions of Nottingham: At 75, am I supposed to make a citizen's arrest to stop all the weed smokers? nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…

Devon Strolovitch KALW SPJ NorCal Chapter @spj-norcal.bsky.social Check out Holly J. McDede's award-winning Roving Philosophical Report (edited by Angela Johnston) here: youtube.com/watch?v=Ue82bh… #righteousrage

"Like many others, I feared this might reflect what epidemiologists call a depletion of susceptibles, a grim term that can describe the waning of an epidemic because the most vulnerable people have perished." nytimes.com/2024/12/02/opi…

Transparency victory! Following up on her stories for the Vallejo Sun about a Benicia teacher accused of sexual misconduct, reporter Holly J. McDede teamed up with the First Amendment Coalition (follow us on Bluesky) to compel the district to release records about the case. firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/fac-…

.Holly J. McDede has been working for months on this story and went to court with the First Amendment Coalition (follow us on Bluesky) to compel the release of these records. They finally answer the question of how a teacher charged with molesting students was allowed back in a classroom. x.com/thevallejosun/…

I present...the greatest radio story I've ever produced. Or at least definitely in the Top 5 of most joyful and life-affirming, and the only one about aliens, funk music, and an entire Universal Funk Opera. Give it a listen! kalw.org/2025-01-09/how…

Unbelievable. Los Angeles Unified made Holly J. McDede wait 11 months after she requested records only to assess $8,000 in fees just to search for them. FAC tells LAUSD why this is unlawful. firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/06/25/fac…

Great overview by Mariana Dale (she/her) @laist about Los Angeles Unified' spotty public records response history, including FAC's reply to the district's demand for $8,000 to search for records requested by @hollymcdede: laist.com/brief/news/edu…

Records I obtained show San Ramon Valley Unified reprimanded the teacher after finding condoms in his classroom, then promised not to say anything negative about him when he resigned. kqed.org/news/12050399/…