Holly McDede

Adobe Books still fighting to keep its doors open

Holly McDede — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:19:00 +0000

After 24 years, the unconventional bookshop Adobe Books, known for its backroom art gallery and communal atmosphere, is under threat of eviction. The eviction date is indefinite, and shop owner Andrew McKinley says there’s still hope for the store as he works to transform the store into a collective run by volunteers.

Exodus of Oakland's sports teams may have already begun

Holly McDede — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 01:11:05 +0000

By 2017, the Golden State Warriors plan to scamper out of Oakland to the more polished side of the court over at San Francisco’s waterfront. This move was announced in May at a press conference held in San Francisco. That day was cloudless, and the waterfront shimmered on San Francisco’s Pier 30. Loudspeakers belted Train’s “Soul Sista," a fire department boat shot off water cannons, and Mayor Ed Lee smiled as though his daughter were coming home for Christmas, which would be true if his lost daughter were the Golden State Warriors basketball team.

Connecting the Dots: Afternoon Edition for Monday, May 21, 2012

Holly McDede — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:38:29 +0000

(SF Gate) // Solar eclipse blinds driver. Check out that solar eclipse yesterday? It was blindingly beautiful. In fact, a driver in South San Francisco was, she said, “temporarily blinded” when she ran into a mother and daughter crossing the street during the eclipse. In her defense, Grand Avenue has signs warning drivers of glares – even when there aren't any eclipses happening...

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Holly McDede — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:43:33 +0000

Bay Area News Group // Oakland’s Oikos University lost six students in a campus massacre last month – and now students enrolled in the Oikos nursing program may lose their school if they don’t improve their test scores within the next two years. Administrators say they’re working on it…

Librarian blogger keeps tabs on tech revolution

Holly McDede — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:00:00 +0000

In 2003, librarian Sarah Houghton was tired of having to wander around the Internet looking for information about technology and Web services. So she stopped looking and made a blog of her own. She called it “Librarian in Black,” so that her blog would match her wardrobe.