Career city manager. CalBerkeley faculty. Portfolio manager. California Story writer. Painter who takes pictures. Once had a Velvet Underground cover band.https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lmmmczkb3c2lThe moon right now.12 Apr 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmmczkb3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lksynxqwsk2m20 Mar 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksynxqwsk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lj4eg3i25c2rMt. Whitney26 Feb 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4eg3i25c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3livebgas4c2d24 Feb 2025 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3livebgas4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3liudiim6f22d23 Feb 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3liudiim6f22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lipnp5gats25BIKE YOUR WALK!21 Feb 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipnp5gats25https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3limm4at7ck2bWe saw the movie Companion last night. Can recommend. The first 45 minutes are terrific.20 Feb 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3limm4at7ck2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lhwkqfgkas2fOakland mayors are less powerful than you think. https://oaklandside.org/2025/02/11/oakland-mayor-power-special-election/11 Feb 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwkqfgkas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lgqapx7a5s2xWe're back home now from trekking in Torres del Paine, and it's everything they say it is, just one super superlative after another. A few photos:27 Jan 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqapx7a5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lg45rkr6t22bhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/us/wildfires-los-angeles-governance.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare via @NYTimes Same is true for Oakland. Someone should write an article about it.19 Jan 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg45rkr6t22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lficqazxjc2tTIL: Chip is a nickname for a guy named after his dad ("Chip off the old block"). Skip is for a guy named after their granddad ("skipped" a generation). Trip(p) is for a third in line with the same name as his dad and granddad ("triple").11 Jan 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lficqazxjc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lficc5pyws2tIf you were wondering why so many fires.11 Jan 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lficc5pyws2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3leoco34gj22cI won’t For the rest of my life Forget the winter That we rode bicycles Through the orange groves in Portugal. The sun shined bright On the white houses in the villages And on the turquoise sea And on the two of us And we were happy again.01 Jan 2025 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3leoco34gj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lehznklhf22gThere’s a new star in the night sky to guide our way.29 Dec 2024 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lehznklhf22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3legqh2gdvk2sPretty Porto29 Dec 2024 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3legqh2gdvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ldu2je4hmk22Gatekeeper at St. Peter’s just now getting over his confusion after some dude showed up and said “Rickey has arrived!” RIP King! You were the greatest lead off hitter of all time!21 Dec 2024 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldu2je4hmk22https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ldqokwu3o222https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/20/opinion-broken-oakland-needs-more-than-a-new-mayor/20 Dec 2024 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqokwu3o222https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ldqokwu3o222https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/20/opinion-broken-oakland-needs-more-than-a-new-mayor/20 Dec 2024 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqokwu3o222https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ldllqiemdk2iSan Francisco Bay under fog this morning.18 Dec 2024 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldllqiemdk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ldec7cm5ds2mWords Only Go So Far Acrylic and Oil on Birch Board www.stevenbradleyfalk.com15 Dec 2024 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldec7cm5ds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ldbpui2los2lI guess we don’t exist. @spellingbee14 Dec 2024 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbpui2los2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ld4plv3cf226Little bit of #JonathanRichman playing at the Ivy Room last night.12 Dec 2024 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4plv3cf226https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ld4nll27ms26The correct temperature for a thermostat is 69 degrees.12 Dec 2024 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4nll27ms26https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3ld24ocnkfs26https://www.ft.com/content/abec3526-32ae-493e-bf59-2d30ccb4e50f11 Dec 2024 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld24ocnkfs26https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lctmpgckj225Perfect late autumn day with old friends at Briones Reservoir.09 Dec 2024 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lctmpgckj225https://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lcriwgfxvc2xHalf dozen people have now asked me what’s the deal with the city manager who got fed up and ran for mayor. 👀 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/antioch-voters-leaders-crime-19934542.php08 Dec 2024 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcriwgfxvc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lcm3ljofyc2n06 Dec 2024 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcm3ljofyc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lclhynmiz22nThis is the guy who won the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest.05 Dec 2024 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclhynmiz22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenfalk.bsky.social/post/3lc73xkenj222Me cracking an egg into a bowl of Krusteaz waffle mix.30 Nov 2024 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:wjhkkjmtosfsreqapac75umd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc73xkenj222