Sacramento Street gets a make-over

While walking down to San Pablo Park to see my granddaughter Mena's school performance the other day, I couldn't help but notice that all of Sacramento Street was blocked. The entire street as far as the eye can see in both directions from the corner of Sacramento and Oregon was being torn up and re-paved. Like it was starring on America's Next Top Model or something, Sac Street was getting a fierce new make-over.

Then I walked up to Milvia Street and it was getting a make-over too. High time. Our infrastructure really needs it. While other cities in the Bay Area spend their time and money attacking people's First Amendment rights, the city of Berkeley fixes its streets!

And while 5,000-plus demonstrators are protesting tuition cuts at Cal Berkeley, Mena's pre-school is FREE. All education up to post-doc should be FREE too. Hear that, One Percent? Millions for militarized police forces and not one penny to help students. What does that tell you about America's priorities.

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