City Scenes: Los Angeles, San Francisco

Here are a few photos of city scenes taken in Los Angeles and San Francisco. I found some typical July weather and lots of palms.

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Pillow fight sparks curiosity

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On a mild Saturday afternoon in March at Dundas Square, twenty-two year old, Kevin Bracken, the organizer of the large outdoor pillow fight which is to take place, waits calmly. Within a number of minutes, there are a few more people gathering. The pillow fight is set to start at 3pm, and so far only twenty of the more than 2700 facebook event 'Yes' RSVPs are there.

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Our city's Safe Streets Act doesn't deal with poverty

This article was published in the Ryerson Free Press, February 2009 issue. Here's a look at panhandling and the Safe Streets Act in Toronto. The city needs a better way to deal with real poverty. -
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Can Gourmet Burgers do well in the recession?

Cabbagetown was my local neighbourhood beat for my reporting class last term. I wrote this article in November 2008 . It appeared in the Ryerson Free Press in February. Read the whole article below for details on the ever-changing Cabbagetown neighbourhood!

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A Look at OCAP that defies stereotypes

Published in February 2009, for the Ryerson Free Press. At the office of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), three desks are squished together in a bunker-like room without windows. Three metal filing cabinets are labelled “Immigration”, “OCAP”, and “Organization History.” A pile of protest banners leans against the wall. The walls are plastered with posters such as: “Fight to Win: March on Queens Park, 2000” and “Convergence 2010. No Olympics on Stolen Land. No Social Cleansing. No Eco-Destruction.” Others are in Portuguese with images of Brazilian workers. It’s clear that the coalition’s work in Toronto is connected to global struggles.

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