Oakland’s Bike Salon podcast: “The Science of Bike Awesomeness” featuring the joy sharing Bubble Girl SF, women’s awareness with the toxic hydroquinone and mercury in the cosmetic industry, skill trade pedal power stage lighting, an interview with the founder of Oakland Digital at Academy of Sciences Nightlife event in which Rock The Bike pedal powered the stage lighting and entertainment. Bike Salon also goes into their future project goals and fund-raising efforts to sustain programming. Love Oakland!

Bike Salon podcast: “<3 Bike Love 4 Eva! That’s How We Roll!” – Bike Salon

East Bay Bike Party: Where’s Waldo! starting at South Hayward BART Station, 7:30pm! Finale and food trucks at Area Cycles, Castro Valley. Bring your bike, lock, lights, helmet – Bike Party!!!

Below are Bike Party highlights from Analisa of the Patch:

Rebecca Kaplan, an Oakland city council member since 2008, writes George Lucas of Marin (George Lucas Valley) and Star Wars fame, an open letter in San Francisco Chronicle.

Dear George – We heard you ran into a little bit of trouble in Marin recently in your efforts to build a new digital production facility.

As Oakland’s citywide elected council member – and a fan of yours since age 7 – I invite you to locate your new facility in our city.

Yoda said, “Always in motion is the future.”

That future is Oakland – home to a growing and diverse creative class – with good transportation and no shortage of “Star Wars” fans.

With a thriving entertainment scene, great food, countless imagineers and possibilities for development-approved locations, I would be happy to work with you to ensure the success of your project in our welcoming community.

We have great locations: waterfront property, industrial land, urban mixed-use, and even in the woods. Options with ferry and BART access. And space already approved for development like Jack London Square and the Coliseum area.

I’d be happy to arrange a tour.

I hope to thank you for your decades of inspiration by helping you find a place to expand- in Oakland, where you can build, grow and thrive in our sunny, scenic city.

If you want, I’ll even wear my Boba Fett mask to the groundbreaking. May the force be with you.